Jonibo

Shipibo-Conibo

Pano

FamilyPano Speakers~26K ScriptLatin CountriesPeru (Ucayali River basin) Official inPeru (co-official with Spanish) Vitalityvulnerable ISO 639-3shp

Shipibo-Conibo (Jonibo) is a Pano-family language of the Peruvian Amazon, with vibrant L1 transmission (>90% in many communities) and active literary production. Linguistically notable for its complex evidentiality system and the kené geometric design tradition encoded both visually (in textiles) and aurally (in songs). Speakers also call themselves Jonibo ("the people").

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Shipibo-Conibo

Water

jene

hɨnɨ

Fire

chii

tʃiː

Sun

bari

bari

Moon

oxe

oʂɨ

Star

wishti

wiʃtĩ

Night

yame

jamɨ

Rain

oi

oi

Wind

niwe

niwɨ

Earth

mai

mai

Stone

makan

makan

Mountain

manan

manan

Sea

aniparo

anipaɾo

Mother

tita

tita

Father

papa

papa

Daughter

bake ainbo

bake ãĩbo

I

ea

ea

You

mia

mia

We

noa

noa

Name

jane

hanɨ

Person

joni

honi

Head

mapo

mapo

Eye

bero

bɨɾo

Ear

pabíki

pabiki

Nose

rekin

ɾɨkin

Mouth

kexa

kɨʂa

Tooth

xeta

ʂɨta

Tongue

jana

hana

Hand

meken

mɨkɨn

Foot

tae

taɨ

Heart

joínti

hoˈinti

Bone

xao

ʂao

Blood

jimi

himi

Poop

poi

poi

Love

noi

noi

Tree

jiwi

hiwi

Dog

ochiti

otʃiti

Cat

mishito

miʃito

Fish

yapa

japa

Bird

isa

isa

Butterfly

pëpë

pɨ̃pɨ̃

Egg

bachi

batʃi

Bear

oso

oso

Horse

kabayo

kabajo

House

xobo

ʂobo

Milk

xoma

ʂoma

Honey

bona jene

bona hɨnɨ

Salt

tashi

taʃi

Wine

vino

ˈbino

Rice

aros

aɾos

Iron

yami

jami

Wheel

karotae

kaɾotae

Silk

seda

seda

Book

kirika

kiɾika

Eat

piti

piti

Drink

xeati

ʂɨati

Sleep

oxa

oʂa

One

westíora

wɨstioɾa

Two

rabé

ɾabɨ

Three

kimisha

kimiʃa

Four

chosko

tʃosko

Five

pichika

pitʃika

Hundred

pacha

patʃa

Hello

jakon raoma

xakon raoma

Thank you

irake

iɾake

Good

jakon

hakon

New

bena

bɨna

Red

joshin

hoʃin

White

joxo

hoʂo

Black

wiso

wiso

Green

yãkõ

jãkõ

Blue

yãkõ

jãkõ

Sugar

asokaro

asokaɾo

Ninety-nine

iskon chonka iskon

iskon tʃonka iskon

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Pano

Meaning Shipibo-ConiboMatsésJaqaruAsháninkaAyacucho QuechuaGuerrero NahuatlAymara
Water jene /hɨnɨ/ acte /aʔte/ uma /uma/ nija /niha/ yaku /jaku/ atl /atɬ/ uma /uma/
Fire chii /tʃiː/ cute /kute/ nina /nina/ paamari /paːmaɾi/ nina /nina/ tlitl /tɬitɬ/ nina /nina/
Sun bari /bari/ uëshë /wɨʃɨ/ inti /inti/ oorya /oːɾja/ inti /inti/ tonajli /tonahli/ inti /inti/
Moon oxe /oʂɨ/ inchëshën uëshë /intʃɨʃɨn wɨʃɨ/ paxshi /paχʃi/ kashiri /kaʃiɾi/ killa /kiʎa/ metztli /metstɬi/ phaxsi /pʰaχsi/
Star wishti /wiʃtĩ/ uispa /wispa/ waraxa /waɾaχa/ impoquiro /impokiɾo/ quyllur /ˈqujʎuɾ/ sitlalin /siˈtɬalin/ warawara /waɾawaɾa/
Night yame /jamɨ/ inchësh /intʃɨʃ/ aruma /aruma/ tsiteni /tsiteni/ tuta /tuta/ yowalli /jowalːi/ aruma /aruma/
Rain oi /oi/ ue /ue/ jallu /haʎu/ inkani /iŋkani/ para /ˈpaɾa/ quiyahuitl /kijawitɬ/ jallu /ˈxaʎu/
Wind niwe /niwɨ/ cunquequid /kunkekid/ wawya /wawja/ tampea /tampea/ wayra /ˈwajɾa/ ajacatl /ahakatɬ/ thaya /ˈtʰaja/
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