Jonibo
Shipibo-Conibo
Pano
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
87 core words in Shipibo-Conibo
Sources
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Pano
| Meaning | Shipibo-Conibo | Matsés | Jaqaru | Asháninka | Ayacucho Quechua | Guerrero Nahuatl | Aymara |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/ |
| Earth | mai /mai/ | nidaid /nidaid/ | — | kipatsi /kipatsi/ | allpa /aʎpa/ | tlajli /tɬahli/ | uraqi /uɾaqi/ |
| Stone | makan /makan/ | cuënote /kwɨnote/ | qala /qala/ | mapi /mapi/ | rumi /ˈɾumi/ | tetl /teːtɬ/ | qala /ˈqala/ |
| Mountain | manan /manan/ | macuësh /makwɨʃ/ | qaaqa /qaːqa/ | otishi /otiʃi/ | urqu /uɾqu/ | tepetl /ˈtepeːtɬ/ | qullu /quʎu/ |
| Sea | aniparo /anipaɾo/ | — | — | inkajare /iŋkahaɾe/ | lamar qucha /lamaɾ qutʃa/ | mar /mar/ | lamara /lamara/ |
| Mother | tita /tita/ | tita /tita/ | mama /mama/ | ina /ina/ | mama /mama/ | nanan /nanan/ | mama /mama/ |
| Father | papa /papa/ | papa /paˈpa/ | awki /awki/ | apa /apa/ | tayta /tajta/ | tatah /tatah/ | tata /tata/ |
| Daughter | bake ainbo /bake ãĩbo/ | champi /tʃamˈpi/ | — | noshinto /noʃinto/ | ususi /uˈsusi/ | nochpoch /ˈnotʃpotʃ/ | phucha /pʰutʃa/ |
| I | ea /ea/ | ubi /uβi/ | na /na/ | naaka /naːka/ | ñuqa /ˈɲuqa/ | nejua /neˈwa/ | naya /naja/ |
| You | mia /mia/ | mibi /miβi/ | juma /huma/ | aviro /aβiɾo/ | qam /qam/ | tejua /teˈwa/ | juma /xuma/ |
| We | noa /noa/ | nuqui /nuki/ | jiwsa /hiwsa/ | arori / narori /aɾoɾi / naɾoɾi/ | ñuqanchik / ñuqayku /ɲuˈqantʃik / ɲuˈqajku/ | tejuamej /teˈwameh/ | jiwasa / nanaka /xiwasa / nanaka/ |
| Name | jane /hanɨ/ | — /—/ | shutyi /ʃuci/ | ivairo /iβaiɾo/ | suti /ˈsuti/ | tocaitl /toˈkaitɬ/ | suti /suti/ |
| Person | joni /honi/ | matses /matses/ | jaqi /haqi/ | atiri /atiɾi/ | runa /ɾuna/ | tlacatl /ˈtɬakatɬ/ | jaqi /xaqi/ |
| Head | mapo /mapo/ | mapi /maˈpi/ | nampʼa /nampʼa/ | noito /noito/ | uma /uma/ | tzontecomitl /tsonteˈkomitɬ/ | pʼiqi /pʼiqi/ |
| Eye | bero /bɨɾo/ | ëshë /ɨʃɨ/ | nayra /najɾa/ | noki /noki/ | ñawi /ɲawi/ | ixtololo /iʃtololo/ | nayra /najɾa/ |
| Ear | pabíki /pabiki/ | pabiate /pabiate/ | jinchu /hintʃu/ | noyempita /nojempita/ | rinri /ɾinɾi/ | nacas /nakas/ | jinchu /xintʃu/ |
| Nose | rekin /ɾɨkin/ | — | nasa /nasa/ | noirina /noiɾina/ | sinqa /ˈsinqa/ | yacatl /jakatɬ/ | nasa /ˈnasa/ |
| Mouth | kexa /kɨʂa/ | ana /ana/ | — | novante /noβante/ | simi /simi/ | camactli /kaˈmaktɬi/ | laka /ˈlaka/ |
| Tooth | xeta /ʂɨta/ | sheta /ʃeta/ | shimi /ʃimi/ | nayi /naji/ | kiru /kiɾu/ | tlan /tɬan/ | lakʼa /lakʼa/ |
| Tongue | jana /hana/ | ana /ana/ | naxra /naχra/ | nene /nene/ | qallu /qaʎu/ | nenepil /nenepil/ | laxra /laχra/ |
| Hand | meken /mɨkɨn/ | mëdante /mɨdante/ | ampara /ampaɾa/ | nako /nako/ | maki /maki/ | maitl /maitɬ/ | ampara /ampaɾa/ |
| Foot | tae /taɨ/ | taë /taˈɨ/ | kayu /kaju/ | noiti /noiti/ | chaki /tʃaki/ | icxitl /ikʃitɬ/ | kayu /kaju/ |
| Heart | joínti /hoˈinti/ | — /—/ | kurasunha /kuɾasunha/ | nosanto /nosanto/ | sunqu /suŋqu/ | yojlotl /johlotɬ/ | chuyma /tʃujma/ |
| Bone | xao /ʂao/ | canite /kanite/ | tsʼaaka /tsʼaːka/ | tonki /tonki/ | tullu /tuʎu/ | omitl /omitɬ/ | chʼakha /tʃʼakʰa/ |
| Blood | jimi /himi/ | intac /intaʔ/ | wila /wila/ | iraja /iɾaha/ | yawar /jawaɾ/ | yestli /jestɬi/ | wila /wila/ |
| Poop | poi /poi/ | — | — | notia /notia/ | aka /aka/ | — | jama /xama/ |
| Love | noi /noi/ | — /—/ | munasiña /munasiɲa/ | nonintsi /nonintsi/ | kuyay /kujaj/ | tlazohtla /tɬasoʔtɬa/ | munasiña /munasiɲa/ |
| Tree | jiwi /hiwi/ | cute /kute/ | arbuli /aɾbuli/ | inchato /intʃato/ | sacha /satʃa/ | kojtli /kohtɬi/ | quqa /quqa/ |
| Dog | ochiti /otʃiti/ | opa /oˈpa/ | hallqʼu /haʎqʼu/ | otsiti /otsiti/ | allqu /aʎqu/ | itzcuintli /itskʷintɬi/ | anu /anu/ |
| Cat | mishito /miʃito/ | — /—/ | phishi /pʰiʃi/ | mishito /miʃito/ | michi /mitʃi/ | miston /miston/ | phisi /pʰisi/ |
| Fish | yapa /japa/ | nuëcquid /nuɨkkid/ | challwa /tʃaʎwa/ | shima /ʃima/ | challwa /tʃaʎwa/ | michin /mitʃin/ | challwa /tʃaʎwa/ |
| Bird | isa /isa/ | uicchun /wiktʃun/ | chʼipi /tʃʼipi/ | tsimeri /tsimeɾi/ | pisqu /pisqu/ | tototl /ˈtototɬ/ | jamachʼi /xamatʃʼi/ |
| Butterfly | pëpë /pɨ̃pɨ̃/ | podochued /podotʃued/ | — | tsampi /tsampi/ | pillpintu /piʎpintu/ | papalotl /paˈpalotɬ/ | pilpintu /pilpintu/ |
| Egg | bachi /batʃi/ | bacuë /bakwɨ/ | nuru /nuɾu/ | iitsoki /iːtsoki/ | runtu /ɾuntu/ | totoltetl /totolˈtetɬ/ | kʼawna /kʼawna/ |
| Bear | oso /oso/ | oso /oso/ | — | meeni /meːni/ | ukumari /ukumaɾi/ | oso /ˈoso/ | jukumari /xukumaɾi/ |
| Horse | kabayo /kabajo/ | cabachu /kabatʃu/ | — | kavayo /kaβajo/ | kaballu /kabaʎu/ | caballo /kaˈbajo/ | kawallu /kawaʎu/ |
| House | xobo /ʂobo/ | shubu /ʂobo/ | uta /uta/ | pankotsi /paŋkotsi/ | wasi /wasi/ | kajli /kahli/ | uta /uta/ |
| Milk | xoma /ʂoma/ | shuma /ʃuma/ | — | tsomitsi /tsomitsi/ | lichi /litʃi/ | leche /ˈletʃe/ | millkʼi /miʎkʼi/ |
| Honey | bona jene /bona hɨnɨ/ | bacun /bakun/ | — | ija pitsi /iha pitsi/ | miski /miski/ | necutli /neˈkutɬi/ | miskʼi /miskʼi/ |
| Salt | tashi /taʃi/ | sa /sa/ | katyi /kaci/ | tivi /tiβi/ | kachi /ˈkatʃi/ | istatl /istatɬ/ | jayu /ˈxaju/ |
| Wine | vino /ˈbino/ | uba chinaid /uba tʃinaid/ | — | ovaja /oβaha/ | vino /ˈbino/ | vino /ˈbino/ | vino /vino/ |
| Rice | aros /aɾos/ | — | — | aroso /aɾoso/ | arus /ˈaɾus/ | arroz /aˈros/ | arusa /aɾusa/ |
| Iron | yami /jami/ | shocosh /ʃokoʃ/ | — | ashiro /aʃiɾo/ | fierro /ˈfjeɾo/ | tepostli /tepostɬi/ | qillaya /qiʎaja/ |
| Wheel | karotae /kaɾotae/ | — | — | — | rueda /ˈɾweda/ | — | rueda /ɾweda/ |
| Silk | seda /seda/ | — | — | — | seda /seda/ | seda /ˈseda/ | seda /seda/ |
| Book | kirika /kiɾika/ | — | — | sankenarentsi /saŋkenaɾentsi/ | libru /libɾu/ | libro /ˈlibro/ | panka /panka/ |
| Eat | piti /piti/ | pe- /pe/ | paluña /paluɲa/ | noyaki /nojaki/ | mikuy /mikuj/ | tlakua /tɬakʷa/ | manqʼaña /manqʼaɲa/ |
| Drink | xeati /ʂɨati/ | ak- /ak/ | umaña /umaɲa/ | noiri /noiɾi/ | upyay /upjaj/ | koni /koni/ | umaña /umaɲa/ |
| Sleep | oxa /oʂa/ | ush- /uʃ/ | ikiña /iˈkiɲa/ | nomai /nomai/ | puñuy /puˈɲuj/ | cochi /ˈkotʃi/ | ikiña /iˈkiɲa/ |
| One | westíora /wɨstioɾa/ | abentsëc /aβentsɨk/ | maya /maja/ | aparoni /apaɾoni/ | huk /huk/ | ce /se/ | maya /maja/ |
| Two | rabé /ɾabɨ/ | daëd /daɨd/ | paxa /paχa/ | apite /apite/ | iskay /ˈiskaj/ | ome /ˈome/ | paya /paja/ |
| Three | kimisha /kimiʃa/ | — /—/ | kimsa /kimsa/ | maava /maːβa/ | kimsa /kimsa/ | yeyi /jeji/ | kimsa /kimsa/ |
| Four | chosko /tʃosko/ | daëd daëd /daɨd daɨd/ | pushi /puʃi/ | otsipasati /otsipasati/ | tawa /tawa/ | nahui /nawi/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Five | pichika /pitʃika/ | — | pichqa /pitʃqa/ | apapacoroni /apapakoɾoni/ | pichqa /ˈpitʃqa/ | makuijli /makʷihli/ | phisqa /ˈpʰisqa/ |
| Hundred | pacha /patʃa/ | — | pachak /patʃak/ | — | pachak /patʃak/ | ciento /ˈsjento/ | pataka /pataka/ |
| Hello | jakon raoma /xakon raoma/ | — /—/ | kamishti /kamiʃti/ | aviro /aβiɾo/ | napaykullayki /napajkuʎajki/ | panolti /panolti/ | kamisaki /kamisaki/ |
| Thank you | irake /iɾake/ | — /—/ | yuspaa /juspaː/ | naranki /naɾaŋki/ | añay /aɲaj/ | tlazohcamati /tɬasoʔkamati/ | yuspagara /juspaɣaɾa/ |
| Good | jakon /hakon/ | bëda /bɨˈda/ | shuma /ʃuma/ | kameetsa /kameːtsa/ | allin /aʎin/ | kuajli /kʷahli/ | suma /suma/ |
| New | bena /bɨna/ | chuca /tʃuka/ | machaqa /matʃaqa/ | iroakera /iɾoakeɾa/ | musuq /musuq/ | yencuic /ˈjenkʷik/ | machaqa /matʃaqa/ |
| Red | joshin /hoʃin/ | piumbo /piumbo/ | chukapa /tʃukapa/ | kitioncari /kitionkaɾi/ | puka /puka/ | chichiltik /tʃitʃiltik/ | wila /wila/ |
| White | joxo /hoʂo/ | ushu /uˈʃu/ | janqʼu /hanqʼu/ | kitamaari /kitamaːɾi/ | yuraq /ˈjuɾaq/ | istak /istak/ | janqʼu /ˈxaɴqʼu/ |
| Black | wiso /wiso/ | — | tsʼirara /tsʼiɾaɾa/ | potsitari /potsitaɾi/ | yana /jana/ | capotztic /kaˈpotstik/ | chʼiyara /tʃʼijara/ |
| Green | yãkõ /jãkõ/ | umu /uˈmu/ | — | kenashi /kenaʃi/ | qumir /qumiɾ/ | xoxojki /ʃoˈʃohki/ | chʼuxña /tʃʼuxɲa/ |
| Blue | yãkõ /jãkõ/ | — | — | — | anqas /aŋqas/ | azul /aˈsul/ | larama /laɾama/ |
| Sugar | asokaro /asokaɾo/ | — | — | — | asukar /aˈsukaɾ/ | azúcar /aˈsukar/ | azúcar /asukar/ |
| Ninety-nine | iskon chonka iskon /iskon tʃonka iskon/ | — | — | — | isqun chunka isqunniyuq /isqun tʃunka isqunnijuq/ | napoajli huan majtlactli huan chicnahui /napoahli wan mahtɬaktɬi wan tʃiknawi/ | llätunka tunka llätunkani /ʎaːtunka tunka ʎaːtunkani/ |
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