Trumai

Language isolate (Trumai)

FamilyLanguage isolate (Trumai) Speakers~50 (Upper Xingu, Brazil) ScriptLatin alphabet CountriesBrazil Official inIndigenous language of the Gran Chaco / Amazon

Trumai is a language isolate of the Upper Xingu region of Mato Grosso, Brazil, with only a small number of remaining speakers. It has long been part of the multilingual, multiethnic Upper Xingu cultural network.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Trumai

Water

misu

misu

Fire

so

so

Sun

atetla

atetla

Moon

atetlpak

atetlpak

Star

asih

asih

Night

ʃanixnis

ʃanixnis

Rain

kʔawixu

kʔawixu

Snow

—

—

Wind

sut

sut

Earth

tenexne

tenexne

Stone

itak

itak

Mother

atle

atle

Father

ao

ao

Daughter

atadi

atadi

I

ha

ha

You

hi

hi

We

ka wan / ha wan

ka wan / ha wan

Name

taak

taak

Person

iau

iau

Head

kut

kut

Eye

xon

xon

Ear

faptɨ

faptɨ

Nose

laʃa

laʃa

Mouth

xop

xop

Tooth

iʃa

iʃa

Tongue

ano

ano

Hand

kat

kat

Foot

pitsʔ

pitsʔ

Heart

hotʔaput

hotʔaput

Bone

daʃ

daʃ

Blood

du

du

Poop

—

—

Love

puʔdits

puʔdits

Tree

dei

dei

Dog

kasoro

kasoro

Cat

—

—

Fish

kaʔte

kaʔte

Bird

uraʔi

uraʔi

Butterfly

tumu tumu

tumu tumu

Egg

taf

taf

House

dat

dat

Honey

aus tsʔa

aus tsʔa

Salt

iakɨr

iakɨr

Rice

arosa

arosa

Eat

ma

ma

Drink

sone

sone

Sleep

iotl

iotl

One

mihin

mihin

Two

uuʃ

uuʃ

Three

uʃtaxme

uʃtaxme

Five

nekatkelan

nekatkelan

Hello

—

—

Thank you

—

—

Good

deta

deta

New

xodae

xodae

Red

tsiomat

tsiomat

White

tsitore

tsitore

Black

tsidat

tsidat

Blue

tsiauu

tsiauu

Cuckoo

—

—

Woof

—

—

Computer

—

—

Sushi

—

—

Tea

—

—

Sugar

aroxoroxok

aroxoroxok

Orange

—

—

Dopamine

—

—

At sign

—

—

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Language isolate (Trumai)

Meaning TrumaiMakuxiBaniwaPilagáYanomamiMocovíKarajá
Water misu /misu/ tuna /tuna/ óoni /óoni/ noʁop /noʁop/ maũ ũ /maũ ũ/ waʁajaq /waʁajaq/ be /be/
Fire so /so/ apóó /apóó/ ttídzee /t̪ídzee/ doleʔ /doleʔ/ koa wakə /koa wakə/ norek /norek/ heɔtɨ /heɔtɨ/
Sun atetla /atetla/ wéi /wéi/ kámoi /kámoi/ kʔatena /kʔatena/ motʰoka /motʰoka/ raʔaasa /raʔaasa/ tʃuu /tʃuu/
Moon atetlpak /atetlpak/ kapói /kapói/ kéeri /kéeɻi/ ʔawoʁoik /ʔawoʁoik/ peɾipo /peɾipo/ ʃiraigo /ʃiraiɡo/ ahãdu /ahãdu/
Star asih /asih/ sírikɨ́ /sírikɨ́/ hiwírhi /hiwíɻhi/ waqtʃiɲi /waqtʃiɲi/ ʃitikaɾi /ʃitikaɾi/ waqahɲi /waqahɲi/ taina /taina/
Night ʃanixnis /ʃanixnis/ ewaron /ewaron/ déepi /déepi/ piʔjaq /piʔjaq/ titi ha /titi ha/ pe /pe/ ruu /ruu/
Rain kʔawixu /kʔawixu/ konoʔ /konoʔ/ íidza /íidza/ wetep /wetep/ maː /maː/ jaʁat /jaʁat/ biu /biu/
Snow — /—/ — /—/ — /—/ loɲi /loɲi/ — /—/ loɲi /loɲi/ — /—/
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