Kamakã languages
Small family of extinct Macro-Jê languages of Bahía near Brazil's Atlantic coast
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Classification
Proto-language
| Proto-Kamakã | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction of | Kamakã languages |
Reconstructed ancestors | |
Proto-Kamakã reconstructions by Martins (2007):[1]
Portuguese gloss
(original)English gloss
(translated)Proto-Kamakã água water *tsã andar to walk *mã anta tapir *here arara macaw *tʃoke arco bow *kwã árvore tree *hi banana banana *tako beber to drink *ka beber (água) to drink (water) *tsã-ka belo beautiful *tʃoho boca mouth *eriko branco white *kVhVro cabeça head *hero cabelo hair *ke carne meat *kohoaja casa house *toa chuva rain *tsã comer to eat *jukwa dente tooth *tʃo dormir to sleep *hondõ esp. de banana banana sp. *tako estrela star *pio faca knife *ketʃa, *ketja feijão bean *kinja filha daughter *kiaxrará filha, filho daughter, son *krani filho son *ketje flecha arrow *hwaj, *waj fogo fire *tʃakɨ, *tjakɨ irmã sister *tʃakarata, *jak(a)ratã lua moon *hetʃe, *hedje macaco monkey *kaũ machado axe *kedo madeira wood *hi)-ta mandioca manioc *kajɨ mão hand *ker menino boy *kwanĩ milho maize *ketʃo milho maize *ketjo muito very *hie-hie nariz nose *niniko olho eye *keto onça (Felis onça) jaguar (Felis) *jake orelha ear *nikoka pai father *kehentã papagaio parrot *karaj pássaro bird *tʃano pequeno small *(V)ta preto, negro black *kwahda, *kwaxda quati coati *pitako
