Napeca language
Extinct Chapacuran language of South America
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Napeca (Nape, Napeka) is an extinct Chapacuran language. The Napeca people were said to have spoken the same language as those who spoke Quitemoca,[3] and is thought to be a dialect of the same language as Quitemoca.[1] Jürgen Riester documented the language in the 1960s, and recorded some samples.[4][5]
Morphology
Pronouns
| Napeka | Gloss |
|---|---|
| huaľa | 1SG |
| abum | 2SG |
| arikó | 3SG |
| huaľa | 1PL |
| ariko-roma | 2SG |
| ariko | 3PL |
Adjectives
The suffix -ya is sometimes attached after an adjective to indicate the first person singular (e.g. nahuiza-ya 'I am well', literally "healthy-I"); the same construction is present for the second person singular (e.g. nauiza-bum 'you are well', literally "healthy-you").
Negation
Negation is expressed in Napeka by the infix -za-.
| Napeka | Gloss | Napeka | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| mbeb-ya | I go | mbeb-za-ya | I do not go |
| urupa-yapae tomima | I understand your language | aipíi-za-yapae tomima | I do not understand your language |
Vocabulary
Sample phrases
| Napeka | Gloss |
|---|---|
| či-aguîn | in the sky/in heaven |
| birita | this morning |
| xupini akkom | it is raining |
| pixiumhará | sit down |
| imačitiakom tete aiči | I like God |
| birita mbebya | I went this morning |
| pitiama mbeb-ta-ya | I will go tomorrow |
| huaľa čiaguin huaľa-yukon tete aiči | I will go to heaven with God |
| kamma | Go! |
| kamma iguirayum, makipi pitiapara | Go to your house and return quickly |
| maľa mauma | Where are you going? |
| maia-ñipa apakka | let's get out of here |
| kači-bi čuyum | What is your name? |
| homa te aiči | Is there a God? |
| kači bubiroma | What are you looking for? |
| tete aiči homa či-aiguîn | God is in heaven |
| kači amatutumpa abín činmak | Who created heaven and the earth? |
| imačitiapae bikači | I want a knife |
| tete aiči amatutumpa | God created it |
| maya homako tete aiči | Where is God? |
| kači totomima huakaiña | What are you saying? |
| paniapat mmoko tete ayu | My father died yesterday |
| nauizabum | How are you? |
| kači imačitma | What do you want? |
| xurua apiakon kiñam čiñomiu | I killed a jaguar with the arrow |
| imačitiakon ixam | I want some fish |
