Guinau language
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Guinau is an extinct Arawakan language of Venezuela, formerly spoken along the Merevarí River, a tributary of the Caura River. It has been sometimes considered a dialect of closely related Baré. It is classified in the Rio Negro branch by Ramirez and França (2019).
Vocabulary
Loukotka (1968)
Loukotka (1968) gives the following basic vocabulary items for Guinau:
| gloss | Guinau |
|---|---|
| head | in-chéue |
| eye | na-uízyi |
| hand | n-kábi |
| water | úne |
| fire | chéke |
| sun | gamũhũ |
| house | báni |
| tapir | zéma |
| maize | yúnu |
| one | abamédzya |
| two | abiamáka |
Schomburgk (1848)
⟨ae, ui⟩ represent one sound.
| Guinau | Gloss | Guinau | Gloss | Guinau | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nisi | hair | totoli | knee | yamkassi | forest |
| intshebu | head | katabu | leg | wamityo | savannah |
| teiburri | front | unkui | ankle | tshaeke-weima | firewood |
| ‘nawisi | eyes | intshibe | foot | tsaba | mountain |
| intseibu | eyelashes | intshibihanshi | toes | tshiba | rock |
| intseibitzi | eyebrow | intshibi-arahu | large toe | tshimari-tshebi | bow |
| ‘nawisi tate | eyelid | intshibi-hityu | little toe | tshimari | arrow |
| intshe | nose | abba | father | wataba | blowpipe |
| ‘noma | mouth | amma | mother | hoih | war club |
| intariha | lips | papa aeyeweni | grandfather | makuri | poisoned arrow |
| ‘nahae | teeth | paki homorra | grandmother | ennehri | poisoned blowdart |
| tashini | tongue | yaenari | son | takaru | basket for carrying burdens |
| ‘nuabbi | neck | integh | daughter | tshachi | basket peculiar to the Guinau |
| kaukshi | cheeks | enari | husband1 | umatagh | pot |
| kakuta | chin | hennau | wife | urukuma | matappa |
| intsanima | beard | yiwieni | brother | manari | sieve for sifting cassava flour |
| ‘noaku | shoulder | matyu | sister | tshiba | cassava rasp or grater |
| takanne | elbow | apaharikari, apaheu | man | manokanna | jaguar |
| inkabo-akui | wrist | arriekyebo, apahoko | woman | murayu | forest deer |
| inkabo | hand | emi | boy | purrika | "savannah deer" (Pampas deer?) |
| kabhanshi | finger | hinahutyu | girl | karriaku | "smallest deer" (gray brocket?) |
| nabau-ita | fingernail | kati | earth | kwashi | dog |
| inkabo-yau | thumb | tsheke | fire | tsaema | tapir |
| inkabo | first finger | waenu | heaven | weiyurumish | agouti |
| inkabo-yetsebi | second finger | kamuhu | sun | weiyuru | laba |
| inkabo-metahi | third finger | kewari | moon | ontsaha | fish |
| inkabo-hityuna | little finger | yuwinti | stars | wamiri | cock |
| intana | arm | kaburitu | clouds | hinnau | hen |
| untoko | breast | awetshi | wind | merishi | collared peccary |
| undura | belly | hia | rain | kerauka | white-lipped peccary |
| taiïburu | navel | keimari | thunder | wuisha | calabash |
| ‘nishinni | heart | kanhi | lightning | paru | plantain |
| pashita | ribs | oni | water | mekuru | banana |
| ‘naeta | skin | arahauko | river | kantyeri | cassava |
| ‘nuiya | blood | pani | house | tsari | cassava bread |
| ‘naetina | flesh | moimahi | grass | teweshi | yam |
| ‘nabi | back | tamon-hiha | tree | ka-uh | sweet potato |
| pashi | thigh | tamona-yeka | flower | urari | curare poison |
| Guinau | Gloss | Guinau | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| yawari | coaita | kewakanni | day |
| piyawu | bat | ewi | knife |
| wari | savnnah dog | supara | cutlass |
| kabihi | South American coati | maria | axe |
| ibiha | yawari | wotshi | fishhooks |
| tebishima | pale-throated sloth | mavassi | razor |
| waetu | nine-banded armadillo | kirre-kirre | file |
| marano | Brazilian three-banded armadillo | meiyuru | glass beads |
| keyu | capybara | kurarashi | red glass beads |
| kurishai | Brazilian porcupine | irashi | scissors |
| ikuri | giant anteater | wannamari | looking glass |
| karihu | Brazilian squirrel | arripiriru | pin |
| muna | Bolivian river dolphin | makutsi | needle |
| kukui | harpy eagle | tsaeworrioko | blue, green |
| kweh | toco toucan | kannioko | red |
| tshiwari | black curassow | kritoko | yellow |
| dako | bellbird | kahauko | black |
| iïya | hoatzin | parioko | white |
| kwano | rock manakin | aha | yes |
| maradi | guan | egho marina | no |
| kuyuwi | white-headed guan | nia | to weep |
| karima | anhinga | tshakeitaba akakutyu | to laugh |
| tujuju | jabiru | ||
| marima | cocoi heron | ||
| wanare | waccara (white crane) | ||
| kunashimitzi | roseate spoonbill | ||
| huroma | Muscovy duck | ||
| visishiu | white-faced whistling duck | ||
| kuttua | neotropic cormorant | ||
| warrara | Arrau turtle | ||
| tarrikea | "small turtle" | ||
| kaiman | American crocodile | ||
| arraiyemanno | lizard | ||
| warramaka | green iguana | ||
| turraena | timber rattlesnake | ||
| mattari | boa constrictor | ||
| tshibau | frog | ||
| tukurau | blacksmith tree frog | ||
| timarui | ocellate river stingray | ||
| umaha | redeye piranha | ||
| yarinuni | Electrophorus electricus | ||
| mawishi | blunt shell | ||
| kuibashi | "savannah shell" | ||
| matutu | shell sp. | ||
| takutaku | shell sp. | ||
| toma-kurimashi | crab | ||
| tshitabo | shrimp | ||
| tsiwoyu | scorpion | ||
| araru | tarantula | ||
| ikyeba | Scolopendra morsitans | ||
| tawai | grasshopper | ||
| hannejo | mosquito | ||
| tshika | Tunga penetrans | ||
| mawni | sandfly | ||
| ureta | flea | ||
| tshaeweta | louse | ||
| pareita | 1 | ||
| yamika | 2 | ||
| piampatyam | 3 | ||
| kereha | 4 | ||
| abba kawika | 5 | ||
| yamunakatsi | 6 | ||
| abba kabo watyam kab | 8 | ||
| tshannaha ishaka akati | 9 | ||
| abba kubba-kack | 10 | ||
| tshohi | north | ||
| abbabatassi | south | ||
| kamahu atsina | east | ||
| kamahu asslabo | west | ||
| kibau | night |
Notes
- Also means "'man' in a general sense"