Language name and location: Candoshi-Shapar, Peru [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区坎多希语, 秘鲁

 

1. mínamda

2. tsíbonada

3. toóchipa

4. ipónponaro

5. zamiátpata  (lit: 'with the thumb' ) or kowíz muchiáro (litː 'hand becoming a head' )

6. mínam matáyaro [ lit: 'one arriving on the other (hand)']

7. tsíbon matáyaro [ lit: 'two arriving on the other (hand)'] 

8. toóchipa matáyaro [ lit: 'three arriving on the other (hand)'] 

9. ipónponaro matáyaro [ lit: 'four arriving on the other (hand)'] 

10. kowíz íptaro (lit: 'both hands together')

11. kutsás mínam matáyaro (lit: 'on the foot one arriving')

12. kutsás tsíbon matáyaro (lit: 'on the foot two arriving') 

13. kutsás toóchipa matáyaro (lit: 'on the foot three arriving') 

14. kutsás ipónponaro matáyaro (lit: 'on the foot four arriving') 

15. aráɡich kutsás matáyaro (lit: 'arriving on the other foot ') 

16. mínam aráɡich kutsás matáyaro (lit: 'one on the other foot arriving')

17. tsíbon aráɡich kutsás matáyaro  (lit: 'two on the other foot arriving')

18. toóchipa aráɡich kutsás matáyaro  (lit: 'three on the other foot arriving') 

19. ipónponaro aráɡich kutsás matáyaro  (lit: 'four on the other foot arriving')

20. aráɡich kutsás íptaro (lit: 'both feet arriving' ) or mínam tpoótsi ( litː 'one person')  

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. John C. Tuggy, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Peru,  February 22, 2010.

提供资的语言: Mr. John C. Tuggy, 2010 年 2 月 22 日

 

Other comments: Candoshi has a counting system up to twenty. Above 20 numerals

rarely were used, but were possible, using following patternː 21=mínam aráɡich kutsás íptaro ''one with both feet''. Note that voiced stops are pronounced with an nasal onset. Vowels areː i, a, o, and u voiceless high back. Word accent is always on the first or second syllable.


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