Language name and locationː Shuar, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区舒阿尔语 (希瓦罗Jivaro), 厄瓜多尔东南部安第斯山脉向亚马平原的过度地带莫罗纳-圣地亚哥省

 

1. čikíčikɪk 

2. hímʸɛr

3. mïnáintʸu

4. áindʸuk àindʸuk
5. čikíčikɪk uweh amuá ( litː ''one hand finished'') / sɨ̈ŋɡu ( < Spanish )
6. sɛ́is  ( < Spanish )
7. siɛ́ti ( < Spanish )
8. úču ( < Spanish )
9. nuívi ( < Spanish )
10. mai uweh amuá ( litː ''both hands finished'') / tiɛs ( < Spanish )
11. aontsɨ ( < Spanish ),  12. tusɨ̈ ( < Spanish ) and etc.

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Roy H. Gleason, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Ecuador, March 16, 1990.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Roy H. Gleason, 1990 年 3 月 16 日.

 

Other comments: Shuar or “Jivaro” (pej.) is spoken by approximately 42,000 speakers in Morona-Santiago province: east of Cuenca city, Ecuador. Shuar or Jivaro has a traditional counting system up to ten. However, they use Spanish numbers now. Achuar has two tonesː á = high tone, à = low tone. č = IPA [tʃ]


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