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Macushi
Macushi
Native to	Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
Native speakers	24,600
Language family	Cariban Northern Carib Macushi-Kapon Macushi; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-2	car
ISO 639-3	mbc
ELP	Makushi

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Macushi is spoken by 15,000 Brazilians and 24,600 around the world. 100% of the 9,000 ethnic Macushi Guyanese are fluent, there are 600 speakers in Venezuela. Also known as Makushi, Makusi, Makuxi, Macusi, Macussi, Teweya, Teueia.

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Macushi @ Ethnologue

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MACUSHI MAI-MU = MACUSHI LANGUAGE

By Guy John-Marco, a Macushi, from Katoka Village, North East Rupununi, Guyana, South America. Email: guymons@hotmail.com

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Ā (āā) n / possessive You / your / yours

Ā PEYA Ū 'ISHA SǏLǏLǏ - I have come to you. SAYNE Ā PONG TONG MAMĀ - Here is a dress for you mother.

ACULE (ā-ku-le) n Rodent family

ACULE-YZAMǏ n (more than one)

AKETONG (ā-ke-tong) n An old man

AKETONG-KONG n (more than one)

AKǏ (ākǐ) v To look

AKǏ SAY (implied) You see

AKO (āko) n (Women's)Father in law /one's mother brother (big /small) /one's father's sister's husband/one's mother's cousin (male) / one father's cousin's (male)

AKO-YZAMǏ / AKO-PǏKONG n (more than one)

ALAI (ālai) n Pirana

ALAI-YZAMǏ n (more than one)

ALAY (ā-lay) adj/ To express a nauthy behaviour of someone Or when in doubt of some thing

ALAY-YZA! adj/ To express a surprise of what someone did

ALAAY! adj/ To express how dirty someone /some thing is/ a mess

ALAYKUNA (ā-lay-ku-na) n One of the Aboriginal peoples of South America

ALAYKUNA-YZAMǏ n (more than one)

ALAYKUNA PA n Arecuna girl/woman

ALAYKUNA PA-YZAMǏ n (more than one)

ALAYWAY (ā-lay-way) n House Fly

ALAYWAY -YZAMǏ n (more than one)

ALŌ (ā-lō) n Hat /cap

ALŌ-KONG n (more than one)

ALOI (ā-loi) n Cashew with nuts

ALOI-KONG n (more than one)

ALU (A as in aplphabet) n (Women's) Sister in law / one's mother's brother daughter (cousin) / one's father's sister daughter (cousin) / one's mother's cousin's (male) daughter (cousin) / one'sfather's cousin's (female) daughter (cousin)

ALU-YZAMǏ /ALU PǏ-KONG n (more than one)

ĀMǏLĬ n You 2 ĀMǏLǏ PEYA Ū'I SHA SǏLĬLǏ - I have come to you. ĀMǏLǏ PEYA I SHA MǏLǏLǏ - He/she has come to you. ĀMǏLǏ PEYA E'N PǏ MANG - He/she /it came to you

ĀMǏLEN-KONG n You all

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-'''Ā''' (āā) n / possessive You / your / yours
+'''Ā''' (āā) n / possessive   You / your / yours
 ''Ā PEYA Ū 'ISHA SǏLǏLǏ  -  I have come to you.   SAYNE Ā PONG TONG MAMĀ  -  Here is a dress for you mother.''
-'''ACULE''' (ā-ku-le) n  Rodent family
+'''ACULE''' (ā-ku-le) n   Rodent family
-'''ACULE-YZAMǏ''' n (more than one)
+'''ACULE-YZAMǏ''' n   (more than one)
-'''AKETONG''' (ā-ke-tong) n  An old man
+'''AKETONG''' (ā-ke-tong) n    An old man
-'''AKETONG-KONG''' n (more than one)
+'''AKETONG-KONG''' n   (more than one)
-'''AKǏ''' (ākǐ) v  To look
+'''AKǏ''' (ākǐ) v    To look
-''AKǏ SAY''  ''(implied) You see''
+''AKǏ SAY''  ''(implied)   You see''
-'''AKO''' (āko) n  Women's)Father in law /one's mother brother (big /small) /one's father's sister's husband/one's mother's cousin (male) / one father's cousin's (male)
+'''AKO''' (āko) n   (Women's)Father in law /one's mother brother (big /small) /one's father's sister's husband/one's mother's cousin (male) / one father's cousin's (male)
-'''AKO-YZAMǏ / AKO-PǏKONG''' n (more than one)
+'''AKO-YZAMǏ / AKO-PǏKONG''' n   (more than one)
-'''ALAI''' (ālai) n Pirana
+'''ALAI''' (ālai) n   Pirana
-'''ALAI-YZAMǏ''' n (more than one)
+'''ALAI-YZAMǏ''' n   (more than one)
-'''ALAYKUNA''' (ā-lay-ku-na) n One of the Aboriginal peoples of South America
+'''ALAY''' (ā-lay) adj/   To express a nauthy behaviour of someone Or when in doubt of some thing
+'''ALAY-YZA!''' adj/   To express a surprise of what someone did
-'''ALAYKUNA-YZAMǏ''' n (more than one)
+'''ALAAY!'''  adj/   To express how dirty someone /some thing is/ a mess
-'''ALAYKUNA PA''' n Arecuna girl/woman
-'''ALAYKUNA PA-YZAMǏ''' n (more than one)
+'''ALAYKUNA''' (ā-lay-ku-na) n    One of the Aboriginal peoples of South America
+'''ALAYKUNA-YZAMǏ''' n   (more than one)
-'''ALAYWAY''' (ā-lay-way) n House Fly
-'''ALAYWAY -YZAMǏ''' n (more than one)
+'''ALAYKUNA PA''' n    Arecuna girl/woman
+'''ALAYKUNA PA-YZAMǏ''' n   (more than one)
-'''ALŌ''' (ā-lō) n Hat /cap
-'''ALŌ-KONG''' n (more than one)
+'''ALAYWAY''' (ā-lay-way) n   House Fly
+'''ALAYWAY -YZAMǏ''' n   (more than one)
+'''ALŌ''' (ā-lō) n   Hat /cap
+'''ALŌ-KONG''' n   (more than one)
 '''ALOI''' (ā-loi) n  Cashew with nuts
-'''ALOI-KONG''' n (more than one)
+'''ALOI-KONG''' n   (more than one)
+'''ALU''' (A as in aplphabet) n   (Women's) Sister in law / one's mother's brother daughter (cousin) / one's father's sister daughter (cousin) / one's mother's cousin's (male) daughter (cousin) / one'sfather's cousin's (female) daughter (cousin)
+'''ALU-YZAMǏ /ALU PǏ-KONG''' n   (more than one)
+'''ĀMǏLĬ''' n   You 2
+''ĀMǏLǏ PEYA Ū'I SHA SǏLĬLǏ  -  I have come to you.    ĀMǏLǏ PEYA I SHA MǏLǏLǏ  -  He/she has come to you.   ĀMǏLǏ PEYA E'N PǏ MANG  -   He/she /it came to you''
+'''ĀMǏLEN-KONG''' n   You all
-'''ALU''' (A as in aplphabet) n  (Women's) Sister in law / one's mother's brother daughter (cousin) / one's father's sister daughter (cousin) / one's mother's cousin's (male) daughter (cousin) / one'sfather's cousin's (female) daughter (cousin)