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'''ACULE-YZAMǏ''' n (more than one) |
'''ACULE-YZAMǏ''' n (more than one) |
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'''AKA''' (ā-ka) n Bright (light) |
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'''AKA HǏ''' n Not Bright / dark |
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'''AKA-LAY''' adj/ Bright |
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'''AKA-LAY PLA''' adj/ Not bright |
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'''AKKA!''' adj/ Expression to show danger |
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'''AKALAY''' (ā-ka-lay) n Alegator |
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'''AKALAY-YZAMǏ''' n (more than one) |
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''AKǏ SAY'' ''(implied) You see'' |
''AKǏ SAY'' ''(implied) You see'' |
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'''AKǏPǏ PǏ''' n Grown person / thing / animal |
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'''AKǏPǏ-SANG / KONG''' n Grown persons / people / things / animals |
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'''AKO-YZAMǏ / AKO-PǏKONG''' n (more than one) |
'''AKO-YZAMǏ / AKO-PǏKONG''' n (more than one) |
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'''AKUSA''' n A sewing needle |
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'''AKUSA-KONG''' n (more than one) |
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Revision as of 08:17, 13 January 2011
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| Macushi | |
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| Native to | Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela |
Native speakers | 24,600 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | car |
| ISO 639-3 | mbc |
| ELP | Makushi |
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 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)
AKA (ā-ka) n Bright (light)
AKA HǏ n Not Bright / dark
AKA-LAY adj/ Bright
AKA-LAY PLA adj/ Not bright
AKKA! adj/ Expression to show danger
AKALAY (ā-ka-lay) n Alegator
AKALAY-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
AKǏPǏ PǏ n Grown person / thing / animal
AKǏPǏ-SANG / KONG n Grown persons / people / things / animals
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)
AKUSA n A sewing needle
AKUSA-KONG 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 /it has come to you. ĀMǏLǏ PEYA E'N PǏ MANG - He / she / it came to you
ĀMǏLEN-KONG n You all