The Language o! the Tacana lndians (Bolivia).
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Tacana
Cavineña
grandmother
anu
anu
grandchild
u/secua
y-ulsecua-que
stepmother
cuara-ppxi
(mother-for)
cua-puxi-que
uncle, brother of
the
xuxu
cucu
mother
nephew
bacua
e-bacua.,pea
hoy, man
dexa
decá
woman
epuna
epuna
lake
bai
bei
salt
banu
banu
mountain
exixe
equique
house
ele
etare
eover
matsa
maitsa
canoe
cuaba
cuaba
cedar
cuaba·du
car
etaruxi
etaruqui
sun·g
livivi
(!rom Aymará?)
viuviu
jug
matt'
tura
water
ena
e(la
rain
nai
nei, ney
sun
idetti (í¡etti)
ixeti
moon
bndi (ba;i). balri
bndi (bafi)
mist, fog
rida apulia
apuda
fire
cuate
etiqui
wood
cuati
ashes
elimtl
etiquimuru
night
dida
meta
sky
' budu
puxe
dark
apuda,
cf.
umist"
apuapu
west
idetli enubiani
ixcti nubiaque
lightning
tseru
pupida
mud
xutsu-xutsu
uyu-uyu
nest
esaxi
ex
a.
duck
suse
xexedecc
partridge
buni
buni
turdus
tsico
tsico
eagle
vipa, bipa
vivipa
ostrich
utsane
utsane
bird
dia
upati
tiger
iba
iba
wild boar
guabuquere
guahura
rabbit
inica
inica
rat
sitie
yete
bat
bina
vina
turtle
.
datti
dati
caiman
mama-mama
nzatuxa
iguana
banacua
banacua
rattlesnake
du
lururu
worm
tunu
ti
unu
scorpion
assi
axi-pa
louse
bia
bia
wasp
bia
bira
bee
guasa
guaxa, guasa
honey (of bees)
guasa·ena
(bee-liquid)