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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)