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The Language of the Tacana lndians (Bolivia).

107

English

stout, fat

thin

quick

full

long

insensible

good

bad

much

nothing, not

envious

cold

acrid

smelling

agitated

before

black

within

un

ti!

to wash

,,

call

,

arrive, to come

,

conunand

" kili

,

look

.,,

ask

, plant

, put, to place

,

remain

,,

receive

,

know

,

suffer

, breathe

,,

rob

" sow

,,

whistle

,,

delay

,

miss a foofing

n

row

,

live

" fly

,

enter

,

come

,

swallow

., bury

,

see

,

die

Tacan a

iseida, elsei

utsari

lipeida padi, betsuda.

ve/suda

exexe

baudu

ineba

saüia

idama, madada

xiLcuada

biame, mm'e, bia, ayma

inideba

binada

asaxuda, saxuda

ibida

xanata

equenc

tfevenn, ¡ evena

mesi-xu

lexe

/racu/racua

ivuati

cuino

ecuatsasia

itseguana

ba-que

(imperative mood)

baxa

bana

Cavineiia

tserida

utsuri

venida, bibada

execuuxu

camada

inimema

aida

xamauati

usuada

ayxama ·

18

inieda

bada

acudalza, acuda

i~ida-xu

canexeti

peque

/seveda

equini-xu

exe tupu

49

utsa

igua

cuinana

50

cuadicia

iye

ba

baba, baca

valza

1

va

ilsa

ya

ani-que

ani

(

to be)

exeminia

(l am receiving)

quemi

babe

bave

lutsi

anasia

lsi:

iduxo

•canaxeti

tsiri

bana,evanaxi

(for sowingj

va

ui

tsunuda

diriri

taru

eide

cuabetsa

nubi

epueiti

ibudia, ibudya

papa

ba

mana

uvia

tsumutati

rivi

taru-taru

(frequent.)

' canaxeli

(cf.

to breathe)

ela

nubi

51

eti

buxi

papa

ebaña, ebania

(l

am see–

ing)

maxu

·• 8

Cf.

negative particle in the Maya-QuitSé Janguages.

·10

Cf.

"enough" Moseteno.

5

°

Cf.

to be born; and see also Rama:

no-kuima-lut,

our family "unsere Oebornen".

.Ol

Cf.

''west''.