Guambiano language
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| Guambiano | |
|---|---|
| Misak, Moguex | |
| Namdrik | |
| Native to | Colombia |
| Region | Cauca Department |
| Ethnicity | c. 20,780 Guambiano |
Native speakers | 21,000 (2008)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gum |
| Glottolog | guam1248 |
| ELP | Guambiano |
 Map of the Guambiano language in Colombia | |
 Guambiano is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2] | |
Guambiano, also called Misak, Namuy Wam, Nam Trik or Moguex is a Barbacoan language spoken in southwestern Colombia, in Cauca Department by the Guambianos, whose population is estimated at 20 782 people.
Classification
[edit]Guambiano, along with Totoró and the long-extinct Coconuco language, form a distinct subgroup of the Barbacoan languages. Often, these languages are considered dialects of one Coconucan language.
Within the Barbacoan family, the Coconucan languages and Awa Pit constitute the northern branch of it.
Phonology
[edit]The following tables show the phonemes of Guambiano.
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i [i] | u [u] | |
| Mid | e [e] | ə [ə] | |
| Open | a [a] |
Consonants
[edit]| Bilabial | Dental | Lateral | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occlusive | p [p] | t [t] | k [k] | |||
| Fricative | s [s] | ʂ [ʂ] | š [ʃ] | |||
| Affricate | tʂ [t͡ʂ] | c [t͡ʃ] | ||||
| Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | ɲ [ɲ] | |||
| Liquid | r [r] | l [l] | ʎ [ʎ] | |||
| Semi-vowel | w [w] | j [j] |
Vocabulary
[edit]| English | Spanish | Guambiano |
|---|---|---|
| One | Uno | Kan |
| Two | Dos | Pa |
| Three | Tres | Pyn |
| Dog | Perro | Wera |
| Man | Hombre | Myk |
| Moon | Luna | Pyl |
| Stone | Pierre | Xuk |
| Sun | Sol | Pych |
| Water | Agua | Pi |
| Woman | Mujer | Ixuk |
Sample text
[edit]Below is the Lord's Prayer translated into Guambiano.[4]
Ñimpe Tiuspa waminchip pɵntrappe, ɵyah chintrikai: Namui Mɵskai srɵmpalasrɵ wapik, ñui munchipe tapikweintɵ tarɵmara, newan tap intik kɵntrun. Ñi aship karup pasraipe pirau latrɵpitchap amɵ, srɵmpalasrɵ latawei yu piraukucha, Ñi maik maramtiik kɵpen, treekwei marik kɵntrai. Kualɵmmɵrik nam mamik maik palapikwan mɵi tranɵp, namui kaik mariilan ulɵ paimɵ, pesannatruntrik chip, nam namun kaik marɵpelan ulɵ paimɵ, pesannawa kɵtrɵmisrɵp lataitɵwei. Chikѳpen namun kekɵtrɵsrkɵntraptiik pɵntrɵpene, truwane namun ampashmɵtruntrik. Masken tru kaikweinukkutrimpe tarɵmartra. Kakente, tru aship karup waipa, marampurap mariipa, purɵ nuik, purɵ tapiipape manakatik Ñuin kɵn chip.
References
[edit]- ^ Guambiano at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
- ^ Moseley, Christopher, ed. (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (3 ed.). Paris: UNESCO Publishing. p. 16-17. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2.
- ^ "Guambiano Words". native-languages.org. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Tius Namun Waminchip (PDF) (2nd ed.). Wycliffe Bible Translators. 2010.
Bibliography
[edit]- Curnow, Timothy Jowan; Liddicoat, Anthony J. (1998). "The Barbacoan Languages of Colombia and Ecuador". Anthropological Linguistics. 40 (3): 384–408. ISSN 0003-5483.
