P'urhépecha

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P'urhépecha, also known as Tarascan, is a language isolate spoken by indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of the Mexican state of Michoacán, principally in the area of the cities of Cherán and Pátzcuaro. a b ch ch' d e g i ï j k k' m n nh o p p' r rh s t t' ts ts' u x Pronounciation video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjiJNO2OH7o

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Total 18 levels

- x
  sh
- nh
  ng (as in sing)
- ï
  ae or oo
- rh
  Lr
- j
  h (could also be an aspiration in the middle of a word)
- uandakua
  language
- na(ri)
  how (informal)
- jarhaski
  you are / are you?
- T'u nari jarhaski?
  How are you? (informal)
- sesi
  good
- ka
  and
- Ji'tuni sesi
  I'm good too
- Ji sesi jarhaska
  I am doing good
- Na erandiski cha?
  How is your morning? (formal)
- diosï meiamu
  thank you
- nájtsï
  how (formal)
- jarhani
  to be (state)
- iamendu, yamu
  all
- iaminduecha
  everyone
- ka cha nari jarhaski?
  and how are you? (formal)
- uandajperakua
  greetings
- uandajperakuecha tsipa anapu
  Greetings from the morning time
- no ambakiti
  bad
- arhikuarhikua
  name
- ji
  me/I
- jo
  yes
- no
  no
- cha
  you (formal, plural)
- t'u
  you (informal)
- Juchansïn
  to us
- ima
  he
- jucha
  we
- tsï(ma)
  they
- ájusï
  it
- sani
  something
- né-
  who
- ambe
  what
- káni
  when
- nani
  where
- inde
  this
- indeni
  that
- nana
  how
- náki
  which
- eki, jini
  from
- jini, jimini
  there
- Uandani
  to talk/speak
- Karani
  to write
- Uarani
  to dance
- Uni
  to do
- (Ji) uandásïnga
  I speak
- (Ji) uarásïnga
  I dance
- (Ji) úsïnga
  I (can) do
- meiamuni
  to pay
- xanharani
  to walk
- jarhoajperani
  to help each other
- jorhenani
  to know
- piáni
  to buy
- miántani, miáni
  to remember
- pireni
  to sing
- kustani
  to play (an instrument)
- (ji) piasïnga
  I buy
- t'u piasïngi
  you buy
- jurhákuni
  to leave
- terekurikua
  laugh
- kuinchakua
  sleep
- janoni
  to arrive
- juani, andarhiterani
  to bring
- pántani
  to carry
- mikani
  to close
- jurhani
  to come
- uerani
  to cry
- inchani
  to enter
- uentani
  to exit
- uekoreni
  to fall
- íntspeni
  to give
- nirani
  to go
- jatzini
  to have
- kurhanguni, kuroni
  to hear
- jorhenani
  to know
- jorhenguarhini, patsajtsïni
  to learn
- kurani
  to listen
- ch'anani
  to play
- arintani
  to read
- arini
  to say
- exeni
  to see
- uaxakani
  to sit
- uandani
  to speak
- jupikani
  to take
- jupani
  to wash
- eratsini
  to think
- t'unurhini
  to smell
- angaxurhini
  to hold
- janoni
  to arrive
- juani
  to bring
- pani
  to carry
- inchani
  to enter
- uentani
  to exit
- kuini
  to sleep
- jamani
  to walk
- jupani
  to wash
- sési jatsintani
  to accommodate
- tatá(chi)
  sir (respected adult / married man)
- tumbí
  young man (unmarried)
- iurhítskiri
  young woman (unmarried)
- nánti
  mother
- táti
  father
- nánaka
  girl
- tátaka, pale
  boy
- charhaku
  baby
- markueni, erachi
  brother (m)
- mimi
  brother (f)
- kita
  child (f)
- uátsï
  child (m)
- uahpa
  daughter
- kungurikua
  friend
- uámba
  husband
- achati
  man
- kuiripu
  people
- jingunikua
  relative
- pirenchi
  sister (m)
- pipe
  sister (f)
- uatzi
  son
- tapichu
  uncle
- témba, uariti
  wife
- t'arhe
  man (adult)
- uarhi
  woman
- kungurikua
  friend
- ueperi
  lover
- tare
  male
- jorenati
  teacher
- erandi
  morning
- xatini, terushutini
  evening
- terokani chúri
  midnight
- teroxukua, terushutin
  noon
- jurhiakua
  day
- kuhtzi
  month
- chúrekua
  night
- jandu
  time
- yaasi
  today
- pauani
  tomorrow
- uéxurhini
  year
- uihtzindikua
  yesterday
- shatini
  afternoon
- jandu
  hour
- iasï, yaasimendu
  now
- emenda
  summer
- erandini, ambamandini
  dawn
- chúri
  last night
- kantziri
  bed
- mikua
  door
- k'uta, irekua
  house
- juta
  room
- tsïntsïkata
  wall
- eratamakua
  window
- ohtzikua
  ceiling
- mitakua
  key
- oparakua
  roof
- ichapini
  to go to bed
- iájchakua
  pillow
- k'ekua
  chocolate
- kurinda
  bread
- uaxanda
  egg
- eranakua
  glass
- karimani
  hunger
- k'uiripeta
  meat
- itzukua
  milk
- jar chondi
  pitcher
- karichani
  thirst
- ihtzimani
  to drink
- t'ireni
  to eat
- jámani
  to cook
- akua, tirekua
  food
- itukua
  salt
- changaki
  sugar
- teri, teni
  sweet
- xarhipiti, šaÌípiti
  sour
- kupanda
  avocado
- k’ameri
  bitter
- amanhejchakua
  snacks
- ireta
  city
- iorek sapichu
  creek/stream
- jurio
  forest
- omikua
  island
- japunda
  lake
- juata, pukutapu
  mountain
- iurhekua
  river
- anapu
  town
- tepakua
  valley
- ketzekua
  below
- japunda
  lake
- ueramani
  nearby city
- uerakua
  outside
- toponaro
  place
- kher-shangari
  road
- japunda
  sea
- axuani
  here
- éjpu
  head
- éskua
  eye
- kurhantikua
  ear
- jurhíntskua
  knee
- jauiri
  hair
- úrhi
  nose
- penchumikua
  mouth
- jájki
  hand
- charasi
  butt
- kuinkush, uihkusi
  elbow
- kánarhikua
  face
- angajtakua
  leg
- minchumukua
  lip
- anhanchakua
  neck
- kesi
  shoulder
- sïkuiri
  skin
- shituri
  stomach
- kahtamba
  tongue
- sini
  tooth
- durha, jantziri
  foot
- pexu
  back
- jaki, munchujkurhakua
  finger
- yuriri
  blood
- uni
  bone
- kengekua
  breast
- jirehtakua
  breath
- tehki
  fingernail
- tzerakua
  forehead
- minchumukua
  lip
- aparita
  sweat
- shukuparakua
  dress
- onduku
  shoe
- jukantskua
  clothing
- takusi
  cloth
- k'eri
  big
- ts'irakua
  cold
- kariri
  dry
- nunushi
  dumb
- iauani
  far
- tepari
  fat
- chopeni
  hard
- k'uetsapiti
  heavy
- jorepiti
  hot
- sani
  little
- iósti
  long
- jimajku, piritini
  near
- tamapu
  old (things)
- tpakua
  plain
- sesasi
  pretty
- tarachi
  silly
- sapi(chu)
  small
- kuakuatasi
  smooth
- tepari
  thick
- ts'aupiti
  thin
- tsándini
  warm
- tahki
  young
- kósti
  wide
- axukata
  short
- jimbanhi
  new
- k'eresï, jashiti
  dirty
- kuakari
  wet
- k'arhiri
  dry
- uiniri
  full
- asi
  not
- ióntki anapu
  old
- itsï (-makua)
  water (to drink)
- tariata
  air
- xumarhu
  cloud
- echeri
  earth
- ch'ipiri
  fire
- yeskua
  firewood
- xuma
  fog
- kutsi
  moon
- janikua
  rain
- auanda(ru)
  sky
- itsutani
  smoke
- iéjta
  snow
- jurhiata
  sun
- joskua
  star
- janikua
  rain
- tarhiata
  wind
- iauakua
  ice
- kutsari
  sand
- icheri
  ground
- ma
  one
- tsimani
  two
- tanimu
  three
- iúmu
  five
- t'ámu
  four
- kuímu
  six
- iúmi tsimani
  seven (five, two)
- iúmu tanimu
  eight (five, three)
- iúmu t'ámu
  nine (five, four)
- témbini
  ten
- makasi
  equal
- namunku, namuni
  few
- terohkani
  half
- uaneni
  many
- sandaru
  more
- kanekua
  much
- ma ekuatzi
  twenty
- na xani
  how many
- kuturhutani, kuturani
  add
- charhapiti
  red
- naraxambiti
  orange
- tsïpambiti
  yellow
- xurhapiti
  green
- tsirangeti
  blue
- tsitsuni
  purple
- sinaripiti
  brown
- urapiti
  white
- turhipiti
  black
- auani
  rabbit
- uíchu
  dog
- kuchi
  pig
- uákasї
  cow
- chanchaki
  donkey
- kauaiu
  horse
- ts'amé
  wolf
- t'arhechu
  rooster
- p'unguari
  feather
- kuíni
  bird
- mihto
  cat
- tzame
  coyote
- axuni
  deer
- uakusï
  eagle
- kurucha
  fish
- akuitsï
  snake
- iurhutsï
  animal
- tsїtsїki
  flower
- p'ukuri, anhatapu
  tree
- p'ikukua
  needle
- sipiakua, shipirukua
  smell
- kuskati
  sound

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