Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Learn Some Warao.


The Warao are an indigenous people inhabiting northeastern Venezuela and western Guyana and Suriname. The term Warao translates as "the boat people," after the Warao's lifelong and intimate connection to the water. Most of the approximately 20,000 Warao inhabit Venezuela's Orinoco Delta region.

Man - nibura
Woman - sire, iboma
Father - dima
Mother - dani
Baby - sanufida
River - ho
Food - nahoro
Good aftenoon -zakraokanaka
Boat - guibaka
Monkey - Naku
Bird - koro
Gringo - xolroko
Rain - Naha
Crocodile -puludulu
Bird - koro
Dangerous - xavaniraxa
Tomorrow - xaki
Water - -xo
Jungle - dnikija kukotani
Night -diaanai
Sun - hokoi
Dog - bexoro
Cat -misi
Mosquito -kuxoboto
Snake - tuba
Thank you - zakira

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