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Barí language
Language of Colombia and Venezuela From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barí is a Chibchan language spoken in Northwestern South America by the Barí (Motilon).
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Phonology
Barí has six vowels: /i, e, a, ɨ, o, u/. All vowels have nasalized forms as /ĩ, ẽ, ã, ɨ̃, õ, ũ/.[2]
Vocabulary
| Barí | Spanish | English |
| intok | uno | one |
| insami | dos | two |
| tẽtahko | tres | three |
| dary | hombre | man |
| biory | mujer | woman |
| ruraba | perro | dog |
| ña | sol | sun |
| chibai | luna | moon |
| xima | agua | water |
| ixtan | tierra | earth |
| bowara | montaña | mountain |
| kona | rocío | dew |
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