Hairúya is an extinct Witotoan language that was spoken on the Tamboryaco River, a tributary of the Putumayo River, in southeastern Colombia.[1] [2]
A word list of Hairúya was collected by Czech explorer from Hairúya speakers in São Paulo de Olivença. Vráz's list was subsequently published in Loukotka (1949):[2]
| French gloss (original) | English gloss (translated) | Hairúya | |
|---|---|---|---|
| blanc, un | white man | rakuiča | |
| bon | good | mareru | |
| canard | duck | noko | |
| caoutchouc | rubber | xiterai | |
| chemin | path | ifoike | |
| chute d’eau | waterfall | nofuiko | |
| colline | hill | ikóñe | |
| dent | tooth | atíɗo | |
| homme | man | yiza | |
| jaguar | jaguar | hituidé | |
| jour | day | yuičai | |
| lance | spear | óte | |
| maïs | but | kobé | |
| maison | house | hofo | |
| massue | club | biɗevá | |
| œuf | egg | hege | |
| petit | small | učiyi | |
| il va pleuvoir | it will rain | ɗeite | |
| poisson | fish | refido | |
| comment te portes-tu? | how are you? | nefo it’o | |
| poule | hen | atahua | |
| rame | oar | iforo | |
| rouge | red | trioɗe | |
| sel | salt | yá | |
| serpent | snake | tokúɗo | |
| tabac | tobacco | tó | |
| tuer | kill | dutakai | |
| urubû (Cathartes foetens) | inó |
. Čestmír Loukotka . Classification of South American Indian languages . registration . UCLA Latin American Center . 1968 . Los Angeles.