Are you a linguist?

Do you have linguistic skills? Try your hand at this little "quiz"! It is very simple. There are 4 words in the Caiuá language – each word is an entire sentence – followed by an English translation. Afterward, there are linguistic questions about the construction of the Caiuá words for you to answer. Try it!

The answers follow at the bottom of this page. Don't cheat!

Exercises

Ajepoheise.	I want to wash my (own) hands.
Ajehovaheita.	I intend to wash my (own) face.
Ojepyheita.	He/she intends to wash his/her (own) feet.
Omba'eheita.	He/she intends to wash things.

Which parts mean the following?

to wash _______________
intends _______________
to want _______________
I ____________________
he/she ________________
hands ________________
face _________________
feet __________________
things ________________
own (reflexive) _________

Answers

to wash	hei
intends	ta
to want	se
I	a
he/she	o
hands	po
face	ova
feet	py
things	mba'e
own (reflexive)	je