Kaiwá Quiz

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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