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Achawa (other)
Achawa may refer to: * Achawa people, an ethnic group of Colombia and Venezuela * Achawa language Achagua, or Achawa ( aca, Achawa), is an Arawakan language spoken in the Meta Department of Colombia, similar to Piapoco. It is estimated that 250 individuals speak the language, many of whom also speak Piapoco or Spanish Spanish might refer t ..., a language of Colombia * An alternative spelling of ''ahava'' (in Hebrew) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achawa People
The Achagua (also Achawa and Axagua) are an indigenous people of Colombia and Venezuela."Achagua." ''Encyclopædia Britannica.'' (retrieved 1 December 2011) At the time of the , their territory covered the present-day Venezuelan states of Bolívar, Guárico and Barinas.James Stuart Olson (1991), ''The Indians of Central and South America: An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achawa Language
Achagua, or Achawa ( aca, Achawa), is an Arawakan language spoken in the Meta Department of Colombia, similar to Piapoco. It is estimated that 250 individuals speak the language, many of whom also speak Piapoco or Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can .... "Achagua is a language of the Maipurean Arawakan group traditionally spoken by the Achagua people of Venezuela and east-central Colombia." A "Ponares" language is inferred from surnames, and may have been Achawa or Piapoco. There is 1 to 5% literacy in Achagua. Phonology Consonants * /n/ is realized as when preceding palatal consonants. * /k/ is palatalized when preceding /i/. * Sounds /b, d/ are preglottalized within accented syllables or after accented syllables. * /b/ is realized as when occurr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
