Human Rights Day
Human rights belong to all of us. Join us and uphold the rights of everyone, everywhere. Our rights, our future, right now.
Human rights belong to all of us. Join us and uphold the rights of everyone, everywhere. Our rights, our future, right now.
SOURCE
Centro Colombiano de Estudios de Lenguas Aborígenes from the University of Los Andes, Colombia
TOTAL SPEAKERS
USAGE BY COUNTRY (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE)
Home Speakers: ColombiaBACKGROUND
It belongs to the Barbacoan-Paezan family and is spoken by over 70,000 people, especially in the Central Andes Range.(Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos)
uyte maa nasapwe's'pa ewkwecehk üsni' pyakhna'wek kafize'he', sa' k'a'weyc'a ya'nwe'wewa'pa teec'sana'wcehk wehyuhpa ikuse'wa'mete hi'pun'i naa kiwete uta wët wëtte, eena' eena'te ya'fi'zewa'te iwehce',
ki' yahk'ku: sa' wa'ln'i, naa ya'nwe'wewa't'i taas'i'n'ik kapuyi'hi', maa üustepa thaameyuhthë'sa kühna, sa' nasa' naa kiwete uta peenayu' üukhna yüs yüsteme f'i'zewaha's pakwena üusta', sa' weh'yuhpa wec'ayuhte ma'we we'wewëc'apa we'wewa' hi'p, ma'wepa yaak'wa' hi'p f'i'zewa'ha's pakwena üsta' isateyu'.
ki' naa sühk: ec ne'hwe's'suwe's' yuwema'kyuu, c'habwe's' üskiwe'n'i yuwe ma'kyuu napa nasa ya'nwe'wewa'ha's hi'pun'isa' sena äate ipe'he hi'pta'; nasa' ikahsa npicthë'we's' pk'uupa'ka kuk'thë' yuuwa'ha's pakwekamen, ükahyu v'ite yu'ceyu' ya'nwe'wewa'yu' meethäs,
k'a'weyc'a naa sühu'k: kac'häc'ha'wa' usa', c'hab wala kiwwepwe's' d'i'p hiicehkyuuc'a ewtw f'i'zeya',
ki' yahk'hu: naa c'hab walapwe's' pkhakhesa up'h eentewe's' f'i'hn'i ecte' c'habwe's'a' h'ukaysa naa yuwe's isatewe's'yuha' hïna, uyte naa kiwete nasa' isateyuh ha'dac'a u'ymakyuu pihcma'kyuu napa ya'nwe'wewa' hi'pyuha' hïna, weh'yuhpa nasa h'ukaysa hwete ew f'i'zewa'ha's nuyc'häc'haya't' ewna hïc'a nenyuu nasa' eena' f'i'zekan,
sa' ikahsa c'hab wala kwekwewe's' k'a'wente pkhakhesa' ayte we'wen'ï's k'tey kyu'hu'ya' nenyun'i'spa yaaki'k, sa' nasa ya'nwe'wewa'ha's wëtte üsu hi'puwa'ha's c'hab wala kiwepwe's' pkhakhec'a s'abun'i kwekwe we'wen'i's k'tey yuuwa'ha's,
k'a'weyc'a yaaki'k : nasaisa sena naa ya'nwe'we'wen'isu, eena' eena' üswa'te teec'sana'wec'a yaak'wa' peeh'sa' sühna ikahsa c'hab wala kwekwewe's' k'tey kyu'hu'hkha'w hïn'i's.
K'a weh'ate na'hï'k:
Ayte nasa ya'nwe'wewa'te naa kiwete uta newe'wen'i weh'a' c'habt'i, c'hab wala kiwet'i nuyi'hwena, nasawe's', ikahwa' v'itn'i kwekwewe's'a; kapiya'n'iyakh, kask'aha'n'iyakh naa ya'nwe'wewa' hi'pun'i's wëtte üswa' hi'pun'i's nuyc'häc'ha hi'pta'; ki' nasama't'yu, ikahwa' v'itn'i kwekwewe's'a' tuhd tuhdc'a naa ya'nwe'wewa't'i puuk' k'tey yuuwaha's kpahk'na u'hkan, ikahsa c'hab wala kiwe kwekwema't'yuu ki' k'a kiwe ne'hwe's'tewe's' ikah kiwema't'yuu napa.
Ya'nwe'wewa'te' maa nasapa ha'dacehk hi'pku up'hi', wëtte u'huwa'hi'pta', eena' eena' f'i'zewa' hi'pta', üus hi'pta' d'ik'the hi'pta' naapa'kate. Sa' h'ukaysa üus hi'pcehktha'w sa' pyakhna'we f'i'ze hi'ptha'w.
Naa nwe'wen'ite pu'kithc'a maa nasapa k'uka yupn'ime u'huwa' hi'pc'a ya'nwe'wewa'pa hi'pa' d'i'wën'ime: üskiwen'i ma'we hi'psama'kyuu; nasa küc'ma'kyuu, nasa waasma'kyuu, nasa ma'we ikwehkwesama'kyuu; u'yma'kyuu, pihcma'kyuu; nasa kuhsa ipeyn'itewe's' ma'wesate hi'psama'kyuu, khimec'a' ipeyn'i ma'we üusyaak'sama'kyuu; mayuh nasa kuhtewe's'ma'kyuu; v'uwe's'ma'kyuu; mte up'hsama'kyuu; ma'wete fiysapa h'uka.
Maa nasapa ït'i f'i'ze hi'pa', kimyuhpa pt'hiden'ime u'huwa' hi'pa', kihytepa äh kaf'i'ze'n'i u'huwa' hi'pa'.
Kimyuhpa nasanwe's'a's nasanwe's'a's yaamumena, kimyuhpa nasanwe's'a's k'uultec'a kaselpi'pamena; yaamun'isa, nasanwe's'a's k'wayn'isa' yuuwesa', ma'wetepa h'uka.
Kimyuhpa nasanwe's'a's pk'uuya' huuna' yuuya' ewumena.
Maa nasapa h'uka Ec Ne'hwe's' d'i'pte äate u'huwa' hi'pa', maa kiwetepa h'uka.
Maa Ec Nehwe's'hu yuhsapa h'ukat' k'a'weyc'a yu', sa' maa nasat'pa h'ukat' k'a'weyc'a nwe'we. Sa' maa nasapa d'i'wën'iya'samakyuu, khimec'a' d'i'wën'iyuya' üssa' ayte newe'wen'i weh'ate pu'kithwa' hi'pa'.
Eete eena' eena' kaf'ize'sa kwekwe d'i'pte maa c'hab wala kiwetepa maa nasapa maa nasapa ya'nwe'wewa'ha's pakwewa' hi'pa', nasa's huuna' yuucte', Ec Ne'hwe's'tewe's' yuwete k'teme yuucte'.
Kimyuhpa's yuwe hi'pume u'hute kyuhu'mena, k'aaphpamena, u'hkanpa c'at'hmena sa' k'ah' üsn'i kiwehupa newuuya' ewumena.
Eetewe's' äate kaf'i'ze'ya' ikahsa kwekwe', nasa wala d'i'pte kimyuhpa paikahn'imete puuk' k'ana'wec'a nwëse'he hi'pa', teec'sa hu'ghuc'a tup'hime kihy ähme yuun'i's ew äate nv'ihtpkac', makwe sena' ktuthe'c'a akac'hictepa.
V'ite nasa fiisa f'i'zen'ite' v'ite nasayu' kimyuhpa yuwe ipi'k'n'imete huuna' p'hahcc'a yatwe's'we's' yasete kuk'thë' yuuya' ewumena, maa yatwe's' yatka huuna' u'kaya', teec'sahic'a kahn'i ec pa'hsa's phadec'a thegya', peku'su kaz' nuywe'weya'. Maa nasapa naa thëysu ya'duna u'huc'a' Ec Ne'hwes'hu yuhsa yuwesu ya'nwe'wewa'ha's pakwewa' hi'pa'.
Kimma'kyuu napa nasa' ma'wepa üusyaak'wa' hi'pa' sa', üusa's ya'newe'wen'i; sa' üusa's ya'newe'wen'i's maat'ipa hwe pta's'ya' ewuna; teec'a'sma'kyuu, nasa kuht'ima'kyuu, ps'imc'a üustema'kyuu, nasa wala yuhu'hun'isuma'kyuu, kapiya'nma'kyuu, kyu'hu'nma'kyuu, kthegu'nma'kyuu, üusa's' ya'newe'wen'i's k'tey v'itna.
Maa nasapa ma'we üus yaak'wëc'a, ma'we we'wewëc'a', we'we hi'pa'. Sa' k'apa'kac'a f'iv'itn'ime u'hu hi'pa', v'itesa ptas's'n'i'spa wëse'na, v'itesa üusyaak'n'i'spa wëse'na, ki' hwe pta's'napa yuuna, mtepa'c'a we'wene'ga hïn'ime, kihyyakhpa hwe we'weya' ipik'wëc'a' ipik'wëc'a' ipik'ya' ewuna.
Maa nasapa maa nasa kuhtewe's'pa'ka, k'awe's' hi'pun'i makwe hi'put'na sa' kim thëyte üsc'a' k'a nasa pu'c'hn'iyuuwa' hi'pa'; wëtte f'i'zewa' hi'p; f'iin f'iin ipe'n'isa hi'p; nasa kuhsa maa c'abtewe's'yuuwa' hi'p; wët üskiwe'n'itewe's' yuuwa' hi'p; peek' nasa c'huute ki' hwe vite c'hab wala kiwepa c'huun'iyakh.
Mhisa' maa nasapa h'uka ikaaswa' hi'pa', ec'wa' een hi'puwa', thaakwe kmahi'me üus huthe ha'dac'a kmahi'n'i yuuwa', ki' kaykase'n'i'spa dewen'iyuu hi'pa'.
Ayte newe'wen'i yuwete, maa nasapa nasa wala ks'av'su kimyuhpa kuuc'i'n'ime u'hu hi'pa', v'ite c'hab wala kiwesupa kuc'i'n'ime u'hu hi'pa', ähmekayuu hïwa' hi'pme u'hu hi'pa'. C'habma't'yuu nasama't'yuu pkhakhec'a üssa nasama't'yuu napa ayte newe'wen'i's k'tey yuu hi'pta' naa weh'a's.
Ayte ikahna newe'wen'isa's teec'sama'kyuu, nasa kuhsama'kyuu, teec' c'hab wala kiwete ikahsa kwekwema'kyuu, sa' iv'ituwëc'a' kimyuhpa kihyc'a' yuuya' ewumena. Naa newe'wen'i weh'ate' eena' eena' u'hun'i's, wët wët u'hun'i's mteyuhpa aytey newe'wen'i's hu'gme u'h pu'c'hya' ewumena. Nasa teec'sama'k k'a'hi, pkhakhec'a üssama't' k'a'hi khimec'a' c'hab wala kiwete ikahsa kwekwema'k k'a'hï napa.