Wakara language
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| Lokono Dian | |
| Lokono | |
| Wakarai | |
| Pronunciation | [waˈkaɾa] |
|---|---|
| Spoken natively in |
 Nouvelle Alexandrie |
| Region | Boriquén and Islas de la Libertad regions |
| Ethnicity | Wakara people |
| Number of speakers | 7.8 million |
| Language family |
Wakaroid
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| Writing system | Audente script (Wakara alphabet) |
| Proto-Wakaroid | |
| Dialects | Borinquen Wakara, Libertad Wakara, Coastal Wakara, Highland Wakara |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |
Nouvelle Alexandrie (regional) |
| Regulated by | Wakara Language Institute (Lokono Dian Adayahunli Kabura) |
| Language codes | |
| MOS-9 codes | wkr |
The Wakara language (Lokono Dian, "people's language") is an indigenous language primarily spoken by the Wakara people in the Boriquén and Islas de la Libertad regions of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie. Wakara enjoys official regional language status in these territories, where it is used alongside the federation's national languages. Approximately 7.8 million people speak Wakara, with the highest concentration in Boriquén where it remains the primary language of daily communication for nearly 68% of the population.
Wakara belongs to the Wakaroid language family and represents one of the best-preserved indigenous languages of eastern Keltia. Its history reflects the maritime culture of its speakers, with a rich vocabulary relating to navigation, weather patterns, and the natural environment of coastal and island ecosystems.
History
Geographic distribution
Official status
Dialects and varieties
Borinquen Wakara
Libertad Wakara
Coastal Wakara
Highland Wakara
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
Stress
Grammar
Morphology
Nominal classification
Syntax
Possession
Writing system
Literature and cultural significance
Example vocabulary
Basic terms
- Lokono - person
- Lokonon - people (collective)
- Kabura - word, language
- Adayahunli - knowledge, wisdom
- Shimarha - sea, ocean
- Buna - house, dwelling
- Konoko - forest, woodland
- Hadali - sun
- Kathi - moon
- Oni - water
- Kari - gold
Maritime terminology
- Kanoa - canoe, boat
- Hiyaro - sail
- Tarampo - paddle
- Kodibio - current, tide
- Barakaro - wave
- Kasakabo - reef
- Anakuburha - horizon
- Hadalithe - east (sunrise direction)
- Hadalinobo - west (sunset direction)
- Shimarha bana - deep ocean
Cultural concepts
- Guaitiao - sacred bond of friendship, alliance
- Maboyan - spiritual healing practice
- Zemi - ancestral spirit
- Bohique - spiritual leader
- Batey - ceremonial gathering space
- Areito - ceremonial dance-song
- Cohoba - ritual preparation
- Makuaré - traditional festival marking seasonal transitions
- Nitaino - noble, leader
- Yucayeque - traditional settlement
