Body Parts

1. akã

   Head

   Usage

   "Che akãrasy" = my head hurts; akã plus rasy (pain) builds the symptom word

2. áva

   Hair

   Usage

   The hair on your head; used at a barber or salon

3. tova

   Face

   Usage

   In the possessed form it becomes "che rova"; this t-/r- alternation is common with Guaraní body words

4. tesa

   Eye

   Usage

   The possessed form is "che resa" (my eye)

5. nambi

   Ear

   Usage

   Point to it when your ear hurts

6. tĩ

   Nose

   Usage

   The ĩ is a nasal vowel, voiced through the nose

7. juru

   Mouth

   Usage

   Used at the dentist. The j sounds like an English y, not a Spanish j

8. tãi

   Tooth

   Usage

   Point at the tooth while showing this. The ã is a nasal vowel

9. kũ

   Tongue

   Usage

   The ũ is nasal. It is a one-syllable word, so show it while sticking your tongue out to be sure

10. ajúra

    Neck

    Usage

    The outside of the neck; for pain on swallowing use ahy'o (throat)

11. ahy'o

    Throat

    Usage

    The ' is the puso, a glottal stop: the breath cuts off for an instant

12. ati'y

    Shoulder

    Usage

    The final y is Guaraní's sixth vowel, a high central sound between "ee" and "oo"

13. jyva

    Arm

    Usage

    Guaraní separates the arm (jyva) from the hand (po)

14. po

    Hand

    Usage

    From the wrist down; the whole arm is jyva

15. kuã

    Finger

    Usage

    The ã is nasal. It refers to the fingers of the hand

16. pyti'a

    Chest

    Usage

    Chest pain is urgent; show it to a doctor right away

17. py'a

    Innards / seat of feeling

    Usage

    Both the innards and the seat of emotion; it underlies feeling words like py'a rory (joy) and py'aguapy (peace of mind)

18. hyepy

    Belly / abdomen

    Usage

    The belly in general; the Health & Hospital category's "Che pype rasy" (my stomach hurts) refers to the same area

19. atukupe

    Back

    Usage

    The whole back

20. tetyma

    Leg

    Usage

    Distinguished from py, the foot. The possessed form is "che retyma"

21. tenypy'ã

    Knee

    Usage

    The possessed form is "che renypy'ã"

22. py

    Foot

    Usage

    The whole leg is tetyma

23. pire

    Skin

    Usage

    Use it for insect bites and rashes; mosquitoes are plentiful in Paraguay

24. kangue

    Bone

    Usage

    Used for a fracture, and also when talking about fish bones

25. tuguy

    Blood

    Usage

    The possessed form is "che ruguy"; used for blood type and bleeding

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