a higher spirit/god up in the sky, and this is reflected in the vocabulary in this language. Kapóng = Sky People akwalo = the spirit akwa = God's place Waica = warrior Taemogoli = grandfather Kapo = in the sky Iopotari akuru = chief spirit Morphology yamok (aemvk) is an ending used to make words plural. (i.e.) Adding yamok to "Kapong" makes "Kapong" plural; Kapong yamok. -da is a marker used to mark possession. (i.e.) kaata = book; da kaata = my book. The word preferred word order of Kapóng is subject-object-verb, for example: However, the word order is flexible and there are cases where the object precedes the subject in sentences. Such as: There are no gender distinctions found in Kapóng, as there are no differences in personal pronoun systems and affixes to indicate genders of nouns. Similes are often used in writing, as many words in this language allow this to occur. Through the use of suffixes, many words can be converted into similes. Examples are as follows: -kasa = 'like' -walai = 'similar to' References External links http://www.language-museum.com/encyclopedia/a/akawaio.php http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/668/guide http://www.native-languages.org/akawaio.htm Languages of Guyana Languages of Venezuela Cariban languages