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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Amanaye Words

Welcome to our Amanaye vocabulary page! Amanaye is a Tupi Guarani language, related to other languages like Anambé and Wayampi. We have included twenty basic Amanaye words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Amanaye words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a word that is not in these wordlists, you can take part in our Native American words fundraiser or visit our main Amanaye site for more free resources.

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Amanaye Word Set

The Amanaye and Ararandewara tribes are usually considered to speak dialects of the same language. Since neither language is natively spoken any longer, it is unlikely this will ever be known for certain, however here are words which were recorded from the two languages so the similarities may be seen.

English (Français)	Amanaye words	Ararandewara
One (Un)	Cipei	Tipe
Two (Deux)	Moku	Mukũn
Three (Trois)	Heta	Heta
Man (Homme)	Kume	Kumbe
Woman (Femme)	Kunha	Kunhã
Dog (Chien)	Jawara	Jawara
Fish (Poisson)	Pira	Pira
Sun (Soleil)	Kwarahy	Kwarahy
Moon (Lune)	Jahy	Jahy
Water (Eau)	Y	Parana
Fire (Feu)	Tata	Tata
Stone (Pierre)	Ita	Itã

Click here to see Amanaye vocabulary words compared to words in related Tupi-Guarani languages: Tupi-Guarani Indian Words

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