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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Apurina

We have included twenty basic words, enough to give you a feeling for each language. All the nouns are singular and all the verbs are 3rd person singular ("he or she sings") because many Native American languages don't have a separate infinitive ("to sing") the way English and French do.

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Apurina Word Set

English/Français/Español	Apurina
One/Un/Uno	Ãti
Two/Deux/Dos	Ipi
Three/Trois/Tres	Mapa
Man/Homme/Hombre	Kiki
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Sito
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Atokachi
Moon/Lune/Luna	Kasiri
Water/Eau/Agua	Ambarā
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Shamina

Click here to see Apurina vocabulary words compared to words in related Arawakan languages: Arawakan Indian Words

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