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Native American Vocabulary: Aruan Words

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

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Aruan Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Aruan words
One/Un/Uno	Aucéyre
Two/Deux/Dos	Dekuráma
Three/Trois/Tres	Ukeduke
Man/Homme/Hombre	Ateynál
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Eyxakal
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Hámo
Moon/Lune/Luna	Hœth
Water/Eau/Agua	Uny
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Dissy
House/Maison/Casa	Údi

Click here to see Aruan vocabulary words compared to words in related Arawakan languages: Arawakan Vocabulary

Aruan Picture Dictionaries

Here are some themed Aruan word lists we have put together and illustrated for language learners. Feel free to print them out for classroom purposes!

Aruan animal words

Aruan body parts

Aruan color words

Aruan number words

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