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Native American Vocabulary: Ashaninka Words (Campa)

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

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Ashaninka Word Set

Click here for Ashaninka pronunciation guide

English/Franais/Español	Ashaninka	Asheninka Pajonal
One/Un/Uno	Aparo	Aparoni
Two/Deux/Dos	Apite	Apiti
Three/Trois/Tres	Maava	Maawa
Man/Homme/Hombre	Shirampari	Shirampari
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Tsinane	Tsinani
Dog/Chien/Perro	Otsiti	Otsitsi
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Poreatsiri	Oorya
Moon/Lune/Luna	Cashiri	Cashiri
Water/Eau/Agua	Nija	Jiaa

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

Ashaninka Picture Dictionaries

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

Ashaninka animal words

Ashaninka color words

Ashaninka number words

Additional Resources

   Spanish-Asheninca dictionary (Amazon affiliate link)
   Ashaninka
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   Amazon Indians

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