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Native American Vocabulary: Ayaman Words

Welcome to our Ayaman vocabulary page! Ayaman was a Jirajaran language, related to other Venezuelan languages like Jirajara and Gayon. We have included twenty basic Ayaman words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. If you need to know an Ayaman word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our American Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Ayaman language site for more free resources.

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Ayaman Word Set

English/Français/Español	Ayaman words
One/Un/Uno	Bógha
Two/Deux/Dos	Auyí
Three/Trois/Tres	Mongañá
Man/Homme/Hombre	Yúsh
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Senhá
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Iñ
Moon/Lune/Luna	Yu
Water/Eau/Agua	Ing
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Dug
Stone/Pierre/Piedra	Dos
House/Maison/Casa	Gagap
Head/Tete/Cabeza	A-tógh
Hand/Main/Mano	A-man
Corn/Maïs/Maiz	Dosh
Big/Gros/Grande	Déu
Drink/Boire/Beber	Manghi
Sleep/Dormir/Dormir	Kin

Click here to see Ayaman vocabulary words compared to words in related Jirajaran languages: Jirajaran Indian Words

Ayaman Picture Dictionaries

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

Ayaman animal words

Ayaman body parts

Ayaman color words

Ayaman food words

Ayaman number words

Additional Resources

   The Languages of the Andes (Amazon affiliate link)
   Venezuelan Indian languages
   Andean tribes
   Native animal names

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