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Native American Vocabulary: Baure Words

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

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Baure Word Set

(Click here for Baure pronunciation guide)

English/Français/Español	Baure words
One/Un/Uno	Ponosh
Two/Deux/Dos	Apinosh
Three/Trois/Tres	Mponosh
Man/Homme/Hombre	Hir
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Eton
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Ses
Moon/Lune/Luna	Kiher
Water/Eau/Agua	In
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Yaki

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

Baure Picture Dictionaries

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

Baure animal words

Baure body parts

Baure color words

Baure number words

Additional Resources

   Baure: An Arawak Language of Bolivia (Amazon affiliate link)
   Baure
   Languages of Bolivia
   Online Native American dictionary
   Indians of the Amazon

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