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Beothuk Animal Words (Red Indian)

The Beothuk language has long been extinct, so these vocabulary words come from 18th- and 19th-century sources and may well have some errors in them; sadly, there are no native speakers left to verify them.

osweet	bidesuk	odusweet
moisamadrook	giwashuwet	dogajavick
gobidin	odensook	poopusraut

Additional Resources

   History and Ethnography of the Beothuks (Amazon affiliate link)
   Beothuk word list
   Beothuk history
   Beothuk numbers
   North American Indian tribes
   American Indian names

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