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Native American Vocabulary: Bidai Words

Welcome to our Bidai vocabulary page! Bidai is an ancient language of Texas. Few records remain of the language, though some people believe it may have been related to Gulf languages like Atakapa. We have included twenty basic Bidai words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. If you need to know a Bidai word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our translation fundraiser or visit our main Bidai language site for more free resources.

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Bidai Word Set

To the best of our knowledge, these are the only known words to have been recorded from Bidai.

English/Français/Español	Bidai words
One/Un/Uno	Namah
Two/Deux/Dos	Nahonde
Three/Trois/Tres	Naheestah
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Nashirimah
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Nahot nahonde
Six/Six/Seis	Nashees nahonde
Boy/Garçon/Muchacho	Púskus
Corn/Maïs/Maíz	Tándshai

Additional Resources

   The Indian Texans (Amazon affiliate link)
   Native Americans in Texas
   Online American Indian dictionary
   American Native names

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