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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Bora

We have included ten basic words, enough to give you a feeling for each language. All the nouns are singular and all the verbs are 3rd person singular ("he or she sings") because many Native American languages don't have a separate infinitive ("to sing") the way English and French do.

You can find a broader selection of Bora words in our online picture glossaries. If you would like to know a word that is not included in any of these wordlists, you can take part in our Native American Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Bora site for more free resources.

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Bora Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Bora
One/Un/Uno	Tsane
Two/Deux/Dos	Míñéécuú
Three/Trois/Tres	Pápihchúú
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Píínéehójtsí
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Tsáhojtsí
Man/Homme/Hombre	Wajpi
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Walle
Dog/Chien/Perro	Oojííbye
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Nuhba
Moon/Lune/Luna	Pécóejpi nuhba
Water/Eau/Agua	Nújpacyo

Click here to see Bora vocabulary words compared to words in related Witotoan languages: Witotoan Indian Words

Bora Picture Dictionaries

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

Bora animal words

Bora body parts

Bora color words

Additional Resources

   Colombia indigenous languages
   English-Native American dictionary
   Native American Indian names
   Bora-Witoto

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