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Native American Vocabulary: Bora Words

Welcome to our Bora vocabulary page! Bora is a Witotoan language, related to other rainforest languages like Witoto and Ocaina. We have included twenty basic Bora words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Bora Indian words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a Bora word that is not in these wordlists, you can take part in our translations fundraiser or visit our Bora language site for more free resources.

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Bora Word Set

(Click here for Bora pronunciation guide)

English/Français/Español	Bora words
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

Bora number words

Additional Resources

   The Languages of the Andes (Amazon affiliate link)
   Bora
   Colombia indigenous languages
   English-Native American dictionary

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