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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Bora

We have included twenty 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.

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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

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