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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Canamari de Punus

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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Canamari de Punus Word Set

English/Français/Español	Canamari
One/Un/Uno	Satibika
Two/Deux/Dos	Hepü
Three/Trois/Tres	Mapa
House/Maison/Casa	Panichi
Corn/Mays/Maiz	Shishie
Mother/Mere/Madre	Atu
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Ghasirü
Water/Eau/Agua	Wenü

Click here to see Canamari vocabulary words compared to words in related Arawakan languages: Arawakan Indian Words

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