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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Candoshi

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 Candoshi 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 words fundraiser or visit our main Candoshi language site for more free resources.

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Candoshi Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Candoshi
One/Un/Uno	Mínamtá
Two/Deux/Dos	Tsíbonó
Three/Trois/Tres	Tóochpá
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Ipónponáró
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Zamíatpata
Man/Homme/Hombre	Kamooza
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Kiiza
Dog/Chien/Perro	Tomoozi chinoozi
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Zaari
Moon/Lune/Luna	Tsoopi
Water/Eau/Agua	Kógó

Candoshi Picture Dictionaries

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

Candoshi animal words

Candoshi body parts

Candoshi color words

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