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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Caquinte

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.

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Caquinte Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Caquinte
One/Un/Uno	Aparo
Two/Deux/Dos	Ma'riti
Three/Trois/Tres	Oshequi
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Tsinani
Dog/Chien/Perro	Shishi
Water/Eau/Agua	Niya
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Noamarito
Stone/Pierre/Piedra	Mapi
Head/Tete/Cabeza	No'gita
Hand/Main/Mano	Natso
House/Maison/Casa	Nowantso
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Shinqui

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

Caquinte Picture Dictionaries

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

Caquinte animal words

Caquinte body parts

Caquinte color words

Additional Resources

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