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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Carutana

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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Carutana Word Set

English/Français/Español	Carutana
One/Un/Uno	A'apetsa
Two/Deux/Dos	Ntsáme
Three/Trois/Tres	Mádali
Man/Homme/Hombre	Atsinari
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Inaru
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Kámui
Water/Eau/Agua	Úni
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Tídzye
House/Maison/Casa	Pánishi
Head/Tete/Cabeza	Núita
Hand/Main/Mano	Nukopü
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Makanáchi

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

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