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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Cashinahua Words

Welcome to our Cashinahua vocabulary page! Cashinahua is a Panoan language, related to other languages like Shipibo and Cashibo. We have included twenty basic Cashinahua words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Cashinahua Indian words in our online picture glossaries. If you need to know a Cashinahua word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our Native Americans translation fundraiser or visit our main Cashinahua language site for more free resources.

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Cashinahua Word Set

(Click here for Cashinahua pronunciation guide)

English/Français/Español	Cashinahua words
One/Un/Uno	Bestichai
Two/Deux/Dos	Dabe
Three/Trois/Tres	Dabe inun bestichai
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Dabe inun dabe
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Meken besti
Man/Homme/Hombre	Juni
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Ainbu
Dog/Chien/Perro	Kaman
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Badi
Moon/Lune/Luna	Uxe
Water/Eau/Agua	Unpax

Click here to see Cashinahua vocabulary words compared to words in related Panoan languages: Panoan Indian Words

Cashinahua Picture Dictionaries

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

Cashinahua color words

Cashinahua body parts

Cashinahua numbers

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