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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Cashinahua

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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Cashinahua Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Cashinahua
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

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