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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Cashinahua

Our vocabulary sets section is under construction. Though we hope to add a set of 100 common words for each language eventually, complete with phonetic lettering and possibly even audio, that will have to wait until we get a grant of some kind. For now, we have included ten words for each language. If you need to know a Cashinahua word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our Native American words fundraiser or visit our main Cashinahua language site for more free resources.

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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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