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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Cavineña Words

Welcome to our Cavinena vocabulary page! Cavinena is a Tacanan language, related to other languages like Tacana and Guarayo. We have included twenty basic Cavinena words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Cavineña words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a word that is not in these wordlists, you can take part in our Indian vocabulary words fundraiser or visit our main Cavinena language site for more free resources.

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Cavinena Word Set

English/Français/Español	Cavinena words
One/Un/Uno	Peadya
Two/Deux/Dos	Beta
Three/Trois/Tres	Quimisha
Man/Homme/Hombre	Deca
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Epuna
Dog/Chien/Perro	Chapa
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Ijeti
Moon/Lune/Luna	Badi
Water/Eau/Agua	Ena

Click here to see Cavinena vocabulary words compared to words in related Tacanan languages: Pano-Tacanan Indian Words

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