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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Cavineña

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.

You can find a broader selection of Cavineña words in our online picture glossaries. If you would like to know a word that is not included in any of these wordlists, you can take part in our Native American Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Cavinena language site for more free resources.

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Cavinena Word Set

English/Français/Español	Cavinena
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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