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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Cawishana

We have included ten 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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Cawishana Word Set

English/Français/Español	Cawishana
One/Un/Uno	Bälämo
Two/Deux/Dos	Mätalá
Three/Trois/Tres	Bämä bikaka
Man/Homme/Hombre	Cinani
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Mawaoká
Water/Eau/Agua	Auví
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Ikiö
House/Maison/Casa	Banö
Head/Tete/Cabeza	Naoá
Hand/Main/Mano	Nagúbi
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Mási

Click here to see Cawishana vocabulary words compared to words in related Arawakan languages: Arawakan Indian Words

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