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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Cayapa

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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Cayapa Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Cayapa
One/Un/Uno	Main
Two/Deux/Dos	Pallu
Three/Trois/Tres	Pema
Man/Homme/Hombre	Unbeeruka
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Hinbu
Dog/Chien/Perro	Kucha
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Pahta
Moon/Lune/Luna	Kepe pahta
Water/Eau/Agua	Pi
Stone/Piedra/Pierre	Hupuka

Click here to see Cayapa vocabulary words compared to words in related Barbacoan languages: Barbacoan Indian Words

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