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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Chinantec

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 Chinantec 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 Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Chinantec language site for more free resources.

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Chinantec Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Lealao Chinantec	Palantla Chinantec
One/Un/Uno	jay³	cong²
Two/Deux/Dos	aay⁴	ton¹
Three/Trois/Tres	aay³	hnøa¹²
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	chiuy³	quiun²
Five/Cinq/Cinco	n~ey³	hngii²
Man/Homme/Hombre	dsaa⁴ⁿ	dsa²ngioh¹²
Woman/Femme/Mujer	mi³	dsa²mø²
Sun/Soleil/Sol	n~ih²	hieg²
Moon/Lune/Luna	sih³	tsøh²
Water/Eau/Agua	jmii³	jmøi²

Click here to see Chinantec vocabulary words compared to words in related Oto-Manguean languages: Oto-Manguean Words

Chinantec Picture Dictionaries

Here are some themed Chinantec word lists we have put together and illustrated for language learners. Feel free to print them out for classroom purposes!

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