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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Chontaquiro

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.

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Chontaquiro Word Set

English/Français/Español	Chontaquiro
One/Un/Uno	Suriti
Two/Deux/Dos	Apíri
Three/Trois/Tres	Nokiri
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Kachi
Water/Eau/Agua	Uné
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Chichi
Head/Tete/Cabeza	Huexixua
Hand/Main/Mano	Huamianuta
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Siemo
House/Maison/Casa	Panchi

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

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