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Vocabulary Words in the Cahuapanan Language Family

These words are not spelled phonetically--each word is spelled according to the orthography of its own language, so if you're not familiar with these languages you will need to follow the links to see how to pronounce them. We are working on a second chart transcribed into IPA symbols. 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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Cahuapanan Word Sets

English/Franįais/Espaņol Chayahuita Jebero
One/Un/Uno A'na' Alaksak
Two/Deux/Dos Tsahtu' Tsatuk
Three/Trois/Tres Tsarah Tsala
Four/Quatre/Cuatro Kahtabinih Iņtsatuk
Five/Cinq/Cinco A'natīrahpu' Alikteklu
Man/Homme/Hombre Kīmabi Yuyu'
Woman/Femme/Mujer Sanabi Ku'apīr
Dog/Chien/Perro Ni'ni' Ņiņik
Sun/Soleil/Sol Niķkpo Kīki
Moon/Lune/Luna Pi'ih Dukīr
Water/Eau/Agua I'sha Dik'



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