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Vocabulary Words in the Chon Language Family

These Chon 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 Chonan 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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Chon Word Sets

English (Français)	Ona	Tehuelche
One (Un)	Shórsh	Hauke
Two (Deux)	Shóki	Jokie
Three (Trois)	Shauke	Ka'ash
Four (Quatre)	Koni shóki	Kague
Man (Homme)	Chon	Allun
Woman (Femme)	Naa	Karken
Dog (Chien)	Uéshn	Shamehuen
Sun (Soleil)	Kren	Sheuen
Moon (Lune)	Kre	Kenginkon
Water (Eau)	Con	Le

Additional Resources

Wikipedia: Chon

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