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Vocabulary Words in the Macro-Ge Language Family

These Macro-Ge 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 Macro-Ge Indian 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.

If you would like to know a Macro-Ge word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our American Indian translation fundraiser or visit our main Macro-Ge languages site for more free resources.

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Macro-Ge Word Sets

	Ge		Bororan
English/Français/Español	Xavante	Apinaye	Bororo
One/Un/Uno	Misi	Pyxi	Mito
Two/Deux/Dos	Maparane	Axkrut	Pobe
Three/Trois/Tres	Si'ubdatõ	Axkrut nẽ pyxi	Pobe ma me'tuja bo'kware
Man/Homme/Hombre	Aibâ	My	Imedu
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Pi'õ	Ni	Aredu
Dog/Chien/Perro	Waptsã	Rop	Arigao
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Bâdâ	Myt	Meri
Moon/Lune/Luna	A'amo	Chũ're	Ari
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Uzâ	Kuvy	Joru
Water/Eau/Agua	Â	Gô	Pobo

Additional Resources

Wikipedia: Macro-Ge

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