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Vocabulary Words in the Jirajaran Language Family

These Jirajaran Indian 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 Jirajaran 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 Jirajaran word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our American Indian translation fundraiser or visit our main Jirajaran languages site for more free resources.

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Jirajaran Word Sets

English/Français/Español	Ayaman	Gayon	Jirajara
Man/Homme/Hombre	Yúsh	Yus	Iyít
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Senhá	Susegane	Siepuk
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Iñ	Yivat	Yuaú
Water/Eau/Agua	Ing	Guayí	Ing
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Dug	Dut	Dueg
House/Maison/Casa	Gagap	Hiyás	Gagap
Head/Tete/Cabeza	A-tógh	Is-tót	A-ktegi
Foot/Pied/Pie	A-sengán	Segue	Angán
Hand/Main/Mano	A-man	Amant	A-mant
Corn/Maïs/Maiz	Dosh	Dosivot	Dos
Stone/Pierre/Piedra	Eyi	Hiyuha	Dox

Additional Resources

Wikipedia: Jirajaran

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