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Vocabulary Words in the Jivaroan 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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Jivaroan Word Sets

English/Français/Español	Achuar	Aguaruna	Huambisa	Shuar
One/Un/Uno	Chikíchik	Makichik	Tikichik	Chikíchik
Two/Deux/Dos	Jímiar	Jimag	Jimar	Jímiar
Three/Trois/Tres	Kambátam	Kampatum	Kampatum	Manaint
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Chindúk chindúk	Ipaksumat	Aintuk-aintuk	Aínttiuk
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Ju uvejkamash	Uweg amum	Uwejan chikichkinak	Uwej
Man/Homme/Hombre	Áishmag	Aíshmag	Ashmag	Aishman
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Núwa	Núwa	Nuwa	Núa
Dog/Chien/Perro	Yawáñ	Yawá	Yawa	Yawá
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Tsáñ	Etsajaĩ	Etsa	Etsa
Moon/Lune/Luna	Yántu	Nantú	Nantu	Nantu
Water/Eau/Agua	Yúmi	Yumi	Entsa	Entsá

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