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Vocabulary Words in the Mascoian Language Family

These Mascoian 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 Mascoian 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.

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Mascoian Word Sets

English/Français/Español	Angaite	Kaskiha	Lengua	Maskoy	Sanapana
One/Un/Uno	Lhima	Lhepak	Lhama	Lhama	Lhema
Two/Deux/Dos	Akanit	Araet	Anit	Hanet	Kanet
Three/Trois/Tres	Akanit lhima'a	Araet nalhe	Antan lhama	Hanet tolhema	Katnalhema
Man/Homme/Hombre	Kenao	Enlhet	Enlhit	Enenlhet	Nenlhet
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Kelvana	Keluana	Kilana	Kiluana	Kilawa
Dog/Chien/Perro	Semhen	Semhen	Simhin	Semhen	Simhin
Water/Eau/Agua	Yemen	Yemen	Yinmin	Yemen	Yimin
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Talha	Talha	Talha	Talha	Talha
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Latsehe	Latse	Latsehe	Alatse	Latse
Fish/Poisson/Pes	Kelasma'	Kelasma	Kilasma	Kelasma	Kilasma
House/Maison/Casa	Angkok'	Ankuk	Lhankuk	Ankuk	Tengma

Additional Resources

Wikipedia: Mascoian

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