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Vocabulary Words in the Tupian Language Family

These Tupian 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 Tupi-Guarani 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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Tupian Word Sets

English/Français/Español	Ache	Guaraní	Guaja	Xipaya
One (Un)	Etakrã	Peteĩ	Makamutuhũ	Meme
Two (Deux)	Mirõ	Mokõi	Inuhũ	Buda
Three (Trois)	Meme	Mbohapy	Ha'i	Minam
Four (Quatre)		Irundy		Duaetuchẽ
Man (Homme)	Awa	Kuimba'e	Wanihã	Sanapu
Woman (Femme)	Kuja	Kuña	Wahy	Sidja
Dog (Chien)	Begi	Jagua	Jawa	Apu
Sun (Soleil)	Krey	Kuarahy	Kwarahy	Kwazadi
Moon (Lune)	Jachy	Jasy	Jahy	Manduka
Water (Eau)	Y	Y	Y	Iã

Additional Resources

Wikipedia: Tupi-Guarani

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