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These Witotoan 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 Witotoan 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.
| English/Français/Español | Bora | Minica Witoto | Murui Witoto | Nipode Witoto |
| One/Un/Uno | Tsane | Da | Daje | Da |
| Two/Deux/Dos | Míñéécuú | Ména | Mena | Ména |
| Three/Trois/Tres | Pápihchúú | Da'ámani | Daje amani | Da'ámani |
| Four/Quatre/Cuatro | P |
Naga ámade | Naga amaga | Pugoménari'e |
| Five/Cinq/Cinco | Tsáhojts |
Jubekuiro | Dabecuìro | Hubéba |
| Man/Homme/Hombre | Wajpi | Uima | Üima | Uima |
| Woman/Femme/Mujer | Walle | Rungo | Rüño | Rungo |
| Dog/Chien/Perro | Oojííbye | Juco | Jüco | Huko |
| Sun/Soleil/Sol | Nuhba | Jitoma | Jitoma | Hidoma |
| Moon/Lune/Luna | Pécóejpi nuhba | Fu'ui | Fübuì | Pubu'i |
| Water/Eau/Agua | Nújpacyo | Jaunui | Jünui | Haunui |

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