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Vocabulary Words in the Witotoan Language Family

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.

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Witotoan Word Sets

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 Píínéehójtsí Naga ámade Naga amaga Pugoménari'e
Five/Cinq/Cinco Tsáhojtsí 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

Additional Resources

   Wikipedia: Witotoan



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