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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Karipuna

We have included ten 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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Karipuna Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Karipuna
One/Un/Uno	Ozús
Two/Deux/Dos	Erábo
Three/Trois/Tres	Quimichi
Man/Homme/Hombre	Oni
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Yúzá
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Badi
Moon/Lune/Luna	Ozi
Water/Eau/Agua	Waka

Click here to see vocabulary words in related Panoan languages: Panoan Indian Words

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