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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Keres

Our vocabulary sets section is under construction. Though we hope to add a set of 100 common words for each language eventually, complete with phonetic lettering and possibly even audio, that will have to wait until we get a grant of some kind. For now, we have included ten words for each language: the numbers one through five and words for man, woman, sun, moon, and water. If you need to know a Keres word that is not currently on our page, you can visit our main Keres language site for more free resources.

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Keresan Word Sets

Not all Pueblo people agree on whether Keres should be a written language or not. See this page for an interesting discussion of this topic by a Keres speaker. On our page, we have only included vocabulary words from Keres-speaking pueblos who are teaching their language as a written language in tribal schools today.

English (Franįais) Cochiti Laguna
One (Un) ishk iska
Two (Deux) kyuh'mi tyo
Three (Trois) chahm chemi
Four (Quatre) kya'nah tyanna
Five (Cinq) t'ahm tamma
Man (Homme) hachtzeh hadztse
Woman (Femme) k'uyaw koya
Dog (Chien) tiya tiya
Sun (Soleil) oshach osadza
Moon (Lune) tahwach tawadza
Water (Eau) tz'itz tsits
White (Blanc) k'ahshah or sch'amotz schamuts
Yellow (Jaune) kuchin kochiņi
Red (Rouge) kukain kukaņi
Black (Noir) muh'nah'kain mishchts



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