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Native American Vocabulary: Machiguenga Words

Welcome to our Machiguenga vocabulary page! Machiguenga is an Arawakan language, related to other languages like Asháninka and Caquinte. We have included twenty basic Machiguenga words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Machiguenga Indian words in our online picture glossaries. If you need to know a Machiguenga word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Machiguenga language site for more free resources.

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Machiguenga Word Set

English/Français/Español	Machiguenga words
One/Un/Uno	Paniro
Two/Deux/Dos	Piteni
Three/Trois/Tres	Mavani
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Tovaini
Man/Homme/Hombre	Surari
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Tsinane
Dog/Chien/Perro	Otsiti
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Poreatsiri
Moon/Lune/Luna	Kashiri
Water/Eau/Agua	Nia

Click here to see Machiguenga vocabulary words compared to words in related Arawakan languages: Arawakan Words

Machiguenga Picture Dictionaries

Here are some themed Machiguenga word lists we have put together and illustrated for language learners. Feel free to print them out for classroom purposes!

Machiguenga number words

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