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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Maipure

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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Maipure Word Set

English/Français/Español	Maipure
One/Un/Uno	Papeta
Two/Deux/Dos	Apanum
Three/Trois/Tres	Apekiva
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Kamosi
Water/Eau/Agua	Ueni
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Kati
House/Maison/Casa	Kaxü
Head/Tete/Cabeza	Nikibukú
Hand/Main/Mano	Nukapi
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Dzyomuki
Mother/Mere/Madre	Ina

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

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