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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Mariate

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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Mariate Word Set

English/Français/Español Mariate
One/Un/Uno Apakeri
Two/Deux/Dos Mechema
Three/Trois/Tres Atapo
Woman/Femme/Mujer Ynana
Sun/Soleil/Sol Gamui
Water/Eau/Agua Uni
Fire/Feu/Fuego Ichepa
House/Maison/Casa Panisi
Head/Tete/Cabeza Nobida
Hand/Main/Mano Noghapi
Corn/Mais/Maiz Pékye

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



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