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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Matis

We have included twenty 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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Matis Word Set

English/Français/Español	Matis
One/Un/Uno	Epapa
Two/Deux/Dos	Dabidpa
Three/Trois/Tres	Mikantet
Man/Homme/Hombre	Dada
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Chidabo
Dog/Chien/Perro	Wapa
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Tanun
Moon/Lune/Luna	Usi
Water/Eau/Agua	Waka

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

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