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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Muinane

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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Muinane Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Muinane
One/Un/Uno	Sáano
Two/Deux/Dos	Mínooci
Three/Trois/Tres	Mínooci sáano
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Mínooci mínooci
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Sahúse
Man/Homme/Hombre	Gáifi
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Gáigo
Dog/Chien/Perro	Jícu
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Níhiba
Moon/Lune/Luna	Fúcúo níhiba
Water/Eau/Agua	Nífaihu

Click here to see Muinane vocabulary words compared to words in related Witotoan languages: Witotoan Indian Words

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