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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Muinane Words

Welcome to our Muinane vocabulary page! Muinane is a Witotoan language, related to other languages like Bora and Witoto. We have included twenty basic Muinane words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. If you need to know a Muinane word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our Native American words fundraiser or visit our main Muinane site for more free resources.

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Muinane Word Set

(Click here for Muinane pronunciation guide)

English/Français/Español	Muinane words
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 words compared to words in related Witotoan languages: Witotoan Indian Words

Muinane Picture Dictionaries

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

Muinane number words

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