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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Orejon

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.

You can find a broader selection of Orejon words in our online picture glossaries. If you would like to know a word that is not included in any of these wordlists, you can take part in our Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Orejon language site for more free resources.

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Orejon Word Set

English/Français/Español	Orejon
One/Un/Uno	te'yo
Two/Deux/Dos	tepẽ'ño
Three/Trois/Tres	baba'ñõ
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	mĩõyorea
Five/Cinq/Cinco	te'hütürea
Man/Homme/Hombre	ühü
Woman/Femme/Mujer	nõmĩõ
Dog/Chien/Perro	yai hoya
Sun/Soleil/Sol	mãĩ
Moon/Lune/Luna	mãĩ ñãmĩãki
Water/Eau/Agua	oko

Click here to see Orejon vocabulary words compared to words in related Tucanoan languages: Tucanoan Indian Words

Orejon Picture Dictionaries

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

Orejon animal words

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