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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Palikur

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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Palikur Word Set

English/Français/Español	Palikúr
One/Un/Uno	Pahat
Two/Deux/Dos	Pitana
Three/Trois/Tres	Mpana
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Paxnika
Man/Homme/Hombre	Awair
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Tino
Dog/Chien/Perro	Peru (from Spanish)
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Kamui
Moon/Lune/Luna	Kairi
Water/Eau/Agua	Uni

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

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