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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Tohono O'odham (Papago)

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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Tohono O'odham Word Set

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English (Français)	Tohono O'odham
One (Un)	Hema
Two (Deux)	Gohk
Three (Trois)	Waik
Four (Quatre)	Gi'ik
Five (Cinq)	Hetasp
Man (Homme)	Cheoj
Woman (Femme)	Oks
Sun (Soleil)	Tash
Moon (Lune)	Mashath
Water (Eau)	Shuhthagi

Click here to see Tohono O'odham vocabulary words compared to words in related Uto-Aztecan languages: Uto-Aztecan Indian Words

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