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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Pemon Words

Welcome to our Pemon vocabulary page! Pemon is a Cariban language, related to other languages like Atroari and Camaracoto. We have included twenty basic Pemon words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Pemon Indian words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a word that is not in these wordlists, you can take part in our Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Pemon language site for more free resources.

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Pemon Word Set

English/Français/Español	Arecuná Pemon	Taurepän Pemon
One/Un/Uno	Täukináng	Teukinán
Two/Deux/Dos	Sakeine	Sáke'ené
Three/Trois/Tres	Isélehaúvane	Seulúana
Man/Homme/Hombre	Uarati	Orauó
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Väi	Wéi
Moon/Lune/Luna	Kapeá	Kapéi
Water/Eau/Agua	Tuna	Tuná
Head/Tête/Cabeza	Pupai	Upai
Eye/Oeil/Ojo	Yénu	Yénu
Corn/Maïs/Maíz	A'anaig	Anaí

Click here to see Pemon vocabulary words compared to words in related Cariban languages: Cariban Indian Words

Pemon Picture Dictionaries

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

Pemon animal words

Pemon body parts

Pemon color words

Pemon number words

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