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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Piapoco Words

Welcome to our Piapoco vocabulary page! Piapoco is an Arawakan language, related to other languages like Cawishana and Mandawaka. We have included twenty basic Piapoco words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Piapoco 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 Native American words fundraiser or visit our main Piapoco language site for more free resources.

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Piapoco Word Set

(Click here for Piapoco pronunciation guide)

English/Français/Español	Piapoco guide
One/Un/Uno	Abéíri
Two/Deux/Dos	Pucháiba
Three/Trois/Tres	Máisiba
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Báinúaka
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Abéemàa wakáapi
Man/Homme/Hombre	Asìari
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Inanái
Dog/Chien/Perro	Áuri
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Èeri'
Moon/Lune/Luna	Kéeri
Water/Eau/Agua	Úni

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

Piapoco Picture Dictionaries

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

Piapoco animal words

Piapoco body parts

Piapoco number words

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