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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Piro

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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Piro Word Set

English/Français/Español Piro
One/Un/Uno Ruña
Two/Deux/Dos Gundupa
House/Maison/Casa Kitcäpo
Woman/Femme/Mujer Buavi
Sun/Soleil/Sol Ne
Moon/Lune/Luna Thin
Corn/Mays/Maiz Hiuje

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

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   Language of Peru
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   Native American Indian baby name
   The Arawak language family



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