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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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