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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Salish

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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Salish Word Set

English (Français)	Flathead	Kalispel	Spokane
One (Un)	Nko'o	Nko'o	Niku'u
Two (Deux)	Eseł	Usel	Usel
Three (Trois)	Tsełe	Tsełes	Tse'ełes
Four (Quatre)	Mos	Mos	Mus
Five (Cinq)	Tsił	Tsil	Tsil
Man (Homme)	Skaltamiax	Skaltumiax	Skaltumiax
Woman (Femme)	Simmu'em	Simmu'em	Simmu'em
Sun (Soleil)	Spukani	Spukani	Sp'q'n'i
Moon (Lune)	Saka'am	Saka'am	Saka'am
Water (Eau)	Se'ułku	Se'uliq	Se'ułq

Click here to see Salish vocabulary words compared to words in related Salishan languages: Salishan Indian Words

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