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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Mesquaki-Sauk (Sac and Fox)

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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Meskwaki-Sauk Word Set

Meskwaki and Sauk are two dialects of the same language. They are very closely related and speakers of the two languages can understand each other easily, but, like American English and British English, the two dialects do have some different sounds and a few different words.

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English (Français) Meskwaki Sauk
One (Un) Nekoti Nekoti
Two (Deux) Ni·šwi Nîshwi
Three (Trois) Neswi Nethwi
Four (Quatre) Nye·wi Nyêwi
Five (Cinq) Nya·nanwi Nyânanwi
Man (Homme) Neniwa Neniwa
Woman (Femme) Ihkwe·wa Ihkwêwa
Dog (Chien) Anemo·ha Anemôha
Sun (Soleil) Ki·šeswa Kîshethwa
Moon (Lune) Ki·šeswa Tepehkî-Kîshethwa
Water (Eau) Nepi Nepi
White (Blanc) Wa·peški Wâpeshk
Yellow (Jaune) Asa·wi Athâw
Red (Rouge) Meškwi Meshkw
Black (Noir) Mahkate·wi Mahkatêw
Eat (Manger) Mi·čiwa Mîchiwa
See (Voir) Wa·patamwa Wâpatamwa
Hear (Entendre) Ehtawe·wa Ehtamwa
Sing (Chanter) Nakamowa Nakamowa
Leave (Partir) Nakane·wa Nâkwêwa

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