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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Shebayo

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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Shebayo Word Set

Shebayo has long been extinct, so our only records of the language are wordlists recorded in the 17th and 18th century. Here are some words from two historical wordlists, from wordlists by Loukotka and de Laet: Wadaköli

English/Français/Español	Shebayo
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Wekulüe (Loukotka) Wecoelije (de Laet)
Moon/Lune/Luna	Kirtrirre (Loukotka) Kyrtzyrre (de Laet)
Head/Tete/Cabeza	Wakewüri (Loukotka) Wackewijrrij (de Laet)
Eye/Oeil/Ojo	Noeyeri (Loukotka) Noeyerii (de Laet)
Teeth/Dents/Dientes	Wadaköli (Loukotka) Wadacoely (de Laet)
Father/Pere/Padre	Heja (de Laet)
Mother/Mere/Madre	Hamma (de Laet)
Tree/Arbre/Arbol	Ataly (de Laet)

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

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