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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Tacana

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.

You can find a broader selection of Tacana words in our online picture glossaries. If you would like to know a word that is not included in any of these wordlists, you can take part in our Native American Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Tacana language site for more free resources.

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Tacana Word Set

English/Français/Español	Tacana
One/Un/Uno	Piáda
Two/Deux/Dos	Béta
Three/Trois/Tres	Imíxa
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Púxi
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Pixíka
Man/Homme/Hombre	Déha
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Epúna
Dog/Chien/Perro	Útsi
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Idáti
Moon/Lune/Luna	Badi
Water/Eau/Agua	Yávi

Click here to see Tacana vocabulary words compared to words in related Tacanan languages: Pano-Tacanan Indian Words

Tacana Picture Dictionaries

Here are some themed Tacana word lists we have put together and illustrated for language learners. Feel free to print them out for classroom purposes!

Tacana animal words

Additional Resources

   Bolivian languages
   Native legend
   Indian dog names
   Tacanan languages

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