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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Tacana Words

Welcome to our Tacana vocabulary page! Tacana is a Pano-Tacanan language, related to other languages like Reyesano and Ese'ejja. We have included twenty basic Tacana words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Tacana words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a word that is not in 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 words
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!

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