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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Tamanaku

We have included ten 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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Tamanaku Word Set

English (Français) Tamanaku
One (Un) Tevin
Two (Deux) Achake
Three (Trois) Achilove
Man (Homme) Ipáliche
Head (Tete) Prutpe
Eye (Oeil) Yanuru
Sun (Soleil) Veyu
Moon (Lune) Nuna
Water (Eau) Duná
Corn (Mais) Xexe

Click here to see Tamanaku vocabulary words compared to words in related Cariban languages: Cariban Indian Words

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