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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Lower Tanana (Menhti Kenaga)

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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Tanana Word Set

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English (Français)	Lower Tanana
One (Un)	ts'iłk'i
Two (Deux)	notik'a
Three (Trois)	tox'i
Four (Quatre)	dengi
Five (Cinq)	'ołts'enayi
Man (Homme)	dena
Woman (Femme)	tr'axa
Dog (Chien)	łiga
Sun (Soleil)	na'aay
Moon (Lune)	na'aay
Water (Eau)	tuu'
White (Blanc)	ggaye'
Yellow (Jaune)	tsik
Red (Rouge)	k'ezra'
Black (Noir)	t'uuts

Click here to see Tanana vocabulary words compared to words in related Athabaskan languages: Athabaskan Indian Words

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