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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Tariano Words

Welcome to our Tariano vocabulary page! Tariano is an Arawakan language, related to other languages like Baniwa and Guarequena. We have included twenty basic Tariano words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Tariano Indian 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 words fundraiser or visit our main Tariano language site for more free resources.

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Tariano Word Set

(Click here for Tariano pronunciation guide)

English/Français/Español	Tariano words
One/Un/Uno	Páada
Two/Deux/Dos	Yamáda
Three/Trois/Tres	Manalída
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Kehpúnipe
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Peénkapi
Man/Homme/Hombre	Tsiari
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Ínaru
Dog/Chien/Perro	Chínu
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Keri
Moon/Lune/Luna	Keri
Water/Eau/Agua	Uúni

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

Tariano Picture Dictionaries

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

Tariano animal words

Tariano body parts

Tariano number words

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