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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Ticuna

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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Ticuna Word Set

English/Français/Español	Ticuna
One/Un/Uno	Wüxi
Two/Deux/Dos	Taxre
Three/Trois/Tres	Tomaxixpü
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Ãgümücü
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Wüxi mixepüx
Man/Homme/Hombre	Chatü
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Ngexüi
Dog/Chien/Perro	Airu
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Iake
Moon/Lune/Luna	Tawẽmake
Water/Eau/Agua	Dexá

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