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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Tsafiki

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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Tsafiki Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Tsafiki
One/Un/Uno	Malu
Two/Deux/Dos	Palu
Three/Trois/Tres	Peman
Man/Homme/Hombre	Tsatsi
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Sona
Dog/Chien/Perro	Susu
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Yo
Moon/Lune/Luna	Pe
Water/Eau/Agua	Pi
Stone/Piedra/Pierre	Su

Click here to see Tsafiki vocabulary words compared to words in related Barbacoan languages: Barbacoan Indian Words

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