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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Wainuma

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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Wainuma Word Set

English/Français/Español	Wainuma
One/Un/Uno	Apágeri
Two/Deux/Dos	Macháma
Three/Trois/Tres	Matsüke
Man/Homme/Hombre	Achijari
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Inaru
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Ghamui
Water/Eau/Agua	Auni
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Icheba
House/Maison/Casa	Panísi
Head/Tete/Cabeza	Baita
Hand/Main/Mano	Nogápi
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Pexkia

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

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