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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Waorani Words

Welcome to our Waorani vocabulary page! Waorani is an indigenous language of Peru. It is a language isolate, not known to be related to any other languages. We have included twenty basic Waorani words here, to compare with other American Indian languages. You can find more Waorani 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 Huaorani language site for more free resources.

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Waorani Word Set

(Click here for Waorani pronunciation guide)

English/Français/Español	Waorani words
One/Un/Uno	Aroke
Two/Deux/Dos	Mẽña
Three/Trois/Tres	Mẽña go aroke
Man/Homme/Hombre	Õnginaen
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Õngkiyaen
Dog/Chien/Perro	Gĩta
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Naenke
Moon/Lune/Luna	Apãikã
Water/Eau/Agua	Epe
Stone/Pierre/Piedra	Dika

Waorani Picture Dictionaries

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

Waorani animal words

Waorani body parts

Waorani number words

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