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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Waraiku

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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Waraiku Word Set

English/Français/Español	Waraiku
One/Un/Uno	Etetu
Two/Deux/Dos	Puyabana
Three/Trois/Tres	Mayba
Man/Homme/Hombre	Etialo
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Ghuma
Water/Eau/Agua	Uni
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Ighé
House/Maison/Casa	Pey'
Head/Tete/Cabeza	Ghi
Hand/Main/Mano	Nikabu
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Mechi

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

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