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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Wintu

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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Wintu Word Sets

English (Français)	Nomlaki	Patwin	Wintu
One (Un)	K'etem	Eteta	K'ete·t
Two (Deux)	Palet	Pampata	Pa·l
Three (Trois)	Panoł	Ponohlta	Panuł
Four (Quatre)	Tławi	Emusta	Ł'awit
Five (Cinq)	Čansem	Etesemta	Č'ansem
Man (Homme)	Win	Wita	Wi·ta
Woman (Femme)	Daki	Paakita	P'o·qta
Dog (Chien)	Sukut	Haiyu	Suku
Sun (Soleil)	Tuku	Wiliwerus	Sas
Moon (Lune)	Čenał	Sanar	Čipisas
Water (Eau)	Mem	Mem	Me·m
Sing (Chanter)			C'a·wa

Click here to see Wintu vocabulary words compared to words in related Penutian languages: Penutian Indian Words

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