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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Wirina

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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Wirina Word Set

English/Français/Español	Wirina
Man/Homme/Hombre	Atinare
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Inau
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Kamoé
Water/Eau/Agua	Une
Fire/Feu/Fuego	Yishe
House/Maison/Casa	Bakué
Head/Tete/Cabeza	Shishikaba
Hand/Main/Mano	Likaue
Corn/Mais/Maiz	Auati

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

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