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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Yine Words

Welcome to our Yine vocabulary page! Yine, also known as Piro, is an Arawakan language, related to other languages like Machinere and Terena. We have included twenty basic Yine words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. If you need to know a Yine word that is not currently on our page, you can take part in our Indian words fundraiser or visit our main Yine language site for more free resources.

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Yine Word Set

English/Français/Español	Yine words
One/Un/Uno	Satupje
Two/Deux/Dos	Gepi
Three/Trois/Tres	Mapa
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Gepkoxamkoje
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Pamyo
Man/Homme/Hombre	Exi
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Setu
Dog/Chien/Perro	Abe
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Kaxi
Moon/Lune/Luna	Airi
Water/Eau/Agua	Gonu

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

Yine Picture Dictionaries

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

Yine number words

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