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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Yokuts

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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Yokuts Word Set

English (Français)	Foothill Yokuts (Choinimni)	Northern Valley Yokuts (Chukchansi)	Southern Valley Yokuts (Yawelmani)
One (Un)	Yet	Yet'a	Yit
Two (Deux)	Punuy	Ponoy	Ponoi
Three (Trois)	Coopin	Soopin	Sop^hin
Four (Quatre)	Hatpanay	Hathpanay	Hotponoi
Five (Cinq)	Yiteinut	Yitecinil	Yitsinil
Man (Homme)	Kouteun	Mai	Nono
Woman (Femme)	Mukec	Muk'ela	Kaiina
Dog (Chien)	Teejej	Teexa	Huue
Sun (Soleil)	Opodo	Xapil	Op
Moon (Lune)	T'oynopodo	Tayenimniop	Op
Water (Eau)	Idik	Ilik'	'Ilik'

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

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