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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Yucuna

We have included twenty 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.

You can find a broader selection of Yucuna words in our online picture glossaries. If you would like to know a word that is not included in any of these wordlists, you can take part in our Native American words fundraiser or visit our main Yucuna language site for more free resources.

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Yucuna Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Yucuna
One/Un/Uno	Pahluwáha
Two/Deux/Dos	Iyamá
Three/Trois/Tres	Wéehi kéele
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	Pa'ú kéele
Five/Cinq/Cinco	Pahluwá té'ela kéele
Man/Homme/Hombre	Achiñá
Woman/Femme/Mujer	Inanáru
Dog/Chien/Perro	Yawi
Sun/Soleil/Sol	Kamú
Moon/Lune/Luna	Keri
Water/Eau/Agua	Huni

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

Yucuna Picture Dictionaries

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

Yucuna animal words

Yucuna body parts

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