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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Yucuna Words

Welcome to our Yucuna vocabulary page! Yucuna is an Arawakan language, related to other languages like Mandawaka and Ashaninka. We have included twenty basic Yucuna words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Yucuna Indian words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a word that is not in 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

(Click here for Yucuna pronunciation guide)

English/Français/Español	Yucuna words
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

Yucuna number words

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