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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Yukpa

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 Yukpa 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 Yukpa language site for more free resources.

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Yukpa Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Yukpa
One/Un/Uno	ükúma
Two/Deux/Dos	kósa
Three/Trois/Tres	koséra
Four/Quatre/Cuatro	kosátka
Five/Cinq/Cinco	omátka
Man/Homme/Hombre	küpa
Woman/Femme/Mujer	voré'pa
Dog/Chien/Perro	péro
Sun/Soleil/Sol	vícho
Moon/Lune/Luna	kúno
Water/Eau/Agua	kúna

Click here to see Yukpa vocabulary words compared to words in related Cariban languages: Cariban Indian Words

Yukpa Picture Dictionaries

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

Yukpa animal words

Yukpa body parts

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