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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Yukpa Words

Welcome to our Yukpa vocabulary page! Yukpa is a Cariban language, related to other languages like Cumanagoto and Trio. We have included twenty basic Yukpa words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Yukpa 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 Yukpa language site for more free resources.

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Yukpa Word Set

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English/Français/Español	Yukpa words
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

Yukpa number words

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