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Vocabulary Words in Native American Languages: Copainala Zoque

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.

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Zoque Copainala Word Set

English (Français) Zoque de Copainala
One (Un) Tum
Two (Deux) Metza
Three (Trois) Tucay
Four (Quatre) Macscuy
Five (Cinq) Mohsay
Man (Homme) Pin
Woman (Femme) Yomo
Sun (Soleil) Jama
Moon (Lune) Poyah
Water (Eau) Ni
White (Blanc) Popa
Yellow (Jaune) Pu'tzi
Red (Rouge) Tzapas
Black (Noir) Yic
Eat (Manger) Cu't
See (Voir) 'Is
Hear (Entendre) Matong
Sing (Chanter) Huan
Leave (Partir) Tzac

Click here to see Copainala vocabulary words compared to words in other Zoqean languages: Zoqean Indian Words
Click here to see Zoque vocabulary words compared to words in related Mixe-Zoque languages: Mixe-Zoque Indian Words

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