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Below, you will find a small (but growing!) list of Paiute words and their meaning. Please contact the webmaster if you find an incorrect word or would like to add to this list!
| PAIUTE WORD |
DEFINITION |
PAIUTE WORD |
DEFINITION |
| Sumu'yoo |
One |
Ada |
crow |
| Waha'yoo |
Two |
nuga |
dance |
| Pahe'yoo |
Three |
tabuaggena |
dawn |
| Watsukwe'yoo |
Four |
Weze-ga'yoo |
deer |
| Manege'yoo |
Five |
Togu |
dog |
| Nana |
Man |
Tsagase'e |
donkey |
| Mogo'ne |
Woman |
kin naa'a |
father |
| Taba |
Sun |
uweka |
go to sleep |
| Muha |
Moon |
kene |
red hawk, chicken hawk |
| Paa |
Water |
nodda pehabe |
honey |
| Sawabe |
Sagebrush |
Wesepooggoo |
horse |
| sui'hoo |
Afraid |
pannunudu |
lake |
| tunna |
antelope |
tuggweggwetseba |
lightening |
| oha'a |
baby |
poohwi |
looking way into distance |
| toohoo'o |
bobcat |
besa soobedda |
love between man and wife |
| wannnga'a |
brother |
Wa'etse |
(old) man |
| bagootsoo |
buffalo |
powma |
raining |
| kaadu |
cat |
pune'e |
(little) sister |
| tubboge |
cave |
koomeba |
sky |
| Tooonugwetsedu |
cougar |
paatusooba |
star |
| Kootsoo |
cow |
nuunuawunu |
thunder |
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