Examples
The following are examples of words from the Comanche language. They are based primarily on the Comanche Vocabulary: Trilingual Edition by Manuel García Rejón (originally published in 1864). The orthography used here is not the official Comanche Alphabet, but is based on Spanish orthography. In it, doubled letters are long, and h is always sounded as in the English "hit", even in the middle of a word, as in "cuhtz" (kuutsuu 'buffalo'). An accent mark indicates stress on that syllable.
| English | Comanche | Official alphabet equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Boy | Tuinéhpua | tuinʉpʉ |
| Brother (Older) | Bávi | pabi (-babi following vowel) |
| Brother (Younger) | Rámi | tami (sometimes -rami following vowel) |
| Buffalo | Cuhtz | kuutsuu |
| Corn | Janib | hanipʉ |
| Cougar | Toyarohco | toyaruku |
| Coyote | Tzensa | tzsensa ? (usual modern term is kʉtséena) |
| Cricket | Tuaahtaqui | tuaahtaki |
| Deer | Areca | arʉka |
| Dog | Sarrie | sarii |
| Father | Ap | apʉ |
| Fire | Cuuna | kuuna |
| Fish | Pécui | pekwi |
| Frog | Pasauiyió | pasawʔóo |
| Grass | Sonip | sunipʉ |
| Horse | Puc | puuku |
| House | Caani | kahni |
| Jerky (meat) | Inap | inapʉ |
| Moon | Muea | mʉa |
| Mother | Pia | pia |
| No | Niatz | niats ?? (modern 'no' is kee) |
| Owl | Mupitz | mupitsʉ |
| Rabbit | Tábo | tabu |
| Rain | Emar | ʉmarʉ |
| Rainbow | Paracoa | paracoa |
| River | Piajunubi | pia hunuubi |
| Sister (Older) | Batzi | patsi (-batsi following a vowel) |
| Sister (Younger) | Nami | nami |
| Sky | Tomóbi | tomoobi |
| Star | Tatzinupi | tatsinupi |
| Sun | Taabe | taabe |
| Water | Paa | paa |
| Yes | Jaa | haa |
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