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Month: August 2021

Lesson-2: Nouns and Articles

David mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson-2: Nouns and Articles

ti syaʔyaʔ – male friend
tsi syaʔyaʔ – female friend
tsi sɬadəyʔ – woman
ti stubš – man
ti stutubš – boy
tsi sɬaɬədəyʔ – girl
ti John – John
tsi Jane – Jane

Questions:

ʔəsčal čəxʷ – How are you?
ʔəsčal čəxʷ ti dəgʷiʔ – And how are you?
ʔəsčal ti adsyaʔyaʔ – How is your (male) friend?
ʔəsčal tsi adsyaʔyaʔ – How is your (female) friend?
ʔəsčal ti stubš – How is the man?
ʔəsčal tsi sɬadəyʔ – How is the woman?
ʔəsčal ti adstutubš – How is your boy?
ʔəsčal tsi adsɬaɬədəyʔ- How is your girl?
ʔəsčal ti ǰun – How is John?
ʔəsčal tsi ǰin – How is Jane?

Replies:

ʔu… sʔušəbabdxʷ – Oh you poor thing
ʔu.. day̓ haʔɬ – Oh That’s good.
ʔačəda! – Oh my Goodness

Cultural component: ʔi – hello (as in many Native American languages, can also mean “yes”)

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