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Lesson-1: ʔi čəxʷ / Hello

Michelle Myles mmyles, ngobin
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Lesson-1: ʔi čəxʷ / Hello

ʔi čəxʷ – Hello
huyʔ – Goodbye
haʔɬ dadatu – Good morning
haʔɬ sləxil – Good day
haʔɬ sɬaxil – Good afternoon
haʔɬ sɬax̌il – Good night
ɬušudubicid čəd ʔal kʷi ƛ̕əllaʔ – See you later

Questions:

ʔəsčal čəxʷ – How are you?
ʔəsčal čəxʷ ti dəgʷiʔ – And how are you?
ʔəsƛ̕ubil čəd – I am fine
ʔəsxʷak̓ʷil čəd – I am tired
ʔəsx̌əɬ čəd – I am sick
ʔəstagʷəxʷ čəd – I am hungry
ʔəsbap čəd – I am busy
ʔəshiiɬ čəd – I am happy
ʔəstaqʷuʔ čəd – I am thirsty
ʔəsbiɬaʔəb čəd – I am annoyed

Replies:

gʷat kʷi adsdaʔ – What is your name?
Sam ti dsdaʔ – My name is Sam

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

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