Vocabulary Words:

nun(a) - potato
nun(a) gadawitena - mashed potatoes
ge - or (see note)
uditasdi - for her (or him) to drink
aditasdi - beverage
uneha - s/he has something liquid
uyvtsa (uyhvdla) - cold
unvdi - milk
udanenv - juice
uwogi(lv) - beer (foam)
golvsdanv - coke
gesdi yi-g-aditasg-o'i - I don't drink Verb Breakdown
no - and (see note)
ge - or (see note)
usoyi - same
aseno - but
aditasga - s/he drinks


Prefixes & Suffixes:

-ha (present)
-a (present)
-o'i (habitual)
yi- (negative prefix)
sd- you two
plurals
tsu-
di-
de-


Note:
The suffix -no (Ꮓ) is used to express the idea of "and". When refering to two objects the suffix -no is connected to the second, as in; kowi unvdi-hno / ᎪᏫ ᎤᏅᏗᏃ - coffee and milk.

The suffix -ge (Ꭸ) is used to express the idea of "or". The usage of -ge can be seen in this simple sentence: ᎯᎠ ᏪᏌ ᎩᎵᎨ? hia wesa, gilige? (Is this a cat or a dog?). Also: unvdi-ge ama-ge tsaduli? / ᎤᏅᏗᎨ ᎠᎹᎨ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? - Do you want milk or water?

* This plural clause "Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏧᏴᏣ ᏕᏣᏁᎭ? do yusdi diditasdi tsuyvtsa detsaneha?" (what cold drinks do you have?) Note the usage of plural prefixes: a drink - aditasdi ~ drinks - di-ditasti; cold - uyvtsa ~ tsuhvtsa; you want it - tsaduliha ~ you want them - detsaduliha. Compared to: "Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᏴᏣ ᏣᏁᎭ? do yusdi aditasdi uyvtsa tsaneha?" ~ What (one single) cold drink do you have?

ᎯᏍᎩ - 5 - Hisgi
Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?

Waitress - ᎣᏏᏲ. Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᎩᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ?
Tsani - ᎠᏴ ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᏝᏅ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Waitress - ᏄᎾ ᎦᏓᏫᏖᎾ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ, ᏚᏯᎨ ᎠᏂᏤ?
Tsani - ᏚᏯ ᎠᏂᏤ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Waitress - Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
Tsani - Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏧᏴᏣ ᏕᏣᏁᎭ?
Waitress - ᎤᏅᏗ, ᎤᏓᏁᏅ, ᎤᏬᎩᎸ, ᎪᎸᏍᏓᏅᏃ ᏓᎩᏁᎭ.
Tsani - ᎪᎸᏍᏓᏅ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Waitress - ᎭᏩ. ᎢᎯᎾ, Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᎩᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
Awi - ᎠᏴ ᎤᏐᏱ ᎠᎩᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ. ᎠᏎᏃ, ᎪᎸᏍᏓᏅ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᎦᏗᏔᏍᎪᎢ, ᎤᏬᎩᎸ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Waitress - ᎭᏩ.

Do Yus(di) Tsaditasdi Tsaduliha

Waitress - Osiyo. Do yusdi sdagisdi sdaduliha?
Tsani - Ayv tsataga gatsatlanv agwaduliha.
Waitress - Nuna gadawitena tsaduliha, tuyage anitse.
Tsani -Tuya anitse agwaduliha
Waitress - Do yusdi tsaditasdi tsaduliha?
Tsani - Do yusdi diditasdi tsuyvtsa detsaneha?*
Waitress - Unvdi, udanenv, uwogil, golvsdanvno dagineha.
Tsani - Golvsdanv agwaduliha.
Waitress - Hawa. Ihina, do yusdi tsagisdi tsaduliha?
Awi - Ayv usoyi agigisdi agwaduliha. Aseno, golvsdanv gesdi yigaditasgo'i, uwogil agwaditasdi agwaduliha.
Waitress - Hawa.



Answer The Questions

1) ᎧᎪ ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏨᏝᏅ ᎤᏚᎵ?
Kago tsataga gatsvtlanv uduli?
2) ᏄᎾ ᎦᏓᏫᏖᎾᎨ ᏚᏯᎨ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ ᏣᏂ?
Nuna gadawitena ge tuya ge uduliha Tsani?
3) ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏯᏗᏔᏍᎪᎢ ᎠᏫ?
Gado usdi gesdi yaditasgo'i Awi?


Dialogue Five

What Do You Want To Eat?

Waitress - Hello. What do you two want to eat?
Tsani - I want fried chicken.
Waitress - Do you want mashed potatos or green beans?
Tsani - I want green beans.
Waitress - What do you want to drink?
Tsani - What cold drinks do you have?
Waitress - I have milk, juice, beer, and cola.
Tsani - I want cola.
Waitress - Okay. And what about you, what do you want to eat?
Awi - I want the same to eat. But, I don't drink cola, I want beer.
Waitress - Okay.



Answers

1) ᏣᏂ ᎠᏫᏃ ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏨᏝᏅ ᎤᎾᏚᎵ.
Tsani Awi-hno tsataga gatsvtlanv unaduli.
2) ᏚᏯ ᎠᏂᏤ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ.
Tuya anitse uduliha.
3) ᎪᎸᏍᏓᏅ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏯᏗᏔᏍᎪᎢ.
Golvsdanv gesdi yaditasgo'i.


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