Vocabulary Words:

tsunalstaydi'i - a restaurant
hvgaiyani - How many? (see note)
tali iyani - There are "two".
ahani - here
sdahvga - you two sit down
ugisidi - to eat something neutral
agataha - s/he knows it
yi-tsi-gata-ha
tsitaga gatsatlanv - fried chicken
nvwisdi - it seems
duya anitse - green beans
-hno - and
d-agw-aduli-ha

Prefixes & Suffixes:

sd- you two
yi- negative prefix
dagw- plural "agw"

Note: The form "hvga'iyani" refers to living things. Therefore the meaning may be understood as something like "how many persons?". The response also requires "iyani", therefore "tali iyani" - two persons.

"Nvgi"

ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏔᏴᏗᎢ

Hostess - ᎣᏏᏲ. ᎲᎦᏱᏯᏂ.
Tsani - ᏔᎵ ᎢᏯᏂ.
Hostess - ᎠᎭᏂ ᏍᏓᎲᎦ.
Tsani - ᏍᎩ!
Awi - Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᎩᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ.
Tsani - ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ. ᎢᎯᎾ.
Awi - ᏥᏔᎦ ᎦᏨᏝᏅ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏅᏫᏏᏗ.
Tsani - ᎭᏩ, ᏥᏔᎦ ᎦᏨᏝᏅ ᎫᏯ ᎠᏂᏤᏃ ᏓᏆᏚᎵᎭ.


Tsunalstaydi'i

Hostess - Osiyo. Hvga'iyani.
Tsani - Tali iyani.
Hostess - Ahani sdahvga.
Tsani - Sgi!
Awi - Do yusdi tsagisdi tsaduliha.
Tsani - Gesdi yitsigata. Ihina.
Awi - Tsitaga gatsatlanv osd nvwisdi.
Tsani - Hawa, tsitaga gatsatlanv duya anitsehno dagwaduliha.

Answer The Questions

1) hvga'iyani tsunalstaydi'i aniyvhiha. (aniyvhiha - they are entering it.)
2) gado usdi unigisdi unaduli tsani awi-hno. (-hno - and
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Dialogue Four

What's your name?

- Hello. How many?
- Two.
- (you two)Sit here.
- Thank you.
- What do you want to eat?
- I don't know. What about you?
- Fried chicken seems good.
- Alright. I want fried chicken and green beans.

Answers

1) tali iyani.
2) tsitaga gatsatlanv duya anitsehno dunaduliha.