Vocabulary Words:
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ - something
ᎠᏒᎦ - it smells
ᏥᏩᏒᎦ - I smell it
ᎯᏩᏒᎦ - you smell it
ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ - what?
ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - s/he is cooking
ᏣᏔᎦ / ᏥᏔᎦ - chicken
ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏒᎦ - it smells good
ᎠᎩᏲᏏ
- I'm hungry!
ᏣᏲᏏᎭᏍᏉ? - are you hungry, too?
Ꮳ - Set "B" bound pronoun "you" (singular)
ᏲᏏ -
hungry
-Ꭽ - present tense marker
-ᏍᏉ - suffix which adds the meaning of "too" or "also"
ᎥᎥ - yes
ᎤᏙᏳ - very, a lot
ᎢᏣᏅᏂᏓ - You all sit down
ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᎢ - Let's eat
ᎯᎠ - this
ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - a meal
ᏎᎷ ᎦᏚ - corn bread
ᎠᏑᏍᏗ - gravy
ᏄᎾ ᎦᏓᏫᏔᎾ - mashed potatoes
ᏎᎷ ᏗᎱᏛ - boiled corn
ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᎳᏅ - fried chicken
ᎤᏖᏗ - delicious
ᎬᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤ - I am grateful to you
Prefixes & Suffixes:
osdi - set A pronoun:
the two of us (not including you)
ogini- set B pronoun: the two of us (not including you)
sdv- bound pronoun: the two of us(subject) you(object)
-sgwo - also, too. Ex. - ayvsgwo - I, too; me, too
Note: The "o" attached to bound pronouns indicates that the person being spoken to is not included. I.e., oginiyosiha - the two of us are hungry (not including you).
ᏍᎪᎯ - 10 - Sgohi
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏒᎦ!
ᏫᎵ - ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏥᏩᏒᎦ! ᏣᏂ - ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᏩᏒᎦ?
ᏫᎵ - ᏕᏈ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ!
ᏣᏂ - ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ?
ᏫᎵ - ᏣᏔᎦ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᏍᎦ! ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏒᎦ!
ᏣᏂ - ᎠᎩᏲᏏ! ᏂᎯᎾ? ᏣᏲᏏᎭᏍ?
ᏫᎵ - ᎥᎥ! ᎠᏴᏍᏉ ᎠᎩᏲᏏ! ᎤᏙᏳ ᎠᎩᏲᏏ!
ᏣᏂ - ᏕᏈ, ᏫᎵ ᎠᏴᏍᏉ ᎣᎩᏂᏲᏏ
ᏫᎵ - ᎥᎥ! ᏥᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᎳᏅ ᎣᏍᏗᏉᏍᎦ!
ᏕᏈ - ᎣᏣᏅᏂᏓ ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᎦᏃ!
ᏫᎵ - ᎯᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ! ᏎᎷ ᎦᏚ, ᎠᏑᏍᏗ, ᏄᎾ ᎦᏓᏫᏔᎾ, ᏎᎷ ᏗᎱᏛ, ᏃᎴ ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᎳᏅ ᎤᏖᏗ!
ᏣᏂ - ᏕᏈ, ᏍᏛᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤ!!
Gohusdi Osda Asvga!
Will - Gohusdi tsiwasvga!
Johnny - Gado yusdi hihw(a)svga?
Will - Degwi adasdayvhvsga!
Johnny - Gado yusdi adasdayvhvsga?
Will - Tsitaga adasdayvhvsga. Osda asvga!
Johnny - Agiyoshi! Nihina, tsayoshihas?
Will - v’v! Ayvsgwo agiyoshi! Udoyu agiyoshi!
Johny - Degwi, Wili ayvhno oginiyoshi!
Wili - vv! Tsitaga gatstanv osdisgwosga!
Deb - Hawa! Otsanvnida idalstayvhvgano!
Will - hia osda al’staydi! Selu gadu ale asusdi,
nuna gadawitana, selu dihudv, ale tsitaga gatsalanv
utedi.
Johnny - Degwi, sdvyalihelitse!
Answer The Questions
- 1) ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᏒᎦ ᏫᎵ?
- Gado yusdi uwasvga Wili?
- 2) ᎦᏙ ᎾᏛᏁᎭ ᏕᏈ?
- Gado nadvneha Dequi?
- 3) ᎤᏲᏏᎭᏍ ᏫᎵ?
- Uyosihas Wili?
Dialogue Ten
Something Smells Good!
Will - I smell something!
Johnny - What do you smell?
Will - Debbie is cooking!
Johnny What is she cooking?
Will - She's cooking chicken. It smells good!
Johnny - I'm hungry! How about you? Are you hungry?
Will - Yep! I'm hungry too! Very hungry!
Johny – Deb, Will and I are hungry
Will – Yes, we're craving chicken!
Deb - Okay! You two sit down and let's all eat!
Will - This is a good meal! Corn bread, gravy, mashed
potatoes, boiled corn, and delicious fried chicken!
Johnny - Deb, the two of us thank you!
Answers
- 1) ᏫᎵ ᏥᏔᎦ ᎤᏩᏩᏒᎦ.
- Will tsitaga uwawsvga.
- 2) ᏕᏈ ᎠᎵᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ.
- Dequi alsday'hvsga.
- 3) ᎥᎥ, ᏫᎵ ᏙᏳ ᎤᏲᏏᎭ.
- vv, Wili doyu uyosiha.