LESSON TWO - DIALOGUES AND PHRASES

DIALOGUES AND PHRASES
WHO’s WHO?: NEGATIVE RESPONSES

 a)

I:ˀ gęh neˀ ___ ?   ‘Am I _____ ?’

Tęˀ, tęˀ i:s ___ dˀegę: .   ‘No, you’re not __ .’

I:s gęh neˀ ___ ?   ‘Are you ___ ?’

b)

Tęˀ, tęˀ i:ˀ ___ dˀegę: .   ‘No, I’m not ___ .’

_____ gęh ni:ˀ?   ‘Am I ___?’

Tęˀ, tęˀ ni:s ___ dˀegę: .   ‘No, you’re not __ .’

_____ gęh ni:s?   ‘Are you ___?’

Tęˀ, tęˀ ni:ˀ ___ dˀegę: .   ‘No, I’m not ___ .’

c)

___ gęh to:gyęh?   ‘Is that ____ ?’

Tęˀ, tęˀ __ dˀegę: to:gyęh.   ‘No, that’s not __ .’

___ gęh nę:gyęh?   ‘Is this ____ ?’

Tęˀ, tęˀ __ dˀegę: nę:gyęh.   ‘No, this isn’t __ .’

MORE EXAMPLES

I:s gęh nę:gyęh?   ‘Is this you?’

Tęˀ, tęˀ i:ˀ dˀegę: to:gyęh.   ‘No, that’s not me.’

I:ˀ gęh nę:gyęh?   ‘Is this me?’

Tęˀ, tęˀ i:s dˀegę: to:gyęh.   ‘No, that’s not you.’

I:ˀ gęh?   ‘Me?’

Tęˀ, tęˀ i:s.   ‘No, not you.’

Ęhę:ˀ, i:s.   ‘Yes, you.’

NOTES

1)    Word order
Word order in Cayuga is often quite free. As an example, the phrase Tęˀ, tęˀ ni:ˀ ___ dˀegę: can reorder the word ni:ˀ a little closer to the end, and still mean the same thing: Tęˀ, tęˀ _____ dˀegę: ni:ˀ ‘No, I’m not _____ .’ As you go along in your learning, remember once in a while to pay attention to the order that speakers put their words in. Because as always, if it’s good for them to say, it’s good for you to say too!

LESSON ONE - DIALOGUES AND PHRASES

DIALOGUES AND PHRASES


Sǫ: ni:ˀ?    ‘Who am I?’
Sǫ: ni:s?    ‘Who are you?’
_____ ni:ˀ.    ‘I’m _____ .’
_____ ni:s.    ‘You’re _____ .’
    
I:ˀ neˀ _____ .    ‘I’m _____ .’
I:s neˀ _____ .    ‘You’re _____ .’
I:s gęh neˀ _____ ?    ‘Are you _____ ?’
Ęhę:ˀ, i:ˀ neˀ _____ .    ‘Yes, I’m _____ .’
    
Sǫ: nę:gyęh?    ‘Who’s this?’
Sǫ: to:gyęh?    ‘Who’s that?’
_____ to:gyęh.    ‘That’s _____ .’
_____ nę:gyęh.    ‘This’s _____ .’
    
_____ gęh nę:gyęh?    ‘Is this _____ ?’
_____ gęh to:gyęh?    ‘Is that _____ ?’
Ęhę:ˀ, _____ to:gyęh.    ‘Yes, that’s _____ .’
Ęhę:ˀ, _____ nę:gyęh.    ‘Yes, this’s _____ .’

 

NOTES
1)    sǫ:(naht)

This question word, meaning ‘who’, has both a long form and a short form. The full, long form is sǫ:naht. The short form is sǫ:. Both are acceptable at any time; one isn’t more formal or correct.

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