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.

LESSONS PREPARED BY KEHTE DEER