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!