Vocabulary Words:
nun(a) - potato
nun(a) gadawitena - mashed potatoes
ge - or (see note)
uditasdi - for her (or him) to drink
aditasdi - beverage
uneha - s/he has something liquid
uyvtsa (uyhvdla) - cold
unvdi - milk
udanenv - juice
uwogi(lv) - beer (foam)
golvsdanv - coke
gesdi yi-g-aditasg-o'i - I don't drink Verb
Breakdown
no - and (see note)
ge - or (see note)
usoyi - same
aseno - but
aditasga - s/he drinks
Prefixes & Suffixes:
-ha (present)
-a (present)
-o'i (habitual)
yi- (negative prefix)
sd- you two
plurals
tsu-
di-
de-
Note:
The suffix -no (Ꮓ) is used to express the idea of "and". When
refering to two objects the suffix -no is connected to the
second, as in; kowi unvdi-hno / ᎪᏫ ᎤᏅᏗᏃ - coffee and milk.
The suffix -ge (Ꭸ) is used to express the idea of "or". The usage of -ge can be seen in this simple sentence: ᎯᎠ ᏪᏌ ᎩᎵᎨ? hia wesa, gilige? (Is this a cat or a dog?). Also: unvdi-ge ama-ge tsaduli? / ᎤᏅᏗᎨ ᎠᎹᎨ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? - Do you want milk or water?
* This plural clause "Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏧᏴᏣ ᏕᏣᏁᎭ? do yusdi diditasdi tsuyvtsa detsaneha?" (what cold drinks do you have?) Note the usage of plural prefixes: a drink - aditasdi ~ drinks - di-ditasti; cold - uyvtsa ~ tsuhvtsa; you want it - tsaduliha ~ you want them - detsaduliha. Compared to: "Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᏴᏣ ᏣᏁᎭ? do yusdi aditasdi uyvtsa tsaneha?" ~ What (one single) cold drink do you have?
ᎯᏍᎩ - 5 - Hisgi
Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
Waitress - ᎣᏏᏲ. Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᎩᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ?Tsani - ᎠᏴ ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᏝᏅ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Waitress - ᏄᎾ ᎦᏓᏫᏖᎾ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ, ᏚᏯᎨ ᎠᏂᏤ?
Tsani - ᏚᏯ ᎠᏂᏤ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Waitress - Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
Tsani - Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏧᏴᏣ ᏕᏣᏁᎭ?
Waitress - ᎤᏅᏗ, ᎤᏓᏁᏅ, ᎤᏬᎩᎸ, ᎪᎸᏍᏓᏅᏃ ᏓᎩᏁᎭ.
Tsani - ᎪᎸᏍᏓᏅ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Waitress - ᎭᏩ. ᎢᎯᎾ, Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᎩᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
Awi - ᎠᏴ ᎤᏐᏱ ᎠᎩᎩᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ. ᎠᏎᏃ, ᎪᎸᏍᏓᏅ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᎦᏗᏔᏍᎪᎢ, ᎤᏬᎩᎸ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Waitress - ᎭᏩ.
Do Yus(di) Tsaditasdi Tsaduliha
Waitress - Osiyo. Do yusdi sdagisdi sdaduliha?
Tsani - Ayv tsataga gatsatlanv agwaduliha.
Waitress - Nuna gadawitena tsaduliha, tuyage anitse.
Tsani -Tuya anitse agwaduliha
Waitress - Do yusdi tsaditasdi tsaduliha?
Tsani - Do yusdi diditasdi tsuyvtsa detsaneha?*
Waitress - Unvdi, udanenv, uwogil, golvsdanvno dagineha.
Tsani - Golvsdanv agwaduliha.
Waitress - Hawa. Ihina, do yusdi tsagisdi tsaduliha?
Awi - Ayv usoyi agigisdi agwaduliha. Aseno, golvsdanv gesdi
yigaditasgo'i, uwogil agwaditasdi agwaduliha.
Waitress - Hawa.
Answer The Questions
- 1) ᎧᎪ ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏨᏝᏅ ᎤᏚᎵ?
- Kago tsataga gatsvtlanv uduli?
- 2) ᏄᎾ ᎦᏓᏫᏖᎾᎨ ᏚᏯᎨ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ ᏣᏂ?
- Nuna gadawitena ge tuya ge uduliha Tsani?
- 3) ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏯᏗᏔᏍᎪᎢ ᎠᏫ?
- Gado usdi gesdi yaditasgo'i Awi?
Dialogue Five
What Do You Want To Eat?
Waitress - Hello. What do you two want to eat?
Tsani - I want fried chicken.
Waitress - Do you want mashed potatos or green beans?
Tsani - I want green beans.
Waitress - What do you want to drink?
Tsani - What cold drinks do you have?
Waitress - I have milk, juice, beer, and cola.
Tsani - I want cola.
Waitress - Okay. And what about you, what do you want to eat?
Awi - I want the same to eat. But, I don't drink cola, I want
beer.
Waitress - Okay.
Answers
- 1) ᏣᏂ ᎠᏫᏃ ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏨᏝᏅ ᎤᎾᏚᎵ.
- Tsani Awi-hno tsataga gatsvtlanv unaduli.
- 2) ᏚᏯ ᎠᏂᏤ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ.
- Tuya anitse uduliha.
- 3) ᎪᎸᏍᏓᏅ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏯᏗᏔᏍᎪᎢ.
- Golvsdanv gesdi yaditasgo'i.
