Vocabulary Words:
tsunalstaydi'i - a restaurant
hvga iyani - How many people? (see note)
tali iyani - There are "two".
ahani - here
sdahvga - you two sit down
ugisidi - to eat something neutral
ag'taha - s/he knows it
yi-tsi-gata-ha
tsitaga gvtsatlanv - fried chicken
nvwisdi - it seems
tuya anitse - green beans
-hno - and
d-agw-aduli-ha - I want them
Prefixes & Suffixes:
sd- you two
yi- negative prefix
dagw- plural "agw"
Note:
The form "hvga iyani" refers to living things and is used in North Carolina. Therefore the meaning may be understood as something like "how many persons?". The response also requires "iyani", therefore "tali iyani" - two persons. The equivalent form in Oklahoma Cherokee is "hatlv iyani".
ᏅᎩ - 4 - Nvgi
ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏔᏴᏗᎢ
Hostess - ᎣᏏᏲ. ᎲᎦ ᎢᏯᏂ? Tsani - ᏔᎵ ᎢᏯᏂ.
Hostess - ᎠᎭᏂ ᏍᏓᎲᎦ.
Tsani - ᏍᎩ!
Ahwi - Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᎩᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
Tsani - ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ. ᏂᎯᎾ?
Ahwi - ᏥᏔᎦ ᎬᏣᏝᏅ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏅᏫᏍᏗ.
Tsani - ᎭᏩ, ᏥᏔᎦ ᎬᏣᏝᏅ ᏚᏯ ᎠᏂᏤᏃ ᏓᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
Tsunalstaydi'i
Hostess - Osiyo. Hvga iyani?
Tsani - Tali iyani.
Hostess - Ahni sdahvga.
Tsani - Sgi!
Ahwi - Do yusdi tsagisdi tsaduliha?
Tsani - Gesdi yitsigata. Nihina?
Ahwi - Tsitaga gvtsahlanv osd nvwisdi.
Tsani - Hawa, tsitaga gvtsahlanv tuya anitsehno dagwaduliha.
Answer The Questions
- 1) ᎲᎦ ᎢᏯᏂ ᏧᎾᎵᏍᏔᏴᏗᎢ ᎠᏂᏴᎯᎭ?
- hvga iyani tsunalstaydi'i aniyvhiha? (aniyvhiha - they are entering it.)
- 2) ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏚᎵ ᏣᏂ ᎠᏫᏃ?
- gado yusdi unigisdi unaduli tsani ahwi-hno? (-hno - and
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Dialogue Four
The Restaurant
- Hello. How many?
- Two.
- (you two)Sit here.
- Thank you.
- What do you want to eat?
- I don't know. What about you?
- Fried chicken seems good.
- Alright. I want fried chicken and green beans.
Answers
- 1) ᏔᎵ ᎢᏯᏂ.
- tali iyani.
- 2) ᏥᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᏝᏅ ᏚᏯ ᎠᏂᏤᏃ ᏚᎾᏚᎵᎭ.
- tsitaga gatsahlanv tuya anitsehno dunaduliha.
