Vocabulary Words:

ᎪᎱᏍᏗ - something
ᎠᏒᎦ - it smells
ᎠᎩᏩᏒᎦ - I smell it
ᏣᏩᏒᎦ - you smell it

ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ - what?

ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ - s/he is cooking

ᏣᏔᎦ / ᏥᏔᎦ - chicken

ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏒᎦ - it smells good

ᎠᎩᏲᏏ - I'm hungry! (Note: This verb takes the "de-" prefix with dual and plural pronouns!)

ᏣᏲᏏᎭᏍᏉ? - are you hungry, too?
Ꮳ - Set "B" bound pronoun "you" (singular)
-ᏲᏏ- - "hungry" verb stem
-Ꭽ - present tense marker (often dropped in casual speech)
-ᏍᏉ - suffix which adds the meaning of "too" or "also"

ᏙᎩᏂᏲᏏᎭ - the two of us are hungry!
de- distributive/plural prefix
ogini- the two of us, he and I (not you)
-ᏲᏏ- - "hungry" verb stem
-Ꭽ - present tense marker (often dropped in casual speech)

ᎥᎥ - yes

ᎤᏙᏳ - very, a lot

ᎢᏣᏅᏂᏓ - You all sit down

ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᎢ - Let's eat
ᎯᎠ - this

ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ - a meal

ᏎᎷ ᎦᏚ - corn bread

ᎠᏑᏍᏗ - gravy

ᏄᎾ ᎦᏓᏫᏔᎾ - mashed potatoes

ᏎᎷ ᏗᎱᏛ - boiled corn

ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᎳᏅ - fried chicken

ᎤᏖᏗ - delicious

ᎬᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤ - I am grateful to you

ᏍᏛᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤ - the two of us are grateful to you


Prefixes & Suffixes:

osdi - set A pronoun: the two of us (not including you)

ogini- set B pronoun: the two of us (not including you)

sdv- bound pronoun: the two of us(subject) -> you(object)

-sgwo - also, too. Ex. - ayvsgwo - I, too; me, too


Note: The bound pronouns beginning with "o" indicate that the person being spoken to is not included. I.e., osdisgwosga - the two of us are craving it (not including you).

ᏍᎪᎯ - 10 - Sgohi
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏒᎦ!

ᏫᎵ - ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎩᏩᏒᎦ!
ᏣᏂ - ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᏩᏒᎦ?
ᏫᎵ - ᏕᏈ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ!
ᏣᏂ - ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ?
ᏫᎵ - ᏣᏔᎦ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᏍᎦ! ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏒᎦ!
ᏣᏂ - ᎠᎩᏲᏏ! ᏂᎯᎾ? ᏣᏲᏏᎭᏍ?
ᏫᎵ - ᎥᎥ! ᎠᏴᏍᏉ ᎠᎩᏲᏏ! ᎤᏙᏳ ᎠᎩᏲᏏ!
ᏣᏂ - ᏕᏈ, ᏫᎵ ᎠᏴᏍᏉ ᏙᎩᏂᏲᏏ
ᏫᎵ - ᎥᎥ! ᏥᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᎳᏅ ᎣᏍᏗᏉᏍᎦ!
ᏕᏈ - ᎣᏣᏅᏂᏓ ᎢᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᎦᏃ!
ᏫᎵ - ᎯᎠ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ! ᏎᎷ ᎦᏚ, ᎠᏑᏍᏗ, ᏄᎾ ᎦᏓᏫᏔᎾ, ᏎᎷ ᏗᎱᏛ, ᏃᎴ ᏣᏔᎦ ᎦᏣᎳᏅ ᎤᏖᏗ!
ᏣᏂ - ᏕᏈ, ᏍᏛᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤ!!

Gohusdi Osda Asvga!

Will - Gohusdi akiwasvga!
Johnny - Gado yusdi  tsaw(a)svga?
Will - Degwi adasdayvhvsga!
Johnny - Gado yusdi adasdayvhvsga?
Will - Tsitaga adasdayvhvsga. Osda asvga!
Johnny - Agiyoshi! Nihina, tsayoshihas?
Will - v’v!  Ayvsgwo agiyoshi! Udoyu agiyoshi!
Johnny - Degwi, Wili ayvhno doginiyoshi!
Wili - vv! Tsitaga gatstanv osdisgwosga!
Deb - Hawa! Otsanvnida idalstayvhvgano!
Will - hia osda al’staydi!  Selu gadu ale asusdi, nuna gadawitana, selu dihudv, ale tsitaga gatsalanv utedi. 
Johnny - Degwi, sdvyalihelitse!



Answer The Questions

1) ᎦᏙ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᏒᎦ ᏫᎵ?
Gado yusdi uwasvga Wili?
2) ᎦᏙ ᎾᏛᏁᎭ ᏕᏈ?
Gado naduneha Dequi?
3) ᎤᏲᏏᎭᏍ ᏫᎵ?
Uyosihas Wili?


Dialogue Ten

Something Smells Good!

Will - I smell something!
Johnny - What do you smell?
Will - Debbie is cooking!
Johnny What is she cooking?
Will - She's cooking chicken. It smells good!
Johnny - I'm hungry! How about you? Are you hungry?
Will - Yep! I'm hungry too! Very hungry!
Johny – Deb, Will and I are hungry
Will – Yes, we're craving chicken!
Deb - Okay! You two sit down and let's all eat!
Will - This is a good meal! Corn bread, gravy, mashed potatoes, boiled corn, and delicious fried chicken!
Johnny - Deb, the two of us thank you! 



Answers

1) ᏫᎵ ᏥᏔᎦ ᎤᏩᏩᏒᎦ.
Will tsitaga uwawsvga.
2) ᏕᏈ ᎠᎵᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ.
Dequi alsday'hvsga.
3) ᎥᎥ, ᏫᎵ ᏙᏳ ᎤᏲᏏᎭ.
vv, Wili doyu uyosiha.