Vocabulary Words:

agwenvsv'i - my home
uniyvsdi - house (lit. where they go in)
ganesgeha - I am building it.
ganvgwalosdi - a hammer
esgvsi - give it to me
ahanidv - here it is
yvgi - nail, fork, pin, needle
yeligwu - enough

Prefixes

"I" prefixes; agwe-; dagi-;
dagw-; g-;
"you" prefixes; hi-; h-; detsa-

Note: the "d" on bound pronouns denotes plural objects.

suffixes

-sgwu (E. -sgwo) - also;
ex. ᎠᏴᏍᏉ! Ayvsgwo! = Me, too! questions
-ke

Note: Many inanimate nouns do not have a plural form. Thus "yvgi" is the same in singular and plural. * Yvgi-sgwu - Nails also/too? Yvgi - nail; ; sgwu - also, too.

ᏣᏁᎳ - 8 - Tsanela

ᎩᎵ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎦᏁᏍᎨᎭ

- ᎦᏙ ᎭᏛᏁ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ?
- ᎠᏇᏅᏒᎢ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ.
- ᎦᏙ ᎭᏛᏁᎭ?
- ᎩᎵ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎦᏁᏍᎨᎭ. ᎦᏅᏆᎶᏍᏗ ᎡᏍᎬᏏ.
- ᎠᎭᏂᏛ ᎦᏅᏆᎶᏍᏗ. ᏴᎩᏍᏊ ᏕᏣᏚᎵᎭ?
- ᎥᎥ. ᏓᏆᏚᎵᎭ.
- ᎠᎭᏂ ᎯᏍᎩ ᏴᎩ. ᏰᎵᏊᎨ?
- ᏰᎵᏊ, ᏍᎩ.

Gili Uniyvsdi Ganesgeha

- Gado hadvne gohi iga?
- Agwenvsv'i dagilvw'sdane.
- Gado hadvne?
- Gili uniyvsdi ganesgeha. ganvgwalosdi esgvsi.
- Ahanidv ganvgwalosdi. yvgisgwu* detsaduliha?
- Vv. dagwaduliha.
- Ahani hisgi yvgi. yeligwuge?
- Yeligwu, sgi.

Answer The Questions

1) ᎦᏙ ᎠᏛᏁ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ?
Gado advne gohi iga?
2) Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏚᎵᎭ, ᎦᎸᏆᎶᏍᏗᎨ ᏴᎩᎨ?
Do yusdi uduliha galvgwalosdige yvgige?

Dialogue Translation

I'm building a dog house

- What are you doing today?
- I'm working at home.
- What are you doing?
- I'm building a dog house. Hand me a hammer please.
- Here is the hammer. You you want nails too?
- Yes, I do (want them).
- Here are five nails. Is it enough?
- Enough, thanks.

Answers

1) ᎩᏟ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᎭ.
    Gili uniyvsdi anesgeha.
2) ᎦᎸᏆᎶᏍᏗ ᏴᎩᏃ ᏚᏚᎵᎭ.
    Galvgwalosdi yvgino duduliha.
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