Deg xiqi xinatr’iditlghusr Conversational Deg Xinag
Ade’.
Ndadz dengit’a? Ngidenax? Ndagh
dhedo? Q’iydong ndagh ghedo’? Ni’egh
ndadz dixet’a? Dran ndadz dangit’an’?
We’ll
sing a weather song based on our current report.
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Ni’egh Gileg: |
Weather
Song: |
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Xigide’on’. |
It’s
sunny. |
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Tr’al ts’i izre. |
Not
that cold. |
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Yoyan’ xelanh. |
It’s
clear. |
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Xulegg nonxitidhadhit. |
Spring
is coming. |
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Check on these:
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Git'on' i\ogo
ditidl totl. |
Leaves are bursting out.? |
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Dinalo’ axa
didalney |
I just have to play music.??? |
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Xe\edz
dhist’a. |
I'm feeling fine. |
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Xe\edz
dist'a. |
I'm fine. |
Here are some phrases that we can use during class:
Diva anh dhedo?
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Who’s here? |
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Diva anh. |
Who
is that? |
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Diva xinayh? |
Who's
talking? |
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Gan a diva dene? |
What
did you say? |
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Go deg xiyi\. |
Here,
too. |
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Xina xatidlghisr |
Meetings |
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Dranh
di\ngath. |
The days are getting longer. |
Go dhisdo siya xune\.
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I’m happy to be here. |
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Ngidey chenh. |
Your
turn. |
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Ingi\ chet,
he' ? |
Did you get it? |
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Ndadz dene ___ deg xiq’i. |
How
do you say _ in Deg Xinag? |
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Ndadz
dixi’ne? |
What’s being said? |
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Ngide digiy. |
Your turn. |
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Ngididhistth'iggi
ts'in'. |
I can't hear you. (The
word taken apart below.) ngi
+ didh + is +
tth'iggi ts'in' you not hear I not hear not |
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Ngidistth’iq. |
I can hear you. |
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Nit'ux xiyozr. |
Later. (Hang on.
Wait a minute.) |
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Nt’uxda’ |
After a while |
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Nt'ux xiyozr. |
In
a little while. Later. |
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Sedig chenh. |
My turn again. |
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Sedig digiy. |
My turn. |
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Vandhiginix. |
I
forgot it. |
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Ventrixuthneg. |
I
don't know. |
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Vidistth’el ts’in’. |
I can’t hear her/him. |
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Xidanh _____? |
(Name) where’s? |
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Xe\edz, he’? |
Is it right? |
Some ideas for talking about the future:
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Venhdida' |
Tomorrow |
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Venhdida’
g’an nitl’ade xits’i tasdo\. |
Tomorrow I’m going out trapping. [to
where I’m catching animals] |
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Venhdida' gidoqad xits'i
taso\. |
I
will go to the store tomorrow. |
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Venhdida' gidoqad xits'i
teho\, he'? |
Will
you go to the store tomorrow? |
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Venhdida' gidoqad xits'i
toho\, he'? |
Will
s/he go to the store tomorrow? |
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Venhdida' Louise viyix
xits'i taso\. |
I
will go to Louise's house tomorrow. |
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Venhdida' Louise viyix
xits'i teho\, he'? |
Will
you go to Louise's house tomorrow? |
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Venhdida' Louise viyix
xits'i tidhasol ts'in'. |
I
won't go to Louise's house tomorrow. |
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Venhdida' Louise viyix
xits'i tidhehol ts'in'. |
You
won't go to Louise's house tomorrow. |
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Venhdida' Louise viyix
xits'i tithol ts'in'. |
S/he
won't go to Louise's house tomorrow. |
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Venhdida' Louise viyix
xits'i toho\, he'? |
Will
s/he go to the Louise's house tomorrow? |
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Venhdida' ndadz ditede\? |
What
are you going to do tomorrow? |
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Let’s go over the rest of the frequent words list. Tuesday class will start from #23.
Practice
with sounds: Is anyone working on pages 47 and 48 in Dindlidik, “Deg Xinag Xitr’inili’an’ Ts’in’ (We tried to learn Deg
Xinag)”.
Gil dodo iy
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