Deg xiqi xinatr’iditlghusr Conversational Deg Xinag
Plan for 10/9/01 class
A{ixi antr’ixixidili’anh. We learn with each other.
Student goals for the semester: Make sure that you have emailed to Alice your response to this question: How will you know when you’ve reached your goals? It is important to me that I receive your response. I plan to share everyone’s ideas via email but I don’t want to talk about this in class because I want to limit our use of English during our precious time with Elders.
Greetings:
Ade’. [Hello]
Ndadz dengit’a? [How are you?]
Ngidenax? [And you?]
Ndagh dhedo? [Where are you?] answer: “…dhisdo.”
Q’iydong ndagh ghingdo’? [Where were you yesterday?] “ …ghisdo.”
Venhdida’ ndagh tedo{? [Where will you be tomorrow?] “…tasdo{” [I will be in…]
Ni’egh ndadz dixet’a?[How’s the weather?]
Q'iydong ndadz dixighet'a'? [What was the weather yesterday?]
Dran ndadz dangit’an’? [What did you do today?]
Ndadz ditet’e{. [What are you going to do tomorrow?] Find out the future form of the verb that you want. …q’otasineyh [I’ll be working at ....]
GRAMMAR:
Information on page 68 in the Deg Xinag axa Nixodhi{ Ts’in’ Verb Lessons suggests that the –t- in ditidhiq’onh may be a ‘qualifier prefix’ indicating something is just starting to happen. This is called “inceptive” mode. Also the –dh- may be a ‘conjugaton prefix’ found in words that mean movement to a point. Compare:
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Git’on’ ditidhiq’onh. |
Leaves starting to turn color. [burning] |
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Git’on’ deq’onh. |
Leaves are turning color. [burning] |
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So{ ditidhi'on’. |
It's getting (starting to get) dark. |
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Tso{ de’on’. |
It’s dark. |
PHRASES we used this class:
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Dixudz inuxdatl. |
It’s good you came. |
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Ggagg k’idz litthux. |
The bird is yellow. |
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Litthux. |
Yellow. |
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Siye xune/. |
I’m happy. |
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Viye xune/, he? |
Are you happy? |
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Izre xighela’. |
It was cold. |
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Getiy quth xelanh. |
It’s really cloudy. |
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Izre xelanh. |
It’s cold. |
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Xidighe’on’ tr’al. |
It was a little sunny. |
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Ghi{ yoth. |
It snowed. |
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Tth’e. |
Not yet. |
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Q’odhisiyo. [Q’o- = around, -dh- = perfective (action completed) –s- = I or me, -yo = one person, perfective, go by foot] |
I walked. |
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University xits’an tasdo{. |
I’ll go back to the U. |
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Sits’ida’on |
My friend , my relation |
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‘Isda’ nididong ningiyo. |
My cousin when did you come? Men to men |
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Ughuda nididong ningiyo’. |
My cousin when did you come? Women to women |
A{ixi antr’ixixidili’anh. We learn with each other.
Dixudz inuxdatl. Gil ixudz iy.
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