Deg xiqi xinatr’iditlghusr Conversational Deg Xinag

Summary of 3/20 class

 

Tr’ighedo’: Amy, Sam, Judith , Barb, Xune\, Alice

 

Ade’. Ndadz dengit’a? Ngidenax? Ndagh dhedo? Q’iydong ndagh ghedo’? Ni’egh ndadz dixet’a? Dran ndadz dangit’an’?

 

Amy suggests that we think of a growling dog for the gh sound.

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Ni’egh Gileg:

Weather Song:

Xigide’on’.

It’s sunny.

Tr’al ts’i izre.

Not that cold.

Yoyan’ xelanh.

It’s clear.

Xulegg nonxitidhadhit.

Spring is coming.

 

 

 

Conversation among speakers:

 

Self introductions: Did class members introduce themselves in DX at TCC? Does anyone want to practice? 

 

Sing Happy Birthday to Alice if this song is in Gileg. I can’t find my copy!

 

New material: What will you do tomorrow?  Where will you be tomorrow?

 

We reviewed some phrases to use during class:

Diva anh dhedo?

Who’s here?

Diva anh.

Who is that?

Diva xinayh?

Who's talking?

 

 

 

We went over some more of the High Frequency Words  list and got thru #22.

High frequency DX words from Jim Kari

 

DX

English

1

  ts'in'

Manner?, and, in order to, to  negative

2

  yitots'in'

After that, then, next,

3

  yi/ne

S/he said

4

  ne

 

5

  din'ne

He said?

6

  tr'in'ne

They say

7

  ndadz

How/what

8

  gan

what

9

  ndagh

where

10

 yi/

With

11

 xuyi/

With them

12

 ixuxuyi/

All of a sudden

13

 q'i

 

14

 q'idz

on

15

 tux

(dran tux)

Among, during (during the day)

16

 xi/dik, xi/di

Then, and then

17

 axaxi/dik

Then, and then

18

 zro

Only, just

19

 xizro

Only, just

20

 xizro lo chenh

 

21

 ts'an

For?

22

 xe/edz

good

 

 

For next time:

For Xune\, learn some fiddling and dancing phrases. What is:

Dinalo’ axa didalney???

 

 

I just have to play music.???

Is this right? Katherine yi\ xighisngo’          .

I talked to Katherine

 

Practice with sounds: How about if we learn pages 47 and 48 in Dindlidik, “Deg Xinag Xitr’inili’an’ Ts’in’ (We tried to learn Deg Xinag)”.  If you’re walking or riding to work, you might be able to listen to this conversation as you go and talk along with Hannah and Alta.  Try to memorize this just by hearing.  Later look at the writing to see where words begin and end and where stress occurs in the sentences and words.

 

Gil dodo iy.

 

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