Deg xiqi xinatr’iditlghusr Conversational Deg Xinag
Summary of 10/2/01 class
A{ixi antr’ixixidili’anh. We learn with each other.
Tr’ighedo’: Hannah, Jim, Katherine, Raymond, Beth, Sam, Courtney, George, Jeannie, Alice.
Greetings:
Ade’. [Hello]
Ndadz dengit’a? [How are you?]
Ngidenax? [And you?]
Ndagh dhedo? [Where are you?]
Q’iydong ndagh ghingdo’? [Where were you yesterday?] ghisdo’.
Venhdida’ ndagh tedo{? [Where will you be tomorrow?] answer: “…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 ....]
Conversation between speakers: Jim, Katherine, Hannah, Raymond.
Student goals for the semester: Each student please answer this question: How will you know when you’ve reached your goals? Please e-mail your answer to Alice.
Phrases we used this class:
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Vantr’ixisineg. |
I don’t know about it. |
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Xantr’ixisineg. |
I don’t know. |
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Ggagg k’idz litthugh (litthux?) |
The bird is yellow. |
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Litthugh (litthux?) |
yellow |
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Ggagg k’idz dithiq’isr. |
The bird is red. |
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Dithiq’isr. |
It’s red. |
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Ggagg k’idz {it q’odingit’a. (?) |
The bird is blue. (Like smoke) |
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{it xiq’iy. |
It’s blue. |
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Getiy yix xuneg. |
Very nice house. |
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{egg Jitno’ dinayi{ genot’ux. |
We’re going to Shageluk. (It’s flying (with) us to Shageluk.) |
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Gag qul. |
There’s no berries. |
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Xighezre’ |
It was cold. |
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Siye xune{. (siya) |
I’m happy. |
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Viye xune{, he? (viya) |
Are you happy? |
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Quth xelanh. (xel’anh?) |
It’s cloudy. |
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Yoyan’ xelanh.(xel’anh?) |
It’s clear. |
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Q’otasineyh. |
I’m going to work. I will work. |
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Q’odhisinek. |
I worked. |
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Q’o idighi{ q’osineyh. |
Right now I’m working. |
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Giton’ ditidhiq’onh. |
Leaves are turning color. [burning] |
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Godeg giton’ yixudz ditidhiq’onh. |
Around here all the leaves are turning color. |
We finished with this song.
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Ni’egh Gileg: |
Weather Song: |
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Xigide’on’. |
Very sunny. |
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Quth xelanh. (xel’anh?) |
Its cloudy. |
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Yoyan’ xelanh. (xel’anh?) |
It’s clear. (Sky only there is.) |
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Xiyts’in’ xelanh. (xel’anh?) |
It’s Fall. |
A{ixi antr’ixixidili’anh. We learn with each other.
Gilixudz iy. Dixudz inuxdatl.