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When you come on-line you can say:
| (_____Si'ezre') itl'anh. |
This is (name). |
Greetings:
| Ade’. |
Hello |
| Gogide’. |
Here I am.? |
| Ndadz dengit’a? |
How are you? |
| Xe{edz dist’a. |
I’m fine. |
| Some answers. If you have a different answer, ask for it. |
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| Siyi{ xidija{. |
I’m busy. |
| Xughenatlnix. |
I’m tired. |
| Ngidenax, iy? |
How about you? |
| Ndagh dhedo? |
Where are you? |
| “…dhisdo.” |
I’m… (wherever). |
| Qay xichux | Anchorage. |
| Holy Cross | |
| Ngide chenh. or Ngidedig. |
Your turn. Now you. |
| Ngi’egh ndadz dixet’a? |
How’s the weather? |
| I{ yoth. |
It’s snowing. |
| I{ chonh. |
It’s raining. |
| Q’uth xelanh. |
It’s cloudy. |
| No’oy vits’i xedhi\. |
The sun is hot. |
| Xigide’on’. |
It’s sunny. |
| Yo yan’ xelanh. |
It’s clear. (Sky only there is.) |
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| Dran ndadz dangit’an’? |
What did you do today? |
| Gilegiq gho q’odhisinek. |
I worked on papers. |
| Q’odhisinek. | I worked. |
| Gidina{dikdi nidhiso. | I went to school. |
| Q’ongiditlq’on’. | I sewed. |
| Getiy q’odhisinek. | I worked a lot. |
| Gilegik gileg gho q’odhisinek. | I worked on a song book. |
| Gidina{dikdi ghisdo. | I was at school. |
| Q’iydong ndadz dixighet'a? |
What was the weather yesterday? |
| Yi{ ghon dini{ chenh |
Half snow and rain. |
| I{ yoth inisdhinh. |
I think it will snow. |
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| Go deg che yixudz. |
Same around here. |
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| Venhdida’ ditete{? | What will you do tomorrow? |
| Gilegik gho q’otasinek. | I will work on papers. |
| Gidina{dikdi q’otasinek. | I will work at school. |
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| Introduce yourself. Ask for pronunciations from speakers. |
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| Ndadz ngi’ezre’? |
What’s your name? |
| ______________ si’ezre’. |
My name is ________________. |
| Deg Hit’an itl’anh. |
I am Deg Hit’an. |
| Engan hit’an itl’anh. |
I am a person from outside. |
| Deloy Chet xist’anh. |
I am from Holy Cross. |
| {eggijitno’ xist’anh. |
I am from Shageluk. |
| Gitr’ingithchagg xist’anh. |
I am from Anvik. |
| Nits’ini’an ghun’ xist’anh. |
I am from New Bonasilla. |
| Deloy Ges xist’anh. |
I am from Anvik. “Simple Hill” deloy “hill”, ges “simple” |
| Canada nasyonh. | I grew up in Canada. |
| Xeyeghelinghdi xit’anh. |
I am from Holikachuk (Grayling). |
| Singonh __________vi’ezre’. |
My mother’s name is_______. |
| _____xit’anh. |
She is from_______. |
| Sito’ _____________vi’ezre’. |
My father’s name is________. |
| _______ xit’anh. |
He is from______. |
| Sitsiy __________ vi’ezre’. |
My grandfather’s name is____. |
| _______ xit’anh. OR _____xighela’. |
S/he is from_______. Or Used to be from________. |
| Sitse___________ vi’ezre’. |
My grandmother’s name is___. |
| _______ xit’anh. OR _____xighela’. |
S/he is from_______. Or Used to be from________. |
| Qay xichux xididltthe. |
They live in Anchorage. |
| _____xits’in’ niso. |
I came from______. |
Gileg songs
| Q’at gileg |
Pizza song |
| Tl’itay t’its chux viq’idz ni{tux xelyoy q’at. |
Bread flat big on it mixture put I want. (I’m hungry for? pizza.) |
| Yith q’idz q’o’idighol gileg |
Snow machine song (2 beats on the long vowels [a,o,e] and one beat on the short vowels [i,u].) |
| Siyotr’a’ (sittha’) yi{ yith q’idz q’o’idighol |
With my daughter by snowmachine |
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dinayi{ q’otidigho{. |
With us it’s going. |
| Dineg Gileg |
Moose Song (2 beats on the long vowels [a,o,e] and one beat on the short vowels [i,u].) |
| Deloy Chet |
Holy Cross |
| sigida{tidl yi{ |
with my gun |
| dineg oqo |
for moose |
| siyozr yi{ gits’i’in q’otr’ithidatl. |
with my son we walked around. |
Closings:
| Venhdida’ ninge nagi’e{. |
See you tomorrow. |
| Ninge nagi’e{. |
See you. |
| Yuxini’e nagi’e{. |
See you guys. |
| Agide sroghidz. |
That’s good. (Something you’ve done.) |
| Ntuxda’ che ninge nagi’e{. |
See you later. |
| Gil dodo iy. |
That’s enough. |
| Dixudz inuxdatl. |
It’s good you came. (Thank you for coming.) |
| Ixudzan. |
Good-bye. |
| Goxeyan’ xelanh ts’ixe’at |
There’ll be another time, see you (not only now) |
| Agide yixudz. |
That’s all. |