Deg xiqi xinatr’iditlghusr Conversational Deg Xinag
Chenh da’ 10/30/01 class
A{ixi antr’ixixidili’anh. We learn with each other.
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?]
Eq xelanh.
Tsighi{ de’on’
Gilegik dhidlodi library
I { yoth fairbanks godeg. |
It’s snowing in fairbanks |
It was cloudy. |
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Siyotr viyix dhedo. |
I’m at my daughter’s house. |
Quth xelanh |
It’s cloudy. |
Q’unodle tl’oghdi |
Next week |
Dran ndadz dangit’an’? [What did you do today?]
Venhdida’ 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:
QUESTIONS:
(Xitsi taso{ siyi{ gitigho{ togho{) |
I went there (by car). |
Nganh q’idz go’edaghol siyi{ togho{??. |
I went by car. |
Si’otr diliquth. |
My daughter is coughing? |
Q’idong I{ or ghi{ yoth? |
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What masks? |
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Nobody |
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Soghi{ de’on. tsighi{ ye'on' in stem list. |
It’s dark. |
Tthoggiy yi’idighon hiy dhidlodi |
Museum old time made stuff |
Ting xuliqik. (l or {?) |
(trail) The roads are slippery. |
xu+{+qik be slippery xu{qik it is slippery qik smooth, *slippery dithitl'en qig silk, *rayon |
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GRAMMAR:
Sits’i da’on |
S/he’s my friend , my relation |
P+ts’i d+0+'on |
‘be friend, relative to P’ |
sits'i dingi'o |
‘you're my friend’ |
ni{ts'i da'on |
‘friends, relatives’ |
Xin xidithitinh, he? (break up the verb into parts.) |
Did the river freeze? |
REVIEW:
Ndadz dene ___ deg xiq’i. Time or place + q'i, = on or like the time or place xiq'i = as if |
How do you say _ in Deg Xinag? |
‘Isda’ nididong ningiyo’. (glottal stop at end of ningiyo’?) |
My cousin when did you come? Men to men |
Ughuda nididong ningiyo’. (Do we need to start with possessive person prefix as suggested below?) -ughuda' = cousin (male or female) -ughuda' yozr = female cousin (respectful) -ghuda' = (woman's) *sister-in-law |
My cousin when did you come? Women to women |
Yixudz ditr’atone{. |
Let’s all say it.(In this list I’ll try to note which phrases we practice around with.) |
PHRASES we use this class:
Ni’egh Gileg: |
Weather Song: |
I{ chonh |
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I{ yoth |
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Tr’al ts’I ezre |
Not so cold |
Xiyts’in’ nixinedhit. |
Falltime has come. |
A{ixi antr’ixixidili’anh. We learn with each other.
Dixudz inuxdatl. Gilixudz iy. Chenh ditral iy. Gil ixudz iy. Gil dodo iy.