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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.) |
122 students ask also: |
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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 |
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. |