Language Potluck Conversational Words
Nov.
bahkwinαgwəzəyan
| (bah qwee nαgwozee yun) | you are pleasing to my eyes (said when you haven’t seen someone in a while) |
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dαnəgahk nidαbe
| (dαna gahk nee dα beh) | How are you my friend? |
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dαnəgahk nidαbeskw? | (dαna gahk nee dα beskw) | How are you female friend? |
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mehčəkahk | (meh’ch’gahk) | I’m fine. |
Dec.
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gəya kkizihpi?
| (g’ya kiz zee pee) | did you already eat? |
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αhα
| (α hα) | yes |
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ahtαmα
| (ah tα mα) | no |
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mehsəma
| (mehs’ma) | not yet |
Jan.
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gəya kkadawəssəmi?
| (g’ya ka-da-woss’mee) | Do you want a drink? |
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gəzàwto gəya?
| (g’zaw-too g’ya) | Are you tired? |
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gəya kkizi-meməkʷahsin?
| (g’ya kizee mem-gwah-sin) | Did you get enough sleep? |
Feb.
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gəya gospαzi-dohkihla?
| (g’ya goo-spαzee dooh-keeh-la) | Did you wake up early? |
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nospαzi-dohkihla
| (noo-spαzee dooh-keeh-la) | I woke up early. |
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gəya gəmehtsi-dohkihla?
| (g’ya g’meh-tsee dooh-keeh-la) | Did you wake up late? |
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nəmehtsi-dohkihla
| (n’meh-tsee dooh-keeh-la) | I woke up late. |