ᎧᏫ ᏧᎾᏗᏔᏍᏗᎢ ᏙᏣᏟᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ

[kahwi tsunaditasdii dotsatlinohesgoi]

vd, ac, tm, sv

alternate phonetics? l bar for tl, jz overlaped for ts, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(writing)#Ligatures_in_Unicode_(Latin_alphabets)

linguistic parsing ? part of speech? vowel deletion (vd), alternate consonants (ac), tones (tn), vowel length (vl), & transliteration

coffee bar conversation {often we converse at the coffee bar}

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ᏥᎷᎦ [tsiʔluhga] I am arriving
ᎯᎷᎦ [hiʔluhga] you are arriving
ᎦᎷᎦ [gaʔluhga] s/he is arriving
ᎢᏗᎷᎦ [idiʔluhga] we all are arriving
tones (tn)
Ꮵ́ʔᎷᎦ Ꭿ́ʔᎷᎦ Ꭶ́ʔᎷᎦ ¿Ꭲ̀Ꮧ́ʔᎷᎦ
[tsíɂluhga] [híɂluhga] [gáɂluhga] [idíɂluhga]
vowel length (vl)
Ꮵ.ʔᎷ:Ꭶ Ꭿ.ʔᎷ:Ꭶ Ꭶ.ʔᎷ:Ꭶ ?Ꭲ:Ꮧ.ʔᎷ:Ꭶ
[tsí.ɂlu:hga] [hí.ɂlu:hga] [gá.ɂlu:hga] [i:dí.ɂlu:hga]
aspect? linguistic parse? part of speech - verb
ᎨᏙᎭ _ [gedoha] _ I am at _
ᎮᏙᎭ _ [hedoha] _ you are at _
ᎡᏙᎭ _ [edoha] _ s/he is at _
ᎢᏕᏙᎭ _ [idedoha] _ we all are at _
tones (tn)
Ꭸ̌Ꮩ̂Ꭽ ¿Ꭾ̌Ꮩ̂Ꭽ ᎡᏙ́Ꭽ ¿Ꭲ̀ᏕᏙ́Ꭽ
vowel length (vl)
ᎨᏙᎭ ᎮᏙᎭ ᎡᏙᎭ ᎢᏕᏙᎭ (all long)
aspect? linguistic parse? part of speech - verb
ᎭᏢ ᎨᏙᎭ? [hadlv gedo]? where am I at?
ᎭᏢ ᎮᏙᎭ? [hadlv hedo]? where are you at?
ᎭᏢ ᎡᏙᎭ? [hadlv edo]? where is s/he at?
ᎭᏢ ᎢᏕᏙᎭ? [hadlv idedo]? where are we all at?
alternate consonants (ac)
ᎭᏢ︩ ᎨᏙᎭ? ᎭᏢ︩ ᎮᏙᎭ? ᎭᏢ︩ ᎡᏙᎭ? ᎭᏢ︩ ᎢᏕᏙᎭ?
tones (tn)
ᎭᏢ Ꭸ̌Ꮩ̂Ꭽ? ᎭᏢ Ꭾ̌Ꮩ̂Ꭽ? ᎭᏢ ᎡᏙ́Ꭽ? ᎭᏢ ¿Ꭲ̀ᏕᏙ́Ꭽ?
vowel length (vl) all long
ᎭᏢ ᎨᏙᎭ? ᎭᏢ ᎮᏙᎭ? ᎭᏢ ᎡᏙᎭ? ᎭᏢ ᎢᏕᏙᎭ?
aspect? linguistic parse? part of speech - interrogativepronoun verb
ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏓ [asduʔida] it's open
tones (tn)
¿ᎠᏍᏚ́ᎢᏓ
vowel length (vl)
ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏓ
aspect? linguistic parse? part of speech - adj
ᎠᏍᏚᎭ [asduha] its closed
tones (tn)
ᎠᏍᏚᎭ
vowel length (vl)
ᎠᏍᏚᎭ
aspect? linguistic parse? part of speech - adj
ᎧᎹ, ᎢᏗᏴᎲ [kam, idiyṽhṽ] now, let’s go inside
alternate consonants (ac)
? hyṽ?
tones (tn)
ᎧᎹ, ᎢᏗᏴᎲ
vowel length (vl)
ᎧᎹ, ᎢᏗᏴᎲ
aspect? linguistic parse? part of speech - interjection, verb

ᏥᎦᏘᏯ [tsigatiya] I am waiting for it
ᎯᎦ’ᏘᏯ [hiktiya] you are waiting for it
ᎠᎦ’ᏘᏯ [aktiya] s/he is waiting for it
ᎢᏗᎦ’ᏘᏯ [idiktiya] we all are waiting for it
vowel deletion (vd)
ᏥᎦᏘᏯ ᎯᎦ’ᏘᏯ ᎠᎦ’ᏘᏯ ᎢᏗᎦ’ᏘᏯ
tones (tn)
ᏥᎦ̀Ꮨ̌Ꮿ ?Ꭿ̀Ꭶ’Ꮨ̌Ꮿ Ꭰ̀Ꭶ’Ꮨ̌Ꮿ ?ᎢᏗᎦ’Ꮨ̌Ꮿ
vowel length (vl)
ᏥᎦᏘᏯ ᎯᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᎦᏘᏯ ᎢᏗᎦᏘᏯ
aspect? linguistic parse? part of speech - verb
ᎦᏍᎩᎶᏍ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? [gah-skee-lows jah-doo-lee]?
do you 1 person want a table?
ᎦᏍᎩᎶᏍ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ? [gah-skee-lows sdah-doo-lee-hah]?
do y’all 2 people want a table?
ᎦᏍᎩᎶᏍ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ? [gah-skee-lows ee-jah-doo-lee-hah]?
do y’all 3 or more people want a table?
ᎤᏩᏂᎨ ᎬᏅᎯᏓ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᏣᏚᎵᎭᏍ? [uw-wah-nee-gay guh-nuh-hee-dah gah-ski-low jah-doo-lee-hahs]?
do you 1 person want a booth?
ᎤᏩᏂᎨ ᎬᏅᎯᏓ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭᏍ? [uw-wah-nee-gay guh-nuh-heed gah-ski-low sdah-doo-lee-hahs]?
do y’all 2 people want a booth?
ᎤᏩᏂᎨ ᎬᏅᎯᏓ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭᏍ? [uw-wah-nee-gay guh-nuh-heed gah-ski-low ee-jah-doo-lee-hahs]?
do y’all 3 or more people want a booth?
{soft long table do you want it?}
Ꭰ·ᎩᏔᏕᎩᎠ [ahk-tah-day-gee-ah]
I am thirsty
·ᏣᏔᏕᎩᎠ [ch-tah-day-gee-ah]
you are thirsty
ᎤᏔᏕᎩᎠ [uw-tah-day-gee-ah]
s/he is thirsty
ᎢᎩᏔᏕᎩᎠ [ee-gee-tah-day-gee-ah]
we all are thirsty
ᎠᎩᏲᏏᎭ [ah-gee-yo-see-hah]
I am hungry
ᏣᏲᏏᎭ [jah-yo-see-hah]
you are hungry
ᎤᏲᏏᎭ [uw-yo-see-hah]
s/he is hungry
ᎢᎩᏲᏏᎭ [ee-gee-yo-see-hah]
we all are hungry

ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? [gah-doh uw-sdee jah-dee-tah-sdee jah-doo-lee-hah]?
what do you 1 person want to drink?
ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ? [gah-doh uw-sdee sdah-dee-tah-sdee sdah-doo-lee-hah]?
what do y’all 2 people want to drink?
ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ? [gah-doh uw-sdee ee-jah-dee-tah-sdee ee-jah-doo-lee-hah]?
what do y’all 3 or more people want to drink?
ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ [ah-gwah-doo-lee-hah]
I want it
ᏣᏚᎵᎭ [jah-doo-lee-hah]
you want it
ᎤᏚᎵᎭ [uw-doo-lee-hah]
s/he wants it
ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎭ [oh-gah-doo-lee-hah]
we my group wants it
ᎤᏅᏗ ᎠᏑᏫᏓ ᎧᏫ [uw-nuht ah-sue-weeht kah-hwee]
latte
{milk with coffee}
ᎤᏁᏍᏓᎳ ᎧᏫ [uw-nay-sdahl ka-hwee]
iced coffee
ᎦᏚ ᎤᎦᎾᏍᏓ [gah-doo uw-gah-nahst]
cookie / cake
{sweet bread}
ᎧᏫ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ coffee words
ᏧᎾ·ᎵᏍᏓ·ᏴᏗᎢ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ restaurant words
ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ drink words

ᎭᏢ ᏙᏱ ᎤᏨᏍᏗ? [ha-dluh doi-yee uw-juh-sdee]?
where is the bathroom?
ᎭᏢ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏤᎵᎢ? [ha-dluh ah-dee-tah-sdee ah-gwah-jay-lee-ee]?
where is my drink?
ᎭᏢ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏣᏤᎵᎢ? [ha-dluh ah-dee-tah-sdee jah-jay-lee-ee]?
where is your 1 person drink?
ᎭᏢ ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᏤᎵᎢ? [ha-dluh ah-dee-tah-sdee uw-jay-lee-ee]?
where is his/her drink?
ᎭᏢ ᏗᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᏗᎦᏤᎵᎢ? [ha-dluh dee-dee-tah-sdee dee-gah-jay-lee-ee]?
where is our all of us / 3 or more people drinks?
ᎦᏗᏔᏍᎦ [gah-dee-tah-sgah]
I am drinking it
ᎭᏗᏔᏍᎦ [hah-dee-tah-sgah]
you are drinking it
ᎠᏗᏔᏍᎦ [ah-dee-tah-sgah]
s/he is drinking it
ᏕᏓᏗᏔᏍᎦ [day-dah-dee-tah-sgah]
we all are drinking them
ᏥᎩᎠ [jee-gee-ah]
I am eating 1 kind of food
ᎯᎩᎠ [hee-gee-ah]
you are eating 1 kind of food
ᎠᎩᎠ [ah-gee-ah]
s/he is eating 1 kind of food
ᎢᏗᎩᎠ [ee-dee-gee-ah]
we all are eating 1 kind of food
ᎠᎩᎸ·ᏉᏗ [ah-gee-luhkw-dee]
I like it
ᏣᎸ·ᏉᏗ [jah-luhkw-dee]
you like it
ᎤᎸ·ᏉᏗ [uw-luhkw-dee]
s/he likes it
ᎣᎩᎸ·ᏉᏗ [oh-gee-luhkw-dee]
we my group likes it
ᎰᏢᏍᎦ [hoh-hluh-sgah]
you are getting full
ᎪᏢᏍᎦ [goh-hluh-sgah]
s/he is getting full
ᎢᏙᏢᏍᎦ [ee-doh-hluh-sgah]
we all are getting full

ᏥᏍᏆᏓ [jee-sgwah-dah]
I am finished
ᎯᏍᏆᏓ [hee-sgwah-dah]
you are finished
ᎠᏍᏆᏓ [ah-sgwah-dah]
s/he is finished
ᎢᏗᏍᏆᏓ [ee-dee-sgwah-dah]
we all are finished
ᎠᏆᏈ·ᏴᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ [ah-gwah-kwee-dee ah-gwah-doo-lee]
I want to pay
ᏣᏈ·ᏴᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ [jah-kwee-dee ah-gwah-doo-lee]
I want you to pay
ᏣᏈ·ᏴᏗᏍ ᏣᏚᎵᎭ? [jah-kwee-dees jah-doo-lee]?
do you want to pay?
ᏓᎦᏈᏴᎯ [dah-gah-gwee-yuh-hee]
I will pay
ᏔᏈᏴᎯ [tah-kwee-yuh-hee]
you will pay
ᏛᏈᏴᎯ [duh-kwee-yuh-hee]
s/he will pay
ᏓᏓᏈᏴᎯ [dah-dah-kwee-yuh-hee]
we all will pay
ᎦᏈᏱᎭ [gah-gwee-yee-hah]
I am paying right now
ᎭᏈᏱᎭ [hah-kwee-yee-hah]
you are paying right now
ᎠᏈᏱᎭ [ah-kwee-yee-hah]
s/he is paying right now
ᎢᏓᏈᏱᎭ [ee-dah-kwee-yee-hah]
we all are paying right now
ᏌᏭᎯᎠ ᎢᎦᏈ·ᏴᏓ [saw-woo-hee-ah ee-gah-kwee-dah]
we all are going to pay what we each individually ordered
(some ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ will say ᏌᏊᎯᎭ ᎢᎦᏈ·ᏴᏗ [sah-gwew-hee-hah ee-gah-qwee-dee])
ᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ numbers and money words

ᎦᏂᎩᎠ [gah-nee-gee-ah]
I am leaving
ᎭᏂᎩᎠ [hah-hnee-gee-ah]
you are leaving
ᎠᏂᎩᎠ [ah-hnee-gee-ah]
s/he is leaving
ᎢᏓᏂᎩᎠ [ee-dah-hnee-gee-ah]
we all are leaving
ᏙᎾᏓᎪᎲᎢ [doh-nah-dah-go-huh-ee]
we you and I will see each other again
ᏙᏓᏓᎪᎲᎢ [doh-dah-dah-go-huh-ee]
we all of us will see each other again
(we don’t say or have words for “bye” or “goodbye” because we believe we will see each other again)
ᏣᏓ·ᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ [jah-dahk-say-sday-sdee]
you 1 person watch over yourself
ᏍᏓᏓ·ᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ [sdah-dahk-say-sday-sdee]
y’all 2 people watch over yourselves
ᎢᏣᏓ·ᎦᏎᏍᏕᏍᏗ [ee-jah-dahk-say-sday-sdee]
y’all 3 or more people watch over yourselves

ᎧᏫ ᏧᎾᏗᏔᏍᏗᎢ ᏙᏣᏟᏃᎮᏍᎪᎢ

[kahwi tsunaditasdii dotsatlinohesgoi]

vd, ac, tm, sv

coffee bar conversation {often we converse at the coffee bar}

1. ᏥᎷᎦ

2. ᎨᏙᎭ _

3. ᎭᏢ ᎢᏕᏙᎭ?

4. ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏓ

5. ᎠᏍᏚᎭ

6. ᎧᎹ, ᎢᏗᏴᎲ

7. ᎢᏗᎦ'ᏘᏯ

8. do you *want* a table?

9. do y’all *want* a booth?

10. I am *thirsty*

11. s/he is *hungry*

12. what do y’all *want* *to drink*?

13. we *want* it

14. latte

15. iced coffee

16. cookie / cake

coffee words, restaurant words, drink words

17. where is the bathroom?

18. where is *your* drink?

19. you are *drinking* it

20. s/he is *eating* a food

21. I *like* it

22. you are *getting full*

23. I am *finished*

24. I want *to pay*

25. s/he *will pay*

26. you are *paying*

27. going "dutch"

numbers and money words

28. I am *leaving*

29. we *will see* each other again

30. *watch over yourself* / be safe / take care

ᎣᏥᎩᏚᏩᎩ, ᎣᏥᏴᏫᏯ, ᎣᏥᏣᎳᎩ. ᎣᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏓᏲᏥᏬᏂᏏ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸ.