ᏧᎾ̣·ᎵᏍᏓ̀·Ᏼ̥Ꮧ̋Ꭲ ᏗᎧᏁᏨ

tsunạ·lsdà·yh̥di̋ˀi dikanetsv

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  • ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏓ “ah-sdoo-ee-dah” it's open

  • ᎠᏍᏚᎭ ah-sdoo-ha” its closed

  • ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ a drink

    tones, vowel length, vowel deletion, aspirated/unaspirated consonant derivations, other aspiration, and glottal stops

    Ꭰ̣Ꮧ̌Ꮤ̣ᏍᏗ [ạdǐtạsdi]

    vowel length 2

    ᎠᏗ̌:ᏔᏍᏗ [adǐ:tasdi]

    vowel length 3

    ᎠᏗᎢ̌ᏔᏍᏗ [adiǐtasdi]

  • ᎠᎾᏗᏔ “ah-nah-dee-tah” they ate/drank something (liquid)

  • ᎠᎩᏍᏗ to eat (1 food)

    tones, vowel length, vowel deletion, aspirated/unaspirated consonant derivations, other aspiration, and glottal stops

    Ꭰ̣́Ꭹ̀ᏍᏗ [ạ́gìsdi]

    vowel length 2

    Ꭰ́Ꭹ̀:ᏍᏗ [ágì:sdi]

    vowel length 3

    Ꭰ́ᎩᎢ̀ᏍᏗ [ágiìsdi]

  • ᎠᎩᎬᎢ “ah-gee-guh” I ate a food

  • ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏘ ᏥᎩ? “gah-dough uw-stee jee-gee” what am I eating?

  • ᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ “gah-li-sdye-yuh-huhsk” I am eating (a meal)

  • ᏙᏱ ᎡᏓᏍᏘᏱ “doi-yee aye-dah-stee” restroom / outhouse

  • ᏗᏑ·ᎵᏗ ᏗᏉᏰᏂ “dee-suel-dee dee-gwoah-yay-nee” to wash (my) hands

  • ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ I want_
    tones, vowel length, vowel deletion, aspirated/unaspirated consonant derivations, other aspiration, and glottal stops

    Ꭰ̀Ꮖ̣ᏚᎵ̣́Ꭽ [àgwạdulị́ha]

    vowel length 2

    Ꭰ̀:ᏆᏚ:Ꮅ́Ꭽ [à:gwadu:líha]

    vowel length 3

    ᎠᎠ̀ᏆᏚᎤᎵ́Ꭽ [aàgwaduulíha]

  • ᎭᎳ ᎢᎦᎢ “hah-lah ee-gah” how much / what amount / how many

  • ᎠᏎᎯᎯ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ah-say-hee-hee ah-gee-sdee a menu

  • ᎦᎪ ᏛᏈᏴ? gahg duh-kwee-yuh who will pay?

  • ᏌᏭᎯᎭ ᎢᎦᏈ·ᏴᏗ“saw-woo-hee-ha ee-gah-kwee-dee” we (all) are going to pay what we each individually ordered

  • ᏔᏈᏴᎯ “tah-kwee-yuh-he” you will pay

  • ᏓᏲᏥᏈᏴᎡᎵ “dye-yo-jee-kwee-yuh-aye-lee” we (me and 2 or more others) will pay

  • ᎦᏈᏱᎭ I am paying (right now)

    tones, vowel length, vowel deletion, aspirated/unaspirated consonant derivations, other aspiration, and glottal stops

    Ꭶ̣Ꮘ̣Ᏹ̣́Ꭽ [gạgwịyị́ha]

    vowel length 2

    ᎦᏈᏱ́Ꭽ [gagwiyíha]

    vowel length 3

    ᎦᏈᏱ́Ꭽ [gagwiyíha]

  • ᏓᏲᏍᏘᏈᏴᎡᎵ “dye-yo-stee-kwee-yuh-aye-lee” we (me and 1 other) will pay

  • ᏧᎾ·ᎵᏍᏓ·ᏰᏗ restaurant

    tones, vowel length, vowel deletion, aspirated/unaspirated consonant derivations, other aspiration, and glottal stops

    ᏧᎾ̣·ᎵᏍᏓ̀·Ᏸ̥Ꮧ̋Ꭲ [tsunạ·lsdà·yh̥di̋ˀi]

    vowel length 2

    Ꮷ:Ꮎ·ᎵᏍᏓ̀·Ᏸ̥:Ꮧ̋:Ꭲ [tsu:na·lsdà·yh̥:di̋:ˀi]

    vowel length 3

    ᏧᎤᎾ·ᎵᏍᏓᎠ̀·Ᏸ̥ᏗᎢ̋Ꭲ [tsuuna·lsdaà·yh̥dii̋ˀi]

  • ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᎠᎦᏘᏯ “gah-sgee-luh ah-gah-tee-yah” waiter

  • ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᎠᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᎨᏴ “gah-sgee-luh ah-gah-tee-yah ah-gay-yuh” waitress

  • ᎠᏓᏅᏍᎦ s/he is ordering (it)

    tones, vowel length, vowel deletion, aspirated/unaspirated consonant derivations, other aspiration, and glottal stops

    Ꭰ̀Ꮣ̣Ꮕ̌ᏍᎦ [àdạnv̌sga]

    vowel length 2

    Ꭰ̀:ᏓᏅ̌:ᏍᎦ [à:danv̌:sga]

    vowel length 3

    ᎠᎠ̀ᏓᏅᎥ̌ᏍᎦ [aàdanvv̌sga]

  • ᏧᎬᏩ·ᎳᏘ “jew-guh-wahl-tee” cost