These sentences were recorded by Inez Adam and Freda Davis. They are based on some of the examples used in the language class offered by the Kashia tribe. See more language resources.
| Greetings | |
|---|---|
| hello
camá·y |
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| how are you?
heʔén ma ʔiwa |
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| how are you? (to several)
heʔén maya ʔiwa |
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| good, and you?
q’oʔdi, ma ṭ’o |
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| and how are you?
ma ṭ’o heʔén ʔiwa |
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| I'm good, how are you?
ʔa· ṭ’o ṭa q’oʔdi ʔém, ma ṭ’o heʔén ʔwa |
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| Names | |
|---|---|
| what's your name?
baq’ó ʔwa mito šihcimaʔ |
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| what's your name? (to several)
baq’ó ʔwa mayal šihcimaʔ |
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| my name is Inez
to· šíhcimaʔ ʔem ṭa Inez |
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| Speaking | |
|---|---|
| say it again!
pʰala míce·du |
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| say it again! (to several)
pʰala míyic’meʔ |
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| everyone say it again!
ṭ’ihca pʰala míyic’meʔ |
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| say it in Indian!
ʔacaʔ cáhno·du |
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| say it in Indian! (to several)
ʔacaʔ lowác’meʔ |
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| say it after me!
to· qʰamá· mice·du |
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| start here!
be·li túbiyi·c’i |
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| Understanding | |
|---|---|
| do you understand?
baʔyahyé· ma |
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| I don't understand
baʔyahtʰé· ʔa |
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| I don't understand you
baʔyahtʰé· ʔa mito |
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| do you understand? (to several)
baʔyahyé· maya |
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| we don't understand you
baʔyahtʰé· ya mito |
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| how would you say it in Indian?
heʔén ṭa ma mice·duʔba ʔacaʔ ta·wi |
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| the Indian way is difficult
ʔahsiy é· mu ʔacaʔ ta·wi |
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| the Indian way is very difficult
ʔaná· ʔahsiy e· mu ʔacaʔ ta·wi |
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| Food and drink | |
|---|---|
| I'm hungry
maʔá ʔdawa·nʔ |
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| I'm very hungry
ʔaná· to maʔa ʔdawa·nʔ |
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| eat!
bumucí·du |
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| eat! (to several)
bumuyíc’meʔ |
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| eat some food! (to several)
maʔa búmuyic’meʔ |
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| I'm thirsty
ʔahqʰa dawá·nʔ |
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| I want water
ʔahqʰa dá·w |
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| I feel good
q’oʔdi t’á·de· to |
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| Coming and going | |
|---|---|
| come after me!
to· qʰamá· wa·du |
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| come after me! (to several)
to· qʰamá· pʰilac’meʔ |
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| come and eat some food! (to several)
pʰilac’méʔ maʔa búmuyic’meʔ |
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| come here!
be·li wá·du |
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| come here and eat!
be·li wá·du bumucí·du |
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| come here! (to several)
be·li pʰímahmeʔ |
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| come in!
ma·qó |
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| come in here!
be·li má·qo |
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| come in! (to several)
pʰimáhmeʔ |
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| come with me!
to· cóhto wa·du |
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| come with me! (to several)
to· cóhto pʰilac’meʔ |
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| go in!
mací |
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| go in! (to several)
pʰimácʰmeʔ |
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| go in there!
mi· mací |
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| go in there! (to several)
mi· pʰimác’meʔ |
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| let's go in the house!
ʔahcá· ya pʰimahteʔ |
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| Getting it right | |
|---|---|
| that's right
kataṭí ʔe· mu |
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| that's not right
kataṭí tʰin e· mu |
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| that's true
ʔihmi ʔé· mu |
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| that's not true
ʔihmi tʰín e· mu |
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