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*Lé úta = "This is an acorn"
 
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*mawáni k’éyaš išwíčhatíŋmA = "I walk but they all sleep"
 
*mawáni k’éyaš išwíčhatíŋmA = "I walk but they all sleep"
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Revision as of 20:15, 20 April 2022

Ten Sentences

  • mawatúkȟa = "I am tired"
  • uŋwaŋyáŋkepi = "I look at them"
  • lé ziŋtkáziwatúkȟa = "This canary is tired"
  • Šúŋka kiŋ lé waŋyáŋkA. = "I look at the dog"
  • Lé úta = "This is an acorn"
  • mawáni k’éyaš išwíčhatíŋmA = "I walk but they all sleep"
  • igmú kiŋ oyúspe skelúta kiŋ mas'óphiye él = The cat catches the oriole at the store.

tagged sentences

  • mawatúkȟa<v><s_sg1> ↔ I<prn><pers> am<v><p1><sg> tired<adj>
  • uŋwaŋyáŋkepi<v><tv><pres><s_sg1> ↔ I<prn><pers> look<v><p1><sg> at<pr> them<pl><prn>
  • lé<prn><dem><sg> ziŋtkáziwatúkȟa<v><s_sg1> ↔ This<det><sg> canary<n> is<v><sg> tired<adj>


  • Šúŋka kiŋ lé waŋyáŋkA. = "I look at the dog"
  • Lé úta = "This is an acorn"
  • mawáni k’éyaš išwíčhatíŋmA = "I walk but they all sleep"