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Negatives
Putting a K – Na (k-na) at the end
of a word makes it negative.

Examples:
Wítahe (We-tah-hay/Friend)
Negative = Kiwítahena = Not friend or enemy.
Bí (Bee/Good)
Negative = Kebína = Not good or bad
Alé (Ah-lay/to go)
Negative = Kaléna = To not go
Oyahinhne (Oh-yah-heen-ha-nay/stomp)
Negative = Koyahinhnena = To not stomp
Okláqa (Oh-klah-k-ah/to speak)
Negative = Kokláqana = To not speak
Owakláka (Oh-wah-klah-kah/I speak)
Negative = Kowaklákna = I do not speak
Okla cayukewa (they were speaking together)
Negative = Koklana cayukewa
(Oh-klah kaw-you-kay-wah) = they were not
speaking together
Try making the following word forms negative:
Ólacke (Oh-lahck– ay) – to bite
Oknaho (Oak-nah-hoe) – to work
Íne (ee-nay) – to see
Waginoma (Wah-gee-no-mah) – S/He is sick
Kulúja (koo-loo-jah) – to wash
See the correct negative word forms in next
month’s lesson.
Words of Waneñi
burn – inausinga (een-ah-g-seen-gah)
burn wood –miyeni inausinga
(mee-yay-nee een-ah-g-seen-gah)
chop – lakasase (lah-kah-sah-say)
chop wood –miyeni lakasase
(mee-yay-nee een lah-kah-sah-say)
clothes – kam (kah-m)
cloud – maqosi (mach-ooz-ee)
coat – opockhe (oh-pock-hay)
cold – sani (sah-nee)
darkness – usihaa (ooh-see-haah) or
osiha (oh-see-hah)
fog – manotihua (mah-no-tee-hoo-ah)
Words of Waneñi (Continued)
hail – noq (noch)
hat – lubus (loo-boos)
ice – nonhi (non-hee) or mingiratcah
(meen-gee-raht-cah).
icy – nañqluba (nah-nn-k-loo-bah)
ice from snow melting and freezing –
ásatnitkueniq (ah-saht-neet-koo-ay-neech)
snow – hohiei (hoh-hee-ay-ee) or
hohiowa (hoh-hee-oh-wah)
snow cloud –maqosi hohiei
(mach-ooz-ee hoh-hee-ay-ee)

The Four Races of Humankind
Indian people– Wahtakai (Wah-tah-k’eye)
Black people – Magangakasit (Mah-gah-nah-gah
ah-seet) or Makanakasit (Wah-kah-nah-kah ah-seet)
White people – Maganaga (Mah-gah-nah-gah),
Wakanaka (Wah-kah-nah-kah)
Yellow people –Magangasii (Mah-gah-nah-gah see)
or Wakanakasii (Wah-kah-nah-kah see)
Miha Maganaga (White Man)
Mihe Maganaga (Me-hay Mahgahnahgah/ White
Woman)
Wamihtakai (Wah-meeh-tah-k’eye / I am an Indian)
Wayihtakai (Wah-yeeh-tah-k’eye /
You are an Indian)
Kawamihtakaina (Kah-wah-meeh-tah-k’eye-nah/
I am not Indian)
Kawayihtakaina (Kah-wah-yeeh-tah-k’eye-na / You
are not Indian)

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