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Mécou Wítahe. Ein Yukéwa Yapóske Amañishuké . . .

[“Welcome, friends. A long time ago, the hilly land

Dokalidö Nedúge Liohatéhla Yim Ehuya Konspéwa Kebína Yalopokíwa! They are to be viewed with respect and good thoughts!

Tutelo-Saponi Language Lesson # 4
Useful Terms/Word List
Give -Ngo(Nah-go)
Take -Luca(loo-kaw)
Small -Kūtskai(koot-sky)
gLarge -Itáñi(ee-tah-nn-nee)
Yes -Aháñ(Ah-hahn) or Aha (Ah-ha)
No -Ihau(Ee-how)
Good -Bi, Biwā(bee; bee-wah)
Bad -Kebina(Kay-bee-nah)
Stay -Nañka(nah-n-kah)
Go -Alē(Ah-lay)
Sit -Mahanañka-(Mah-hahn-ahn-kah)
Stand -Heyanenhes(hay-yah-nayn-hays)
Walk -Yalēwa(Yah-lay-wah)
Run -Hinda(Heen-dah)
Old -Hōakāi(Hoh-ah-k-eye)
New -Suñtk(Soon-tk)
Yesterday -Sitō(See-toe)
Today -Nahambe(Nah-hahm-bay)
Tomorrow -Nahampk(Nah-hahmp-k)
Evening -Osihitewa(Oh-see-hee-tay-wah)
Tonight -Usī(Ooh-see)
Near -Iñktēi(Eenk-tay-ee)
Far -Nāmu(Nah-moo)
Now -Ehin(Ay-heen)
Only -Ika(ee-kah)
Nothing -Yahanya(Yah-hahn-yah)
Much -Nandakhikawa (Nahn-dahk-heek-ah-wah)
Perhaps -Kiçe(Kee-chay)
Off -Sel(Sail)
On -Agínese(Ah-gee-nay-say)
Must -Gwa(Gwah)
Up -Otapai(Oh-tah-p-eye)
Down -Tabata(Tah-bah-tah)
Soon -Inking(een-keen-g)
Sing -Mùñiyē (Moon-ee-yay)
So -Le(Lay)
Hurry Up (and come)
Dala Nonho(Dahlah Non-hoh)

Numbers
1-Nosāi;
Nōs2-Nombai;
Nomp3-Nāni;
Nān4-Topai;
Tōp5-Kisañ;
Kisē6 -Akāspei;
Agùs7-Sagomēi;
Sāgóm8-Palāni;
Pālán9-Kasāñkai;
Ksānk10-Putskai;

PutskCounting in Series
First -Etahni(Ay-tah-nee)
Second -Nonpase(Nohn-pah-say)
Third -Einani(Ay-ee-nah-nee)
Fourth -Eintopai(Ay-een-toh-pie)
Fifth -Gisana’i(Gee-sah-nah-ee)
Sixth -Aguspee(Ah-goos-pay-ay)
Seventh -Sagumi’i(Sah-goo-mee-ee)
Eight -Palani’i(Pah-lah-nee-ee)
Ninth -Sankai’i(Sah-n-kah-eye-ee)
Tenth -Putckai(Pootk -k’eye)

Correct negative word forms from the last newsletter’s lesson #3:Ólacke(Oh-lahck–ay) -to biteKolackena(Koh-lahc-ay-nah) to not biteOknaho(Oak-nah-hoe)
–to workKoknahona(Koh-k-nah-hoh-nah)
to not workInē (ee-nay)
–to seeKinēna(Kee-nay-nah)
to not seeWaginōma(Wah-gee-no-mah)
–S/He is sickKawaginōmana
S/He is not sick (Kah-wah-gee-no-mah-nah)
Kulúja(koo-loo-jah) –to wash
Kikulujana (Kee-koo-loo-jah-nah) to not wash

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