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Tutelo-Saponi Language Lesson # 5

Vocabulary List

Tutelo-Saponi Verbs
to bite off – latkūsisel (laht-koo-see-sail)
boil – hīehā (Hee-ay-hah)
to break with foot – lakatkūsisel (lah-kaht-koo-seesail)
burn – inausíngā (een-ow-sing-gah)
bury – sùntése (Soon-tay-say)
buy – kilomīha (Kee-loh-mee-hah)
call – kikōha (kee-koh-hah)
cause – konta (kon-tah)
chop – lakasase (lah-kah-sah-say)
churn – mampamasawohōka (mampamasa wohōka)
(Mahm-pah-mah-sah-woh-hoh-kah)
count – yilanāha (yee-lah-nah-hah)
cry – qāqise* (jah-jee-say)
*q is pronounced like the German hard ch in loch, or
the Spanish hard j in joven

cut with a knife – lakatkōsa (lah-kaht-koh-sah)
dance or I dance – wagitçi* (wah-geet-shee)
*ç is pronounced like sh in shine
drink – lākpē, lapēta (lahk-pay), (lah-pay-tah)
eat – lūti (loo-tee)
hunger/hungry – kihnindewa (keeh-neen-day-wah)
jump – ohīmpa (Oh-heem-pah)
kill – kitē, ktē (kee-tay), (k’-tay)
laugh – inksēha, inkee (ink-say-hah), (ink-ee)
lead – kōwa (koh-wah)
leave – qala (jah-lah)
make – aōma, aōñ (ah-oh-mah), (ah-oh-n)
marry – ohōteha, ohōn (oh-hoe-tay-hah), (oh-hoe-n)
pound – pahē (pah-hay)
read – yilanāha (yee-lahn-ah-hah)
run – hinda, hantá (heen-dah), (hahn-tah)
say – hahēwa (hah-hay-wah)
see – ohāta, inēwa, waqēta
(oh-hah-tah), (ee-nay-wah), (wah-jay-tah)
sew – ihōha (ee-hoe-hah)
shoot off – opatañsel (oh-pah-tahn-sale)
sing – yāmùñiyē (Yah-moonn-ee-yay)
sit – mahanañka (Mah-hahn-ahnnk-ah)
sleep – hīyañ, hianta, hiantkapewa
(hee-yahnn), (hee-ahn-tah), (hee-ahnt-kah-pay-wah)
speak – sahéñta, niça (sah-hayn-tah), (nee-shah)
stamp with foot – nañkōkisek (nahnn-koh-kee-sayk)
stay – nañka (nahnn-kah)
steal – manoñ, manōma (Mah-nonn), (mah-nohmah)
strike – kohinunhiwa (koh-hee-noon-hee-wah)
sweep – lakaplék (lah-kah-playk)
talk – niça (nee-shah)
tie – olohī (oh-loh-hee)
walk – yalēwa (yah-lay-wah)
weave – añktāka (ahnnk-tah-kah)
weep – qaka (Jah-kah)
work – oknahō (oak-nah-hoe)

Conjugations

Tutelo-Saponi Affixed Nominative Pronouns

(pronouns that are usually the subject of a sentence)

I – Ma, Wa, Mi, Me, We
We/Us – Mae, Ma, Mai, Man, Manj
You – Ya, Ye, Yi, Yin
They/Them – hla, hlese, lese, hna, hne

Tutelo-Saponi Verbal Endings

Present
oma, owa, ewa (iwa)

Past
oka, ewa (iwa)

Future
ta, eta, ita

Now, let’s conjugate the many ways to say … Love
Love – Andestagōnwa (Anhn-day-stah-gohn-wah)
I love – Miandestagōnwa (Me-anhn-day-stah-gohnwah)
Lūs miandestagōnwa (Loose me-anh-day-stah-gohn
-wah)
I love the cat.
Car miandestagōnwa. (me-anh-day-stah-gohn-wah)
I love the car.
Hēna miandestagōnwa (hay-nah me-anh-day-stahgohn-wah)
I love mother.
Tāt miandestagōnwa (Tah-t me-anh-day-stah-gohnwah)
I love father.
I love you – Maiiándostékā (Mah-ee-ahn-doe-staykah)
Hēna Maiiándostékā (hay-nah Mah-ee-ahn-doe-stay
-kah)
I love you mother.
I love him/her – Yandowastēka (Yahn-doe-wah-stay
-kah)
You love me – Yandoyistēka (Yahn-doe-yee-staykah)
You love him/her – Yandoyestéka (Yahn-doe-yaystay-kah)
You love us – Waiyándoyestékā (Why-yahn-doeyay-stay-kah)
He/she loves me – Yandoyistēka Yahn-doe-yee-stay
-kah)
He/She loves him/her – Yándostegíse (Yahn-doestay-gee-say)
He/She loves you – Yandomistéka (Yahn-doe-meestay-kah)
He/She loves us – Waiyándostegíse (Why-yahn-doe
-stay-gee-say)
Or Waiyándostēka (Why-yahn-doe-stay-gee-say)
He/She loves them – Yandostekanēse
(Yahn-doe-stay-kahn-ay-say)
We love you – Mankiandostēka (Mahn-kee-ahn-doe
Nov/Dec Fall/Winter 2015
-stay-kah) or Maikiandoyistēka (My-kee-ahn-doeyee-stay-kah)
We love him/her – Maigiándostekā (My-gee-ahndoe-stay-kah)
We love them – Maiyīándostékānaése
(My-yee-ahn-doe-stay-kahn-ah-ay-say)
or Maihiandostékanaēse (My-hee-ahn-doe-staykahn-ah-ay-say)
They love me: Yándomistékahanā (Yahn-doe-mestay-kah-hah-nah)
They love you: Yándoyistékhanā (Yahn-doe-yeestake-hah-nah)
They love them Yandostekanēse (Yahn-doe-stakeah-nay-say)
Bī – good (Bee)

Present Tense

I am good – Mimbīwa (Meem-bee-wah)
You are good – Yimbīwa (Yeem-bee-wah)
They are good – Ebilēse (Ay-bee-lay-say)
He/She was or is good – Ebīse or Bīwa (Ay-beesay) (Bee-wah)

Past Tense
I was good – Mimbīkoa (Meem-bee-koh-ah)
You were good – Yimbīkoa
(Yim-bee-koh-ah)
He/She was good – Ebikōa (Ay-bee-koh-ah)
or Bīwa (Bee-wah)
They were good – Ebikōalēse (Ay-bee-koh-ah-laysay)

Future Tense
I will be good – Mimbīta (Meem-bee-tah)
You will be good – Yimbīta (Yeem-bee-tah)
They will be good – Ebitalēse (Ay-bee-tah-lay-say)
He/She will be good- Bīta (Bee-tah)

Possession of objects: The object is followed by the
possessive

My foot – Isī migītowi (Ee-see me-gee-toe-wee)
Your foot – Isī yingītowi (Ee-see Yeen-gee-toe-wee)
His/Her foot – Isī gītowi (Ee-see gee-toe-wee)
My house – Atī migītowi (Ah-tee me-gee-toe-wee)
Your house – Atī yingītowi (Ah-tee yeen-gee-toewee)
His/her house – Atī gītowi (Ah-tee gee-toe-wee)
My axe – hisép migītowi (Hee-sayp me-gee-toewee)
Your axe – hisép

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