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What does Nų̄chų mean?

Nų̄chų means fall

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What does ä́tsųą mean?

My grandma

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What is zhǜr?

Berries

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What does shanätsi mean?

That one picks

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What does shanítsi

I pick

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What is the English translation for shanįtsi?

you pick

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What is kwä̀łe ?

This one is relating to the time of something. 

Nų̄chų kwä̀łe - in the fall time

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What does k’e mean?

This is in reference to time. It doesn’t have an actual word for word translation. 

200

What does Äghāy mean?

Yes!

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What is the translation for nt’ąyą?

flowers

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What is shanätsia in English?

Is that one picking?

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What does Äjù translate to? 

no!

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What does ntsųą mean in English? 

Your grandma

300

Ntl’at

Low bush cranberries

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What is uyinzhi?

That ones name

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What does dùúye mean? 

What’s-it called?

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What does uyea mean? 

is it called? (referring to name of someone.)

400

What is Ye in English? 

Ye means What

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What is Juk’e? 

When

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What does Ketą k’e mean

Yesterday or Tomorrow

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Ak’àn dzenu

Today

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What does Ją̄w mean?

Where?

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what does ätlą translate to? 

Many/ lots

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What does dutsäna mean?

A little bit

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what is Dą zhǜr?

Donjek berries

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What is Łu’an Mǟn?

Kluane Lake

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What does Däkhwän mean? 

everyone

600

What is shanútsi?

I will pick

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What is Ä́yinzhi in English?

My name

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What does Nyinzhi translate to? 

your name

700

Translate this sentence: Nų̄chų kwä̀łe k’e, ä́tsųą zhǜr shanätsia? 

in the fall time, does my grandma pick berries?

fall time-is when, my-grandma berries she-picks-question?

700

translate this sentence: Ä́tsųą nt’ąyą shanätsia?

Does my grandma pick flowers?

my-grandma flowers she-picks-question?

700

Translate this sentence: 

Ä́tsųą uyinzhi truck uyea?

Is my grandma’s name Truck?

my-grandma her-name truck is-it-called?

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translate this sentnece: Mą uyinzhi Marge uye?

Who’s name is Marge?

Who that-one’s-name Marge its-called

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Translate this sentence: Nyinzhi Ä́yetth’äna uye.

Your name is Ä́yètth’äna. 

your-name Ä́yètth’äna its-called

800

Translate this sentence: Juk’e dą zhǜr shanįtsi?

When do you pick Donjek berries?

When donjek berries you-pick

800

translate this sentence: 

Däkhwän, Amy Łu’an mǟn yū dą zhǜr shanutsi.

Everyone, Amy will pick Donjek berries at Kluane Lake. 

Everyone Amy Kluane Lake at Donjek berries she-will-pick.

800

Translate this sentence: 

Ketą k’e, ntl’at shanįtsi

yesterday, you picked cranberries.

yesterday time cranberries you-pick

800

Translate this sentence: Ye zhǜr shanätsi?

What berries does that one pick?

What berries that-one-pick

800

Translate this sentence: Nt’ąya shanįtsia?

Do you pick flowers?

flowers you-pick-question?

900

What does this "Ä́" at the beginning of Ä́yinzhi mean in grammar? 


Ä́ = Something is mine (ä́mą - my mom, ä́kų̀ - my house, ä́yinzhi - my name)

900

What does the "N" at the beginning of "Nyinzhi" mean in grammar?

N = Something is yours (Nmą - your mom, Nkų̀ - your house, Nyinzhi - your name)

900

What does the "U" at the beginning of "Uyinzhi" mean in grammar?

U = Something is that one’s (Umą - that one’s mom, Ukų̀ - That one’s house, Uyinzhi - That one’s name)

900

What does the "a" at the end of a sentence mean? 

The speaker is asking a yes or no question.

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Why is the "a" at the end of a sentence not present with every question? 

because the a only represents yes or no questions, and not open-ended questions. 

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