Category 1
What does Nų̄chų mean?
Nų̄chų means fall
What does ä́tsųą mean?
My grandma
What is zhǜr?
Berries
What does shanätsi mean?
That one picks
What does shanítsi
I pick
What is the English translation for shanįtsi?
you pick
What is kwä̀łe ?
This one is relating to the time of something.
Nų̄chų kwä̀łe - in the fall time
What does k’e mean?
This is in reference to time. It doesn’t have an actual word for word translation.
What does Äghāy mean?
Yes!
What is the translation for nt’ąyą?
flowers
What is shanätsia in English?
Is that one picking?
What does Äjù translate to?
no!
What does ntsųą mean in English?
Your grandma
Ntl’at
Low bush cranberries
What is uyinzhi?
That ones name
What does dùúye mean?
What’s-it called?
What does uyea mean?
is it called? (referring to name of someone.)
What is Ye in English?
Ye means What
What is Juk’e?
When
What does Ketą k’e mean
Yesterday or Tomorrow
Ak’àn dzenu
Today
What does Ją̄w mean?
Where?
what does ätlą translate to?
Many/ lots
What does dutsäna mean?
A little bit
what is Dą zhǜr?
Donjek berries
What is Łu’an Mǟn?
Kluane Lake
What does Däkhwän mean?
everyone
What is shanútsi?
I will pick
What is Ä́yinzhi in English?
My name
What does Nyinzhi translate to?
your name
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?
translate this sentence: Ä́tsųą nt’ąyą shanätsia?
Does my grandma pick flowers?
my-grandma flowers she-picks-question?
Translate this sentence:
Ä́tsųą uyinzhi truck uyea?
Is my grandma’s name Truck?
my-grandma her-name truck is-it-called?
translate this sentnece: Mą uyinzhi Marge uye?
Who’s name is Marge?
Who that-one’s-name Marge its-called
Translate this sentence: Nyinzhi Ä́yetth’äna uye.
Your name is Ä́yètth’äna.
your-name Ä́yètth’äna its-called
Translate this sentence: Juk’e dą zhǜr shanįtsi?
When do you pick Donjek berries?
When donjek berries you-pick
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.
Translate this sentence:
Ketą k’e, ntl’at shanįtsi
yesterday, you picked cranberries.
yesterday time cranberries you-pick
Translate this sentence: Ye zhǜr shanätsi?
What berries does that one pick?
What berries that-one-pick
Translate this sentence: Nt’ąya shanįtsia?
Do you pick flowers?
flowers you-pick-question?
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)
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)
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)
What does the "a" at the end of a sentence mean?
The speaker is asking a yes or no question.
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.