Category 1
My name
Nínje
I live
dùúye?
whats it called?
däk’’àn
man
girl
Nįnje
you live
nyinzhi
your name
shär
bear
Dlųą
mouse
I am
tsųą
bird
yū
in/at (refers to a place)
uye
its-called
nch’e
you are
that one is
Does the girl live in Whitehorse?
Shär uyinzhi dùúye?
What is the bears name?
Is my name Fuzzy Wuzzy?
Tim Horton the top of the moutain yū nänje
Tim Horton lives on top of the mountain.
Tim Horton umą yè nänjea?
Does Tim Horton live with her mom?
Tim Horton umą uyinzhi Taylor Swift uye
Tim Horton’s mom is named Taylor Swift.
Nyinzhi Yogi uyea?
is your name Yogi?
Trish shär äch’e
Trish is a bear.
Dlųą ích’e.
I am a mouse.
Trish, Shär nch’ea?
Trish, are you a bear?
Mą Kwänlin yū nänje?
Who lives in Whitehorse?
ją̄w nänje?
Where does s/he/that-one live?
Däkhwän, Ä́yinzhi dùúye?
The girl does not live with her mom
Yes I live at Annie Lake!
What does adding an "a" to the end of a statement do?
Turns the statement into a yes or no question.
What is the ä́ in "ä́yinzhi" mean?
My (The noun is mine)
Examples: Ä́yinzhi = My name, Ä́mą = my mom
What does the "n" in Nyinzhi mean?
Your (The noun is yours)
Examples: Nyinzhi = Your name, Nmą = Your mom
What does the "u" in uyinzhi mean?
That one (The noun is that one’s)
Examples: Uyinzhi = That one’s name, Umą = That one’s mom
What does the "í" in nínje mean?
I am doing the action/in that state of being
Examples: nínje = I live, ích’e = I am
What does the "N" in nch’e or "į" in nįnje mean?
You are doing the action/you are in that state of being
Example: nįnje = you live, Nch’e = you are
What does the "ä" in nänje mean?
That one is doing the action/in that state of being.
Examples: nänje = that one lives, äch’e = that one is
Why do I say that one when referring to third person?
Because it can mean him, her, or it.