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| Entry |
Transcription |
English |
| 1 |
tʉmabi soaitʉ ʉnʉǃ |
You're no goodǃ (curse) |
| 2 |
pihna paa |
Coke, 7-Up, etc. |
| 3 |
nʉ muraiǃ |
Kiss meǃ |
| 4 |
naiʔbi |
pretty (of a woman) |
| 5 |
tuibitsi |
handsome (of a man) |
| 6 |
tʉmakupa |
tiger |
| 7 |
pʉhʉ kukweya |
lion |
| 8 |
oha sarii? |
Is that a dog? |
| 9 |
iha tʉboo? |
Is this a pencil? |
| 10 |
ʉnha teekwăhutuʔi |
Will you talk? |
| 11 |
teekwaruʔi ʉnʉ |
You're gonna talk. |
| 12 |
keenʉ u supanaʔitʉ |
I don't know. |
| 13 |
hina ʉnʉ haniiyu |
What are you doing? |
| 14 |
hina surha haniiyu |
What is he doing? |
| 15 |
hina urʉ waʔipʉ haniiyu |
What is the woman doing? |
| 16 |
hina ʉnʉ nikwai |
What do you want? |
| 17 |
hina ʉnʉ |
What do you want? |
| 18 |
hina ʉnʉ yaaka? |
What do you have in your hand? |
| 19 |
isa hakarʉ̆ |
Who is it? (on phone) |
| 20 |
haaka ʉnʉ punin |
Who(m) did you see? |
| 21 |
haaka ʉnʉ punika? |
Who are you looking at? |
| 22 |
ʉnha haaka punika? |
Who are you looking at? |
| 23 |
hakăse naiʔbi |
Where is Naibi? |
| 24 |
inakwʉ̆ u |
She's over here. |
| 25 |
onakwʉ̆ u |
She's over there. |
| 26 |
kahni kuupatʉ u |
She's in the house. |
| 27 |
hipe ʉnʉ miayu |
When will you go? |
| 28 |
miitsi |
in a while/soon |
| 29 |
pʉetsʉku |
tomorrow |
| 30 |
hipe ʉnʉ pitʉn |
When did you arrive? |
| 31 |
hakai ʉnʉ nʉʉsuka |
How do you feel? |
| 32 |
ʉnha hakai nʉʉsuka |
How do you feel? |
| 33 |
itʉtsa u puni |
He/she (this person) sees it. |
| 34 |
itʉkwʉ̆tsa u puni |
They (dual, these people) see it. |
| 35 |
itʉʉtsa u puni |
They (pl., these people) see it. |
| 36 |
orʉtsa u puni |
He/she (that person) sees it. |
| 37 |
orʉkwʉ̆tsa u puni |
They (dual, those people) see it. |
| 38 |
orʉʉtsa u puni |
They (pl., those people) see it. |
| 39 |
u puni ma |
He/she (anyone here) sees it. |
| 40 |
u puni marʉkwʉ̆ |
They (dual, any here) see it. |
| 41 |
u puni marʉʉ |
They (pl., any here) see it. |
| 42 |
nʉ tʉbiini |
Ask me a questionǃ |
| 43 |
ma ruawekʉ̆ |
Tell him/herǃ |