Lesson 1 Flashcards
1
Q
bakade
A
s/he is hungry
2
Q
wiisini
A
S/he is eating
3
Q
giiwe
A
s/he is going home
4
Q
daa
A
s/he is living in a certain place
5
Q
giishkaabaagwe
A
s/he is thirsty
6
Q
minikwe (vai+o)
A
s/he drinks
7
Q
debisinii
A
s/he is full
8
Q
mazinaatesijige
A
s/he is watching a movie
9
Q
niin
A
I, me prefix nim-, ni-
10
Q
giin
A
you Prefix gi-
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Q
wiin
A
s/he no prefix
12
Q
niiba
A
s/he sleeps
13
Q
minwaagamin
A
It (liquid) tastes good
14
Q
minopogwad
A
It tastes good
15
Q
noongom
A
now, today
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Q
akawe
A
first
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Q
omaa
A
here
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Q
imaa
A
there
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Q
iwidi
A
over there
20
Q
geyaabi
A
still, yet
21
Q
bangii
A
a little, few
22
Q
dash
A
but, then
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Q
wayiiba
A
soon
24
Q
gaawiin
A
no, not
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miinawaa
again, and
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giga-waabamin miinawaa
see you again
27
endaayaan
at my place
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na, ina
yes? no? (Always second word of sentence)
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eya'
yes
30
ahaaw
ok
31
sa
eh?
32
wii-, ga-
prefix indicates future, ga- is more definite
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Niwii-wiisin
I'm going to eat
34
Grammatical rule: For VAI verbs ending in -o or -i
that final short vowel is deleted for the first-person niin and second-person singular giin forms, but it remains for third person wiin.
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niwiisin
I am eating
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wiisini
S/he is eating
37
Giwii-kiiwe
You will go home (wii or ga prefix changes g to k)
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Niwii-awi-wiisin endaayaan
I'm going to eat at my place (awi- = motion) (spoken can be -o) (that's where it goes)
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daa-
can, could, should, would, must
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daa-minwaagamin
it should taste good (drink)
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ishkwaa-
stopped, over, done, after
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nindishkwaa-wiisin
I am done eating
43
gichi
great, very
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ningichi-bakade
I'm very hungry
45
wiisiniiwigamig
restaurant
46
-ong
suffix - at, to, in, on, by
47
wiisiniiwigamigong
in the restaurant
48
zhigwa
already
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Ningii-wiisin niin zhigwa. Giin dash?
I already ate, did you. (emphasizing I)
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aapiji
really, very
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Niwii-minikwe sa
I want a drink
52
maajaa
leave
53
giigido
she speaks
54
ningiigid
I speak
