Lvl 2 Flashcards
Duolingo-like course (30 cards)
frės
hi!
ollofai
name
tvi
yes, true
zai
no, not
zó- / z-
negation prefix
Example: my zėl | “mom of not you” not your mom
łá- / ł-
“to be” - …
Example: jin łápė | I am the dad
Marks the idea of “being” something. The resulting word is an adjective!
sy
she
śa
he
no
Singular they
ŋó- / ŋ-
question marker
basically a spoken question mark.
Can be attached to any part of the sentence that the speaker is inquiring about or seeks clarification on.
fi
it
śmo
here
ta
there
fiśmo
fi-śmo
“it-here” this
fita
fi-ta
“it-there” that
ŋŕoślo
weird, strange, unusual
translate:
Frės!
Ŋófi łollofai łėl?
[1. you] [2. she] [3. = (to be)]
[4. it] [5. hi] [6. baby]
[7. ? (is…)] [8. not] [9. name]
ŋó-fi ł-ollofai ł-ėl
Hi!
What is your name?
translate:
Ŋófita łollofai łėl?
Ŋŕoślo…
[1. you] [2. she] [3. = (to be)]
[4. that] [5. hi] [6. baby]
[7. ? (is…)] [8. not] [9. name]
[10. wierd] [11. mother]
ŋó-fita ł-ollofai ł-ėl
That is your name?
Wierd….
7 4 3 9 3 1 10
ŋófi
ŋó-fi
”?-it” what
match:
[a. jin] [1. you]
[b. my] [2. dad]
[c. pėśal] [3. baby]
[d. qėlni] [4. and]
[e. nan] [5. father]
[f. myĵal] [6. I]
[g. pė] [7. mother]
[h. ėl] [8. mom]
1h you|ėl
2g dad|pė
3d baby|qėlni
4e and|nan
5c father|pėśal
6a I|jin
7f mother|myĵal
8b mom|my
translate:
Fiśmo ŋółázollofai łėl?
fiśmo
This (here) is not your name?
translate:
Ŋófiśmo łollofai łėl?
fiśmo qėlni ŋ-ėl
Is this your name?
translate:
Fiśmo qėlni ŋėl?
fiśmo qėlni ŋ-ėl
Is this child yours?
Qėlni śmo!
The baby is here!
