INTRODUCTIONS
GREETINGS! kwe hello
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? hataʔúh ša:tsih ? what's your (sg) name? ___ ižá:tsih my name is ______iyá:tsih her name is ______ihá:tsih his name is ___
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? hanę': etiséhtih ? where do you (sg) come from? ___ ekwayéhtih I come from ______ekyawéhtih she comes from ______etawéhtih he comes from ______etǫméhtih we all come from ______etiskwéhtih you all come from ___
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? hanę': šeⁿda:reʔ ? where do you (sg) live? ___ íⁿda:reʔ I live in ______yaⁿda:réʔ she lives in ______haⁿdá:reʔ he lives in ___
WHAT IS YOUR CLAN? hataʔúh saʔtarúʔtęʔ what's your (sg) clan? ___ ayeʔtarúʔtęʔ I am of the ___ clan ___ ayéʔtara'ʔ I am of the ___ clan ___ uʔtarúʔtęʔ she is of the ___ clan ___ uʔtara:'ʔ she is of the ___ clan ___ huʔtarúʔtęʔ he is of the ___ clan ___ huʔtara:'ʔ he is of the ___ clan
WHAT NATION ARE YOU FROM? hataʔúh ahšáʔtuʔtęʔ ? what is your (sg) nation/people? ___ ažáʔtuʔtęʔ I am ______ⁿdiʔ I am ______ayaáʔtuʔtęʔ she is ______ahaáʔtuʔtęʔ he is ___ WHAT KIND OF WORK DO YOU DO? hataʔúh saʔgyaⁿdíhtaⁿdih? what do you do for work?
PLACES Cities: Chicago uⁿditatsí:ye Chillicothe tataręʔręʔ Cincinnati kyutárǫmáta Cincinnati tuʔętahahiwahta Detroit yaⁿdataye Fort Defiance tuⁿdawi Louisville, Kentucky kyúⁿdám'ʔⁿdeh Muskingum ⁿdarihkwe Niagara Falls uⁿgyára Sandusky, Ohio tsaʔⁿdusti St. Louis kaⁿdatúwanę Toronto turǫtu Washington, D.C. uⁿdatáyǫme
States: Arkansas uwatay,ⁿde Illinois uⁿditatsí:ye Indiana akweyayérǫt Iowa žehúwe Kentucky kuhkútęⁿde Maryland & Virginia together ǫmętsáʔyǫme Mississippi, Missouri yaⁿdawižuʔyeh New York hekanǫⁿdú Ohio uhížu Oklahoma (Indian Territory) ayǫmé:ⁿde Pennsylvania kyęnǫtáyǫ Tennessee ekwehtuwa:nęhš
Regions, countries, etc. Allegheny Mountains un,tayu Canada ekaⁿdehšáte Europe skętay,tarati Mexico skwany,:ⁿde Niagara kyúⁿdám'ʔⁿdeh United States of America ahšaré:yǫmaⁿde Wandat land waⁿdát ⁿdeky,mętsa:te West of Oklahoma utewatukwáhta
CLANS Bear hatínyǫy'ʔrunǫʔ Beaver tsúʔtaʔi hatižáʔtuʔtérunǫʔ Deer hatiⁿdáʔarunǫʔ Hawk hátiⁿdehs,runǫʔ Porcupine yaręhisérunǫʔ Snake hatí:ⁿgǫtrunǫʔ Wolf hátináriskwárunǫʔ Turtle, Big hátiⁿgyáʔwiš háyuwánęrunǫʔ Turtle, Little ⁿgyáʔwiš hatíʔyerunǫʔ Dry Land, Little Water, Speckled Turtle, Mud ⁿgyáʔwiš yánęʔstérunǫʔ Box Turtle, Striped ⁿgyáʔwiš yǫmánǫhúkahšérunǫʔ Turtle, Highland y'htižúrunǫʔ Prairie
NATIONS Native: Absároke Indians (Crow?) yahkáʔa Cayuga kayúkas Cayuga kwiyukú:nǫʔ Cherokee uwatayúrunǫ Cheyenne šáyę Chickasaw tsikáhša Chippewa kwaʔyáta Choctaw tsahtá Comanche k,mętš Creek kuʔ,hša Dakota tuⁿdánǫ Dakota wasaseunǫ Delaware ⁿdásayá:nęʔ Flat-Head tehutiskutaríʔⁿdi Fox skęhšú:runǫ Iowa žehúwe Kaskaskin witihšahtánǫ Kaw hatiʔesra:ʔa Kickapoo tékapu Miami sęhskyárunǫ Mohawk huny'yerunǫ Muncie męhší Ojibwe ahšisayéʔrunǫ Oneida wažesaʔyerunǫʔ Onondaga unǫtaʔyerunǫʔ Osage wašá:še Otoe utúrunǫ Ottawa kwaʔyáta Peorias witihšahtánǫ Potomac kuhǫⁿgurǫta Pottawatomie hàtǫmáteⁿdiʔ Prankashaws witihšahtánǫ Quapaw utsúžuwat Sauk sakí Seminole uⁿgyay,runǫ Seneca hunǫhšeny,:ⁿdi Seneca sǫnǫtuwárunǫ Shawnee šawan,runǫʔ Stockbridge muhíkan Tuscarora taskarúrunǫʔ Wandat waⁿdat Weas witihšahtánǫ Wichita wahšítaʔarunǫ Winnibago hatihšírunǫ Non-native: American sareyǫmę Black ah,ʔtsi Canadian (probably Quebecois) tuhkérunǫ English kúrastrúnǫh French tahuhkyáʔi German akyúhęhstrunǫ Spanish huskwany, White hatínyǫmaha
JOBS I am a baker (I make bread) ⁿdaʔtarǫⁿgyahs I am a doctor (I cure) yatets'ʔs I am a farmer (I plant) ny':kwahs I am a fletcher (I make arrows) yeʔnǫⁿgyahs I am a hunter (I hunt) anę:r,kyeʔs I am a lawmaker yaríwa yehšrǫⁿdyahs I am a teacher (I make people know how) kenyęmihahtaʔ I make boats yehǫmaǫⁿgyahs I make bowls yes.:myáhs I make bows yatáʔęnǫⁿgyahs I make canoes ⁿgyarúʔtǫⁿgyahs I make fire ayateyáʔt