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<b>yata</b> - <small>greet/farewell</small> - <i>Hello. / Goodbye.</i><br> | <b>yata</b> - <small>greet/farewell</small> - <i>Hello. / Goodbye.</i><br> | ||
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<b>iyomani</b> - <small>PROX-day-nice</small> - <i>Good day/morning.</i><br> | |||
<b>ipuamani</b> - <small>PROX-evening-nice</small> - <i>Good night/evening.</i><br> | |||
(the proximal prefix <b>i-</b> can be dropped from these)<br> | |||
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<b>to tayo ka</b> - <small>manner 2SG.POSS Q</small> - <i>How are you?</i><br> | <b>to tayo ka</b> - <small>manner 2SG.POSS Q</small> - <i>How are you?</i><br> | ||
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<b>yali</b> - <small>pardon</small> - <i>Excuse me.</i><br> | <b>yali</b> - <small>pardon</small> - <i>Excuse me.</i><br> | ||
(This is used when getting attention, begging pardon, or coming through in a crowd. It is made more polite by the addition of the precative ending <b>-te</b>.)<br> | (This is used when getting attention, begging pardon, or coming through in a crowd. It is made more polite by the addition of the precative ending <b>-te</b>.)<br> | ||
<b>na koya</b> - <small>1SG apologize</small> - <i>I'm sorry</i><br> | |||
<b>tama</b> - <small>be.good</small> - <i>It's okay.</i> (polite response to "I'm sorry")<br> | |||
<h3>Communicating</h3> | |||
<b>na unyak</b> - <small>1SG understand-NEG</small> - <i>I don't understand.</i><br> | |||
<b>na ke kala unyak</b> - <small>1SG NOM language know-NEG</small> - <i>I don't know Kala.</i><br> | |||
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<b>ta ke enkala unya ka</b> - <small>2SG O English know Q</small> - <i>Do you know English?</i><br> | |||
<b>hina kola ke enkala unya ka</b> - <small>here someone O English know Q</small> - <i>Does someone here know English?</i><br> | |||
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<b>ke ____ yani ka</b> - <small>O ____ meaning Q</small> - <i>What does ____ mean?</i><br> | |||
<b>to ____ kala ka</b> - <small>method ____ say Q</small> - <i>How do you say?</i><br> | |||
Revision as of 05:58, 9 June 2015
Basics
yata - greet/farewell - Hello. / Goodbye.
iyomani - PROX-day-nice - Good day/morning.
ipuamani - PROX-evening-nice - Good night/evening.
(the proximal prefix i- can be dropped from these)
to tayo ka - manner 2SG.POSS Q - How are you?
niha, nyasa - fine thank - Fine, thank you.
ke ata tayo ka - O name 2SG.POSS Q - What is your name?
____ ke ata nayo - ____ O name 1SG.POSS - ____ is my name.
ya pesoni - VOC meet-nice - Nice to meet you.
tsepa - please - Please.
nyasa - thank - Thank you.
nyasampa - thank-much - Thank you very much.
hako - welcome - You're welcome.
munyek - be.problem-NEG - No problem. (less formal)
yali - pardon - Excuse me.
(This is used when getting attention, begging pardon, or coming through in a crowd. It is made more polite by the addition of the precative ending -te.)
na koya - 1SG apologize - I'm sorry
tama - be.good - It's okay. (polite response to "I'm sorry")
Communicating
na unyak - 1SG understand-NEG - I don't understand.
na ke kala unyak - 1SG NOM language know-NEG - I don't know Kala.
ta ke enkala unya ka - 2SG O English know Q - Do you know English?
hina kola ke enkala unya ka - here someone O English know Q - Does someone here know English?
ke ____ yani ka - O ____ meaning Q - What does ____ mean?
to ____ kala ka - method ____ say Q - How do you say?
