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Month: March 2015

Gwakwadé – Grasshopper

Ni pi je o gwakwadé – Where is the grasshopper?

Gteganek o gwakwadé – The grasshopper is in the garden

Gwabma ne o gwakwadé – Do you see the grasshopper?

Ggi wabma ne o gwakwadé – Did you see the grasshopper?

Zagech ngi wabma o gwakwadé – I saw the grasshopper outside

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/f4923-gwakwade.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Insects and Birds

Amo – Bee

Gnodwa ne o amo? – Do you hear that bee?

Éhé, nnodwa o amo – Yes, I hear the bee

Cho nnodwasi o amo – No, I don’t hear the bee

Nasana o amo!  – Watch out for the bee!

Gi zgebge’ashen – It stung me!

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/23405-amo.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Insects and Birds

Animate Plural Demonstratives

Animate Plural Demonstratives

Gode nenwik – These men

Gi nenwik – Those men

Égi nenwik – Those men over there

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/48962-godenenwik.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Demonstratives

Inanimate Plural Demonstratives

Inanimate Plural Demonstratives

Node gokbenagnen – These baskets

Ni gokbenagnen – Those baskets

Éni gokbenagnen – Those baskets over there

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/2a8d4-nodegokbenagen.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Demonstratives

Animate Singular Demonstratives

Animate singular demonstratives

Ode nene – This man

O nene – That man

Ago nene – That man over there

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/37208-odenene.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Demonstratives

Inanimate Singular Demonstratives

Demonstratives are used to indicate the degree of closeness of a person or object.  They must agree with the animacy or inanimacy of the object

Inanimate Singular Examples:

Ode gokbenagen – This basket

I gokbenagen – That basket

Éi gokbenagen – That basket over there

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/5d416-odegokbenagen.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Demonstratives

Nétum – First

Nin nétum – Me first

Gin nétum – You first

Win nétum – HIm/her first

Ninan nétum – Us first (not you)

Ginan nétum – (all of) Us first

Ginwa nétum – You all first

Winwa nétum – Them first

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/81079-netum.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Adverbs

Gnebech – Maybe/Perhaps

Gnebech gwi wisnemen ibe – Perhaps we will all eat something over there

Gnebech nwi wabma o wabek – Perhaps I will see him/her tomorrow

Gnebech gda mnekwé ode nibi – Maybe you should/could drink this water

Gnebech odanek nda zhya pkonyak – Maybe I should go to town tonight

Gaga she nwi zhechké i gnebech = Maybe I will do that soon

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/d8366-gnebech.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 24, 2015Categories Adverbs

Nagech – Later

Bama nagech – Until later

Bama nagech nbya – I’ll be back later

Bama nagech néyap wi byék – They’ll be back later

Nagech nwi zhya – Later I will go

Dawéwgemek nwi zhya nagech – I will go to the store later

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/dc0dd-nagech.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 23, 2015Categories Adverbs

Neko – Used to

Neko ngi zammnekwé – I used to drink too much

Neko ngi tadi – I used to gamble/play cards

Neko ngi nim’edi – I used to dance

Neko ngi migadi – I used to fight

Neko ngi zamwisen – I used to eat too much

 

https://neaseno.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/2444d-neko.mp3
Author neasenoPosted on March 23, 2015Categories Adverbs

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