April 2021 – Neaseno

A series on short prayers for the first recording.

A basic introduction for the 2nd recording.

A List of Common Action Verbs…

Zhechké To Do
Giwé To Go Home
Giwsé To Hunt
Ktege To plant (h/s plants)
Bidgé To Enter
Zagjesé To Go Outside
Mnekwé To Drink
Wanké To Dig
Wénkwéngé To Drive
Zgabyenge To steer, to drive
Binjegé To Clean
Gwdemojgé To Fish
Déwé’gé To Drum
Gemo To sing (h/s sings)
Bmadgé To Swim
Minké To Gather Berries
Biskonyé To Get Dressed
Giskonye To get undressed
Kewabnoje To watch children (babysitting)
Gzhadawso Another babysitting
Migadi To Fight
Mikchéwi To Work
Anoki To work for hire
Maji To Leave/Go
Bsegwi To Get Up/Rise
Nim’edi To Dance
Chikaso To Play
Bkeso To Bathe/to swim (h/s bathes0
Kedo To Say
Neshnabémo To Speak Indian Language
Zhya/zhye To Go
Bya/bye To Come/Arrive
Wdema To Smoke
Wdeme Another way to say to smoke
Wisne To Eat
Jibtebe To Sit
Nibwe To Stand
Bose To Ride
Ye To be in a certain place
Yawe State of being (h/s is)
Mzhena To seize, lay hold of
Mawdo To gather
Pkebna To pick, to reach up
Dapna To pick, to reach down
Dkobjege To close a circle, to end things
Debnek Reach for s.t.
Bgedna To put down s.t., to lay s.t. down
Mdomneke To bead
Gokpenage To make baskets
Zisbakdoke To make sugar
Msenagseke To go to the movies, to make pictures
Wjanda To cook
Gigeno To cook
Bmose To walk
Bmepto To run
Tkemse To cross over
Bebamse To walk around, to walk about
Zhonyamke To have money
Odanke To shop, to go to town
Msenege To charge things, as in credit
We’e, We’uh To loan, to give credit
Dbege To pay s.t.
Dawe To buy and sell
Gishnena To buy as in commercial buying
Gishpnedo To buy, to shop
Kigdo To speak, talk
Nendek To think a certain way
Nenmat To think a certain way about s.o.
Nendem To think
Nagdewenmat To think of s.o.
Nagdewendek To think of s.t.
Gchenenmat To think a lot of s.o.
Mba/mbe To sleep
Nweshmo To rest
Ensestek To understand
Enseto To reason
Nbwaka To reason
Bsegwi To rise
Doki To awake
Bkezo To bathe, shower
Gzinge To wash up
Binchege To clean
Binakchege To clean
Wawida To read
Wawijge To read
Wab To see
Wabma To see s.o.
Wabdan To see s.t.
Mina To give
Mingo To receive
Shema To feed
Shemgo To be fed
Gzinwnage To wash dishes
Bgedna To allow s.o. to do s.t.
Bgednon To allow s.t.
Binakwe’o To comb hair
Gziyabde’o To brush teeth
Mneschege To put things in order, housework
Doma To call s.o.

Most used words in Bodwe’wadmimwen

Tenses

Wi future (will or want to)

Ke/ge future (not as strong)

Ta/da future (can, should, could)

Ki/gi past (have or did)

Ki/gi gish past already

Wa future (subordinate form)

Ga past (subordinate form)

Da gi should have

É immediate future intent

Negative

Jo no, not

Jo wi not (emphatic)

Jo mamda not possible

Jo wika never

Jo weye no one

Jo gégo nothing, zero

Jo mshe not yet

Jo ngoji nowhere

Gégo don’t

Adverbial

Mégwa still

Mojma irregardless, anyway

Mamkach have to

Gimoch secretly

Néyap back, same

Nanbén too late

Nawech at the same time

Gégpi finally, at last

Ayapen the same

Abje very

Abdég have to, be necessary that

Neko used to

Iw yédeg must be

Gnebej maybe

Bama later, wait

Bama pi later on

Débnag carelessly

Égaj take it easy, slow down

Éshkem harder, more intense

Gaga almost, soon

Gawa hardly, scarcely

Gnewésh for a long time

Kyénep hurry up, go quickly

Nangodgen sometimes, once in awhile

Pi unit of time

Mamkaj have to

Mamey early, soon

Mano let him/her, anyway, its all right

Locative

Ibe there

Ézhi over there

Shote here

Bijbyék in the water

Bijigwan inside something

Giwta yégwan around something

Jigakwa at the edge of the woods

Jigatek by trees

Jigbyék by the water, on shore

Kwedbyék on the water

Kwejbyék on top of the water

Nambyék under the water

Namkemek under the ground

Namsek in the basement, under the floor

Nanaw yégwan in the middle of it

Nbené yégwan on one side of something

Nekmek everywhere, different places

Ngoji anywhere, somewhere

Pemé yégwan on the side of something

Shkwé yégwan at the end, the last

Shpemek above, in the air. Heaven

Shpemsegok somewhere up above

Zagje yégwan outside of it

Zhiw, zhi there

Pronominal

Dwe kind, sort

Gégo something, anything (inanimate)

Jak gégo everything

Jo gégo none, nothing (inanimate)

Jo weye no one, nobody

Mje gégo trouble, bad thing

Weye someone, somebody, something (animate)

Wégwdegwén whatever, I wonder what (inanimate dubitative)

Wégwdegwéndek whatever, I wonder what (inanimate dubitative)

Wégwén whoever, someone, something (animate interrogative)

Temporal

Bbonog, ponog last winter

Dgwagog last fall

Égme-bbon, égme-pon every winter

Égme-gishek every day

Égme-niben every summer

Égme-waben every morning, every dawn

Gaggé forever. implying eternal

Gizes month

Keshéb early in the morning

Kewé first

Shkweyégwan last

Directional

Aizhok back and forth

Aidwegmeg on both sides of the house

Aidwe-yégwan on both sides

Azhwe-yégwan on the other side, beyond

Azhokne across the road

Azhodaki, azhodakig over the hill

Azhogmeg behind the house

Azho-odan across town

Azhwekwe beyond the woods

Azhegamdés on the other side of the room

Azhweseg in the next room

Béshoj close

Bijigwan inside of something

Bideg indoors

Bke-yégwan off to the side

Bnoj far away

Gojeg outdoors

Jigateg by trees

Jiggemeg near a house or lodge

Jigigwan near here

Jig-mbes next to the lake

Jig-myéw next to the road

Jig-odaneg near town

Jig-shkwedé by the fire

Jig-zibe next to the river

Kwédagon on top of the snow

Kwédajwen upstream

Kwedaki uphill

Kwédbeg on the roof

Kwédbyég or kwéjbyég on the water

Kwéjgemeg or kwédgemeg on top of a house

Kwéjigwan on top

Mchig in the open, on the ground

Adjectival

Énwég better

Anwe all right, okay

anasab, nasab the same

Ashteg next, in turn

Babkan all different

Bkan different

Nsheké alone

Wzam too much

Nwéch more

Weshmé more

Neshna any old way

Dédénewé of ones’ own, in a close relationship

Géte surely

Quantifiers

Anet some or part

Mine anet some more

Mine ngot another

Mjésh many, a lot

Ne ish both

Ayanet some of each

Jag, jak all

Jayég all

Abte half

Bgéji a little

Jag gégo all, everything

Jag weye everyone

Mamwé together, in all, in total

Dso a certain number, a certain amount, so many, so much

Measurement

Dbégas an inch

Dbégen hour, yard, mile, a large measurement

Abte half

Abtoshkas twenty five pound bag

Abtoshken fifty pound bag

Gishkbojgen bushel

Ngot-gishkbojgen one bushel

Modey gallon

Ngodokek one painful

Ngodoshkas one little sackful

Ngodoshken one sack, one sackful

Ngodwabyék one piece

Ngodwadswabyék six pieces

Ngodwéwan one pair, one set

Ngod dégas one minute

Ngod dbégen one mile

Ngod gizes one month

Ngod kiwés one acre

Ngod kwénamwas one second

Ngod nemégizhek one week

Ngod zet one foot

Nswabyék three pieces

Nizhwéwan two pairs, two sets

Nsek three times

Nyanek five times

Nyano bbon five years

Nyano dbégas five minutes

Nyano dbégen five hours

Nyano gizes five months

Nyano kwénamwasek five seconds

Nyano nemégizhek five weeks

Nyanogwen five days

Nyanwabyék five pieces

Nye’w dbégen four hours

Nye’wabyék four pieces

Nyéwek four times

Nyéwgon four days

Politeness

I gwien, I gwshe gwiyen thank you (southern)

Migwéch thank you (northern)

Mojma please

Gazha please

Wéwéne thank you, it is right, proper

Indefinite

Weye someone

Gégo something

Ngoji someplace

Interrogative

Ne (indicates a yes/no question)

Wéni je who

Wéni who?

Wégni je what

Wégni what?

Ni je how—-why

Ni je na how are you

Ni pi je where, where?

Ni pi where?

Ni je wpi/ni jo pi when, when?

Ni wpi when?

Ni je wi why, why?

Ni je dso how much, how many?

Wa? Huh?, what?

Predicative

Se (se wi, se wi zhe)

Iw pi that’s when

Iw dso that’s how much

Yé that’s it (used with iw, niw, etc., for example)

I ye’ I “that’s it!”

Discourse

Migwéch thanks (Northern)

Wéwéne thanks (Southern, Pokagon Band)

Bozho hello (accompanied by a handshake)

Ahaw okay (in agreement)

Na emphatic

Zhena emphatic

Zhe emphatic

Gwshe emphatic (possibly means “obviously”)

Iw je and then

Wi empahtic

Conjunctions

Mine and

Je but, and

Iw je and then

Gé too, also

Je wi zhe but

Wi zhe but

Anaké either, or

Gishpen if

Ma but

Ma wi but (ma used with emphatic wi)

Interjections

Haw, hau well, so

Ahaw, ahau okay, (in agreement)

Hé hey, so!

Iyo hey! Ouch!

Kwansegkemeg terrible! (women use) amazing, surprising

Mamkadkemeg terrible! (women use) amazing, surprising

Téya, wa téya my gosh! (men use)

Other

Bégesh, bégesh na wish that

Iw je pi then

Bgosénjegé hope for s.t.

Bedo to hope for/to wish for

Dodaské beseech, ask with great imploring

PRAYER is an essential part of life. It is also a way of communicating with the powers of this world and the next. Communication with the unseen is an essential thing for all of us. It is the stuff of faith, what faith is built on, it creates trust between God and man.

Prayer must be spontaneous, coming from deep within, not memorized, but allowed to flow freely from the heart. This is why one’s natural language, like Potawatomi, plays such an important part in that communication. When one speaks to the universe and all that is contained therein, in one’s native language, it can be said that all of heaven listens and responds.

Prayers would follow a format –

Acknowledgement of Mamogosnan

Various names of same

Acknowledgement of powers (13 powers)

Recognition of :

Thunders

Rain

Snow

Winds

Recognition of Grandmother Earth, Mother Earth, Daughter Earth

The world and all of its plant life;

All animals

Weather and its many conditions

Being thankful for all things

Morning Prayers

Evening Prayers

Prayer for Food

Prayers for the Sick

Traveling Prayers

Ceremonial Prayers

Altar Prayers

Water Prayers

Prayers for all of life

Two Legged and Fire

Four Legged and Rock

Creeping Crawling Things and Water

Winged Nations and Green

Planting Prayers

Harvest Prayers

Prayers for Harvesting Medicine

Songs were sung – Songs are Prayers

Universe Songs

Sun

Moon

Stars

Other Planets/Stars

Special Ceremonial Songs

Doctoring Songs

Calling Songs

Appearing Songs

Demonstration Songs

Honor Songs

Medicine Songs

Thank You Songs

Acknowledgement Songs

Departing Songs

Fasting Songs

Many other types of songs went along with Prayers

Each animal

Each plant Had songs.

Each bird

Eternal Past Death Songs

Eternal Present Funerary Songs

Eternal future

On possessives

Inalienable Possession

Understanding possession requires knowledge of the personal pronouns and their corresponding prefixes and suffixes. In Bodewadmimwen, body parts and relatives fall into a special class of nouns that are considered “inalienably” possessed. This means that to be grammatically correct, you cannot just have a Foot or a Mother; you have to specify whose foot or whose mother it is. Body parts and relatives are considered “Dependent” nouns.

Nkat My leg Ngyé My mother

Gkat Your leg Ggyé Your mother

Wkaten His/her leg Wgyéyen His/her mother

Nkatmenan Our leg (not yours) Ngyénan Our mother (not yours)

Gkatmenan Our leg (+you) Ggyénan Our mother (+you)

Gkatmewa Your leg (pl.) Ggyéwa Your mother (pl.)

Wkatmewa Their leg Wgyéwan Their mother

The pattern looks slightly different when the noun is plural. Remember, body parts are inanimate, while relatives are animate:

Ntogen My ears Nmeshomsek My grandfather

Gtogen Your ears Gmeshomsek Your grandfather

Wtognen His/her ears Wmeshomsen His/her grandfather

Ntogmenanen Our ears (-you) Nmeshomsenanek Our grandfather (-)

Gtogmenanen Our ears (+you) Gmeshomsenanek Our grandfather (+)

Gtogmewan Your ears (pl.) Gmeshomsewak Your grandfather (pl)

Wtogmewan Their ears Wmeshomsewan Their grandfather

Here are some commonly used terms for relatives and friends. Note that some terms are only used by men, while some terms are only used by women.

My maternal aunt Noshé My nephew Negwenes

My paternal aunt Nshegwes My niece Nzhemes

My cousin Nitawes My parents Ngetsimek

My daughter Ndanes My younger sibling Nshimé

My son Ngwes My brother (men) Nnikan[1]

My grandmother N’okmes My daughter in law Ne’agnekwé

My child Nijanes My sister (women) Nidgeko

My grandchild Nosés My sister (men) Ndekwem

My uncle Nzheshé My son in law Ne’angesh

My elder brother of male Nsezé

My elder brother of female Ndewéma

My brother in law of female Nita

My brother in law of male Niji

My elder sister of male Nmesé

My sister in law of male Ninem

Family ties were of utmost importance to the old time Bodéwadmik, and relationships were very specific. Many relationships had special places of honor in society. For example, it was customary for a son-in-law to avoid speaking directly to his mother-in-law out of absolute respect for her.

Here are some commonly used body parts.

My ear Ntog My ears Ntogen

My nose Njash

My eye Nshkishek My eyes Nshkishgwen

My throat Ngotaken

My mouth Ndon

My chin Ndamken

My arm Nnek My arms Nnekén

My hand Nej/Nenji My hands Nenjin

My leg Nkat My legs Nkatén

My foot Nzet My feet Nzetén

My finger Nenjis My fingers Nenjisen

My toe Nzetés My toes Nzetésen

My shoulder Ndenmagen My shoulders Ndenmagnen

My head Nshtegwan

Top of my head Ndep

My hair Nwinsesén

My forehead Ngeték

My back Npegwen

My tooth Nibet My teeth Nibden

Alienable Possession

Objects that can be removed from a possessor are considered “Alienable.” This means that the noun in question can be given away. Nouns that fall into this category are considered “Independent” nouns. Possession of this sort is shown as follows:

Inanimate Objects:

Nkomanem My knife Nkomanen My knives

Gkomanem Your knife Gkomanen Your knives

Wkomanem His/her knife Wkomanen His/her knives

Nkomanmenan Our knife (not yours) Nkomanmenanen Our knives

Gkomanmenan Our knife (yours too) Gkomanmenanen Our knives

Gkomanmewa Your knife (pl.) Gkomanmewan Your knives

Wkomanmewa Their knife Wkomanmewan Their knives

Animate Objects:

Ngazhoyem My cat Ngazhomek My cats

Ggazhoyem Your cat Ggazhomek Your cats

Wgazhomen His/her cat Wgazhomen His/her cats

Ngazhomenan Our cat (not yours) Ngazhomenanek Our cats

Ggazhomenan Our cat (yours too) Ggazhomenanek Our cats

Ggazhomewa Your cat (pl.) Ggazhomewak Your cats

Wgazhomewan Their cat Wgazhomewan Their cats

There are other ways to show possession of this type:

Ndo komanem My knife

Nin ma ode koman This is my knife (emphatic)

Nin ndebendan ode koman I own this knife

Nin ma o nemosh That is my dog (emphatic)

Nin ndebenma o nemosh I own that dog

Gdo koman Your knife

Gin ma ode koman This is your knife (emphatic)

Gin gdebendan ode koman You own this knife

Ndo komanmenan Our knife

Ndo komanmenanen Our knives

Ninan ndebendamen ode koman We own this knife

Gdo komanmenan Our knife

Gdo komanmenanen Our knives

Ginan ndebendamen node komanen We own these knives

Some special Possessive words:

Nda’i My pet dog

Ndokyan My pet cat (can be used for other small animals)

Ndéygwam My pet horse

[1] Nikan is also used for “My friend.”

This from a dear friend

“When I first started, when I first started to understand the four directions, I say, ‘Hey Waabanong (East), hey Zhaawanong (South), hey Ningaabii’an (West), hey Giiwedin (North).’ Man I was a holy man. I was a very traditional person because I knew the four directions. And then the old people started talking to me, bizindan (Listen to it). That was one of the first things, bizindan. “And I really didn’t know what they were talking about. But they just kept saying, bizindan; bizindan. Finally, I understood what that meant. I started to listen. I started to listen to things out there in nature. And it seems like the things I was hearing out there, were happening simultaneously inside. And that is where our spirit is, where our language is. It’s still in us. It’s in all of us.”Forget about how to say plastic in Ojibwe. Because what does that mean anyway? Quit trying to say kangaroo. This is what your heart is talking about, because it talks to us all the time. We need to get to that place where we can be quiet. And that could be anywhere. It’s different for each of us. Some like it by the water, or by the rocks, some go out into the woods. How many here go to Walmart? Get a spiritual awakening at Walmart. Ha, good sale! ~Gichi-Ma’iingan (Big Wolf) ROAD TO PONEMAH: The Teachings of Larry Stillday, by Michael Meuers

This is a good read……

Nin se Neaseno.

A simple prayer

“Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. You lived first, and you are older than all need, older than all prayer. All things belong to you — the two-legged, the four-legged, the wings of the air, and all green things that live.

“You have set the powers of the four quarters of the earth to cross each other. You have made me cross the good road and road of difficulties, and where they cross, the place is holy. Day in, day out, forevermore, you are the life of things.”

Aho Mesho Geshemnedo, ngotek mine wabmeshen ebmadziyan shote se aki mine yajshen ebsedweyen ode ekedyan. Gin netem gebmadziyen mine epitziyen se ode mnézewen, mine epitziyen ode madmowen. Jayek nde bendagzem—gode nizho kadejek, mine gode nyewo kadejek, mine gi ebmashiwat, mine jayek ode skebgyewnen edneswat ebmadzewat.

Gin se etoyen mnedowen se ni nyewo we’ji igwanen ode se Aki azhopkanawan. Gin se she azhodakeyan ode wewene myewen mine i snegewmyewen, mine ashopkanawat, iw se she epij mnedowen. Pene she egagiwen, mine epij ebmadzhetoyen jayek bkan bmadzewen.

Iw enajmoyan.

A number of recorded lessons to enable one to hear the spoken language. Enjoy!

Participles, not particles.

Participles

In Bodéwadmimwen, a participle is a way of saying “The one who _______________.” This is done by altering the verb just slightly. Some verbs are simple, you just add a “t” to the end. Other verbs alter slightly

Singular Plural

The one who leaves Majit Majijek

The one who dances Namedit Namediwjek

The one who enters Badgét Badgéjek

The one who goes home Gawét Gawéwjek

The one who hunts Gawsét Gawséjek

The one who gets up Bsegwit Bsegwijek

The one who smokes Wédmat Wédmajek

The one who eats Wasnet Wasnejek

The one who drinks Ménkwét Ménkwéjek

The one who fights Migadit Migadiwjek

The one who cleans Binjegét Binjegéjek

The one who stands Nibwet Nibwejek

The one who rides Boset Bosejek

The one who gets dressed Biskonyét Biskonyéjek

The one who works Mikchéwit Mikchéwiwjek

The one who drums Déwégét Déwégéjek

The one who sings Négmot Négmojek

Basic stuff ekedyek

BASIC STUFF

Ked to say s.t.

Kedo h/s is saying s.t.

Ndekto I am saying s.t.

Gdekto you are saying s.t.

Kedwik they are saying s.t.

Some phrases and questions:

Ni je ektot o what is he/she saying?

Ni je ektoyen what are you saying?

Ni je ga kedyan what did I say?

Ni je ga kedyen what did you say?

Ni je ektowat what are they saying?

Ni je wa kedwat what are they going to say?

Wi kedwik wa je byayak they are going to say s.t. when we get there.

Wi ye I, wa kedyan that’s what I’m going to say.

Wi ye I, wa kedwat that’s what they’re going to say.

Wi ye I nda dena that is what I told him/her.

Ngi dena I told him/her

Ngi dena a’o ma she na but I told him/her

Widmo a’o wa kedyen tell him/her what you’re going to say

Some more phrases:

Iw, ga kdot that’s what he/she said

Iw, ga kedyan that’s what I said

Iw, ga kedyen that’s what you said.

Iw, ga kedwat that’s what they said.

Iw, ga kedwat neko that’s what they used to say.

Gda ket ne ode can you say this?

Ni je ode da kedyan how would I say this?

Ni je ode da kedyen how would you say this?

Ni je ode ezh ne kadek what is this called?

Ni je node ezh ne kadek what are these called?

Ni je nda zhen kadmen ode cup

What would we call this cup? (we-u)

Ni je gda shen kadyen ode cup

What would you call this cup?

Gwa begasen she zhna, nda zhen kadan

Gwa begasen, I would call it

Ni je node gda zhen kadyen node dishes

What would you call these dishes?

Desnagnen she zhna, nda zhen kadanen

Dishes I would call them.

Ni je ezh ne kasyen what are you called/what is your name?

Ni je ezh ne kaswat what are they called?

Ni je ezh ne kazyen what are you called?

Ni je ezh ne kazot o what is that person called?

Luke Warmwater zhen kazo Luke Warmwater he is called.

Yabwam mbish zhen kazo “ “

Ni je o yawet who is he/she?

Ni je o who is that?

We ni je gi yawjek who are they?

Ni je gi

Wegwni je I yawek what is that?

Ni je I

Gokbenagen I yawen it is a basket

Ni je ni yawek what are those?

Ni je ni

Gokbenagnen ni yawnon those are baskets

Dasgen je na a o kewezi ni je pi ewabmayen

Shake hands with that old man when you see him.

Gnestoto ne do you understand me?

Gnestetan ne do you understand it?

Gnestotwa ne do you understand him/her?

Gnestotwak ne do you understand them?

Gnestota gwnan ne does he/she understand us?

Gnestota gwnanek ne do they understand us?

Wnestetan he/she understands it

(what is being said)

Wnestotwan he/she understands him/her

Cho, gneste tosnon I don’t understand you.

Cho, gneste totwa I don’t understand him/her.

Cho, gneste totwak gi I don’t understand them.

Cho wi she, gneste tosnon gode weshkjek ngom.

I don’t really understand these young people of today.

Ni je etse dbuh gnek what time is it?

Ni je tso yawek what time is it, but could also mean, how many are there?

Some time phrases:

Ngodek at one time

Ngodek ga zhe webek it happened at one time

Ngodek zhna zhi some day

Ngodek na for once

Nangodgen sometime/once in awhile

Wa wika later/once in awhile/now and then/not often

Bama wait

Bama pi later

Nagech later

Bama shkejimeyek later on

Ngoji mana sometime/somewhere around

Gisneget it was hard times

Bnewi a long time ago

Bnewi pi a long time ago

Megwe pi a long time ago/could be far away too

Bnoch far away

Gaga/mami soon

Nomek a little while

Pene always

Nomye a little while ago

Njeshek just now

Odo pi at this time

Ode zhe pi right now

Mine pi another time

Cho wi pi never

Cho wika never

Cho she gego nothing/zero

Cho wi she gego it’s nothing really

Chom she not yet

Kwech yet

Ibe pi over there

Ezhi pi way over there

Some exclamations:

Mno nes goodness!

Nmno nes my goodness!

Watiya gosh, my god, geez, holy wa!

Mamkatkemek same as above, used by women folk.

Mamkaz amazed at s.t., surprised at s.t.

Mamkadenma surprised at h/h

Mamkadendat surprised at s.t.

Kwansekemek registering surprise at s.t.

Kyetnam expression of surprise

Nshkwenwe’aye surprised

Gshkonwenmat surprised at s.o.

Gshkonwendek surprised at s.t.

Gshkonwezet to be surprised

Mbe a satisfied expression usually with a sigh.

Iw that’s it, I’m done, it’s over, that’s all.

Ahau ok, all right, oh,

I ye I that’s it, that’s ok, that’s correct/right.

Wi ye I same as above

Wi ye o that’s the one, that’s h/h

Iw yedek must be

Iwk she ye I that’s the way it is

Iwk she anwek well it’s better

Iw she anwe so so, better I guess

Nemetsena IDK

Nemetsena yedek I really dk

Ngi I did

Nge I am about to

Nda I could/can/would

Nwi I will

Month: April 2021

Verbs, verbs and more verbs