General conversation:
Pkwakwet gi ptegnandanawa.
They knocked a ball through the window.
Anwe zhe pene ngnuh’ mo wak beshoch ebwa pkwak wtowewat zhode wigwamek. I’m always warning them not to play ball close by the house.
Weye ne ki bde gwnuk?
Was someone scaring you?
Jo weye ngi bde gwnuksi. No one was scaring me.
Ki nado k’go ne zhna anwe.
Did they heal you?
Ngi bye mej web nego
They woke me up.
Ndo janmegok zgmek
The mosquitoes are bothering me.
I to someone:
Nge zhe nashko wak
I will chase them.
Ki nodwen gbe zheba.
I heard you all morning. Ngi zagde nashkago‑
I was chased outside. Ngi zagde nashkowak I did chase them.
Ngi o dbabmak‑
I did go check on them. Gwabmen‑
I see you.
Cho ki wabmesnon. I didn’t see you.
Cho shi ki wabmesnon.
I didn’t see you over there. Bama wabek ke wabmenLater tomorrow I will see you.
Bama wabek ke wabmenemLater tomorrow I will see you all
Nwi widmewak‑
I am going to tell them. Ahaw, ke babwi e nem‑
Ok, I’ll wait for you people. Cho gneste tos non‑
I don’t understand you. Gda nishokmowun ne? Can I give you a hand?
Gda mzenemwen ne mdatso mukwi?
Can I borrow 10 from you? Or, can you loan me $10….
Ke minen zhonya.
I will give you money.
Ahaw ke gi zhi kwen zhe gishpen na pke na ge yan. Ok, I’ll pay you back if I should win.
Apte ke minen I ga zbe pke na ge yan.
I’ll give you half of what I won.
You to someone:
Gneste to ne?
Do you understand me? Gnes to twa ne?
Do you understand him/her? Gnes to twak ne?
Do you understand them?
He/she to someone:
Sam ngi bye dbabmek‑
Sam came to check on me.
GwabmegwnanHe sees us.
Ge bum nash kagwnan‑
He’s chasing us.
Jo wi, ngi kche gne mak, e bwa nshiw boz yan.
No, he really warned me no to go fast.
Nmes ne makHe/she owes me. Ngi janmego‑
He/she was really keeping me busy.
Ngi widmak‑
He/she told me. GwabmegwnanHe sees us.
Ge bum nash kagwnan‑
He’s chasing us.
Jo wi, ngi kche gne mak, e bwa nshiw boz yan.
No, he really warned me no to go fast.
Nmes ne makHe/she owes me. Ngi janmego‑
He/she was really keeping me busy. Ngi widmak‑
He/she told me.
Ndo janme ek o‑
Something/someone is really bothering me. Ngi bye dbabmago‑
Someone came to check on me. Marty ngi wik ‘kwmuh gwnanMarty invited us.
Jo wi, ngi wezh uhk.
No he adopted me.
Gdo wjitemak‑
He is helping you.
Ki bme nash kak ne?
Did he chase you?
Mo ne’ goygo‑
He comes looking for us.
Wnesto twan‑
He/she understands him/her Gnes totagwnan ne?
Does he/she understand us?
We to someone:
Anwe ggi gdemgomen, jo she wgi byesiwat. We called them, but they didn’t come.
Egi gnokanamen ewi mikjewiwat shote We hired them to work here.
They to someone:
Gnesto tagwnanek ne?-
Do they understand us.
Anwe ngi demgo, jo ngi zhabwesi. They called me, but I didn’t make it.