Do you understand?
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.
Jo, gne ste to wso nem. I don’t understand you guys.
Gne sto tan ne i? Do you understand that?
Gne sto tam ne i? Do you people understand that?
Ahau, nse tem ok ode Ok, understand this!
Ne sto tan I understand!
Ne sto tamen We understand! (excl.)
Gne sto tamen We understand! (incl.)
Gne sto tamen ne? Do we understand? (incl.)
Gne sto twen I understand you.
Nse ta gwse He/she is understandable!
Gne ste townem I understand you people.
Gne sto twam ne ga wje kedyan Do you all understand what I said?
Gne sto tam ne i nga ket? Do you people understand what I said?
Ahau, gse tem ok jayék éktot ode kewézi
Ok, understand everything this old man says!
Gi gne ste tam ne ga wje yajmoawat gi kékyajek wnago
Did you understand what those elders told the people yesterday?
Cho wi she, gneste tosnon gode weshkjek ngom.
I don’t really understand these young people of today.
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 don’t know
Neaseno 