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Cherokee 101 | Unit 2: Classroom language | Go to 2.2: Kag iyusdi hi'a? 'Who's this?'



 

2.1.  Gedo iyusti hi’a? ‘What is this?’  Listen to the teacher model the dialog. 

Listen to the dialog.

 

Tsali:

Siyo, Didehyohvsgi.

Hello, Teacher.

     

Didehyohvsgi:

Siyo, Tsali.

Osigwutsu?

Hello, Charles.

Is it good?

     

Tsali:

Osigwu.  Ihina?

It's good.  And you?

     

Didehyohvsgi:

Osigwu.

Good.

     

Tsali:

Didehyohvsgi, gedo iyusdi hi'a?

Teacher, what is this?

     

Didehyohvsgi:

Hi'a selu.  Corn yunega gvhdi.

This is selu.  Corn in English.

     

Tsali:

Gedo adiha pumpkin Tsalagi gvhdi?

How do you say pumpkin using Cherokee?

     

Didehyohvsgi:

Iya.  Iya anohehohi Tsalagi gvhdi.

Iya.  They say iya using Cherokee.







 

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