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Cherokee 132 | 8.1 Contents | 8.1 Practice 1


8.1.  Junalasdatiyi 'At the Restaurant'  Listen to the teacher model the dialog.

Listen to the teacher model the dialog and repeat after the teacher.

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a:

Osigwutsu nigada?

Is everything okay?

b:

Osda-dv.  Koki agwaduliha.

It's good.  I want coke.

c:

Ama agwaduli.

I want water.

a:

Hawa.  Ale do iyusdi sdaduliha sdasdayhdi?

Alright.  What do you two want to eat?

b:

Do'sd osda?

What do you recommend?

a:

Tuya disuyi ogatseli dohiyu osda geso'i.

Our bean bread is very good.

c:

Ha, tsgwisdi tuya disuyi agilvkwdi, aseno nudale'i geli'a.

Oh, I like bean bread, but I think I'll have something else.

a:

Desduktanv'itsu?

Have you decided?

b:

Tuya disuyi nole go'i.

Bean bread and grease.

c:

Sikwa hawiya nole selu gadu.

Pig meat and corn bread.

b:

Hvga iga'i dulagvwahla?

How much does it cost?

a:

Talidu adela.

Twelve dollars.

b:

Hawa.

Alright.

(Adapted from Ben Frey.  n.d.  Siyo!:  An introductory Cherokee grammar.  Manuscript.)

 


 

 

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