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Lesson 9: Senses and Colors

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Senses:
1. Seeing - sight Niwápaten - I see
2. Hearing - sound N'peten - I hear
3. Smelling - smell Ni meyáten - I smell
4. Tasting - taste Nkochishpiten - I taste
5. Touching - touch Nizháminen - I touch
Colors:
1. White Blañ
2. Black Nwar
3. Red Rózh
4. Blue Bleu
5. Brown Brun
6. Orange Orawnzh
7. Yellow Zhouñ
8. Green Vayr

Conversation

  1. She wore a green dress with black shoes.
    Aeñ rob vayr avik lé soyé nwayr képotchishkam.
  2. I smell something rotten.
    Ni méyáten kekwiy epanátak.
  3. I hear something coming up the road.
    Kekwiy mpeten epechitákwak sur li shime.
  4. The skunk is black and white.
    Li shikawk nawyr pi blañ ishinakóshew.
  5. He/she likes the taste of brown sugar.
    Mé oshpitam li sik bruñ.
  6. I see something yellow.
    Niwapaten kekwiy zhoun ayishinákwak.
  7. The little girl has blue eyes.
    La p'chit fé lé zeux bleu ayow.
  8. The boy is wearing a red shirt.
    Li garsó en shmézh rózh pochishkam.
  9. I taste my Grandmother's strawberry jam.
    Kochishpitan nókum sa kónfichure di frayz.
  10. I like brown bread better than white bread.
    Nawatch li paen brun niméyayimow ashpéchi li paen blañ.
  11. My sister has an orange hat.
    Ma soeur aen boné/shapó orawnzh ayaw.

New Words from Vocabulary
1. He/she wore Képotchishkam
2. Dress Rob
3. Rotten Panátan
4. Something Kekwiy
5. Road Li shmaeñ
6. Skunk Shikawk
7. Sugar Li sik
8. Little girl Pchit fé
9. Eyes Lé zeux
10. Has Ayow
11. Boy Garsóñ
12. Shirt Shmézh
13. Strawberry jam Kóñfichure di fraze
14. Bread Li paeñ

Fill in the Blanks

  1. Kochishpiten nókum sa di fraze.
  2. La lé zeux bleu ayow.
  3. Li shikawk nwayr pi blañ .
  4. En rob avik lé soyé képotchishkum.
  5. Nawatch li paeñ niméyaymow li paeñ.
  6. móñ bebé sa zhó.
  7. Niméyaten kekwiy .
  8. Li aen rózh .
  9. Ma soeur aen / orawnzh ayow.
  10. Kekwiy mpeten sur li .
  11. kekwiy ayishinákwak.
  12. li sik .