Lesson 5 - Numbers and Money

Conversation

1. The government has all the money.
   Li govermáñ mishtáhi larzháñ ayáwew.
2. Lend me ten dollars.
   Ayawéyin ji piyas.
3. I only have five dollars.
   Yaenk saen piyas nda yáwaw.
4. He gave me seven fish.
   Set lé pwásoñ nkémiyhik.
5. There were twelve of them.
   Dóz ké itázhiwak.
6. It cost only one dollar.
   Yaenk aeñ piyas ké itakitew.
7. My parka cost one hundred dollars.
   Moñ capishoñ sáñ piyas ké itakitew.
8. My grandmother has two cows, four pigs and twenty chickens.
   Nókom deu vásh, kátr kwashóñ pi vaeñ lé pol ayáwew.
9. My aunt Marie and uncle Charles have eight children.
   Ma táñt Maré pi moñ nók Shál wit lé záñfáñ ayáwewak.
10. My grandfather is eighty years old.
    Ni moshóm katravaen zañ itapipónew.

New Words from Vocabulary
1.	Lots	Misháhi
2.	Lend	Awéyin
3.	Only	Pihko
4.	Week	Simen
5.	Costs	Itahkitew
6.	Dollar	Piyas
7.	Hooded parka	Kahpishóñ
8.	The cow	En vásh
9.	A chicken	Aen pol
10.	My aunt	Ma tánt
11.	My uncle	Moñ nók
12.	The children	Lé záñfañ
13.	Years old	Itapipónew
14.	Just	Yeañk

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