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Lesson 8 - Animals Wild and Tame


Animals Wild and Tame
1.CowsLé vash
2.CalvesLé vó
3.BullsLé tóró
4.SteersLé biu
5.Hen/chickenEn poul
6.RoosterAen kouk
7.ChicksLé pouley
8.A turkey henEn dánd
9.Gobbler or turkeyEn gwádánd
10.HorseEn zhwal
11.A mareEn zhomo
12.A coltEn pouleñ
13.A duckEn kanawr
14.A rabbitEn liyev
15.A squirrelEn swiss
16.ChipmunkEn swiss di barero
17.A minkEn foutro
18.A skunkEn shikáwk
19.En elkEn bish
20.A mooseEn nariyanl
21.A foxEn rnawr
22.A wolfEn ló
23.A weaselEn blet
24.A deerEn shivriw
25.A dogEn shiyeñ
26.A catEn shá/minoush/en pose

Conversation

  1. Are you milking the cows tonight?
    Kiwé wékináwak chéñ lé vásh aswer?
  2. Yes but I'll have to find them first.
    Wé pitámá maka chi mishkawakik.
  3. Did you put the bulls and the steers in the pasture?
    Kiké ayáwak chén lé toro pi li biu ban li pawr?
  4. Yes but they gave me a hard time.
    Wé maka nké áyiméhikok.
  5. How many hens and chicks do you have?
    Kobeñ lé poul pi lé pouley e'yáwáchik?
  6. I have at least twenty.
    Kanake wéya vaeñ nda yáwáwak.
  7. Is your horse easy to mount?
    Wechishiw chéñ toñ shwál chi tetápik?
  8. He's quite easy, not like the mare.
    Náshpich wechishiw, pat kom li zhomo.
  9. Do you ever eat ducks or rabbits?
    Wékách chéñ lé kanáwr kemá lé liyev ki mówáwak?
  10. Yes I did, some times I eat moose and elk meat too.
    Hañha! ashkaw ména la viyáñ di bish pi naryal niméchin.
  11. Do you stretch your mink and weasels long before you sell them?
    Kiniwesh chéñ ki shépawawak té foutró pi té blet chipwa a táwákeyan?
  12. Not long about three days.
    Noya kiniwesh yaenk trwa jour.
New Words from Vocabulary
1.To milkWékinàwak
2.But firstPitama
3.Put them inAshiwayàwak
4.The pasture/fenceLi pawr
5.Gave me a hard timeNké áyimékok
6.How manyKóbeñ
7.Do you haveE'ayawachik
8.At leastKanáke wéya
9.He/she is easyWechishew
10.To mountChi tetapik
11.VeryNáshpich
12.Not likePat kom
13.EverWékách
14.OrKemá/obeñ
15.You're eating themKi mówáwak
16.YesHañha
17.SometimesÁshkaw
18.Long timeKinwesh
19.To sellChi atáwákeyan
20.OnlyYaenk/piko
Fill in the Blanks
  1. Wechishiw chéñ toñ chi tetapik? (his toes horse)
  2. Náshpich , pat kom li zhomo. (easy)
  3. Kiké ashiwáyáwak chéñ pi dáñ li pawr. (the bulls) (steers)
  4. Wé maka nké . (gave me hard time)
  5. Wékách chéñ obeñ ki mówawak? (ducks) (rabbits)
  6. Hañha, áshkaw ména la viyáñt di pi ni méchin. (elk) (moose)
  7. Kiniwesh chéñ ki shépawáwak pi chipwá átáwakeyan. (your mink) (your weasels)
  8. Noya kiniwesh yaenk . (three days)
  9. Kiwé wékináwak chéñ aswer. (the cow)
  10. Wé, pitama maka . (to find them)
  11. Kobeñ pi e'ayawachik? (hens) (chicks)
  12. Kanake wéya nda yáwáwak. (twenty)

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