From:Nancy Thomas To:nlthomas@YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net Subject:CWY Lesson #20 change #19 to questions Date:Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:38:56 -0800 X-Priority:3 Status:R Received: from default (d47.as1.alpe.mi.voyager.net [216.93.53.240]) by YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net (8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA17915 sender nlthomas@YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net for ; Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:38:56 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver 1.23 X-UIDL: 6ae5823a054163dcac4c2a039ee1f94e X-Becky-Encoding:2 Cherokee language lessons Home Page: Archive: Message #24 Date: May 25 2000 12:07:25 EDT >From: "Cherokee language lessons" Subject: CWY Lesson #20 -- CWY Lesson #20 In our previous lesson I gave you several words and phrases that we are going to change into questions. There are two standard question markers or words that change words and phrases into questions. Today we will work on the more common form that you may hear. To create a question, you will add (tsu) to the end of your word or phrase. (Tsu) is the most common form, but some speakers will use (tsv). You are hungry. Are you hungry? Tsa-yo-si-ha Tsa-yo-si-ha-tsu You are sleepy. Are you sleepy? Hi-hlv-s-ga Hi-hlv-s-ga-tsu You are Indian. Are you an Indian? Hi-yv-wi-ya Hi-yv-wi-ya-tsu You are thirsty. Are you thirsty? Tsa-ta-de-gi-a Tsa-ta-de-gi-a-tsu Good Is it Good? O-si O-si-tsu It is raining. Is it raining? A-ga-s-ga A-ga-s-ga-tsu It's yours. Is it yours? Tsa-tse-li Tsa-tse-li-tsu You know. Do you know? Ho-li-ga Ho-li-ga-tsu Ho-l-ga Ho-l-ga-tsu Conversational You are ready. Are you ready? Tsa-dv-nv-i-s-di Tsa-dv-nv-i-s-di-tsu You hear it. Do you hear it? Ha-tv-gi-a Ha-tv-gi-a-tsu Practice these words and phrases. *For new members-If you have just started receiving lessons you can go to http://www.listbot.com, click List Subscribers and enter your member information, click (View List Archives), click (Cherokee Language Lessons) and choose the back lesson that you need. .