From:Nancy Thomas To:nlthomas@YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net Subject:CWY Lesson #23 I do not know Date:Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:39:04 -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 LAA17929 sender nlthomas@YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net for ; Thu, 22 Feb 2001 11:39:04 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver 1.23 X-UIDL: ff9b8916d98e1e1a7e987f9ea6be8f96 X-Becky-Encoding:2 Cherokee language lessons Home Page: Archive: Message #27 Date: May 30 2000 16:35:26 EDT >From: "Cherokee language lessons" Subject: CWY Lesson #23 -- CWY Lesson #23 Today's lesson will be on the phrase (ge-s-di-yi-tsi-ga-ta-ha) which translates into "I don't know". When you break this phrase down into smaller terms you will see that this is a combination of two words. You will also notice that (yi) works like a conjunction combining the two words, which literally translates to, "Not I know". Ge-s-di + yi + tsi-ga-ta-ha Not I know. Note: If you have studied the Western dialect you will notice that (hlesdi) means "not". I don't know. Ge-s-di-yi-tsi-ga-ta-ha Formal Ge-s-di-yi-tsi-ga-ta Conversational Ge-s-di- ga-ta Conversational This is a word that you will use often when you are learning the Cherokee language. Every time you get stumped, rather then going into English, say Ge-s-di-yi-tsi-ga-ta. It is important that you get in the habit of using Cherokee every chance you get. Answer people in Cherokee, and explain later. *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. .