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Yuchean Lesson 1; A Beginning Vocabulary
Vocabulary is of little use without an understanding of the whole fabric of the language -- but it is the usual place to start. Pronunciations, here, are approximations only. Let us first start with a greeting:
Sahn Gah Ley with the literal meaning of "how are you?" but used as a general greeting/hello. And, Agala sehn -- good morning.
Sa la k'adita again with the broad meaning of both "Thank you/You are welcome."
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go we te ne
k'aso ta ne
k'aso ta
k'a so so
tsho le
k'a la hi ti
tso bi la
k'ati
ta ne
wa ne/wat ne
da bi
tse
ii
ya ti
ya zu
yu da
ya tik'e
go ga sha
tci di
ta le
sa ta
we ta
da ke ga le
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instruction
school
teach
book
home
name
promise/just
friend
brother
sister
salt
water
tobacco
fire
leaf
pipe (smoking)
interpreter
trickster/jokester
hatchet
story
lizard
hawk
disrespectful
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dae
fa dae
we hi
k'ago'a ne
k'ago ta ne
s'a
tso
sha fa
hob'o
ge wan o
ho da
go da fa
aga fa
wa fa
fa'fa
wi ch ta
hi na wa de le
wa de
ya ch ti le
pah doh
ah gah
goct tee neh
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cedar
snakebutton root
feather
number/count
food
earth/land
sun
moon
sky
spirit
wind
North
East
South
West
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
night/dark
day
dance
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The pronunciations here are approximate, as one must really hear the sounds, tso, tci, etc., and learn where the various portions of your vocal tract need to be in order to make the proper sounds. Many people require assistance to hear them, and guidance to adjust their vocal tract to make the proper sounds. Glottal stops are represented by an apostrophe ('). A glottal
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Red - tcala or tza-la
White - yash-kah
Black - ish-pi or ees-pee (also dirty)
Gray - ee' sh'ee
Blue - hi-tzo or hee-tzo (also green and purple)
Yellow - ti or ttee (also brown & orange)
Silver - s'a fifi yaxka (literally: earth-shiney-white)
Gold - s'a fifi ttee (earth-shiney-yellow)
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