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Zuñi Conversational Phrases for Travelers
Now / Yes (reply to greeting)
How have you (1 person) been?
How have you (2 people) been?
How have you (3 people) been?
Happy (reply to above)
Thank You
I'm going (good bye)
We (2) are going
We (3 or more) are going
May you (1) go happily
May you (2) go happily
May you (3 or more) go happily
It's a nice day
There's a slight breeze
Where do you live?
Over across there.
Don't you know the way?
No
Is this your house?
Yes. Enter
Thanks
Sit down
Who are you?
My name is ...
Is that so?
Let's (2 people) go
Where?
Who?
Go ahead
OK Keshhi, hom a:kuwaye
Ke:si (a man), e: ( a woman)
Ko' do' dewanan deyaye?
Ko' don dewanan deyaye?
Ko' don dewanan a:deyaye?
K'ettsannishhi
Elahkwa
So' a:ne
Son a:ne
Son a:wa:ne
Do' k'ettsannish a:du
Don k'ettsannish a:du
Don k'ettsannish a:wa:du
Hish yado k'okshi
Binnakya ts'ana
Hop do' k'yakweye?
Lakkw iwa'hinakwi
Kwa'-sh do' dennabamme?
Ełła
Luk-sh dom k'yakwenne?
E:. Kwado
Elahkwa
I:mu
Chuwap do:'o?
Ho' ... leshhina
Ma:?
Si'ana
Hopbi?
Chuwabi?
Ma'
E:
Note - a vowel with : = long vowel
Ł or ł is like h & l produced at same time
An apostrophe indicates a sound stop,
like "uh-oh"
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Vowel and Colon = Long Vowel
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