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Let's Talk 1-9 Flashcards

1
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jamáka

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hammock

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aná

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flower

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kafé

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coffee

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bibí

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mother

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Taíno

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good people

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uá

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no

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babá

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father

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dak

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I/me

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fotuto

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shell trumpet

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guey (pron. güey)

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sun

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jan-jan (emphasis on 2nd syllable)

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yes

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karayá

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moon

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lirén

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fruit

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máyna

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garden

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ni

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water

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arépa

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corn cake/arepa

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aréyto

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ceremonial dance

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siba

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rock

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turey

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sky

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wúxi (pron. wúchi)

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insect

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xoréto (pron. choréto)

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a lot

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22
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2 pronunciations of X

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“ks” at the end of a word, otherwise “ch”

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yú

A

white

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24
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2 pronunciations of y

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“y” when followed by a vowel, “ey” when preceded

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zun-zún

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hummingbird

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káshi

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month

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27
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Espányarat

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Spain

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tai

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good

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29
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no

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people

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30
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Taiguey! (pron. taigüey)

A

Good day!

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31
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Taikarayá!

A

Good night!

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32
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tai guaitiáo

A

good friend

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guaitiáo

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friend

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34
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tai guaitiáo Taíno

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good Taíno friend

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35
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jajóm

A

thank you

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36
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mabríka

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welcome

37
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Kiskéya/Aytí

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Hispaniola (Haiti + Dominican Republic) (1st means mother of all lands; 2nd means roughness/rough terrain)

38
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Borikén

A

Puerto Rico (means land of the great and valiant lords)

39
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Biéke

A

Vieques (means small land)

40
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Yuké

A

El Yunque (means white land)

41
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burukéna

A

crab

42
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bojíke, kasíke

A

spiritual leader, shaman, leader

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yukayéke

A

village, town, city

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jíba

A

forest

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yúka

A

manioc, cassava, yuca

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dak

A

I

47
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buk

A

you (informal)

48
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guajotík

A

you (formal)

49
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lik

A

he

50
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tuk

A

she

51
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toká

A

to be (used for permanent or impermanent states)

52
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dak’toká

A

I am (permanent/impermanent state)

53
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3 rules for pronouns + verbs

A

1) pronoun goes before verb
2) apostrophe separates pronoun and verb
3) verb conjugations don’t change from infinitive

54
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buk’toká

A

you are (informal) (permanent/impermanent state), are you?

55
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guajotík’toká

A

you are (formal) (permanent/impermanent state)

56
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lik’toká

A

he is (permanent/impermanent state), is he?

57
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tuk’toká

A

she is (permanent/impermanent state), is she?

58
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Dak’toká bibí.

A

I am a mother.

59
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tekína

A

teacher

60
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Dak’toká tekína.

A

I am a teacher.

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Buk’toká guaitiáo.

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You (informal) are a friend.

62
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rokótara

A

student

63
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Buk’toká rokótara.

A

You (informal) are a student.

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Guajotík’toká Taíno.

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You (formal) are Taíno.

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bojíke

A

healer

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Guajotík’toká bojíke.

A

You (formal) are a healer.

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Lik’toká kasíke.

A

He is (a) chief.

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Lik’toká Agueybaná.

A

He is Agueybaná.

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Tuk’toká kasíke.

A

She is (a) chief.

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Tuk’toká Anácaona.

A

She is Anácaona.

71
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Buk’toká Taíno?

A

Are you Taíno?

72
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dak’mat’toká

A

I am not

73
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buk’mat’toká

A

you are not (informal)

74
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guajotík’mat’toká

A

you are not (informal)

75
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lik’mat’toká

A

he is not

76
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tuk’mat’toká

A

she is not

77
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Dak’mat’toká tekína.

A

I am not a teacher.

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Guajotík’mat’toká bojíke.

A

You (formal) are not a healer.

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Dak’mat’toká rokótara.

A

I am not a student.

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Guajotík’mat’toká arokoél.

A

You (formal) are not a grandfather.

80
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arokoél

A

grandfather

81
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Tuk’mat’toká kasíke.

A

She is not a chief.

82
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Boríkua

A

native of Borikén

83
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Yamayé

A

native of Yamayéka (Jamaica)

84
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Yamayéka

A

Jamaica

85
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guayúko

A

loincloth

86
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nágua

A

cotton skirt worn by women after marriage (the higher your rank, the longer your skirt)

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