Unit 1: Greetings and Polite Formulas

Question 1

tán(i)si

Answer 1

Hello,Hi./How are you?/How are things?/literally “How”

Question 2

món̄(a) nántaw

Answer 2

Hi. Fine. (in response to tán(i)si)

Question 3

kín̄a máka

Answer 3

And you?

Question 4

ékosáni

Answer 4

Thank you.

Question 5

ékosi

Answer 5

That’s the way!, also very commonly used for ‘Thank you”

Question 6

kíhtwám ka-wáp(a)mit(i)n

Answer 6

I’ll see you again. (said to one person)

Question 7

kíhtwám ka-wáp(a)mit(i)náwáw

Answer 7

I’ll see you people again.

Question 8

kíhtwám ka-wáp(a)mit(i)nán

Answer 8

We’ll see you again. (said to one or more persons)