Unit 6: Some Useful Commands

Question 1

píhtikwé

Answer 1

Enter! Go inside! (said to one person)

Question 2

píhtikwék

Answer 2

Enter, you people!

Question 3

api

Answer 3

Sit (down)! (said to one person)

Question 4

apik

Answer 4

Sit (down), you people!

Question 5

wan̄awí

Answer 5

Go out! Go outside! (said to one person)

Question 6

wan̄awík

Answer 6

Go out(side), you people!

Question 7

kíwé

Answer 7

Go home!

Question 8

kíwék

Answer 8

Go home, you people!

Question 9

itwé

Answer 9

Say it! (said to one person)

Question 10

kíktwám itwé

Answer 10

Say it again! (said to one person)

Question 11

kíktwám itwék

Answer 11

Say it again, you people!

Question 12

péhkác itwé

Answer 12

Say it slowly! Say it carefully! (said to one person)

Question 13

n(i)sihkác itwé

Answer 13

Say it slowly! Say it carefully! (said to one person)

Question 14

akihtáso

Answer 14

Count! (to one)

Question 15

akihtások

Answer 15

Count, you people!

Question 16

kawin̄a api

Answer 16

Don’t sit (down)! (to one)

Question 17

kawin̄a apik

Answer 17

Don’t sit (down), you people!

Question 18

kawin̄a kíwé

Answer 18

Don’t go home, (to one)

Question 19

kawin̄a céskwa pé-píhtikwé

Answer 19

Don’t come in yet! (to one)

Question 20

kawin̄a pé-píhtikwé céskwa

Answer 20

Don’t come in yet! (to one)

Question 21

awas

Answer 21

Go away! Get away!

Question 22

ástam

Answer 22

Come here!