48 Lessons

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November – Lesson 44

November is "Giving Thanks Month".

The theme for this month is Thanksgiving, weather and hunting.

New Words

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É:so kanye:yʌ̲

Lots of snow

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Kalháku̲

Forest

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Kanʌna’ké:n̲e̲

Fall

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Katekhwayʌhe̲’

I am storing food

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Kwa’yʌ́ha̲

Rabbit

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Wa’yohslate̲’

It is now winter

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Wahuto:láta̲’

They are going hunting

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Yokanoluhátyese̲’

Raining off and on

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Yota’klokwʌ

Snowing

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Yothole̲:

It is cold

Let’s Talk

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1. Hao’ kwi: i:ten wa’katolata’ kalháku̲

Come with me I’m going hunting in the forest

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2. Náhte’ wahsatólata̲’

What are you going to hunt?

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3. Wé:ne kwi: kwa’yʌ́h̲a̲

Rabbit, I guess

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4. Wé:ne tsi’ e:so kanyé:yʌ nén kalháku̲

There must be a lot of snow in the forest

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5. Hʌ né: kwi: tsi’ nʌ wa’yohslate̲’

Yes, because it is now winter

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6. E:so káti’ kʌ nise: wahsatekhway̲ʌ̲’

Did you store a lot of food?

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7. Hʌ e:so kih só:tsi’ yohsles

yes, I did because it’s a long winter