48 Lessons

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July – Lesson 26

July is the "Month of Beans".

The theme for this month is beans and vacation.

New Words

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Awʌ́:la̲

Green

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Kasahé:tes

Long bean

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Niyotityohkwake̲’

Group

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Ohnekákel̲i̲’

Soup

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Otsinkwala̲’

Yellow

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Owiskla’

White

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Tʌshaku oshaketa̲

Cut the beans

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Tʌtshahe’tayestashi̲’

Pick over the beans

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ʌthsaheto̲’

Boil the beans

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ʌtshahé:tako̲

Pick the beans

Let’s Talk

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1. Tho niyotityóhwake’ nén oshaheta̲

1. How many groups of beans is there?

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2. Ikehlhe’ ashʌ kʌ niyotityóhkwake̲’

I think there are three

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3. Awʌ́:la khále’ otsi:nwala’ khále’ owiskla’

Green and yellow and white

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4. Yah káti’ kʌ né: sʌ otsinwala’ na’tekutikahló:tʌ̲

Isn’t there the yellow eyed beans too?

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5. Né: ki’ ni: wakeka:se’ owiskla ní: kashahe’tó:tʌ ohnekákel̲i̲’

I like the white bean soup

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6. Ok ni: né: ni:wakeka:se’ thí:kʌ ohyotsheli ohnekákel̲i̲’

Me, I like the long yellow bean soup