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Monday, December 24, 2007
LORD'S PRAYER in GUPJIGABWI
Wuchuhé, umtotowiíhé,
wítawí umatomhéch,
wínochtucktotohé
wínum wituuha
Mohuko kikípachtotoíhé
nahukechkë
numuwiích tumhétum
chahéumuwiícha tumhétum
Wagganumchum ahahé
Michitutakwa ayum
Amwíchí
(*Pronounced: Like American Indian/Native American, Blackfoot or Dakota Sioux or Ojibwa.)
(*Wuh-chuh-HAY', = Our Father, ... ... ... Oohm-toh-toh wih-EE'-hay, = In Big Sky!,)
(*wee-TAW'-wee ooh-muh-TOHM'-hech, = Called Highest Spirit!,)
(*wee-nawch-tuck TOH'-toh-hay, = Until-Come, Your Kingdom /or Big-Domain,)
(*WEE'-nuhm wee-too OOH'-hah, = They will /or quest be done,)
(*MOH-hoo-koh kee-kee-patch toh-toh EE-hay, = upon-earth as-it-is/or be within Big Sky)
(*nah-hoo KECH'-keh, = Grant us food)
(*noo-moo-wee-EECH' TOOM'-hay-toom, = forgiving trespasses - likewise done,)
(*CHAH' hay-oommoo wee-EE'-chah TOOM'-hay-toom, = For those trespassing - likewise done,)
(*wuhgguh-NUM' chuhm uh-HAH'-hay = Lead-us-not-to temptings,)
(*mee-chee-too TAHK'-kwah AH'-yoom.) = Keep us away from evil.)
(*Ahm-WEE'-chee = Amen /or Approving!)
Sunday, December 23, 2007
YUZULI
Sefathi... Hello ... Asafa... Hello ... Yama... Hello
Nenelo... Good Bye. ... Sahani... Bye ... Yalefane... Good Bye
Ukufetha... take care. ... Zuzukea... take care ... Toefala... Take care
Zekyu themu... come back ... uzepu teisa... come back ... ifejo ziku... come back
Zizekyu themu... come back-again ... Izapu ibakwe tesa... come back soon ... tzipule nzifaku... come back
Shethe tyumu... Many Thanks. ... Setama Tezumu... Thanks. ... Itsama tumu... Many Thanks
Tsafalelehyu umtoto... Make yourself at home. ... Ulutsafelemu nsatsoto... Make yourself at home. ... Utsafaleyu otuto
Msa Msa... Numbers ... Utase masa ... Msukwije ... Fasalala Mse
Yele... one ... Itse ... Nkwe ... Nafe
Thama... two ... tham ... tawa ... kibi
Kyela... three ... debe ... tefa ... hefa
Kwotha... four ... tofa ... nkobo ... kwome
Ujula... five ... sasu ... tsanu ... uji
Ntinge... six ... nnin ... nno ... bisi
Kyija... seven ... kapa ... yijija ... kija
Uthanu... eight ... uhanu ... ununu ... tupa
Yute... nine ... ione ... utete ... uhela
Nuya... ten ... ku ... fia ... iumu
Apayele = 11
Apathama
Apakyela
Apakwotha
Apa'ujula = 15
Apa'ntinge
Apakyaja
Apauthanu
Apayute
Yitheya = 20
Yiyiyele
Yiyithama
Yiyikyela
Yiyikwotha
Yiyi'ujula = 25
ntinge
kyija
uthanu
yute
Ikyeya = 30
Iwothya = 40
julala = 50
ntingya = 60
Kyijaya = 70
Uthaya = 80
Yulala = 90
Yeyeku = 100
Thaseku = 200
Kyeyeku = 300
Kwotheku = 400
Ujulaleku = 500
Ntyeku = 600
Kyiyeku = 700
Utheku = 800
Yuyeku = 900
Yepinga = 1,000
Thaminga = 2,000
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Palaipo h'Liti'a ... Sentences in LITI -(*Lee'-tee)
O vo ka iva naui pu talihiti'a. = I hope you have fun with this course.
Ihia lolovo i'aka tova-tova ovai h'1969'e. = It was made by me way back in 1969.
Now, ENJOY!
Imatu, VAPO'ELE!
Pava - (Pah'-vah) = Father
Mea - (May'-ah) = Mother
Ino'a - (Ee-noh'-ah) = Son
Ama'a - (Ah-mah'-ah) = Daughter
Ino'ava - (Ee-noh-ah'-vah) = Paternal Uncle
Ino'ea - (Ee-noh-ay'-ah) = Maternal Uncle
Ino'ava'a - (Ee-noh-ah-vah'-ah) = Paternal Great Uncle
Ino'ea'a - (Ee-noh-ay-ah'-ah) = Maternal Great Uncle
Ama'ava - (Ah-mah-ah'-vah) = Paternal Aunt
Ama'ea - (Ah-mah-ay'-ah) = Maternal Aunt
Ama'ava'a - (Ah-mah-ah-vah'-ah) = Paternal Great Aunt
Ama'ea'a - (Ah-mah-ay-ah'-ah) = Maternal Great Aunt
Ino'ava'a'ava - (Ee-noh-ah'-vah-ah-ah'-vah) = Great-Great Paternal Uncle
Ino'ea'a'ea - (Ee-noh-ay'-ah-ah-ay'-ah) = Great-Great Maternal Uncle
Ama'ava'a'ava - (Ah-mah-ah'-vah-ah-ah'-vah) = Great-Great Paternal Aunt
Ama'ea'a'ea - (Ah-mah-ay'-ah-ah-ay'-ah) = Great-Great Maternal Aunt
Ohina - (Oh-hee'-nah) = Cousins
Ohine - (*Oh-hee'-nay, plain word for cousin, is used in case side of family is unknown)
Ino'ava'ina - (Ee'-noh-ah-vah-ee'-nah) = Male Paternal Cousin
Ino'ea'ina - (Ee'-noh-ay-ah-ee'-nah) = Female Paternal Cousin
Ama'ava'ina - (Ah'-mah-ah-va-ee'-nah) = Male Maternal Cousin
Ama'ea'ina - (Ah'-mah-ay-ah-ee'-nah) = Female Maternal Cousin
Ino'o - (Ee-noh'-oh) = Brother
Ama'e - (Ah-mah'-ay) = Sister
Pahena - (Pah-hay'-nah) = Please - (*P'hay-nah)
Vakahu - (Vah-kah'-hoo) = Thank you - (*Vkah'-hoo)
Kaveve - (Kah-vay'-vay) = You're welcome - (*K'vay'-vay)
Auma losieu alaka'i? - ("AU , pronounced as OU in OUT or OUch! ") - (*Ou'-mah loh-syü ah-luh-kah'-ee?) = How are you? - (*How health of-you?)
Auma losieu alakai pava'i? - (How is your father?) - (Ou-mah loh-syü ah-luh-kai' pah-vah'-ee?)
Auma losieu alakai'ino'oi? - (How is your brother?) - (Ou-mah loh-syü ah-luh-kai' ee-noh-oy')
Auma losieu alakai mea? - (How is your mother?) - (Ou-mah loh-syü ah-luh-kai may'ah?)
Auma losieu alakai ama'ea'ina, Lorin? - (How is your maternal-female-cousin, Lorin?)
Auma tapena ovovo? - (*How this day going?) - (How's it going?)
Auma kaipena ovovo? - (*How your day going?)
L'hena vave'a tapena? - (*How weather this-day?) - (How's the weather today?)
L'hena o ahiti'u tapena? - (*How I look today?) - (How do I look today?) - (Luh-hay'-nah oh ah-hee'-tee-oo tah-pay'-nah?)
Ka hiti lapava! - (*You look marvelous!)
Ka hiti n'na-n'na be'i. (*You look not good - not "so" good)
h'Palansai'a - Languages:
Pala h'engetau'a? - (Do you speak English?)
Pala h'faransai'a? - (Do you speak French?)
Pala h'doitau'a? - (Do you speak German?)
Pala h'niponsai'a? - (Do you speak Japanese?)
Pala h'denau'a? - (Do you speak Danish?)
Pala h'liti'a? - (Do you speak Liti?)
Pala h'rusa'a? - (Do you speak Russian?)
Pala h'polantau'a? - (Do you speak Polish?)
Pala h'panatau'a? - (Do you speak Spanish?)
Pala h'kinsai'a? - (Do you speak Chinese?)
Pala h'litalanau'a? - (Do you speak Italian?)
Ahe. - (Ah'-hay) = Yes.
N'na. - (Nuh-nah') = No.
Not, or Negative is; " n'na-n'na ", which is " NO " said twice. - (" Nuh-nah' - Nuh-nah' ", is pronounced quickly. Meaning in the negative. " Not ".)
Be'i = good
Heva = well
Imatu = now
Ilanu = later
Eti = it
Eto = he
Ete = she
Ka = you
Kai = you - plural
Enai = they
Emai = them
Evai = their
Evaia = their's
Akai = your
Ema = our
Etai = us
Emaia = ours
O pala heva. = I speak it well. - (*Note. You do not have to use " o ", meaning, " I ", if choose not to.)
O pala ____ , n'na-n'na ____ . = I speak ____ , not ____ .
Ahe, o pala ____ . = Yes I speak ____ .
N'na, o n'na-n'na pala ____ . = No, I do not speak ____ .
N'na, o pala n'na-n'na be'i. = No, I do not speak it well.
N'na, pala ____ . = No, I speak ____ .
N'na, o n'na-n'na ka po'i'po. = (Nuh-nah', oh nuh-nah'-nuh-nah' kah poh'-ee-poh) = No, I do not understand you.
N'na, o n'na-n'na po'i'po eti. = No, I do not understand it.
N'na, o pala n'na-n'na h'palansai'a tua. No, I do not speak that language at all.
Ahe, o pala eti'u, n'na-n'na vatua. = Yes, I speak it, but, not fluently.
O kemeli pala eti. = I will try to speak it.
Apu h'palansai'a eki'o. = May I hear the language?
O mu uvuti lahihi h'palansai'a imatu. = I am studying that language now.
O mu n'na-n'na vatu, u, pala oha. = I am not fluent, but, I do speak some.
O po'opo oha tipiti iu-iu'a. (Oh poh-oh'-poh oh'-hah tee-pee'-tee ee'-ooh-ee'-ooh-uh.) = I pronounce some words badly.
O po'opo tipiti h'liti'a mo'i hiveve! = I prnounce Liti words just fine!
O kono tehi-e-tehi. = I need practice though.
This = Ta
That = To
The other = Ilame
Here = Ivi
There = Evi
Above = Ovena
Below = Evena
By = Pa
Because = Ikilu
On the top of = Kukove
On the bottom of = Kukeve
On the right side of = Kuhole
On the left side of = Kuhele
COUNTING IN LITI
Olo = 0
Ena = 1
Nia = 2
Love = 3
Tea = 4
Ki = 5
Ina = 6
Kia = 7
Hove = 8
Pea = 9
Ti = 10
Ti'ena = 11
Ti-nia = 12
Ti-love = 13
Ti-tea = 14
Ti-ki' = 15
Ti'ina = 16
Ti-kia = 17
Ti-hove = 18
Ti-pea = 19
Ni'i = 20
Ni'i'ena = 21
Ni'i-nia = 22
Love'i = 30
Tea'i = 40
Ki'i = 50
Ina'i = 60
Kia'i = 70
Hove'i = 80
Pea'i = 90
Elo = 100
Nilo = 200
Lovo = 300
Telo = 400
Kilo = 500
Inalo = 600
Kialo = 700
Hovo = 800
Pealo = 900
Enava = 1,000
Niava = 2,000
loveva = 3,000
Teava = 4,000
Kiava = 5,000
Inava = 6,000
Kiava = 7,000
Hovava = 8,000
Peava = 9,000
Ti'ava = 10,000
Ni'i'ava = 20,000
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1,000,000 = Enami'ilu
2,000,000 = Niami'ilu