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Arapaho Ch1-6c TEST
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| You can say "I am" by adding to the end. | -noo |
| You can say "You are" by adding to the end | -n |
| You can say "I am not" by adding to the beginning | Koone- |
| You can say "Are you" by adding to the beginning | Koohe- |
| You can say "I am not" by adding to the beginning | Neihoow- |
| You can say "You are not" by adding to the beginning | Heihoow- |
| "I" | -noo |
| "You" | -n |
| "he or she" | -t |
| "we" | -' or -ni' |
| "we" as in you and me | -no' |
| "you two" or more | -nee |
| "they" | -3i' |
| Inanimate subjects like yellow or red that are singular, have an ending of? | -oo' or -ee' |
| Inanimate subjects like yellow or red that are plural, have an ending of? | -ou'u or -ei'i |
| The past tense is indicated by the prefix of? | nih- |
| The future tense is indicated by the prefix of? | heet- |
| 1st person singular for "not" when using strong is? | nei-hoow-tei'eih or I am not strong |
| 2nd person singular for "not" when using strong is? | hei-hoow-tei'eih or You are not strong |
| 3rd person singular for "not" when using strong is? | hoow-tei'ei or They are not strong |
| Inanimate singular for "not" when using strong is? | hoow-tei'oo or It is not strong |
| Questions are formed by adding the prefix? | koo- |
| The sound for "not" is? | hoowu- but often shortened to hoow- |
| When a verb starts with "h-", then the pronunciation is different. For a question or negative (not), the "h-" at the beginning of the verb does what before adding the prefix? | It disappears or is dropped |
| 1st person plural for "not" when using strong is? | nei-hoow-tei'eihi-be or We are not strong |
| 1st and 2nd person plural for "not" when using strong is? | hei-hoow-tei'eihi-n or You and I are not strong |
| 2nd person plural for "not" when using strong is? | hei-hoow-tei'eihi-be or You two are not strong |
| 3rd person plural for "not" when using strong is? | hoow-tei'eihi-no' or They are not strong |
| Inanimate plural for "not" when using strong is? | hoow-tei'eihi-no or Those are not strong |
| The plural for nouns is often formed by adding a suffix of? | -(o)no |
| Prefix for "my" is? | ne- or no- |
| Prefix for "your" is ? | he- or ho- |
| Prefix for "his or her" is? | hi- |
| When using a noun, to say "my" plural. The form is? | ne-(noun)-ono |
| When using a noun, to say "your" plural. The form is? | he-(noun)-ono |
| When using a noun, to say "his or her" plural. The form is? | hi-(noun)-ono |
| When using nouns, to say "our". The form is? | ne-(noun)-ooninoo |
| When using nouns, to say "our" as in you and the. The form is? | he-(noun)-oonin |
| When using nouns, to say "your" (pl)h. The form is? | he-(noun)-ooninoo |
| When using nouns, to say "their". The form is? | hi-(noun)-ooninoo |
| Kooniini'iini | how are things |
| niini'iini | things are good |
| tootousiini | what is happening? |
| hoowuuni | nothing much |
| hotousihi | what's your name? |
| nee'eesih'inoo | that's my name |
| hiitousinihiitoon | how do you say it? |
| ne'niisinihiitooni' | that's how you say it |
| neihoowoe'in | I don't or understand |
| hee'inowoo | I know or understand |