Rotón:ni Nikahá:wi Christmas Time Dialog

1. Shé:kon! Skennen’kó:wa ken? Hello! Are you at peace?

A. Hen. Skén:nen. Yes, peace.

2. Ronata’karí:te ken ne sahwá:tsire? Are your family well?

A. Hen, ronata’karí:te Yes, they are well.

3. Sewahtenkiónhe ken kí:ken rotón:ni nikahá:wi?

Are you going away for Christmas?

A. Í:iah nón:wa. Not now.

4. Kátke enhontoríshen tsi ronteweiénstha? When will the students finishschool?

A. Tewáhsen shískare Tsiothóhrha. December 21st.

5. Tó: nikarì:wes? How long?

A. Teiahiakserá:ke. 2 weeks

6. Sekhwahrá:ne ken? Are you having a dinner?

A. Hen. Kekhwahrá:ne. Yes, I am having a dinner.

7. Oh nahò:ten serihtá:ne? What are you going to cook?

A. Skawiró:wane tánon kwés kwés o’wà:ron. Turkey and ham.

8. Oh nahò:ten tensewatakiéhsten? What will you add to it?

A. Tekahnenna’tahríhton, otsihkwa’kó:wa tánon ase’shón:’a.

Mashed potatoes, turnips and vegetables.

9. Sewahwatsirowá:nen ken? Do you have a large family?

A. Kwáh ki’ ken’ niiákion. We are quite a few.

10. Ok ní:se, kahtenkiónhe ken? And you are you going away?

A. Í:iah, enki’terón:take. No, I will stay home.

11. Oh na’á:wen’ne? What happened?

A. Kentóhrha kí:ken kiótkon ohahà:ke í:ke. I am lazy, always being on the road.

12. Tó: nikarì:wes enhsatoríshen? How long will you rest?

A. Toka tsiahiáksera Maybe a week

13. Ok ne ohserá:se? Oh nisakierá:ne?

What about New Years? What are you going to do?

A. Tóka nón:wa ká:’k nón:we enkaten’nikonhroriá:nen. Ok ní:se, ka’wáhse? Maybe I’ll go somewhere to have fun. And you, where are you going?

14. Toka ni’ nón:wa Tsi Kaná:taien enktsihkwahrà:na.

Maybe I’ll go to Cornwall Bingo.

A. Oh nonkié:ren? Why?

15. Né:’e tsi é:so tkawistóhare. Because there is a high payout.

A. Sewaten’nikonhró:ri! Have a nice time!

16. Í:se ó:ni sewahiakseriióhsten. You too, have a nice week.

A. Ó:nen ki’ wahi. Goodbye for now.

17. Ó:nen Goodbye.