A Voice from the Eastern Door
Everyday questions and answers
1. Oh nahò:ten iesá:ia'ts? What is your name?
2. Dorothy iónkia'ts My name is Dorothy
3. Oh nahò:ten iesá:ia'ts ne onkwehonwehnéha? What is your Native name?
4. Karihwénhawe iónkia'ts My name is Karihwénhawe
5. Oh nahò:ten tesahshenná:sere? What is your last name?
6. Lazore tewakhsenná:sere My last name is Lazore
7. Oh nisen'tarò:ten? What is your clan?
8. Wakeneniothró:non I am deer clan
9. Ónhka ne iesaièn:'a? Who are your parents?
10. Onwá:ri tánon Tá:wit ronwatí:ia'ts ne ionkièn:'a My parents are Mary and Dave
11. Skennen'kó:wa kénh? Is everything peaceful?
12. Hén, skennen'kó:wa, ioianerákie Yes, it is peaceful, it is going along nicely
13. Í:iah, í:iah skén:nen té:ken, wakenonhwáktani No, it is not peaceful, I am sick
14. Ka'nón:we nihsì:teron? Where do you live?
15. Tsi Snáihne kì:teron I live in Snye
16. To: nisathiá:ton ne tisanónhsote? What is your address?
17. 1409 niwakathiá:ton tsi tewakenónhsote 1409 is my home address
18. Ka'nón:we nisatehià:ron? Where did you grow up?
19. Tsisnáihne wakatehià:ron I grew up in Snye
20. Shonkwaia'tíson tsi thaonhwéntsiaien God's country
21. To niiothiá:ton ne teiehtharáhkwa tsi tisanónhsote? What is the phone number at your house?
22. 575-2107 niiothiá:ton ne teiehtharákwa tsi tewakenónhsote 575-2107 is my house telephone number
23. Tó: niiothiá:ton ne teiehtharáhkwa shá:wis? Do you have a cell phone number?
24. 555-0123 niiothiá:ton teiehtharáhkwa khá:wis 555-0123 is my cell number
25. Sateweiénstha kénh? Are you a student?
26. Hen, kateweiénstha Yes, I am a student
27. Í:iah, í:iah tekateweiénstha. Kherihonnién:ni. No, I am not a student. I am a teacher.
28. Ka'nón:we saió'te? Where do you work?
29. AMBE kheio'ténhse I work for the school board
30. Oh nisaio'tenhserò:ten? What type of work do you do?
31. Onkwehonwehnéha khiá:tons I am a writer of the Mohawk language
32. Saniá:kon ken? Are you married?
33. Hen, wakeniá:kon Yes, I am married
34. Í:iah, í:iah tewakeniá:kon No, I am not married
35. Sawí:raien ken? Do you have children?
36. Hen, áhsen nihá:ti wakewí:raien Yes, I have 3 children
37. Í:iah tewakewí:raien No, I do not have any children
38. Sanáhskwaien kenh? Do you have pets?
39. Hén, skaià:ta takò:s wakenáhskaien Yes, I have a pet cat
40. Í:iah tewakenáhskwaien No, I don't have any pets
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