A Voice from the Eastern Door

Karihwanóntha Tánon Tekarihwa'serákwen

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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