A Voice from the Eastern Door

Kanoronhkhwáhtshera Awenhnísera Karihwanóntha tánon Tekarihwa'serákwen

Happy Valentine's Day

1. Kanoronhkhwáhtshera Awenhnísera The day of love

2. Tekeníhaton Awenhnísera Tuesday (the second day)

3. Enníska Kaié:ri iawén:re shískare February 14th

4. Wahiahiatonhserahní:non’se kénh? Did he buy you a card?

5. Hén, kahiatonhserí:io wahakhiatonhserahní:non’se Yes, he bought me a beautiful card

6. Í:iah tehakhiatonhserahninòn:se No, he didn’t buy me a card.

7. Nék tsi wahihiatonhserahní:non’se ne kanoronkhwahtsha aohiatónhsera But I gave him a valentine’s card

8. Wa’esahiatónhseron kénh? Did she give you a card?

9. Hén, wa’onkhiatónhseron Yes, she gave me a card

10. Í:iah teonkhiatonhserá:wi No, she didn’t give me a card

11. Nè:’ek tsi wa’khehiatónhseron ne kanoronkhwáhtsha aohiatónhsera But I gave her a valentine’s card

12. Wahiatsikhe’tahní:non’se kenh? Did he buy you candy?

13. Hen, wahaktsikhe’tahní:non’se ne awé:ri nikaieron’tò:ten ska’neróhkwa otsikhè:ta Yes, he bought me a heart shaped box of candy

14. Í:iah tehaktsikhe’tahninòn:se. Tewakenekwenhsatsikhè:tare. No, he didn’t buy me candy. I have diabetes.

15. Wahiatsi’tsiahní:non’se kenh? Did he buy you flowers?

16. Hén, iotsi’tsiáhskats wahaktsi’tsiahní:non’se - skenthòhkwa katsi’tsianó:ron teiohnionwarón:ton otsì:tsia Yes, he bought me beautiful flowers – an expensive bouquet of roses 2

17. Í:iah tehaktsi’tsiahninòn:se. Waka’ó:ra’as ne otsi’tsia’shòn:’a No, he didn’t buy me flowers. I am allergic to flowers.

18. Wahiaia’tínekenhwe kénh ne tahsatska’nhòn:na? Did he take you out to eat?

19. Hén, kion’wé:sen tsi teiontska’nhónhkhwa iahakia’ténhawe Yes, he took me to a nice restaurant

20. Í:iah, káneka khehakia’ténha ne takatska’nhòn:na No, he didn’t take me out to eat

21. Rikstén:ha wahakekhónnien My husband cooked for me

22. Tó: nikari:wes shiseniniá:kon? How long have you two been married?

23. Ó:nen tewáhsen niiohserá:ke shiionkeniniákon We have been married 20 years now

24. Kátke seniniákon? When did you get married?

25. 14 shískare Enníska ionkeniniákon We married on the 14th of February

 

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