Word Order Exercises - Basic


Arrange the given words in the correct order to make a Dakelh sentence with the given meaning. Check your work by clicking on the black box to reveal the answer. Click again to hide it.

  1. huwhut'indun-nets'ekooYekooche
    These women live in Portage
    Ndun-ne ts'ekoo Yekooche huwhut'i.
  2. 'az huyi s̲keh whudziht̲s̲un
    The children are eating caribou meat outside.
    S̲keh 'az whudziht̲s̲un huyi.
  3. 'ink'ez chuntusgwulh duneyaz huz̲ke k'ut ts'ekeyaz
    A boy and a girl are sitting on a stump.
    Duneyaz 'ink'ez ts'ekeyaz chuntusgwulh k'ut huz̲ke.
  4. 'anditdzen 'uhut'en chilhuke hoh
    Are the young men working today?
    'Anditdzen chilhuke 'uhut'en hoh?
  5. 'anditdzen 'uhut'en 'unahke nts'e t'edukoo
    Where are those young women working today?
    'Unahke t'edukoo 'anditdzen nts'e 'uhut'en?
  6. 'uts'uteyilh koonk'et nts'ohde
    When are we going to eat at home?
    Nts'ohde koonk'et 'uts'uteyilh?
  7. ndan toh s̲keh us̲da
    Who is sitting among the children?
    Ndan s̲keh toh us̲da?
  8. Nak'az̲dli ndai ts'eke whut'i
    Which woman lives in Nak'azdli?
    Ndai ts'eke Nak'az̲dli whut'i?
  9. 'anditdzen ahyi dant'i 'ut̲s̲un
    What kind of meat are you folks eating today?
    'Anditdzen dant'i 'ut̲s̲un ahyi?
  10. 'uhut'en dunene dzoh 'unahke
    Those men are working poorly.
    'Unahke dunene dzoh 'uhut'en.
  11. 'anditdzen dahint'oh s̲keh
    How are the children today?
    'Anditdzen s̲keh dahint'oh?
  12. 'aht'oh 'anditdzen hoh soo
    Are you folks well today?
    'Anditdzen soo 'aht'oh hoh?

Word Order Exercises - Complex Sentences


Revision of 2022-01-05.