Word Order Exercises - Basic (Stuart Lake)
Arrange the given words in the correct order to make a Dakelh sentence with
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| huwhut'i | ndun-ne | ts'ekoo | Yekooche |
| These women live in Portage |
| Ndun-ne ts'ekoo Yekooche huwhut'i. |
| 'az |
hu'alh |
ts'oodun-ne |
whudziht̲s̲ung |
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The children are eating caribou meat outside.
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Ts'oodun-ne 'az whudziht̲s̲ung hu'alh.
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| 'ink'ez |
chusgwulh |
duneyaz |
huz̲ke |
k'ut |
ts'ekeyaz |
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A boy and a girl are sitting on a stump.
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Duneyaz 'ink'ez ts'ekeyaz chusgwulh k'ut huz̲ke.
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| 'anditdzin |
'uhut'en |
chilke |
eh |
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Are the young men working today?
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'Anditdzin chilke 'uhut'en eh?
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| 'anditdzin |
'uhut'en |
nghun-ne |
nts'e |
t'edukoo |
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Where are those young women working today?
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Nghun-ne t'edukoo 'anditdzin nts'e 'uhut'en?
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| 'uts'uti'ulh |
koonk'et |
nkede |
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When are we going to eat at home?
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Nkede koonk'et 'uts'uti'ulh?
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| mbe |
toh |
ts'oodun-ne |
us̲da |
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Who is sitting among the children?
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Mbe ts'oodun-ne toh us̲da?
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| Nak'az̲dli |
ndai |
ts'eke |
whut'i |
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Which woman lives in Nak'azdli?
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Ndai ts'eke Nak'az̲dli whut'i?
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| 'anditdzin |
ah'alh |
dant'i |
'ut̲s̲ung |
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What kind of meat are you folks eating today?
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'Anditdzin dant'i 'ut̲s̲ung ah'alh?
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| 'uhut'en |
dune-ne |
dzoh |
nghun-ne |
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Those men are working poorly.
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Nghun-ne dune-ne dzoh 'uhut'en.
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| 'anditdzin |
dahint'oh |
ts'oodun-ne |
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How are the children today?
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'Anditdzin ts'oodun-ne dahint'oh?
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| 'aht'oh |
'anditdzin |
eh |
soo |
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Are you folks well today?
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'Anditdzin soo 'aht'oh eh?
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Word Order Exercises - Complex Sentences
Revision of 2022-01-05.