"On" Meeting - Conversation Games

Wa-do (thank you) to  everyone who made it out on Tuesday night.  For those of you who were not able to come, I appreciate your letting me know.   You were missed and I hope that you will be able to come next time.  Ki-la! ("later" or literally another time/ again, but used here as a short version of "ki-la do-da-da-go-hv-i" or we all will see each other again another time)

Activities: 

 1.  Reviewed "how are you" greetings by repeating as a group and role playing.  

  2.  Reviewed syllabary pronunciation.

 3.  Clarified questions about the exact meaning of the different parts of the "how are you" greetings.

 4.  Identified the verb endings "-tsu, -s and -sgo" as indicating that the word is a question. 

 5.  Introduced "what is your name" greetings by repeating as a group.

 

Homework:

 

1.  Practice saying  the following conversation with a partner or by yourself, switching rolls 

 

Speaker 1

ᎣᏏᏲ! (o-si-yo!)  =  Hello!

    

ᏙᎯᏧ? (do-hi-tsu?) = How are you?  (or literally, is it fine or good?)

    

     

Speaker 2 

ᏙᎯᏊ (do-hi-quu) = I'm fine. (or literally, it is fine or good)

    

ᏂᎯᎾ? (ni-hi-na) = And you?

    

Speaker 1 

ᏙᎯᏊ (do-hi-quu) = I'm fine. (or literally, it is fine or good)

    

ᎦᏙ ᏕᏣᏙᎠ? (ga-do  de-tsa-do-a?) = What's your name?  (or literally what do they call you?)

   

   

 Speaker 2

  _____ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ (_____ da-qua-do-a)  =  My name is _____. (or literally I am called/they call me)

    

ᏂᎯᎾ? (ni-hi-na) = And you?

     

ᎦᏙ ᏕᏣᏙᎠ? (ga-do  de-tsa-do-a?) = What's your name?  (or literally what do they call you?)

    

     

Speaker 1 

_____ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ (_____ da-qua-do-a)  =  My name is _____. (or literally I am called/they call me)

 

 

2.  Familiarize yourself with Cherokee syllabary and how to pronounce each symbol

Resources for homework:

 

Listen to "how are you" greetings  

Listen to "what is your name" greetings

(Also to hear "what is your name" pronounced by a fluent speaker you can go to: 

http://www.talkingleaf.org/main1.swf  click on Cherokee Tutor, press the arrows through the little presentation, scroll down to PHRASES - Establishing Identity)

 

Listen to fluent speakers using the homework vocabulary and more 

 

Cherokee Syllabary look & listen (click on picture of syllabary chart in the upper left corner)

 

Listen to Cherokee Syllabary song (click on picture of the TV and scroll to syllabary song)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Chris Molle is in the process of making copies for those of you who requested language resource materials.

AND

On  Tuesday March 12th at 7:00pm our "OFF" Meeting will take place at the Lawrence Indian Methodist Church at  950 E 21st St, Lawrence, KS 66046.  Mr. Andy Girty, valued elder,  fluent Cherokee speaker and Haskell professor has kindly agreed to be a guest teacher for our language group.

I will be cooking and everyone is also invited to bring a healthy dish, fresh fruit or vegetables so we can have a healthy potluck Cherokee language event!

 

ᏩᏙ! (wa-do) =  Thank you!