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Western Abenaki Dictionary

Essential Sentence Patterns 1-4


1. Intransitive (+)

nolidah8zi = I am happy
kolidah8zi = you are happy
wlidah8zo = s/he is happy

nd'abi = I sit
kd'abi = you sit
abo = s/he sits

2. Intransitive (-)

8da nolidah8ziw = I am not happy
8da kolidah8ziw = you are not happy
8da wlidah8ziwi = s/he is not happy

8da nd'abiw = I don't sit
8da kd'abiw = you don't sit
8da abiwi = s/he doesn't sit

examples:
kizi polwakhozo = he can save himself
8da kizi polwakhoziwi = he cannot save himself

3. Transitive (+)

n'nodam kagwi = I hear something
k'nodam kagwi = you hear something
nodam kagwi = s/he hears something

n'nodaw8 awani = I hear someone
k'nodaw8 awani = you hear someone
nodawa awanihi = s/he hears someone

4. Transitive (-)

8da kagwi n'nodamo = I don't hear anything/something
8da kagwi k'nodamo = you don't hear anything/something
8da kagwi nodamowi = s/he doesn't hear anything/something

examples: pita wig8dam = s/he is very pleased
pita 8da wig8damowi = s/he is very displeased

8da awani n'nodaw8w = I don't hear anyone/someone
8da awani k'nodaw8w = you don't hear anyone/someone
8da awanihi nodawawi = s/he doesn't hear anyone/someone

example: kanwa askwa 8da kagwi lli 8zidawawi = but yet answered nothing


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