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Sounds of Kwadacha (Ft. Ware Sekani). Speaker:. Mike Abou. October 31, 2000. Mike Abou. About the vowel system. Seven vowels can occur after g k k’ kh gh. The seven vowels are: a e i o oo u wu Six vowels are possible after all other consonants. The six vowels are: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sounds of Kwadacha(Ft. Ware Sekani)
Mike Abou
October 31, 2000
Speaker:
Mike Abou
About the vowel system
Seven vowels can occur after g k k’ kh gh. The seven vowels are: a e i o oo u wu
Six vowels are possible after all other consonants. The six vowels are: a e i o oo u
About the translations
In Ft. Ware Sekani there is no distinction between 'he', 'she', 'it' 'him', 'her', 'it' 'his', 'her', 'its' etc.
Such words are randomly translated 'he' or 'she' (etc.) here.
Vowels (6)
a ah ‘snowshoe’
e bes ‘knife’
i bilh ‘sleep’
o chos ‘feather’
oo lhoot ‘scab’
u bus ‘river bank’
Vowels (7)
a gat ‘spruce’
e khelh ‘pack’
i k’iy ‘birch’
o koh ‘house’
oo goòh ‘deadfall trap’
u gus ‘poker’
wu kwùn ‘fire’
Nasal vs. oral vowels: a
a tsas ‘edible root, carrot’
a sas ‘black bear’
Nasal vs. oral vowels: o
o dacho ‘it’s big’
o cho ‘rain’
o yas nàduzowa ‘it’s snowing lightly’
o kazoza ‘it’s small’
Nasal vs. oral vowels: oo
oo tl’oolh ‘rope’
oo lhìdastl’oolhe ‘I’ll tie it together’
Nasal vs. oral vowels: e, i
e mulè’ ‘her dog’
e mulè’ ‘its castor’
i nutsì’ ‘your head’
i nutsì’ ‘it’s bad’
Consonants
‘ b ch ch’ d dl dz g gh gw h j k k’ kh kw kw’ l lh m n p s sh t t’ tl tl’ ts ts’ w wh y yh z
Consonants: ', b, ch, ch’, d, dl
' teh'ine ‘poor thing’
b bilh ‘sleep’
ch cho ‘rain’
ch’ ch'oh ‘quill’
d dune ‘person, man’
dl dloona ‘mouse’
Consonants: dz, g, gh, gw, h, j
dz dzèh ‘pitch, gum’
g gah ‘rabbit’
gh tl'ùghush ‘snake’
gw gwèl ‘bag’
h ts'ehe ‘mosquito’
j jìje ‘berry’
Consonants: k, k’, kh, kw, k’w, l
k ke ‘shoe’
k’ k'eni ‘sap’
kh khàlh ‘club’
kw kwusida ‘sit inside’
k’w k'wazi
k’oo’a‘woodchuck’
l iloo ‘unripe berry’
Consonants: lh, m, n, p, s, sh
lh lhoowe ‘fish’
m mun ‘lake’
n nun ‘land, earth, ground’
p supanè' ‘my friend, partner’
s se ‘belt’
sh shòwast'e ‘I'm fine’
Consonants: t, t’, tl, tl’, ts, ts’
t tun ‘ice’
t’ t'ès ‘charcoal’
tl tli ‘dog’
tl’ tl'oolh ‘rope’
ts tsà' ‘beaver’
ts’ ts'à' ‘plate’
Consonants: w, wh, y, yh, z, zh
w wùsdli ‘it's cold’
wh whazi ‘close, near’
y ya ‘sky; what’
yh yhèlh ‘trap’
z uzùs ‘hide’
zh dlèzhe ‘grizzly’
Consonant contrasts: 0, h, '
0 suda ‘he’s sitting’
h sudah khàhdze ‘around me’
' sudà’ ‘my eyes’
0 jode sula ‘they (inanimate) are there’
h sulah ‘my older brother-in-law’
' silà’ ‘my hand’
Consonant contrasts: s, lh
s dèso ‘I wonder’
lh lho ‘right’
s soonè’ ‘flour, bannock’
lh lhoo tun ‘glacier’
s uzùs ‘skin, hide’
lh duzulh ‘he’s hollering’
Consonant contrasts: lh vs. l
lh lhoot ‘scab’
l suloodè' ‘my scab’
lh dunìdilh ‘it’s ripening’
l dunìdìl ‘it’s ripe’
Consonant contrasts: s vs. z
s ìso ‘I don’t know’
z uyi zoh ‘only that’
Consonant contrasts: y vs. yh
y nèhyo ‘he grew up’
yh yunèhyho ‘he raised him’
Consonant contrasts: kh vs. gh
kh nihkhe ‘I thawed it’
gh naghe ‘it thawed’
Consonant contrasts: dz vs. z
dz nàdzùt ‘he’s hunting’
z nuzùt ‘your liver’
Consonant contrasts: dl vs. l
dl dusdleha ‘squirrel’
l usle ‘I am’
Consonant contrasts: tl vs. lh
tl nùstlo ‘lots’
lh lho ‘right’
Consonant contrasts: k vs. kh
k nakelh ‘he’s coming back by boat’
kh khelh ‘pack’
Consonant contrasts: g vs. gh
g nagelh ‘he’s packing back’
gh nughelè’ ‘your pack’
Consonant contrasts: d vs. t vs. t'
d khudà’ ‘our eyes’
t Khutà’ ‘God (Our father)’
t’ khut’àh site ‘sleep beside us’
Consonant contrasts: dz vs. ts vs. ts'
dz dzèh ‘gum, pitch’
ts mutseh ‘in front of him’
ts’ ts’èh ‘sinew’
Consonant contrasts: dl vs. tl vs. tl'
dl dudloza ‘it’s soft’
tl dehtlòh ‘it’s fresh’
tl’ dutl’ò’ ‘it’s sticky’
Consonant contrasts: j vs. ch vs. ch'
j jode ‘right here’
ch dacho ‘it's big’
ch’ ch’oh ‘quill’
Consonant contrasts: g vs. k vs. k'
g usgoo ‘worm’
k ùkoo 'they'
k' usk’ookàn ‘white person’
Tones
Vowels may be marked for low or rising tone:
• low tone vowel: à è ì ò oò wù ù• rising tone vowel: á é í
A vowel with no tone mark is a high tone vowel.
Tones: ` (low) vs. 0
` lhàwìh ‘once’
0 lhawìh ‘stop it’
` sàyunihtsoòs ‘he gave it (clothlike) to me’
0 sàhtsoos ‘give it (clothlike) to me’
` mugàh ‘by him’
0 mugahè’ ‘his rabbit’
Tones: ` (low) vs. 0
` sihkòh ‘I wounded it’
0 sukoh ‘my house’
` yedèhch’il ‘he tore, split it’
0 yedehch’il ‘he’s tearing, splitting it’
Tones: (rising) vs. ` (low) vs. 0
oosà’ tàdéhmun ‘I filled up the pot’
` oosà’ tàdèhmun ‘he filled up the pot’
0 udoo oosà’ tàdehmun ‘he hasn't filled up the pot’
Tones: (rising) vs. ` (low) vs. 0
zíhkhe ‘you killed it’
` yuzèhkhe ‘he killed it’
0 zihkhe ‘kill it’
Koòla
Enough
(it's over)
