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Nawat language program
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| Lesson 5 nutecan (My village) |
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| ken nemi mutecan | What's your town like?
"ken" means "how is". "tecan" means town (or home).
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| nutecan cikitik, pala wan yehyekzin. | My town is small, old and beautiful (good)
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| nusan tutunik | Also hot
"tutunik" is "hot"
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| ne tecan tumak | The big city
"tecan" is town or city and "tumak" is "big", so "tecan tumak" means "big city" or
"capital"
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| nemi tumak wan kalancin | It's big and beautiful
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| Key Language |
| tay nemi tik mutecan? | What's in your town?
"tay" means "what"
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| se tyupan, se apan, se tepet wan miyak kal | A church, a river, a hill and several houses
"se" means "one" or "a". "tyupan", "apan" and "tepet" mean "church", "river" and
"hill" respectively. "miyak" means several.
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| nemi kan timawiltiat? | Is there a play area?
"timawiltiat" means "play area".
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| kia, nemi se kan timawiltiat | Yes, there is a play area
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| Key Language |
| nemi kal tapatiani? | Is there a hospital?
"tapatiani" means "hospital"
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| tay ika? | Why?
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| ka nutecan cikitik | Because my village is small
"ka" is used to point out the reason for something.
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