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Nawat language program

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Lesson 8 nikciwa ... (I do ... )

nikciwa ...
I do ...
Key Language
niqa ... tiqaI eat ... you eat
"qa" is the verb "to eat". "ta" is used when the object (in this case food) is not specified.

nuikaw tesu taqa My brother doesn't eat
For him and her, nothing is added to the front of the verb.

tay kiqa muniknew?What does your family eat?
"ki" is added when something is know about the object. "nikenew" is "family"

tehemet tiqatWe eat
"tehemet" is "we". "ti" is added to that start of the verb and "t" to the end of the verb for the first person singular (we).

elut taxkal wan etCorn and beans
"elut taxkal" means "corn" and "et" means "bean" or "beans".