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Nawat language program
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| Lesson 9 inakastan, kaitan ... (Beside, under ... ) |
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| nikpia se mistun | I have a cat
"pia" is the verb "to have". Note the "k" because the object ("mistun"/cat) is specified.
"mistun" means "cat"
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| neki kuci | (the cat) likes to sleep
"neki" is the verb "to like". For the third person singular (he, she), nothing is added
to the front of the verb. "kuci" is the verb "to sleep".
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| ipan nukal | Behind my house
"ipan" means "behind"
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| inakastan | Beside
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| kaitan | Underneath
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| Key Language |
| kan nemi mukal? | Where is your house?
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| tec ne apan | near the river
"tec" means "near"
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| tecan ombron | big city, capital
"tecan" means town or city. "ombron" means "big"
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| nemi wehka | It's far
"wehka" means "far"
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| tyupan | church
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| nemi ixpan ne tamactiluya | It's the to right of the school
"ixpan" in this context means "right" (it also means "in front of"), "tamactiluya" is "school"
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| ikal ne tahzin Ramirez | The house of Mr Ramirez
"kal" is house, "i" means "belonged to him or her". "tahzin" is Mr.
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| nemi ipan ne tyupan | It's on the left of the church
"ipan" in this context means "left of"
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