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Lesson 12 tay tikneki tikqa? (What would you like to eat?)

tay tikneki tikqa?
What would you like to eat?
Key Language
tay tikneki tiqa?What would you like to eat?


nikneki niqa ...I'd like to eat ...


To say you like to do something, you use the verb "neki" and the verb that you want to do.

nikneki nikuni ... I'd like to drink ...


tay tikpia?What do you have?


at zupelek wan iyayu lalaSoft drinks and orange juice
"at" means "water", so "at zupelek" means "sweet water" or a "soft drink". "iyayu" means "juice" and "lala" is orange.

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tay tikneki tikqa?
What would you like to eat?
Key Language
kalancin mutututcinYour little bird is lovely
"cin" is added at the end of a word as a diminutive or as a sign of affection. (It's like Sean -> Seanin in Irish).

"kalan" means lovely. "tutut" is bird so "mututucin" means "your lovely little bird"

ciltutut"Red bird"


mumistuncinYour little cat
"mistun" is "cat".

awiltitoy (pet name)


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tay tikneki tikqa?
What would you like to eat?
Key Language
nusiwatmistunMy female cat
The word "siwat" is added to something to indicate that it is female. So, "siwat" and "mistun" means "female cat".

nusiwatpeluMy female dog
"pelu" means "dog"

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