Tsalagi Tsiwoniha
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Introductory Lesson: sidanelv
Introductory Lesson Si da ne lv
Review: Remember that the prefix –a gi in the words we are learning about family denotes that the family member is “mine.” –Tsa tells us that the family member is “yours,” and –u identifies the family member as “his” or “hers.”
Also, recall that the prefix –tsi is talking about where I live, –hi is where you live, and –ga is where he or she lives.
Dialogue
Use the following dialogue guide and the vocabulary list below to create a family tree and an actual dialogue between you and a partner. Use the family tree that you create to share with your partner as you practice the dialogue.
1: Si yo. ______________ da gwa do a. O si gwo tsu?
2: Si yo. O si gwo. Ni hi na?
1: O s da. Do de tsa do a?
2: ______________ da gwa do a. ______________ tsi ne la. Ni hi? Ga tsv hi ne la?
1: ______________ tsi ne la. ____________________ no le ___________________
du na do a a gi tsi hi no le a gi do da. Do du na do a tsa tsi no le tsa do da?
2: ____________________ no le _____________________
du na do a a gi tsi hi no le a gi do da. Ni. Hi a a ya a gwa tse li si da ne lv.
(Showing your family tree):
Hi a a ya no le hi a a gi tsi no le a gi do da. Hi a a gi lv. ______ du do a. Hi a a gi do. ______ du do a. Hi a a gi li si no le a gi du du. ________ no le _____________ du na do a. A gi ni si __________ du do a no le a gi du du ______
du do a.
1: U no du hi ni hi di tsa tse li si da ne lv.
2: S gi.
1: Ha wa. De na da go hv i.
2: Ha wa. Su na le.
THIRD PERSON WRITTEN ACTIVITIES
Use the information you gleaned from sharing family trees and participating in the dialogue to report about your partner.
Ga tsv Ga ne la?
_____________ (your partner’s name) _______________ (your partner’s community) ga ne la.
Ka ga hno?/Ka gi yu s di?
1. U do da __________________ du do a.
2. U tsi hi __________________ du do a.
3. U lv __________________ du do a.
4. U do __________________ du do a.
Now, talk about yourself.
A ya di gwa tse li si da ne lv
1. A gi do da ___________________ du do a.
2. A gi tsi hi ___________________ du do a.
3. _____________________ da gwa do a.
Now, create more sentences like these for your other family members that you know how to talk about in Tsalagi.
ACTIVITIES: Write the dialogue in the syllabary. Practice reading it in the syllabary with your partner.
Cultural Note: It is customary to introduce yourself in some settings with not only your name but also that of your parents and the name of the community you are from or reside in.
VOCABULARY LIST
Si da ne lv family
A gi tsi my mother
A gi do da my father
A gi lv This is used sister to sister to say “my sister.”
A gi do This is used to say “my sister” by a brother or
“my brother” by a sister.
Tso s da tla nv tsi This is used brother to brother to say “my
brother.”
A gi li si my grandmother (maternal)
A gi ni si my grandmother (paternal)
A gi du du my grandfather
A gi tlo gi my aunt
A gi du tsi my uncle
Review: Remember that the prefix –a gi in the words we are learning about family denotes that the family member is “mine.” –Tsa tells us that the family member is “yours,” and –u identifies the family member as “his” or “hers.”
Also, recall that the prefix –tsi is talking about where I live, –hi is where you live, and –ga is where he or she lives.
Dialogue
Use the following dialogue guide and the vocabulary list below to create a family tree and an actual dialogue between you and a partner. Use the family tree that you create to share with your partner as you practice the dialogue.
1: Si yo. ______________ da gwa do a. O si gwo tsu?
2: Si yo. O si gwo. Ni hi na?
1: O s da. Do de tsa do a?
2: ______________ da gwa do a. ______________ tsi ne la. Ni hi? Ga tsv hi ne la?
1: ______________ tsi ne la. ____________________ no le ___________________
du na do a a gi tsi hi no le a gi do da. Do du na do a tsa tsi no le tsa do da?
2: ____________________ no le _____________________
du na do a a gi tsi hi no le a gi do da. Ni. Hi a a ya a gwa tse li si da ne lv.
(Showing your family tree):
Hi a a ya no le hi a a gi tsi no le a gi do da. Hi a a gi lv. ______ du do a. Hi a a gi do. ______ du do a. Hi a a gi li si no le a gi du du. ________ no le _____________ du na do a. A gi ni si __________ du do a no le a gi du du ______
du do a.
1: U no du hi ni hi di tsa tse li si da ne lv.
2: S gi.
1: Ha wa. De na da go hv i.
2: Ha wa. Su na le.
THIRD PERSON WRITTEN ACTIVITIES
Use the information you gleaned from sharing family trees and participating in the dialogue to report about your partner.
Ga tsv Ga ne la?
_____________ (your partner’s name) _______________ (your partner’s community) ga ne la.
Ka ga hno?/Ka gi yu s di?
1. U do da __________________ du do a.
2. U tsi hi __________________ du do a.
3. U lv __________________ du do a.
4. U do __________________ du do a.
Now, talk about yourself.
A ya di gwa tse li si da ne lv
1. A gi do da ___________________ du do a.
2. A gi tsi hi ___________________ du do a.
3. _____________________ da gwa do a.
Now, create more sentences like these for your other family members that you know how to talk about in Tsalagi.
ACTIVITIES: Write the dialogue in the syllabary. Practice reading it in the syllabary with your partner.
Cultural Note: It is customary to introduce yourself in some settings with not only your name but also that of your parents and the name of the community you are from or reside in.
VOCABULARY LIST
Si da ne lv family
A gi tsi my mother
A gi do da my father
A gi lv This is used sister to sister to say “my sister.”
A gi do This is used to say “my sister” by a brother or
“my brother” by a sister.
Tso s da tla nv tsi This is used brother to brother to say “my
brother.”
A gi li si my grandmother (maternal)
A gi ni si my grandmother (paternal)
A gi du du my grandfather
A gi tlo gi my aunt
A gi du tsi my uncle