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Lesson 8
This lesson has an accompanying video. You can go to the video for the lesson on our You Tube channel at https://youtu.be/biYdP-FAb5g. You can also watch it here.
Lesson 8 Di se s di
Presentation
Watch the presentation to see how numbers (di se s di) work in Tsalagi.
1: So gwu. Ta li. Tso i. Nv gi. Hi s gi. Su da li. Ga li gwo gi. Tsa ne li. So ne li. Sgo hi. So du. Ta la du. Tso gi du. Ni ga du. Sgi ga du a le hi s ga du. Da la du. Ga la gwa du. Ne la du. So ne la du. Ta li s go. Ta li s go so gwu. Ta li s go ta li. Tso s go. Nv gi s go. Hi s go. Su da li s go. Ga li gwa s go. Ne la s go. So ne la s go. S go hi tsa sgi.
ACTIVITY: Write the numbers from 1-19. Rewrite them in the syllabary. Next, write the multiples of ten from 10 to 100. Rewrite them in the syllabary. Write two numbers randomly that fall between the multiples of ten for each of them, for example, 25 and 27, then 32 and 34, etc.
Teachers: As a follow-up activity, once students have had some practice with the numbers, play a game in teams in which students respond to math problems given to them only in Tsalagi. The opponent who can write down the correct problem, solve it, and give the answer in Tsalagi first gets the point for the team.
Homework: Complete the following problems, writing the number names in Tsalagi. Use the vocabulary list to help you if you need it.
23 __________________ 71 __________________
+34 __________________ +12 __________________
__________________ __________________
11 __________________ 16 __________________
+15 __________________ +18 __________________
__________________ __________________
19 __________________ 90 __________________
+44 __________________ +10 __________________
__________________ __________________
Language Note: Notice that there are dialectical differences in how people name the numbers.
VOCABULARY LIST
1 so gwo/gwu
2 ta li
3 tso i
4 nv gi
5 hi s gi
6 su da li
7 ga li gwo gi
8 tsa ne la
9 so ne la
10 sgo hi/i
11 sa du hi
12 ta li du hi
13 tso ga du hi
14 nv ga du hi
15 sgi ga du hi
16 da la du hi
17 ga la gwa du hi
18 ne la du hi
19 so ne la du hi
20 ta li s go
21 ta li s go so gwo/gwu
22 ta li s go ta li (etc.)
30 tso i s go
40 nv gi s go
50 hi s gi s go
60 su da li s go
70 ga li gwa s go
80 tsa ne la s go/ne la s go
90 so ne la s go
100 s go hi tsa s gwa/s go hi tsa s gi
Lesson 8 Di se s di
Presentation
Watch the presentation to see how numbers (di se s di) work in Tsalagi.
1: So gwu. Ta li. Tso i. Nv gi. Hi s gi. Su da li. Ga li gwo gi. Tsa ne li. So ne li. Sgo hi. So du. Ta la du. Tso gi du. Ni ga du. Sgi ga du a le hi s ga du. Da la du. Ga la gwa du. Ne la du. So ne la du. Ta li s go. Ta li s go so gwu. Ta li s go ta li. Tso s go. Nv gi s go. Hi s go. Su da li s go. Ga li gwa s go. Ne la s go. So ne la s go. S go hi tsa sgi.
ACTIVITY: Write the numbers from 1-19. Rewrite them in the syllabary. Next, write the multiples of ten from 10 to 100. Rewrite them in the syllabary. Write two numbers randomly that fall between the multiples of ten for each of them, for example, 25 and 27, then 32 and 34, etc.
Teachers: As a follow-up activity, once students have had some practice with the numbers, play a game in teams in which students respond to math problems given to them only in Tsalagi. The opponent who can write down the correct problem, solve it, and give the answer in Tsalagi first gets the point for the team.
Homework: Complete the following problems, writing the number names in Tsalagi. Use the vocabulary list to help you if you need it.
23 __________________ 71 __________________
+34 __________________ +12 __________________
__________________ __________________
11 __________________ 16 __________________
+15 __________________ +18 __________________
__________________ __________________
19 __________________ 90 __________________
+44 __________________ +10 __________________
__________________ __________________
Language Note: Notice that there are dialectical differences in how people name the numbers.
VOCABULARY LIST
1 so gwo/gwu
2 ta li
3 tso i
4 nv gi
5 hi s gi
6 su da li
7 ga li gwo gi
8 tsa ne la
9 so ne la
10 sgo hi/i
11 sa du hi
12 ta li du hi
13 tso ga du hi
14 nv ga du hi
15 sgi ga du hi
16 da la du hi
17 ga la gwa du hi
18 ne la du hi
19 so ne la du hi
20 ta li s go
21 ta li s go so gwo/gwu
22 ta li s go ta li (etc.)
30 tso i s go
40 nv gi s go
50 hi s gi s go
60 su da li s go
70 ga li gwa s go
80 tsa ne la s go/ne la s go
90 so ne la s go
100 s go hi tsa s gwa/s go hi tsa s gi