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Mvhayv: Hēsci, heyv mvhayetv ofv mv nake ocat, mvn kerrvhanet owēs.
Heyv ohliketvt os. Heyv ohliketv holattēt os. Ele osten (4) ocēt os.
Heyv eshoccickvt os ✎. Essatvkēt os. Heyv eshoccickv lanēt os.
Heyv nak-cokvt os. Oh-onvyetvt os. Vm vlostēt os 
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Heyv hvse-vkērkvt os. Oketv mvn onayet os. Hvse-vkērkv rakkēt os.
Heyv naket owa?/Heyv nake tē?
Cokv-hēcv: Ohliketvt os.
Mvhayv: Ehę̄, ohliketv os. Heyv tv?
Cokv-hēcv: Eshoccickvt os.
Mvhayv: Hę̄re-mahes. Estimvt nak-cokv oca?
Cokv-hēcv: Ocis.
Cokv-hēcv: Heyv nake tē / Heyv naket owa?
Mvhayv: ‘Setempunvkvt os.
Cokv-hēcv: Estowēt “map” maketvt owa?
Mvhayv: Ēkvn-tvckv vhaket os.
Vocabulary
| mvhayetv | to teach; classroom |
| heyv mvhayetv ofv | in this classroom |
| nake | what; thing |
| mv nake ocat | the things that are there |
| kerrvhanet owēs. | we’re going to learn |
| nake | what |
| ele osten | four legs |
| ocēt os | it has |
| essatvkēt os | it’s to mark with, from satetv ‘to mark’ |
| oketv | time |
| onayet os | it tells |
| estimv | who |
| oca? | has? |
| ocis | I have |
| estowēt | how |
| maketvt owa? | does one say? |
| ēkvn-tvckv vhake | map |
Exercises
A. Without looking, fill in the blanks based on the dialogue.
- Heyv ohliketvt os. Heyv ohliketv __________ os. Ele __________ ocēt os.
- Heyv eshoccickvt os. __________ os.
- Heyv nak-cokvt os. __________ os.
- Heyv hvse-vkērkvt os. __________ mvn onayet os.
- Estimvt nak-cokv __________ ?
- Estowēt “map” __________ owa?
Language patterns
A. Kerrvhanet owēs means ‘we’re going to learn’. The root kerr– means ‘learn’ or ‘know’.
B. The root oc– means ‘exist’ or ‘have’.
- mv nake ocat ‘the things that are there’
- Estimvt nak-cokv oca? ‘Who has a book?’
C. Numbers follow the words they describe:
- ele hvmken ‘one leg’, ele hokkolen ‘two legs’, ele tuccēnen ‘three legs’, ele osten ‘four legs’
