Uliante

The Heron in his Vigilance

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Greetings and Responses

EnglishOld TongueUsage notes
yes ke
no nya
good gan (affirmation)
farewell ubete (nizeda) blessed (the day was)
greeting ubete (tachio) blessed (happy, wondrous) (I am)
thank you agra (tachio) thankful (I am)
sorry winachio I have done wrong

Pronouns

EnglishOld TongueUsage notes
you ye <objective>
he/she/itki<objective>
mewata<objective>
whatnakanaka ne — anything
whennazhanazha — anytime
wheredakadaka ne — anywhere
whodaradara ne — any one

Grammatical Modifiers

EnglishOld TongueUsage notes
okay se gan (weak)
but ke gan ("yes-good")
but, well ke se
agreed gan tade
<surprise> awa
<qualifier> se
<intensifier> nn
<question> jo
<objectifier>o denotes object
<objectifier> ni "toward"
<possessive>na"of"
with; mon
andto
up oze

Verbs

EnglishOld TongueUsage notes
to answer antide
to be tadi also "to do"
to back off/awaynahade
to carryacopóde
to comekide
to doshide
to fightsende<physical>
to know yoside
to go ide
to hunt/seekjendedoes not imply violence
to live rightly olebemon ide "go with the forest"
a little choto
to returnjocode
to sing jande "to live"
to stop made
to say dide
to understand samede
to wait manide
to wakeaconde
to walkikuzde
to give agede
to love samude

Nouns

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EnglishOld TongueUsage notes
belovedshero
deathmodreta
earthwormhyisen
feces klite (swear)
forest olebe
helposane
huntjendo
mountain chemanre
rabbitjonake(the animal)
sea, oceanrioná
war huntsezhendo

Descriptors

EnglishOld TongueUsage notes
old yuki
half han
dead modre
strongvajaku

Phrases

EnglishOld TongueUsage notes
bad luck tezya megan (bad future)
look there yave ko
what is done next benyote fa
heaveyo-si-hoa working chant

Old Hand Script 3

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