Who are you?
Dena'ina Qenaga Du'idnaghelnik
| Yada dughu n'izhi nlani? What is your name? |
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| Sh'izhi (...). My name is (...). |
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| (...) sh'izhi hdilan. My name is (...). |
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| Vada inlan dit? Who are you? |
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| (...) eshlan shida. I am (...). |
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| Nen hdi nda'ich' dughu n'izhi qilan da? And you, what is your name? |
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| Vada din? Who is that? |
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| Yen ghunhdi vada din? Who is that person over there? |
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| Gun shugu sh'u nlan. That's my wife. |
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| Gun shida nlan shit. That's my friend. |
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| Nghun shida nlan. That's my friend. |
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| Vada inlan dina? Who are you? |
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| Yada q'u qeve'izhi qilan? What are their names? |
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| Dena'ina eshlan (shida). I'm a Dena'ina Athabascan. |
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| Shi k'i Dena'ina eshlan. Me too, I'm a Dena'ina Athabascan. |
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| Gasht'ana eshlan (shida). I'm a white/Caucasian man. |
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| Gasht'an ch'ey eshlan (shida). I'm a white/Caucasian woman. |
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| Niłch' ch'uch'i'elchin leha t'edyuq. We are of mixed ancestry. |
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| Daha hch'aninyu dit? Where have you come from? |
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| Daha gheli q'u hch'aninyu? Where have you come from? Where are you originally from? |
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| Nundaltin hch'aneshju shit. I come from Nondalton. |
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| Nundaltin hch'aneshyu. I come from Nondalton. |
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| Daha nghu nqayeh qilan? Where is your village? |
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| Shqayeh hdi Nundaltin qilan. My village is Nondalton. |
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| Nen hdi ndaha ghu hch'aninyu? And you, where are you from? |
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| Peters Creek ch'u yeshdu. I live in Peters Creek. |
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| K'etnu qilan yeh shugu yeshdu da. I live at/by that creek. |
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| (N)da'ich' q'u (ve)ghinlchił (da)? What clan are you? |
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| Tulchina eshlan (shit). I'm Water Clan. |
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| Kalach'ey eshlan shit. I'm Fishtail Clan. |
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| K'kali eshlan. I'm Fishtail Clan. |
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| Ggahyi ełan shit. I'm Raven Clan. |
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| Nuhzhi eshlan shit. I'm Nuzhi Clan. |