Zhonya

 

One Dollar = Ngot mekwi=One Beaver Pelt

1/2 Dollar = Apto mekwi = 1/2 Beaver Pelt

One Quarter=Ngot yésben=One Raccoon Pelt

One Cent=Ngot shkwapkosen=One Copper

 

How much does it cost?

 

Ni je éngedék i      (inanimate)

 

Ni je éngezot o      (animate)

 

How much does it cost? [What is the purchase price for the object(s)?]

 

 

                                                          Singular                                   Plural

How much does it/they cost?              Éngezot                                   Éngezwat        (+) animate

 

How much does it/they cost?              Éngedék                                  Éngedéwat      (-) inanimate

 

 

We must know what is animate or inanimate when asking a question.

To ask the price of an animate object, we ask:

 

Ni je éngezot?

 

 

To speak proper Bodéwadmi one would identify the animate thing in the phrase.

For example, kettle Kek (+)

 

Ni je éngezot o kek?                              How much does that kettle cost?        (sing.)

 

Ni je éngezwat gode kekok?                  How much do these kettles cost?         (pl.)

 

 

Now, about something inanimate:

 

Ni je éngedék?

 

We shall use chair for an example: jibtebwen   (-)

 

Ni je éngedék i jibtebwen?                                    How much is that chair?     (sing.)

 

Ni je éngedéwat ni jibtebwenen?                        How much are those chairs?    (pl.)

 

 

Nouns.  (animate)

 

 

Mshimen     (nek)                                    apple(s)

 

Pen   (ik)                                                 potato(es)

 

Zhegagosh    (ek)                                    onion(s)

 

Nemosh    (ek)                                         dog(s)

 

 

 

 

Nouns    (inanimate)

 

Waboyan    (en)                                       blanket(s)

 

Koman      (en)                                        knife(ives)

 

Waséjgen    (en)                                      window(s)

 

Taswen       (en)                                       closet(s)

 

Wawabmowen     (en)                             mirror(s)

 

 

Some sample questions illustrating the words listed, both animate and inanimate:

 

(Q.) Ni je éngezot o  mshimen?

 

(A.) Apto mekwi éngezot o mshimen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngezwat gi mshimnek?

 

(A.) Nyanno mekwi éngezwat gi mshimnek.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngezot o pen?

 

(A.) Nishwabtek shkwapkosen éngezot o pen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngezwat gi penik?

 

(A.) Nswéo mekwi éngezwat gi penik.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngezot o zhegagosh?

 

(A.) Apto mekwi éngezot o zhegagosh.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngezwat gi zhegagoshek?

 

(A.) Nyéwo mekwi éngezwat gi zhegagoshek.

 

(Q) Ni je éngezot o nemosh?

 

(A.) Nyano mtene mekwi éngezot o nemosh.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngezwat gi nemoshek?

 

(A.) Nizhowak mekwi éngezwat gi nemoshek.

 

 

 

 

 

(Q) Ni je éngedék i waboyan?

 

(A.) Ngotwak mekwi éngedek i waboyan.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedéwat ni waboyanen?

 

(A.) Nyanowak mekwi éngedéwat ni waboyanen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedék i koman?

 

(A.) Nisho mekwi éngedék i koman.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedéwat ni komanen?

 

(A.) Nishwabtek mekwi éngedéwat ni komanen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedék i waséjgen?

 

(A.) Nswéo mekwi éngedék i waséjgen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedéwat ni waséjgenen?

 

(A.) Mdatso mekwi éngedéwat ni waséjgenen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedék i taswen?

 

(A.) Nizho mekwi éngedék i taswen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedéwat ni taswenen?

 

(A.) Ngotwak éngedéwat ni taswenen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedék i wawabmowen?

 

(A.) Nyanno mekwi éngedék i wawabmowen.

 

(Q.) Ni je éngedéwat ni wawabmownen?

 

(A.) Nyéwo mekwi éngedéwat ni wawabmownen.

 

 

 

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