Various Tsalagi Phrases
 
 
 
 

   A kind person u'da'nuh't - a person of soul, truth
   and feeling
   And also ulenu
   And you? nihina, nihinahv
   Have (I have it) Agwalii
   He Goes About Edahi - personal male name
   He has ended Al' skudig' - has died
   He is smoking it Gok'sga - personal name
   Hello Osiyo (Siyo, less formal)
   He will die Hvya huska - death sentence to
   prisoner
   How about you? nihina, nihinahv
   How are you? dtohitsu
   Good, thank you and how are you? Osda ale
   wado. Nihina?
   I am fine thank you O si quu wado
   How much? how many? Hilagu
   I accept your talk Hiwanisku dagogadanelugasi
   I am a friend Agineli
   I am good, well gasiu, dtohigwo
   I am going to do something Ayvdega daneli
   I am picking it up tsiniu
   I am pounding it tsistau
   I am speaking Awanihu
   I climb tsilahi
   I do not know tlayaquanta, tlayaquanita
   I do not lie tsiagohega
   I do not understand tla yigolig, tla yigoliga
   I give you a name Aya danedda quado
   I have it Agwiliu
   I have spoken Awaniski
   I love you gvgeyu, gvgeyuhi
   I speak the truth tsiwanihu toeu
   I speak not with two tongues tali tsudulanayi
   degawanihu luwudi
   I take you by the arm tsiayahinogani
   I take you by the hand tsiayauwayi
   I tried but failed tsulunahvski
   It is cold uhyvdl, uhyvdla
   It is not true talu toeuha
   It's not yet time utaluli
   It is true Hayu, hayv
   It is warm uganowa
   It is what you will Haleskuwa tekalei
   It is what we will dihale skuwa tekalei
   Know, I(a fact) Aquanta, aquanita
   Know, I(information) golig, goliga
   Know, you(a fact) tsanta
   Know, you(information) Holga
   Know, they(a fact) unata
   Know, they(information) Anolga
   Knows, he/she(a fact) unta
   Knows, he/she(information) golga
   Lending (I am) Ayatalista
   Let's adjourn(singular) diniyelihi
   Let's adjourn(plural) didiyelihi
   Let's begin idalen, idalena
   Looking (I am) detsikana
   Marry (he will) tutsayesi
   Merry Christmas Danistayohihv
   Mischevious (he is) tsuneguheyu
   Mischevious (I am) Aginegutsatu
   Mother (my) Agitsi(his) utsi
   Mother (her) unetsi
   Mother (she is a) Aluli, aleutsi
   My address is________ goweli
   diginesdi________, gohweli diginesdi ______
   My name is______ ______dawado,
   ______dawadoa
   Naked (they are) tsvyatiga
   No Tla, Vtla
   Now for the twelve! Ha! Taldugwu! - starting
   signal for ballplay
   Thank you Wado
   No thank you Hano
   You're welcome ( and sometimes used as ok)
   Howa
   What(a thing) gado
   What am I doing? do gadvne, gado gadvnev
   What are you doing? do hadvne, gado hadvnev
   What is he/she doing? do advne, gado advnev
   What are they doing? do anadvne, gado
   anadvnea, gado anadvnev
   What did you just say? dogi hadia, gadogi hadia
   What do you want? gado usdi tsaduli, gado usdi
   tsadulia
   What is it? do usdi, gado usdi
   What is your address? Hatlv gowel ditsanesdi,
   hatlv gohweli ditsanesdi
   What is your name? gado detsado gado detsadoa

   What kind? gado usdi waduli, awadulia
   Where Hatlu, hatlv, gatsu
   Where do you live? Hatlv hinel, hatlv hinela
   Which? gado
   Who? Kaga
   Yes Vv