GreetingsIntroductions

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Greetings/Introductions
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• Bozho- hello (more formal)
• Haw- hello informal (someone you see regularly)
• Ni je na? How are you?
• Anwe she shena- I am fine.
• I zhe anwe- I am fine (northern)
• Ni je ézh ne kas yen? What is your name?
• ________Ndezhnekas. My name is.

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• Ni pi je wech bya yen? Where do you come from?
• ______ ndoch bya. I come from.
• Ni je ézhewébek? Whats happening.
• Cho gégo apje- nothing really
• Mno waben- good morning
• Mno gishget- good day

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• Mno gishnawke- good afternoon
• Gkiktomen nomek- lets talk a little bit
• Ndaknoga- I am sick.
• Gin je? And you.
• Nin ge zhe- me also
• Bgéji- a little
• Gdakiktomen- we should talk.

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• Bama mine- Later again.
• Bama pi- Later on.
• Bama mine ngoji- Later on somewhere.
• Bama mine gwabmen- I will see you later.
• Wenet- it is good
• Nikan- friend
• Nidguko- friend (woman to woman)

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Skit one

• 1Bozho John (insert your own name)
• 2Bozho Tom
• 1 Ni je na John? How are you Tom.
• 2 Ndaknoga Gin je? I am sick and you?
• 1 Anwe she shena ngom. I am good today.
• 2 Nchiwenmo ewabmegoyen- I am glad I saw you.
• 1 Nin ge she. Bama pi. Me also. Later on.
• 2 Bama mine ngoji. Later again somewhere.

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Skit two

• 1Bozho nikan- hello friend.
• 2Bozho- Hello
• 1Ni je ezh ne kasyen? What is your name?
• 2Tom ndezhnekas? My name is Tom
• 2Ni je ezh ne kasyen? What is your name?
• 1 Jim ndezhnekas. My name is Jim.
• 1 Ni pi je wech byayen? Where are you from?
• 2Shawnee, ndoch bya. I am from Shawnee.
• 2Ni pi je wech bya yen? Where are you from?
• 1California ndoch bya. I am from California.
• 2Wenet gdabwachewemen- It was good we could
  visit.
• 1Konege Bama mine gwabmen. Yes I will see you
  later.
• 2Bama pi. Later on.

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Skit three

• 1 Haw nikan- hello friend
• 2 Haw nikan- hello friend
• 1 Mno waben- good morning.
• 2 Mno gishget- good day
• 1 Wenet bgeji gdakiktomen- Its good we could
  talk a little.
• 2 Konege, Bama mine- Yes Later again.
• 1 Bama mine nikan- Later on friend

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Skit four

• 1 Mno gishnawkwe- Good afternoon.
• 2 Mno gishnawkwe. Good afternoon.
• 1 Ni je ezhewebek Dan? Whats happening Dan.
• 2 Cho gego apje- Nothing really
• 2 Gin je? And you?
• 1 Nin ge she. Me also.