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1. The Body / Hok

In this lesson, you will learn vocabulary words related to the body, and you will see how to ask questions about the sense of hearing.

1.1. Hokeyal / Body parts

Woniyakon Head
		Topskuhk Neck
Wot Belly		Woskon (ok) () Elbow
Willoss Belly button		Pahkam Back
Pihtinaqem Arm		Pihtin Hands
Kotq Kotkuk Knee		‘kat ‘katol (pl) Legs
Sit Foot		Kolaqhikon (ol) () Ankle Woqon (ol) () Heel

English	My	Your
Head (I)	Nwoniyakon	Kwoniyakon
Arm (I)	Npihtinaqem NPihtinaquemol (pl)	Kpihtinaqem Kpihtinaquemol (pl)
Leg (I)	Nkat Nkatahqemol (pl)	Kat Katahqemol (pl)
Knee (A)	Notq Notkuk (pl)	Kotq Kotkuk (pl)
Elbow (I)	Nosqon Nosqonok (pl)	Kosqon Kosqonok (pl)
Hand (I)	Npihtin Npihtinol (pl)	Kpihtin Kpihtinol (pl)
Neck (A)	Ntopskuhk	Ktopskuhk
Foot (I)	Nsit Nsitol (pl)	Ksit Ksitol (pl)
Ankle (I)	Nkolaqhikon Nkolaqhikonol (pl)	Kolaqhikon Kolaqhikonol (pl)
Belly button (I)	Nilloss	Killoss
Belly (I)	Nwot	Kwot
Back (I)	Npahkam	Kpahkam
Heel (I)	Noqon Noqonol (pl)	Koqon Koqonol (pl)

Dialogue: « What is it? »

Question (I):  Keq nit ? / What is it?
Answers:     Pihtinaqem nit. / It’s an arm.
         Npihtinaqem. / It’s my arm.
         Npihtinaqemol. / These are my arms.

Question (A):   Wen not ? / What is that?
Answers:     Wotq not. / It’s a knee.
         Nwotq not. / It’s my knee.
         Kotkuk nikt. / It’s your knees.
In this response, the word ‘nikt’ indicates the plural (‘your knees’).

1.2. The face

Npiyehsumol My hair		Nsisoq My face Lasokiqawon Face
		Ncalokoss (iyil) () My ear
Ntun My mouth
		Nihton My nose

English	My	Your
Hair	Npiyehsumol	Kpiyehsumol
Mouth	Ntun	Ktun
Nose	Nihton	Kihton
Ear	Ncalokoss (iyil) ()	Kcalokoss (iyil) ()
Tooth	Nipit (ol) ()	‘Kipit (ol) ()

Dialogue: « Can you show me …? »

Question:  Mec-op-al knostuhmuwin ktun ? / Can you please show me your mouth?
Answer:     Ntun yut. / My mouth is here.

Mec-op-al	Please
Knostuhmuwin	Show (you to me)
Ktun	Your mouth

Ntun	My mouth
Yut	Here (I)

1.3. Do you hear?

• Knutomon ? (I) / Do you hear it?
• Knutuwa ? (A) / Do you hear him or her?
• Knutuwak ? / Do you hear them?

Animate (A) or inanimate (I)	Do you hear …?	I hear …	I don’t hear …
(A)	Knutuwa ?	Nutuwa	Ma-te nutuwaw ...
(I)	Knutomon ?	Nutomon	Ma-te notomuwon ...
(A)	Knutuwaw ?	Nutuwaw	Ma-te nutuwawiyik ...

Dialogue (animate)

Question (A):  Knutuwa not kahkakuhs ? / Do you hear the crow?
Answers:     Aha, nutuwa not kahkakuhs. / Yes, I hear the crow.
         Ma-te nutuwaw not kahkakuhs. / No, I don’t hear the crow.