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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.
Woniyakon ![]() Head |
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Topskuhk ![]() Neck |
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Wot ![]() Belly |
Woskon (ok) ![]() ![]() Elbow |
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Willoss ![]() Belly button |
Pahkam ![]() Back |
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Pihtinaqem ![]() Arm |
Pihtin ![]() Hands |
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Kotq ![]() Kotkuk ![]() Knee |
‘kat ![]() ‘katol (pl) ![]() Legs |
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Sit ![]() Foot |
Kolaqhikon (ol) ![]() ![]() Ankle Woqon (ol) ![]() ![]() Heel |
English | My | Your |
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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) ![]() |
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’).
Npiyehsumol ![]() My hair |
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Nsisoq ![]() My face Lasokiqawon ![]() Face |
Ncalokoss (iyil) ![]() ![]() My ear |
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Ntun ![]() My mouth |
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Nihton ![]() My nose |
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English | My | Your |
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Hair | Npiyehsumol ![]() |
Kpiyehsumol ![]() |
Mouth | Ntun ![]() |
Ktun ![]() |
Nose | Nihton ![]() |
Kihton ![]() |
Ear | Ncalokoss (iyil) ![]() ![]() |
Kcalokoss (iyil) ![]() ![]() |
Tooth | Nipit (ol) ![]() ![]() |
‘Kipit (ol) ![]() ![]() |
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) |
Animate (A) or inanimate (I) | Do you hear …? | I hear … | I don’t hear … |
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(A) | Knutuwa ? ![]() |
Nutuwa ![]() |
Ma-te nutuwaw ... ![]() |
(I) | Knutomon ? ![]() |
Nutomon ![]() |
Ma-te notomuwon ... ![]() |
(A) | Knutuwaw ? ![]() |
Nutuwaw ![]() |
Ma-te nutuwawiyik ... ![]() |
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.
Place the body parts in the correct column.
Keq nit ? | Wen not ? |
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From the given clue, answer the question.
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Knutumon nit uten ? |
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Knutumon nit wocawson ? |
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Knutuwa not ‘kuhsimis ? |
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Knutuwa not kuhkukhahs ? |
From the given clue, write the question “do you see this…?”
Note: animate or inanimate gender influences the form of the verb.
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Based on the clue in the image, write the question “can you please show me...?”
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Mec-op-al knostuhmuwin ? |
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Mec-op-al knostuhmuwin ? |
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Mec-op-al knostuhmuwin ? |
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Mec-op-al knostuhmuwin ? |
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Mec-op-al knostuhmuwin ? |
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Mec-op-al knostuhmuwin ? |
Find the Wolastoqey words that correspond to each of the elements on the list.
How it works: Click on the first letter of the word, then on the last to validate a word.
Words can overlap and go in these directions: → ↘ ↓.
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