LibGuides: Dakelh Phrases (Lheidli): Greetings, Gratitude, Goodbye

Greetings

Hello - hadih
Good morning - bunda hoonzoo bun•da hoon•zoo Etymology: ‟morning is good”.
Good day! - dzenes hoonzoo dze•nes hoon•zoo Etymology: ‟mid-day is good”.
Good evening - hulhgha hoonzoo hulh•gha hoon•zoo Etymology: ‟evening is good”.
How are you (1)? - danint'oh
How are you (2+)? - ndanaht'oh

Hoonust'i Whuzadelh

I am happy you (2+) have come

I like, I am happy - hoonust'i hoo•nus•t'i I like, I am happy, glad
You (3+) have come - whuzahdel

Ts'uhoont'i Whuzadelh

We are happy you (2+) have come

We (3+) like, we (3+) are happy - ts'uhoont'i ts'u•hoon•t'i we (3+) like, we (3+) like to, we (3+) are happy
You (3+) have come - whuzahdel

Praise

Soo 'int'en

Good work, good job

'int'en hoonzoo

Beautiful work, good work, good job

Hodul'eh tube hoonzoo

Academic excellence, very good learning

He/she/they (1) is/are learning - hodul'eh ho•dul•'eh he is learning, studying she is learning, studying they (1) are learning, studying
Very, really - tube
It is good, beautiful - hoonzoo

Hodul'eh hoonzoo

Academic Achievement, good learning

He/she/they (1) is/are learning - hodul'eh ho•dul•'eh he is learning, studying she is learning, studying they (1) are learning, studying
It is good, beautiful - hoonzoo

Answers to 'How Are You?'

Soo'nust'oh

I am well, fine

I am well, fine - soo'nust'oh
Well, really, very - soo
I am - 'nust'oh '•nus•t'oh This is a short version of 'unust'oh, \QV, that is used when the immediately preceding word belongs to the same minor phrase and ends in a vowel.

Soots'int'oh

We are fine

'Aw soo'uzust'oh iloh

I am not well

Not - 'aw 'aw If placed immediately before the verb 'aw is merely emphatic, and if emphasis is not desired, is omitted. However, if something other than the verb is to be brought within the scope of negation, 'aw is obligatory and must precede whatever is negated. An exception to this is that a topic is within scope even if it prececes 'aw.
Well, really, very - soo
I am not - 'uzust'oh
It is not - iloh i•loh This is placed after an affirmative main verb to negate it. For some verbs this is the only form of negation. For others, negation is more typically expressed by a special negative form of the verb. It is also sometimes used with the optative affirmative of the main verb to express prohibition or a negative suggestion.

'Aw soo'uhts'int'oh iloh

We are not doing well

Not - 'aw 'aw If placed immediately before the verb 'aw is merely emphatic, and if emphasis is not desired, is omitted. However, if something other than the verb is to be brought within the scope of negation, 'aw is obligatory and must precede whatever is negated. An exception to this is that a topic is within scope even if it prececes 'aw.
Well, really, very - soo
We (3+) are - 'uts'int'oh
It is not - iloh i•loh This is placed after an affirmative main verb to negate it. For some verbs this is the only form of negation. For others, negation is more typically expressed by a special negative form of the verb. It is also sometimes used with the optative affirmative of the main verb to express prohibition or a negative suggestion.

Land Acknowledgement

Note: land acknowledgements are important and should be expressed from the heart with your personal connections, rather than as a rote statement delivered without thought.

Lheidli T’enneh hubeh keyoh whuts’odelhti. Nts’ezla hubeh yun ts’uwhut’i, ts’uzt’en ink’ez ts’unuwhulyeh.

We respectfully acknowledge the unceded, ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh, on whose land we live, work, and play.

Lheidli T'enneh (Dictionary Entry) Lhe•i•dli T'en•neh Etymology: Literally, ‟the people of the confluence” due to the fact that the principal settlements were located where the Nechako River enters the Fraser River.
Territory, village, trapline - keyoh ke•yoh Etymology: ‟beneath the feet”, that is, the area one regularly walks over. This is not so obvious in Carrier, which has lost yoh with the meaning ‟beneath”, but is made clear by cognates in related languages, e.g. Sekani keyih, Denaina qayeh, Atna qayax and Navajo kéyah.
Areal possessor (prefix) - whu- whu- The areal means ‟it's” and is used when the third person possessor is saliently areal or spatial. Attaches to class 1 nouns. Examples of words containing this affix: whuluglos
We (3+) honour - ts'odelhti
From where - nts'ez n•ts'ez whence?, from where?
In aid of - la la Used in certain constructions having to do with helping. With most verbs the help must take the form of participating in a joint activity, rather than merely doing something on behalf of someone else.
Earth, ground, floor - yun yun earth, ground, floor, place, land
We (3+) dwell, camp, stay - ts'uwhut'i
We (3+) are working, doing - 'uts'ut'en
And - 'ink'ez
He/she/they(1) is/are playing - nuwhulyeh nu•whul•yeh he is playing she is playing they (1) are playing

Gratitude

Thank you - mussih mus•sih Etymology: Loan from French merci, possibly via Chinook Jargon.
Thank you very much - mussicho
I am thankful to you (1) - snachailya sna•chail•ya I am thankful to you (1) for what you have done
I am thankful to you (2+) - snachalhuya sna•cha•lhu•ya I am thankful to you (2+) for what you have done
We (2+) are thankful to you (1) - nenachailya ne•na•chail•ya we (2+) are thankful to you (1) for what you have done
We (2+) are thankful to you (2+) - nenuchalhuya ne•na•cha•lhu•ya we (2+) are thankful to you (2+) for what you have done
We (3+) honour - ts'odelhti
I am happy for you (1), congratulations! - mba hoonust'i

'Anelhut'et nawhulh 'est'en hoonust'i

It was a pleasure working with both of you

The two of you - 'anelhut'et
With you (2+) - nawhulh
I worked, did - 'est'en
I like, I am happy - hoonust'i hoo•nus•t'i I like, I am happy, glad

Nawhulh 'est'en hoonust'i

It was a pleasure working with all of you (3+)

With you (2+) - nawhulh
I worked, did - 'est'en
I like, I am happy - hoonust'i hoo•nus•t'i I like, I am happy, glad

Goodbye

That's all - 'awet ze
See you (1) later - nanyoost'en na•nyoos•t'en This may be used even when you do not expect to see the person again, e.g. if he or she is moving far away or dying, because one holds out the hope of seeing the person again.
See you (2+) later - nanohoost'en na•no•hoos•t'en I may see you (2+) again, good-bye

Nanyoost'en sih

I will see you again

See you (1) later - nanyoost'en na•nyoos•t'en This may be used even when you do not expect to see the person again, e.g. if he or she is moving far away or dying, because one holds out the hope of seeing the person again.
(emphasis) - sih sih Focusses the immediately preceding phrase.

'Awet natesdalh

I will be leaving

Now, soon - 'awet 'a•wet now, soon, that's all
I will return - natesdalh na•tes•dalh I will return (to where I came from), I will go back

Soohunaondleh

Do well, good luck

Well, really, very - soo