Disesdi Numbers

sa `quu I (one)

`ta `li (two)

`tso `i (three)

`nv `gi (four)

`his `gi (five)

su da `li (six)

gali `quo `gi (seven)

(t)sa `ne la (eight)

`so `ne `la (nine)

sgo `hi (ten)

sa do (eleven)

saw-doo tal du (twelve)

tawl-doo tso ga du (thirteen)

joh-gah-doo ni ga du (fourteen)

ne-gah-doo sgi ga du (fifteen)

sgee-gah-doo da la du (sixteen)

dah-lah-doo gal hgwa du (seventeen)

gawl-gwah-doo ne la du (eighteen)

neh-lah-doo so ne la du (nineteen)

soh-neh-lah-doo tal sgo (twenty)

tawl-sgoh jo sgo (thirty)

j

oh-sgoh (Days of the Week)

Days of the Week

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Do da gwa sgv……Sunday…�?Doh-dah-gwah-sguh

Do da wo hnv…�?Monday�?. Doh-dah-who-nuh

Ta li ne I ga………Tuesday�?. Tah-lee-nay-ee-gah

No I ne I ga………Wednesday.. Joh-ee-nay-ee-gah

Nv gi ne I ga…�? Thursday�? Nuh-gee-nay-ee-gah

Ju na gi lo sdi…�?Friday…�?. Joo-nah-gee-loh-sdee

Do da gwi de na�?Saturday�?. Doh-dah-gwee-da-nah

Tsadulis tsaldati (Do you want to eat?)

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I - Present-Past-Future

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`tsi go `ti (I see)

a gi go `hv (I saw)

da `tsi go `I (I will see him or her)

a qua du `li (I want)

a qua du `lis gv (I wanted)

a qua du `lis ge sti (I will want)

`da qua du `li (I wanted-two or more items)

da qua `lis `ge sti (I will want-two or more items)

a quo `hi yu (I believe)

a quo hi `yu nv (I believed)

da `go hi yu `ni (I will believe)

ge `li (I think)

ge `lis gv (I thought)

ge `lis ges `ti (I will think)

ga `tv gi (I hear)

ak dv `ga nv (I heard)

ga `ga dv `ga ni (I will hear)

tsi `wo ni (I'm talking)

gi `wo ni `sv (I talked)

da tsi `wo ni `si (I will talk)

`tla i `go li `ga (I don't understand)

tla ya quol `tsi i (I didn't understand)

tla i ge go `li `ga (I won't understand)

`gv `ni `ga (I hit it)

a quv ni lv `hi (I hit it-past tense)

dv `gv ni `la (I will hit it)

da gi `lv wi sta `ne (I'm working)

da gi `lv wi sta ne `hv (I was working)

da gi `lv wi sta ne `he sti (I will be working)

`ge `ga (I'm going)

`ge gv `i (I was going)

`ge ges `ti (I will be going)

a gi `yo si (I'm hungry)

dagalistayvn (I'm going to eat)

gohiuda galistayvni (I will eat later)

galistayv hvsga (I am eating)

aqualstayvnu (I have eaten)

a gi `yo sis gv `i (I was hungry)

a gi `yo sis `ges ti (I'll be hungry)

da gi yo `we ga (I'm tired)

da gi yo `we gv (I was tired)

da gi yo`we ges `ti (I'll be tired)

ga li `e li `ga (I'm thankful)

I - Present-Past-Future (continued)

a qua li `he li tsv (I was thankful)

ga li `e li `ges `ti (I'll be thankful)

dv ge `si-di `quenv `sv i (I'm going home)

a `qua ni gi ses `ti (I will go home)

ko `hi i ga-ge `ga (today I'm going)

sv `hi- wa qua do `lv (I went yesterday)

su na `le-da ge `si (I will go tomorrow)

di`ga du `hv-ge `ga (town, I'm going)

di`ga du hv-wi ge `da (I've been to town)

di`ga du`hv-a qua `nv ses `ti (I will go to town)

da gi `lv wi sta `le `ga (I'm going to work)

da ge `lv wi sta ne `le `sv (I went to work)

da gi `lv wi sta ne `he `sti (I will be working)

da ga `lis `ta yv `ni (I'm going to eat)

a qual `sta yv `nv (I have eaten)

ko`hi yu da ga`li sta `yv `ni (I will eat later)

tsi`tsa ne (I'm riding with him)

tsi`tsa ne lv (I rode with him)

da tsi `tsa ne `li (I will ride with him)

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We - Present-Past-Future

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o `ste `ga (we are going-two people)

wo `ste `da (we have been-two people)

o `ste ge `sti (we will go-two people)

tla-yo gi nol `tse I (we didn't understand)

o `ste li (we think/understand-two people)

o gi ne `li sv `I (we thought-two people)

o ste `lis `ges ti (we will think-two people)

do gi ni`lv wi sta ne`hes`ti (we will be working)

a `gi na du `li (we want-one item-two people)

o gi na do `lis gv (we wanted-one item-two people)

do gi na du `li (we want-two or more items-two p.)

do gi na du lis gv (we wanted two or more items- two people)

da `yo stal sta yv `ni (we will eat(two people)

o gi no `hi yu (we believe-two people)

o sta `da nv (we are moving-two people)

da `yo sta da nv `si (we are going to move-two p.)

o`tse `ga (we are going -three or more people)

a `tse `li (we think-three or more)

o tsa li `sta yv hvs `ga (we are eating-3 or more)

o tsa `da nv(we are moving-3 or more)

You he `na (go-you-one person)

tso `le `sti (stay home-you-one person)

hi sta qua du `ga (go w/him/her-you-one person)

kstaqua du `ga (go with me-you-one person)

We - Present-Past-Future (continued)

hi `ste `na (go-you-two people)

halistayv hvsga (you eat)

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He/She - Present-Past-Future

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e `li (he/she thinks)

e `li sgv (he/she thought)

e `lis ges `ti (he/she will think)

u `wo hi`yu (he/she believes)

u `wo hi `yu sv (he/she believed)

a go `ti (he/she sees)

u go `hv (he/she will see)

gvn `ga (he/she hit it)

da `gv ni `li(he/she will hit it)

de ka no `gi (he/she is singing)

du no `gi sv (he/she sung)

do da ka no `gi si (he/she will sing)

al `sta yv `hv sga (he/she is eating)

ul `sta yv `nv (he/she ate)

ga `wo ni (he/she is talking)

u yets `ga (he/she is laughing)

u yets `ga `i (he/she was laughing)

da yu`yets (he/she will laugh)

du `lvw sta ne `i (he/she is working)

du `lvw sta ne `hv `i (he/she was working)

du `lvw sta ne `hes ti (he/she will work)

da li 'sta yv ni (he/she will eat)

agia (he/she is(name)

* note that the double "a"s are not combined because this a description of someone.

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They - Present-Past-Future

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du ni `lvw `sta ne (they are working-2 or more)

du ni `lvw sta ne `hesti (they will be working-2 or more)

ani`wo ni (they are talking-2 or more)

a ni `wo ni sge `sti (they were talking-2 or more)

a ni `wo ni sge `sti (they will be talking-2 or more)

da ni `no gi (they are singing-2 or more)

da ni no `gis gv `i (they were singing-2 or more)

da ni no `gis ge `sdi (they will be singing-2 or more)

a nal sta yv hv `sga (they are eating-2 or more)

da nal sta yv `ni (they will eat-2 or more)

u na du `li (they want-2 or more)

 

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That Is/ This Is

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Is `na a qua `tse`li (that is mine)

hi `ya-gal tso `de aqua `tse `li (this is my house)

hi `ya-a tso do `di-a qua `tse `li (this is my car)

hi `ya- ak sta `yv hv `sga (this is my wife)

hi `ya- a que `tsi (this is my son/daughter)

a gi na`tse `li (this is ours)

hi `ya-gal tso`de-o gi na `tse`li (this is our house)

hi `ya-a tso do`di o gi na`tse`li (this is our car)

hi `ya-ogi `ne tsi (this is our child)

Is This hi `yas-tsa `tse `li (is this yours?)

hi `yas-tsa `tse li-a tso do `di (is this your car?)

hi `yas-tse `tsi (is this your child?)

hi `yas-di `ste nv `sv (is this where you live?)

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When

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hi la `yu `i (when)

hi la `yu-ta ni gi `si (when are you leaving?)

hila `yu-dv hi lu `tsi (when will you be back?)

hi la `yu-ga lu `gi (when did he/she come back?)

hi la `yu-gu wa ni `gi `di (when did he/she leave?)

hi la `yu-da na ni `gi `si (when are they leaving?)

hi la `yu-dv a ni `lu`tsi (when are they coming back?)

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Where

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ha `tlv (where)

ha `tlv-we `da (where have you been?)

ha `tlv-hi `ne la (where do you live?)

ha `tlv-da tsa lo `sv hi (where are you from?)

ha `tlv-he `ga (where are you going?)

ha `tlv i ne `ga (where are we going?)

Tsi eha (I live)

Tsi eha Georgia

eha (live, alive (also)

ha tlv a ni ne la (where do they live )

Hi ne lv (he/she lives)

Hi ne lv (his/her place (also)

How

Ha la i ga i (How much?)

Ha la i ga tsu gv wa la ti (How much does it cost?)

Na a gi wa hi s dia qua du li (I would like to buy that.)

 

 

 

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What

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ga `do (what)

ga `do-ha `da(what did you say?)

ga `do-ha dv `ne hi (what do you do?)

ga `do u `sti-hi`go ti (what do you see?)

ga `do u `sti (what is it?)

ga `do hv `dv ne(what are you doing?)

ga `do-a `da (what did he say?)

ga `do u `sti- u`di li (what does he/she want?)

ga `do- de tsa `do a (what is your name?)

gadoustitsigi (what am I eating?)

gadohustiinigi (What are we (2) eating?)

gadohustidigi (What are we(3) eating?)

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Who

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ga `ga (who?)

gag-i `li go (who are you with?)

gag-da `ya i (who is coming?)

gag-da `ye si (who is going?)

gag-ni `hi (who are you?)

gag-e `na (who went?)

gag-na a ska `ya (who is that man?)

gag-na a ge `ya (who is that woman?)

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Let

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i na `le wis `ta (let's stop-as in traveling)

i ni `su li go `hi (let's quit)

i `na i `ses ti (let's be going)

wi `ne da (let's go visit)

do na `da go `hv i (let's see each other again)

di `ni la wi tsu `ga (let's go to church)

di ni `no gi (let's sing)

i na `da do lis `ta (let's pray)

di `ga du `hv-wi `ne da (to town let's go)

di `da nv nv-wi `neda (to store let's go)

tsi go wa `ta (let me see)

gv `ste `la (let me help you)

i da `le na (let's begin)

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Come

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e`hi yv `ha (come in)

i `he do lv `i (come again)

 

 

 

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Months of the year

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U nolv ta ni (January)

Ka ka li (February)

A nv yi (March)

Ka wo ni (April)

A (ni) s gv ti (May)

Ti ha lu yi (June)

Gu ye quo ni (July)

Ga lo ni (August)

Du li s di (September)

Du ni nv di (October)

Nv da de wi (November)

V sgi yi (December)

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Days of the week

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U na do da qua s gv i (Sunday)

U na doda quo nv i (Monday)

Ta li ne i ga (Tuesday)

Tso i ne i ga (Wednesday)

Nv gi ne i ga (Thursday)

Tsu (ni) gi lo s ti (Friday)

U na do da qui dena (Saturday)

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Colors

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gv na ge i (black)

sa go ni ge i (blue)

u wo di ge(brown)

wa di ge I (brown) dialect

i tse i yu s di (green)

a tse hi (green)dialect

u s go lv - sa go ni ge (grey}

da lo ni ge I (gold)

a sa lo nige (orange)

gi ga ge i yu s di (pink)

gi ge s di (purple)

gi ga ge (red)

a de lv u ne gv (silver)

u ne ga (white)

da lo ni ge (yellow)

 

Directions

u yv tlv (north)

u ga na wv (south)

ka lv gv (east)

wu de li gv (west)

u yv tlv ka lv gv i di tlv (northeast)

u yv tlv i di tlv (northern)

u yvtlv u de li gv i di tlv (northwest)

u ga na wv ka lv gv (southeast)

u gana wv i di tlv (southern)

u ga na wv u de li gv I di tlv (southwest

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