Is, Am, Are

New expressions:

Am I?

ka nati’?

Are you?

ka NAxi’?

Is he?

ka no’?

Are they?

ka na’It?

I am.

tati’.

You are.

tAxi’.

He is.

ti’.

They are.

ti’It.

Is the teacher a woman?

naa’iitawaawihUx ka no’ sapat?

• No, the teacher is a man.

kaaki’, naa’iitawaawihUx ti’ wiitA.

Are they apples?

ka na’It apos?

• No, they are plums.

kaaki’, ti’It niWAharit.

Are you a student?

ka NAxi’ piirataapo’Iš?

• Yes, I am a student.

hee’, tati’ piirataapo’Iš.

Is your father a singer?

haa’Ax ka no’ naanookUx?

• Yes, my father is a singer.

hee’, ati’Ax ti’ naanookUx.

New expressions:

I am not.

kaakati’.

You are not.

kaakAxi’.

He is not.

kaaki’.

They are not.

kaaki’It.

I am not a child, I am a man.

kaakati’ piira’u’, tati’ wiitA.

You are not Hidatsa.

kaakAxi’ wiitatshaanu’.

She is not my mother.

kaaki’ atⁱna’.

They are not here.

kaaki’It tiiha’.

He is not a dancer.

kaaki’ kaahUx.

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