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VAI Conjunct
Sentences using animate intransitive verbs with the negative particle apu 'not' and in question-word questions beginning with tanite 'where' and tan 'what, how'
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Mani mak Pien
Tan eshinikashuin?
What is your name?
Shimun a?
Shimun (Simon)?
Mauat, Pien nitishinikashun.
No, my name is Pien (Peter).
Tan eshpanin?
How are you?
Niminupan. Ekᵘ tshin?
I'm fine. And you?
Apu shukᵘ minupanian.
I'm not feeling too well.
Tan etin?
What's the matter?
Tshitakushin a?
Are you sick?
Mauat, apu akushian.
No, I'm not sick.
Tanite uetshin?
Where are you from?
Ekuanitshit nuitshin. Ekᵘ tshin?
I'm from Ekuanitshu (Mingan). And you?
Natuashish nin nutshin.
I'm from Natuashish.
Tshitakaneshau-aimin a tshin?
Do you speak English?
Mauat, apu akaneshau-aimian, nimishtikushiu-aimin.
No, I don't speak English, I speak French.
Ekᵘ tshin tan eshi-aimin anite tshitshuat?
And you, what language do you speak at home?
Nitinnu-aiminan, apu akaneshau-aimiat nitshinat.
We speak Innu. We don't speak English at home.
Apu akaneshau-aimin a?
You don't speak English?
Mauat, apishish mukᵘ.
No, only a little bit.
