river 2

 

BRANCH 8: NEGATIVES

Here we will revisit some of the words we learned in Branch 6.


kənámihton'

Do you see it?

ahtα nənamihtowən
I don't see it

kənótamən'
Do you hear it?

ahtα nənotamowən
I don't hear it

kənámihα'
Do you see h/her

ahtὰ nənamihαwi
I don't see h/her

kənòtawα'
Do you hear h/her?

ahtα nənotawαwi
I don't hear h/her

 

kənámihi'

Do you see me?

ahtα kənamihiw
I don't see you

kənòtawi'
Do you hear me?

ahtα kənotawiw
I don't hear you

kəwéwtawi'
Do you understand me?

ahtὰ kəwewtolo
I don't understand you

 

 


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September 14, 1853

Author and Transendentalist Henry David Thoreau meets and hires Joseph Attean to guide him into the Maine woods.