Photo courtesy of Jacob Yule
We are pleased to share our October 2019 Native words of the month in Denaakk’e. This month, we feature a short conversation between two sisters: Beverly Kokrine and Susan Paskvan.
Beverly: Sodaa, do’eent’aa? (My older sister, how are you?)
Susan: Sedaats, eszoonh. (My younger sister, I’m fine.)
Beverly: Hedoneehoyh. (Come inside.)
Susan: Baasee’ sedaadzaa. (Thank you my younger sister.)
For more translations, view our Native word of the month archives on the Foundation website.
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