Arapaho - Conversation - “How are you feeling”
A basic part of many conversations are greetings and “how
are you doing.” In this lesson, we’ll learn several useful words and phrases:
tóotousííni what’s happening?
heitóústoo what are you doing? (hiitóústoo = what’s he doing?)
heitootóustoo what are you up to these days? (hiitootóústoo = what’s he up to?)
koonííni’ííni are things OK?
hótou3óú’oubéíh how
are you feeling? (hiitou3óú’oubéíh = how
does he feel?)
Answers might include:
nííi’ííni things are OK
nii’óú’oubéíhinoo I’m
feeling well (nii’óú’oubéíht = he’s feeling well)
heesówobéíhinoo I’m sick (heesówobéíht = he’s
sick)
hoowúúni nothing (is happening)
héétwóteekóóhunoo I’m going to town (héétwóteekóóhut = he’s
going to town)
neniisí3ei’inoo I’m
working (neniisí3ei’it = he’s working)
Exercize: translate the following short Arapaho
conversation:
(Céítoon- = visit someone;
notónohéíhii = doctor; ‘iihéíhoo = oh gosh!; heetebínouhuu = poor thing!)
A. Tous! Koonííni’ííni?
B. Hííko. Hoowúni’ííni.
A. Tóotousííni?
B. Heesówobéíht neisónoo.
A. ‘iihéíhoo! Heetebínouhuu! Heitóústoo?
B. Héétwóteekóohúno'. Héétcéítoonóóno’
notónohéíhii.