Arapapo - Verbs - Commands
To give a command in
Arapaho, you simply use the short form of the verb.
Any endings are dropped:
bii3íhi eat!
neyéi3éí study!
néí’oohóót-oo look
at it!
wo3ónoh-oo write
it!
nenéí’oohow-ún you’re
looking at me
néí’oohow-ú look
at me!
ceeh’é3ih-ín you’re
listening to me
ceh’é3ih-í listen
to me!
ceeh’e3íh-oot he’s
listening to her
ceh’é3ih-ín listen
to her!
If
you want to tell someone not to do something, use ciibéh-:
ciibéh-bii3íhi don’t
eat!
ciibéh-néí’oohóót-oo don’t
look at it !
ciibéh-ceh’é3ih-ín don’t
listen to her!
Exercize:
translate the following:
2. Drink!
3. Sleep!
4. Speak Arapaho!
5. See it!
6. Hit it!
7. Look at him!
8. Listen to me!
9. See her!
10. Write it!