Week 10: Personal Indicators - You and You All

Here's our main list of feeling words:
mino-ayaa - s/he is good, fine.
aakozi - s/he is sick.
minwendam - s/he is happy.
nishkaadizi - s/he is angry.
bakade - s/he is hungry.
debisinii - s/he is full.
agaji - s/he is shy.
maanendam - s/he is sad

Now let's learn how to say you and you all are feeling a certain way.

To say you are feeling a certain way, you add gi or gid to the front of the verb.  If a verb starts with a vowel, you will add "gid" to the front of the verb.  If the verb starts with a consonant, you will add "gi" to the front of the verb. The rule that the short vowels will be dropped from the end of the verb is still in affect.  The long vowels will still stay in place.

To say you all are feeling a certain way, you add gi or gid to the front of the verb. To the end of the verb you will add an "M."  If the verb already ends with an "M," you add an extra vowel prior to the "M."

Let's start with mino-ayaa.

Gimino-ayaa. - You are fine.
Gimino-ayaam - You all are fine.

With aakozi, remember to add the "gid" because it starts with a vowel.

Gidaakoz. - You are sick.
Gidaakozim. - You all are sick.

Minwendam is tricky with the ending in saying you all because it already ends with an "M" so we have to add the extra vowel.

Giminwendam. - You are happy.
Giminwendaam. - You all are happy.

Nishkaadizi is next.  Don't forget to drop the short vowel on the end.

Ginishkaadiz. - You are angry.
Ginishkaadizim. - You all are angry.

Ok, now bakade starts with a "B" so we will add "gi" to the beginning.  Remember the "E" is a long vowel, so it stays and for you all we just add the "m" to the end.

Gibakade. - You are hungry.
Gibakadem. - You all are hungry.

Debisinii, starts with a "D" so we will add "gi" to the beginning.  The "ii" ending is a long vowel so we leave it alone.  To say you all, we just add the "m" to the end.

Gidebisinii. - You are full.
Gidebisiniim. - You all are full.

Agaji starts with a vowel.  So we need to add "gid" to the beginning.  It also ends in a short vowel, so that is dropped.

Gidagaj. - You are shy.
Gidagajim. - You all are shy.

Maanendam starts with an "M" so we add "gi" to the beginning.  It ends with a consonant so we leave the ending alone while saying you but to say you all, we have to add an extra vowel.

Gimaanendam. - You are sad.
Gimaanendaam. - You all are sad.


Here's the complete list for you are feeling a certain way:
Gimino-ayaa. - You are fine.
Gidaakoz. - You are sick.
Giminwendam. - You are happy.
Ginishkaadiz. - You are angry.
Gibakade. - You are hungry.
Gidebisinii. - You are full.
Gidagaj. - You are shy.
Gimaanendam. - You are sad.

Here's the complete list for you all are feeling a certain way:
Gimino-ayaam. - You all are fine.
Gidaakozim. - You all are sick.
Giminwendaam. - You all are happy.
Ginishkaadizim. - You all are angry.
Gibakadem. - You all are hungry.
Gidebisiniim. - You all are full.
Gidagajim. - You all are shy.
Gimaanendaam. - You all are sad.