"You Are Doing It"
The Second Person Singular Verb Form
Rvfo Cusē (January) 2003
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1 |
Tvlofv n vyetskes. |
You go to town. |
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2 |
Wewv n esketskes. |
You drink water. ( also Owv or Uewv for water) |
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3 |
Kafe n feketskes. |
You pay for coffee. |
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4 |
Kafe n hayetskes. |
You make coffee. |
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5 |
Efv n hecetskes. |
You see a dog. ( or: the dog) |
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6 |
Vce n hompetskes. |
You eat corn. |
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7 |
Nake n hotcetskes. |
You write things. You write stuff. |
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8 |
Cuko n v-hueretskes. |
You stand by the house. |
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9 |
Eto n oh-hvlketskes. |
You crawl to the tree. ( in direction of, toward) |
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10 |
Hoktē n kerretskes. |
You know the woman. You know her. |
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11 |
Pvfnën lētketskes. |
You run fast (swiftly or quickly). |
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( Pvfnē modifies the verb--it explains "how") |
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12 |
Tvk -licetskes. |
You place it on the ground (purposeful act). |
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13 |
Cato n oh-liketskes. |
You sit upon a rock. (on the rock) |
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14 |
Kafko n maketskes. |
You say to the flea…. |
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15 |
Yekcē n mekusvpetskes. |
You pray hard. (yekcēn is a modifier--an adverb) |
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16 |
Efv n mahvyetskes. |
You teach the dog. |
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17 |
Tvklike n nesetskes. |
You buy bread. |
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18 |
Cato n noricetskes. |
You cook the rock. ( or rocks) |
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19 |
Corakko n ohliketskes. |
You ride a horse. ( also Rakko or Co for horse) |
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20 |
Hoktvce n oh-onayetskes. |
You read to the girl. ( or: read to her) |
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21 |
Ak-hvsē n ak-omiyetskes. |
You swim in the pond. ( or small lake) |
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22 |
Este-catē t ometskes. |
You are Indian ( ometskes = este-catë) |
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23 |
Hunvnwv n pohetskes. |
You hear the man. ( or: a man, or "him" in English) |
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24 |
Opunvkv n spvlketskes. |
You spell the word. ( or: as spelkis) |
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25 |
Cē pen svtohketskes. |
You drive the jeep. |
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26 |
Tvmk ekotetskes. |
You do not fly (implies physical act). |
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27 |
Vpohkv n vpohetskes. |
You ask a question. |
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28 |
Tribe ken vtotketskes. |
You work for the tribe. ( -ke- makes words fit Creek) |
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29 |
Oh- tupvn oh-wakketskes. |
You lie on the bed. (the top of) |
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30 |
Yvhiketv n yvhiketskes. |
You sing a song. |
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31 |
Cuko n oh-yvkvpetskes. |
You walk toward the house. |
"YOU," the second person singular, are the subject of each sentence above. "YOU" is a separate pronoun in English but is embedded in the Creek verb ending "-etskes." The final "-s" merely marks verbs in declarative sentences with a sense of finality. Declarative sentences are those that declare something or make a statement. If a sentence asks a question (an interrogative sentence --think interrogation here), the verb would end with a vowel such "v" or "e" and occasionally "o." Creek verbs give you much more specific information in less time and space than do most English verbs. Thus, the color green for verb endings because verbs are the "engines" of any Creek sentence--they make the sentence "GO."
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