My Uncle & My Aunts (on my mother's side) in Northern Pomo

Step 1

On the image below click the speech bubble that says “Hey uncle!” A small window will appear with the Northern Pomo word for “Hey uncle!” Click the play button to hear the Northern Pomo word being said.

Sounds

Step 2

Use the recording tool in the small window to practice saying the Northern Pomo word until you feel comfortable with pronouncing it.

Step 3

On Worksheet 12 write the word for “Hey uncle!” in Northern Pomo on the “Hey uncle!” line.

Now do Steps 1, 2, and 3, for the remaining speech bubbles.

When you’ve finished, check the At the end of Lesson 21 box below to make sure you’ve completed all the activities for this Lesson.

At the end of Lesson 21:

I used the Recording Tool to practice pronouncing the Northern Pomo words for “Hey uncle!” “Hey aunt!” (my mother’s older sister), and “Hey aunt!” (my mother’s younger sister). I wrote “Hey uncle!” “Hey aunt!” (my mother’s older sister), and “Hey aunt!” (my mother’s younger sister), in Northern Pomo on Worksheet 12.

ʔ	a	a:	b	ch
ch'	d	e	e:	h
i	i:	j	k	k'
kʰ	l	m	n	o
o:	p	p'	pʰ	s
sh	t	t'	tʰ	t̪
t̪'	t̪ʰ	ts	ts'	u
u:	w	x	y

hey auntie!
suʔday
ES
EC

aunt! (vocative)
sheʔday
ES
EC

my wife
ʔa:mi-dahan
noun	my wife
ES

hey uncle!
s'uʔday
EC

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At the end of Lesson 21:

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