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Ioway Language Lessons and Vocabulary

Lesson One: Basic Greeting

Here's a little example to give you a sense of the language, "Basic Ioway Greetings". Also notice that in Ioway-Otoe sometimes the expressions may be different, depending on whether a man is saying it or a woman is saying it.

"Aho! Darixga?" (ah-HO dah-REE-hka) means "Hello! How are you?" (male speaker)

"Aha! Darixga?" (ah-HA dah-REE-hka) means "Hello! How are you?" (female speaker)

"Hin pi ke" (heen PEE keh) means "I am good" (male speaker)

"Hin pi ki" (heen PEE kee) means "I am good" (female speaker)

And here are a few more Ioway-Otoe words:

Nyi (nyee) = Water

Taje = Wind

Che (chay) = Buffalo

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