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* ''taili hulābdān : liliā salkam : [2] no dam?'' - Very well, thank you. And you? | * ''taili hulābdān : liliā salkam : [2] no dam?'' - Very well, thank you. And you? | ||
* ''ħauƾa'' - Fine. | * ''ħauƾa'' - Fine. | ||
* '' | * ''yanū najire ?'' - What's going on? | ||
** '' | ** ''yanūñjye ?'' - What's up? (very colloquial, contraction of the above) | ||
*** ''nūñje ?'' - What's up? (even more colloquial, often considered youth/young adults' slang) | *** ''nūñje ?'' - What's up? (even more colloquial, often considered youth/young adults' slang) | ||
* ''dājidolka !'' - Congratulations! | * ''dājidolka !'' - Congratulations! | ||
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===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
Chlouvānem people do not express age by counting the years that have passed, but by counting which year someone is in. Thus, a person who we'd say is 20 years old is, for a Chlouvānem, in its 21st year of life. | Chlouvānem people do not express age by counting the years that have passed, but by counting which year someone is in. Thus, a person who we'd say is 20 years old is, for a Chlouvānem, in its 21st year of life. | ||
* ''[2] mæn | * ''[2] mæn yanū heirah liven?'' - How old are you? (lit. *which year does go by you?) | ||
* ''lili mæn [ordinal] liven'' - I'm ... years old. | * ''lili mæn [ordinal] liven'' - I'm ... years old. | ||
** ''lili mæn māmitītyende liven'' - I'm 19 years old (lit. the 20th (18<sub>12</sub>th goes by me) | ** ''lili mæn māmitītyende liven'' - I'm 19 years old (lit. the 20th (18<sub>12</sub>th goes by me) | ||
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* ''go : chlǣvānęe gu dhāḍiru ša'' - No, I don't speak Chlouvānem. | * ''go : chlǣvānęe gu dhāḍiru ša'' - No, I don't speak Chlouvānem. | ||
* ''lili mæn ṣubha chlǣvānumi dhāḍų viṣāmi gu vi ša.'' // ''lili mæn ṣubha chlǣvānumi dhāḍų viṣāmeyi gu tarliru ša.'' - I only speak//understand a little Chlouvānem. | * ''lili mæn ṣubha chlǣvānumi dhāḍų viṣāmi gu vi ša.'' // ''lili mæn ṣubha chlǣvānumi dhāḍų viṣāmeyi gu tarliru ša.'' - I only speak//understand a little Chlouvānem. | ||
* ''[word] mæn | * ''[word] mæn yanū dhvakājeldē?'' – What does it mean? | ||
* ''[word] mæn yalīce ārṣami?'' – What do you mean (with that)? | * ''[word] mæn yalīce ārṣami?'' – What do you mean (with that)? | ||