Hiñégo, míñe wáˀúⁿnachi mínahiⁿ be re ho!
Phrases in Báxoje ichˀé indispensable to living with a 3-year-old


Prepared by : 
Bryan James Gordon, MA
Joint PhD Program in Linguistics and Anthropology
University of Arizona

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Wabúhge hiⁿñíŋe ke. I'm out of bread.
Ritúgaⁿ igwáⁿxe re. Ask your grandfather.
Inúhan Ritugan ahósege skúñi ne. Don't ever talk to your grandfather that way!  (lit: Second time your grandfather talk saucily to him do not imp.) Note by Jimm Goodtracks.
Wapópoge škúñi ne! Don't throw stuff around!
Wójiⁿ škúñi ne! Don't hit!
ˀÚⁿ škǔñi ne! Don't do that!
Raˀúⁿ ramáñišge rakíchˀe hñašgu.  If you keep doing that you might get hurt.
(Chúⁿháⁿwe)  Táⁿgrigi gasúⁿ wanáⁿxi ñíŋeñe  ke; Gasúⁿ yáⁿ híwe re. Now there are no ghosts outside (the window), so go to sleep now.
Arábechi  maⁿgrída mína hñe ke. Since you threw it up there, it's going to stay up there.
Gasúⁿ  srudhéda   asríⁿ jí re! Ok, now go and bring that back here.
Wáˀuⁿ hamína ke. I'm working.
Dagú raˀúⁿ je? What are you doing?
Dagúre rajína (je)? What are you eating?
Dagúrehsji ragúⁿsda (je)? What exactly do you want?
Dagúre uráje je? What are you looking for?
Wagísdóxi škúñišge srúdhe škúñi hñe ke. If you don't ask for it you won't get it.
Wayére (je)? Who is that?
Dagúra (je)? What is it?
We? What!?
___ taⁿdáre iwéhiⁿnegi  jé? Where did you put my [horizontal] ___?
___ taⁿdáre iwéjehiⁿnegi jé? Where did you put my [vertical] ___?
___ taⁿdáre iwénahiⁿnegi jé? Where did you put my [round] ___?
Úⁿnekˀuⁿ haguⁿta ke. I want you to give it back.
Rixráñi je? Are you hungry?
Ridáxraⁿ je? Is that too hot for you?
Ñí srátaⁿ ragúⁿsda je? Do you want to drink water?
Pagráⁿda agúje wórataⁿ hñe ke. First you have to put on your shoes.
Dókirašdaⁿ. Just a little.
Iyáⁿkišdaⁿ Just one.
Hókithrešdaⁿ. Just half a piece.
Wabúhgehgu/ Warókˀiⁿ/ Núxechebáñi/ Chebáñiwébri ragúⁿsdasge  ritúgaⁿ iwáⁿxe re. If you want cookies/pie/ice cream/cheese, go ask your grandfather.
Yáⁿ híwe ragúⁿsda je? You want to go to bed?
Išdáⁿ richˀešge ke. You must be tired.
Urídusˀadaⁿna ke. I'm getting fed up with you.
Wayíⁿ uríxwáñi ke. You're crazy (lit. "your mind fell down").
Xápˀa re. Quiet down.
Amína ne. Sit down.
Uyéchi wará je
Go to the bathroom.
Da. I don't know.
Gasúⁿda áñiⁿ ke. I already have it.
Dagúre še asriⁿ je? What do you have there?
Wáji hadúšdaⁿ ke. I already ate.
Waráji iríbraⁿ ke. You've already eaten enough.
Áta ihádušdaⁿ ke. I already saw that.
Raˀúⁿna aríta ke. I already saw you do it.
Gasúⁿda ihápahunge ke. I already know that.
Pi raˀúⁿ ke! You did well!
Éˀo! Watch out!
Námañi huhe ke. There's a car coming.
Nabráhge:  šuⁿkéñi chéxi ke, ériwana ke. That sign says there's a dangerous dog.
Náˀuⁿ asrúchena náwe úⁿkˀuⁿ ne. Give me your hand when you cross the street.
Xámi amáñi ne. Walk on the grass.
Danáñida Chína hiⁿwámañi ke; Héroda eswéna  hiⁿné ho. We walked into town yesterday. Let's go maybe tomorrow.
Háⁿwe Waxóñidaⁿ naⁿkérida  Jíwere Ñútˀachi Wóyaⁿwe hiⁿnawi hiⁿnúšdaⁿwi ke. We already went to the Otoe-Missouria Encampment (lit. "singing place") a week ago (lit. "a Sunday into the past") (Note by Jimm Goodtracks)
Háⁿwegi míšdaⁿ hamáñi haje. Ríˀe jegí ramína hñe ke. Today I'm going for a walk by myself. You stay here.
Aréhga je? Are you telling the truth? (or) Are you serious?
Hiⁿwáha re. Show me.
Náⁿje giwáha re. Go show your uncle. (lit., father) (Note by Jimm Goodtracks)
Chúgwa ji re. Come back inside the house.
Axéwe šgáje re. Go play outside.
Núwerútˀana amína re. Go play on your bicycle.
Grúya re. Clean up.
Rixúmi ke  aréchi kipídha re. You smell bad, so go take a bath.
Še miⁿtáwe ke;  ritáwe škúñi! That's mine, not yours.
Wagúñetáⁿiⁿ wanáⁿpˀi hiⁿnágirusdajena  rusdáⁿ ne. Stop pulling on my rainbow necklace.
Gaˀída. Over there.
Akina. Wait.
Gasúⁿhsji ke. Right now!
Torigúⁿ. Later.
Uxré. Soon.
Náhehiⁿna gigré re. Leave me alone.
Ruhdá skúñi re. Don't touch that.
Ritúgaⁿ nigírixogešge ke. Your grandfather might yell (scold) at you.
Ritúgaⁿ uhágidagešge ke. I'll tell your grandfather.
Húⁿche. Yes.
Hiñégo. No.
Ahó. Hi there (or) Thanks (or) Good (or) Ok (or) I acknowledge that.
Ahó waríroxi ke. Thank you very much.
Pi ke! It's good (or) Wow, cool (or) Ok.
Pi je? Is that good?
Ripí je? Are you okay?
Daríhga? How are you?
Pí škúñi ke. That's bad.
Wayíⁿthwe skúñi ke. You're misbehaving.
Uwáreri škúñi ke. I didn't understand you.
Gasúⁿ ke. Enough!
Rúšdaⁿ ne! Stop it!
Dákaⁿhina uránadhena rúšdaⁿ ne. Stop turning the light off and on.
Áⁿwithruje škúñi ne! Don't squirt me!
Jehéhgana šéhe ke! I told you so!
Gasúⁿ srúšdaⁿ ke. Ok, you're done.