Date: Wednesday December 18, 1996
1. What does this mean: Heyung!
2. If somebody asked you dixwe:di a:nolye, how would you respond?
3. "Good" is:
a) dixwe:di a:nte b) dixwe:di a:nohte
c) niwhong d) do: niwhongxw awhte
4. "How are you?" is:
a) dixwe:di a:nte b) dixwe:di a:nohte
c) niwhong d) do: niwhongxw awhte
5. "How are all of you?" is:
a) dixwe:di a:nte b) dixwe:di a:nohte
c) niwhong d) do: niwhongxw awhte
6. "I am not well" is:
a) dixwe:di a:nte b) dixwe:di a:nohte
c) niwhong d) do: niwhongxw awhte
7. What does this mean: diwhchah-ts'eh
8. What does this mean: kise:ge do:ng awhte
9. How do you say : I am glad to see you
10. What does this mean: tsehdiya
11. na:tesdiya:te means "I will go somewhere..." What does this mean: xontah-ching na:tesdiya:te
12. Give two different ways to say goodbye in Hupa Language:
a)
b)
13. What is this question asking diydi ena:n hayde:
14. What does this mean: "dixwedi ch'oya:whe my hand"
15. dixwe:di ch'oyahwe purple ?
16. Ouch! in Hupa is:
a) ulush b) e:wa:k
c) ugeh d) ijibeh
17.Poor Thing! in Hupa is:
a) ulush b) e:wa:k
c) ugeh d) ijibeh
18. Scary! in Hupa is:
a) ulush b) e:wa:k
c) ugeh d) ijibeh
19. Yuck! in Hupa is:
a) ulush b) e:wa:k
c) ugeh d) ijibeh
20. tsehdiya means:
21. No in Hupa is:
a) diye' b) daw
c) do:tah or do:de'tah
22. Maybe in Hupa is:
a) diye' b) daw
c) do:tah or do:de'tah
23. Yes in Hupa is:
a) diye' b) daw
c) do:tah or do:de'tah
24. If you do something nice for an Elder, he or she might tell you: sindiyun-te. What does this phrase mean?
25. The Hupa word for Pepper is: xosah na:lit. What is the literal translation of this word?
26. Salt is:
a) Lehqonch b) de:diwLiq miq'it k'iwiLiw
c) no:k'iditung wilchwe:n d) sa'xawh
27. Acorn soup is:
a) Lehqonch b) de:diwLiq miq'it k'iwiLiw
c) no:k'iditung wilchwe:n d) sa'xawh
28. Butter (or anything spread on top of bread) is:
a) Lehqonch b) de:diwLiq miq'it k'iwiLiw
c) no:k'iditung wilchwe:n d) sa'xawh
29. Cheese is:
a) Lehqonch b) de:diwLiq miq'it k'iwiLiw
c) no:k'iditung wilchwe:n d) sa'xawh
30. Dried Salmon is:
a) Lo:q b) Lo:q niLstay
c) kiLixun d) kiLixun niLtsay
31. Deer Meat is:
a) Lo:q b) Lo:q niLstay
c) kiLixun d) kiLixun niLtsay
32. Salmon is:
a) Lo:q b) Lo:q niLstay
c) kiLixun d) kiLixun niLtsay
33. Dried Deer Meat is:
a) Lo:q b) Lo:q niLstay
c) kiLixun d) kiLixun niLtsay
34. What does this word mean: niLtsay ?
35. tLiwhxa:n has no bones, is kind of slimy, and looks like a snake. What is it?
36. k'ich'e:q'e' nehwa:n is the Hupa word for hot dogs or sausage. k'ich'e:q'e' means intestines. What does -nehwa:n mean?
37. minchwiwh na:kiLut is one way to say turkey in Hupa. na:kiLut means "flaps around." What does minchwiwh mean?
38. mide' xole:n means cow in Hupa. -xole:n means "alot of" or "an abundance of." What does mide' mean?
39. Eggs is:
a) k'iwe:whe' b) qo' nehwa:n
c) yinehtaw d) na:detL nehwa:n
40. Potatoes is:
a) k'iwe:whe' b) qo' nehwa:n
c) yinehtaw d) na:detL nehwa:n
41. Rice is:
a) k'iwe:whe' b) qo' nehwa:n
c) yinehtaw d) na:detL nehwa:n
42. Beans is:
a) k'iwe:whe' b) qo' nehwa:n
c) yinehtaw d) na:detL nehwa:n
43. Salad is:
a) sa'liwh b) de:diwLiq
c) me'siLiq d) de:diwLiq Lixun
44. Cake, Cookies is:
a) sa'liwh b) de:diwLiq
c) me'siLiq d) de:diwLiq Lixun
45. Pie is:
a) sa'liwh b) de:diwLiq
c) me'siLiq d) de:diwLiq Lixun
46. Bread is:
a) sa'liwh b) de:diwLiq
c) me'siLiq d) de:diwLiq Lixun
47. The Hupa word Lixun is found in the words for deer meat, cake, cookies, candy. What does Lixun mean?
48. What kind of food is this: e:bilo:s me'siLiq ?
49. Watermelon is:
a) k'imit' nehwa:n b) diq'a:n me:ning'e:tL
c) e:bilo's d) dahLol
50. Apples is:
a) k'imit' nehwa:n b) diq'a:n me:ning'e:tL
c) e:bilo's d) dahLol
51. Canteloupe is:
a) k'imit' nehwa:n b) diq'a:n me:ning'e:tL
c) e:bilo's d) dahLol
52. Grapes is:
a) k'imit' nehwa:n b) diq'a:n me:ning'e:tL
c) e:bilo's d) dahLol
53. The Hupa word for banana is nuLmowh mik'iwiyul. What is the literal translation of this word?
54. The Hupa word for coffe is ta'na:n Liwhin. What is the literal translation of this word?
55. What is the distinction between to' and ta'na:n?
56. My father is whita'. How would you say "your father"?
57. My husband is whixung'. How would you say "her husband"?
80. Hupa has two words for Grandmother: which'in and whichwo. Why is there two different words for Grandmother and is what the distinction between these two words?
81. Older brother is:
a) whingoch b) whikil
c) wha:t d) whidehch
82. Older sister is:
a) whingoch b) whikil
c) wha:t d) whidehch
83. Younger brother is:
a) whingoch b) whikil
c) wha:t d) whidehch
84. Younger Sister is:
a) whingoch b) whikil
c) wha:t d) whidehch
85. Woman is:
a) xo'osday b) tsumehstLo:n
c) mije'e:din d) k'isdiya:n
86. Man is:
a) xo'osday b) tsumehstLo:n
c) mije'e:din d) k'isdiya:n
87. Baby is:
a) xo'osday b) tsumehstLo:n
c) mije'e:din d) k'isdiya:n
88. Elder is:
a) xo'osday b) tsumehstLo:n
c) mije'e:din d) k'isdiya:n
89. Teenage Boy is:
a) kile:xich b) dehxich
c) q'unch'iwilchwil d) kehLtsa:n
90. Teenage Girl is:
a) kile:xich b) dehxich
c) q'unch'iwilchwil d) kehLtsa:n
91. Young Boy is:
a) kile:xich b) dehxich
c) q'unch'iwilchwil d) kehLtsa:n
92. Young Girl is:
a) kile:xich b) dehxich
c) q'unch'iwilchwil d) kehLtsa:n
93. My head is:
a) whe:da'ay b) whining'
c) whina:' d) whinchwiwh
94. My nose is:
a) whe:da'ay b) whining'
c) whina:' d) whinchwiwh
95. My face is:
a) whe:da'ay b) whining'
c) whina:' d) whinchwiwh
96. My eye is:
a) whe:da'ay b) whining'
c) whina:' d) whinchwiwh
97. whiwo' is:
a) my teeth b) my arm
c) my hand d) my thumb
98. whila' minikya:w is:
a) my teeth b) my arm
c) my hand d) my thumb
99. whila' is:
a) my teeth b) my arm
c) my hand d) my thumb
100. whikya:ng'ay is:
a) my teeth b) my arm
c) my hand d) my thumb
101. My butt is:
a) whitL'a' b) nitL'a'
c) xotL'a' d) mitL'a'
102. An animal's butt is:
a) whitL'a' b) nitL'a'
c) xotL'a' d) mitL'a'
103. His/Her butt is:
a) whitL'a' b) nitL'a'
c) xotL'a' d) mitL'a'
104. Your butt is:
a) whitL'a' b) nitL'a'
c) xotL'a' d) mitL'a'
105. Turtle is:
a) ts'inteL b) a:de'ts
c) qo' d) mungtsisge
106. Worms (or maggots) is:
a) ts'inteL b) a:de'ts
c) qo' d) mungtsisge
107. Grasshopper is:
a) ts'inteL b) a:de'ts
c) qo' d) mungtsisge
108. Mosquito is:
a) ts'inteL b) a:de'ts
c) qo' d) mungtsisge
109. The Hupa word for "flea" is xultong'. What verb or action is associated with the name of this insect?
110. qo:so:s is:
a) robin red breast b) hummingbird
c) blue jay d) mourning dove
111. chwe:qah is:
a) robin red breast b) hummingbird
c) blue jay d) mourning dove
112. xonsiL chwiw is:
a) robin red breast b) hummingbird
c) blue jay d) mourning dove
113. kistaychwing is:
a) robin red breast b) hummingbird
c) blue jay d) mourning dove
114. Raccoon is:
a) sa:ts' b) mina:xwe
c) xonteLtaw d) bo:se
115. Coyote is:
a) sa:ts' b) mina:xwe
c) xonteLtaw d) bo:se
116. Cat is:
a) sa:ts' b) mina:xwe
c) xonteLtaw d) bo:se
117. Bear is:
a) sa:ts' b) mina:xwe
c) xonteLtaw d) bo:se
118. tse:lin nehwa:n is:
a) red b) blue/green
c) black d) white
119. Litsow is:
a) red b) blue/green
c) black d) white
120. Liqay is:
a) red b) blue/green
c) black d) white
121. Liwhin is:
a) red b) blue/green
c) black d) white
122. The Hupa word xong' means "fire". What color is xong nehwa:n ?
123. Eight is:
a) La' b) ke:nim
c) dink d) nahx
124. One is:
a) La' b) ke:nim
c) dink d) nahx
125. Two is:
a) La' b) ke:nim
c) dink d) nahx
126. Four is:
a) La' b) ke:nim
c) dink d) nahx
127. What number is this: nahx di minlung ke:nim ?
128. What number is this: ta:q di minLung ?
129. What number is this: ta:q di minLung na: ta:q ?
130. How would you write the Hupa word for 42 ?
131. One of the largest Hupa villages was called me'dilding. What does the name of this place mean?
133. The White Deerskin Dance ground located on Bald Hill is called niLtuq-lay. What kind of a tree is niLtuq?
Name five types of trees we studied this semester: (give either Hupa or English names)
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Three medicines we learned about this semester were: niLchwin dilmay, xots'ine miL ya'mut, and mitLoh diLdije:w. Give the English names for each of these:
139. niLchwin dilmay =_____________________________________________
140. xots'ine miL ya'mut = _________________________________________
141. mitLoh diLdije:w =______________________________________________
Name four other plants or tree not listed above that we studied this semester. You may give names in Hupa, English or both.
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146-170. (25 points) Write one page about something interesting you learned this semester in the Hupa Language class, or about the subject you enjoyed learning the most about.