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O’odham Piipaash Phrasebooks

PLEASE NOTE: Some spellings in the O’odham phrasebook have changed since the original print date. Please contact the O’odham Piipaash Language Program to confirm spellings before use.

O’odham Phrasebook with Audio [PDF]

Track 1: OPB Introduction	​Track 10: OPB Body
Track 2: OPB Orthography	Track 11: OPB Body Short Sentences
Track 3: OPB Family & Kinship	Track 12: OPB Clothes
Track 4: OPB Greetings	Track 13: OPB Emotions & Actions
Track 5: OPB Numbers	Track 14: OPB Animals
Track 6: OPB Days of the Week	Track 15: OPB Nature
Track 7: OPB Colors	Track 16: OPB Directions
Track 8: OPB Months	Track 17: OPB Plants
Track 9: OPB Food

Piipaash Phrasebook with Audio [PDF]

Track 1: PPB Introduction	​Track 15: PPB Body Parts
Track 2: PPB Orthography – Vowels	Track 16: PPB Clothes
Track 3: PPB Orthography – Consonants	Track 17: PPB Around the House
Track 4: PPB Greetings	Track 18: PPB Color & Image
Track 5: PPB Departures	Track 19: PPB Animals
Track 6: PPB Questions	Track 20: PPB Nature
Track 7: PPB Responses	Track 21: PPB Numbers
Track 8: PPB Morning Time	Track 22: PPB Time
Track 9: PPB Daytime	Track 23: PPB Days & nights
Track 10: PPB Nighttime	Track 24: PPB Months & Season
Track 11: PPB Foods	Track 25: PPB Location & Direction
Track 12: PPB Mealtime	Track 26: PPB Misc. Questions & Statements
Track 13: PPB Relations	Track 27: PPB Some Common Verbs
Track 14: PPB Relations	Track 28: PPB Some Common Verbs

Resource Documents

Recipes

So:ba/Modiily Lyuly

Gardening

Composting Tips and Advice

UofA Horticulture Publications

Desert Plants

Picking Cholla Buds

Cañaigre, Wild Rhubarb

Spinach, Wild Spinach

How-To’s

Flute Making Instructions

Language Learning

Crazy Eight Translations – Piipaash

Crazy Eight Translations – O’odham

Review Bingo Cheat Sheet

Uno Translations – O’odham

Reference

Huhugam vs. Hohokam

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Greetings

O’odham Greeting	Milga:n

O’odham	People / Pima
Ske:g taṣ	Good day.
​Ṣa:pai cu’ig?	How are you?
Ṣa:mai cu’ig?	How are you? (to a group)
Nap ’am a s’ape?	Are you ok?
​Nap ’am a sdoa?	Are you doing well?
heu’u / ha’o	Yes
e:’e / ​no:​	No
Mañ a s’ape.	I am good.
’A:pi hig?	And you?
S’ap eñ ta:tk em ñei.	I am happy to see you.
Ṣa:p ’e wua?	What are you doing?
Ba:pt o hi:?	Where are you going?
Do va ’ep em ñei / Mandova ’ep em ñei.​	I will see you later.

Piipaash Greeting	Mirikyaan

Piipaash	People / Maricopa
Kamduum?	How are you?
Kamuuduushthik?	How are you?(to a group)
Kamdothk muuvaak?	How are you?
Mxotthik?	Are you doing well?
ii	Yes
kuvark	No
‘Xotthik.	(I am) good / well.
Manye? / Manshe?	And you?
Xotm nyyuuk.	It’s good to see you.
Nyyuum ‘iiwaa xotk.	I am happy to see you.
Kawish kamwim?	What are you doing?
Mkily myemuum?	Where are you going?
Nyyuunthxa.	I’ll see you later.