Mapudungun language/Lesson 1: Mari mari


 * Note:
 * This lesson uses Mapudungun's Unified Alphabet.

Dialog
(On a street intersection, Rayén and Antonio are talking.)


 * Rayen: Mari mari lamngen!
 * Antonio: Mari mari lamngen!. Kümelkaleymi?.
 * Rayen: May, kümelkalen. Eymi kay?
 * Antonio: Iñche ka kümelkalen. Iñche ñi üy ta Antonio. Iney pingeymi am?
 * Rayen: Iñche ta Rayen pingen. Ngillamean waria mew.
 * Antonio: Amuayu may.
 * Rayen: Feley may.

Translation

 * Rayen: Good morning brother!
 * Antonio: Good morning sister!. How are you?.
 * Rayen: I'm fine. And you?
 * Antonio: I'm fine too. My name is Antonio, what's your name?
 * Rayen: My name is Rayén, I'm going to the town to go shopping.
 * Antonio: Let's go together then.
 * Rayen: All right.

Vocabulary

 * Mari mari lamngen: Manner to salute between women or men with the same age.
 * mari mari: Common way to salute on every time in the day.
 * lamngen: Used as a friendly way to say "brother" or "sister".
 * Kümelkaleymi? (synonym: kümelekaymi): How are you? (Lit.: Are you OK now?)
 * May: Yes
 * Kümelkalen: I'm OK.
 * Eymi kay: And you?
 * eymi: You.
 * kay: Interrogative form to ask about something already said.
 * Iñche: I.
 * Ka: also, and.
 * Iñche ñi üy ta...: My name is...
 * iñche ñi: Me
 * ñi: Me, their
 * üy: Name.
 * ta: Word to emphasize the meaning of a sentence.
 * Iney pingeymi am?: What's your name?
 * iney (syn. iñey): Who?
 * pingeymi: You're named (Lit.: you're called, it is said [to you])
 * am: Interrogative word. It is added at the end of the question to indicate there's interest in the question.

Alternative forms

 * Chumleymi?: How are you?
 * Kümelen: I'm fine.
 * Wedalen: I'm ill.
 * Kütrankülen: I'm sick.
 * Felen felen: So so.