Hiking & Trekking

1. Háliidan vánddardit

   I would like to go hiking

   Usage

   To say you would like to go hiking

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. "I want to" is Háliidan + infinitive. For two speakers use the dual moai, for three or more mii, and the verb changes too (only the singular is given here)

2. Gosa dát bálggis manná?

   Where does this path lead?

   Usage

   To ask where a path or trail goes

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. gosa means "to where" (direction), while gos means "where" (place). Here the directional gosa is used, as in the attested Gosa manat? "Where are you going?". With a plural subject the verb is leat (leat go …?)

3. Man guhkki dát bálggis lea?

   How long is this path?

   Usage

   To ask how long a path is

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Man + adjective means "how …". Same pattern as Man boaris don leat? "How old are you?". Guhkki is the adjective "long", used as a predicate as in "The tunnel is four kilometres long". With a plural subject the verb is leat (leat go …?)

4. Lea go bálggis rabas odne?

   Is the path open today?

   Usage

   To ask whether a path is open today

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Yes/no questions put the particle go after the verb, written separately. Rabas means "open". With a plural subject the verb is leat (leat go …?)

5. Man allat dát čohkka lea?

   How high is this summit?

   Usage

   To ask how high a summit is

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Allat is the predicative form, as in "The tree is 18 metres tall". The noun allodat "height" is an alternative. With a plural subject the verb is leat (leat go …?)

6. Lean váiban. Háliidan vuoiŋŋastit

   I am tired. I would like to rest

   Usage

   To say you are tired and would like to rest

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Lean váiban "I am tired" has an attested example. There is no gender marking. "I want to" is Háliidan + infinitive. For two speakers use the dual moai, for three or more mii, and the verb changes too (only the singular is given here)

7. Leat go dáppe váralaš eallit?

   Are there dangerous animals around here?

   Usage

   To ask about dangerous animals in the area

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The subject is plural, so the verb is leat (singular lea). The adjective váralaš stands before the noun unchanged

8. Leat go dáppe guovžžat?

   Are there bears around here?

   Usage

   To ask whether there are bears in the area

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Nominative plural of guovža "bear". The subject is plural, so the verb is leat

9. Gos sáhtán gávdnat oahpisteaddji?

   Where can I find a guide?

   Usage

   To ask where to find a guide

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. "I can" is sáhtán + infinitive. Oahpisteaddji is a noun formed from the verb oahpistit "to guide". For two speakers use the dual moai, for three or more mii, and the verb changes too (only the singular is given here)

10. Bálgá guoras sáhttá murjenáiggi gávdnat olu sarridiid

    In berry season you can find lots of blueberries beside the path

    Usage

    To explain that you can find berries by the path in berry season

    Grammar Note

    Taken as it stands from a dictionary example. An impersonal "one can" construction with no subject. Olu is a variant spelling of ollu "much"

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