Vocab for Christmas, and Jingle Bells!

Vocab:

‘Tvcako-rakko - Christmas

Afvcketv - to be happy

Vretv - to go about

Nettvcako-rakko afvckēt vrepvccvs! - Have a happy Christmas!

Nettvcako-rakko afvckēt fullepvkvccvs!- Y’all have a happy Christmas!

Nettvcako-rakko afvckēn ocepvkvccvs! - Y’all have a happy Christmas! (another way)

Ohrolopē mucvse afvckēn ocepvkvccvs! - Y’all have a happy New Year’s!

Estvcako-Rakko -  Santa Claus

Hetutē este - Snowman

Hetutē - ice (snow)

Este - man

Hetute este hayvkēts. - Let’s make a snowman

Hetutēt os. - it’s snowing

Hvlwe este - Angels

Cesvs - Jesus

Eco - Deer (reindeer)

Yopo - nose

Cate - red

Eco yopo cate - Rudolph

Emkv - gift

Emetv - to give

Estemkv - Presents (Este + emkv)

Encakē - stingy

Encakv - Scrooge (stingy person)

Vcenv - Christmas tree (cedar tree)

Vpaklvyetv - to wrap around

Kulkuce svpaklvyepvs -  Put the lights on the tree.

Yvhiketv - Carols (songs)

Ena-hvmke, ‘na-humke - Family

Cvnahvmke - my family, plural

Vmestvlke - my people (clan, family)

Vmestvlke hecetv vyvhantowis. - I am going to see my family

Vmestvlke encukopericvhantowis - I will visit my family

Este Lopocke - little people

Or Vtotkv lopocke, vtotkuce - little workers

Totkv - fire

Hute - box, container

Totkv hute - fireplace (chimney, stove)

Cvmhcakv - bell

Cvmhcakuce, cvmhcakuce - jingle bells

Cvmhcahokepē - jingling