Question

Papago Problem: Tohono O’odham, formerly known as Papago, is spoken in
south-central Arizona in the U.S. and in northern Sonora in Mexico. Match each Tohono
O’odham sentence with its English translation.
(1) Ha-cecposid ‘o g wakial g wipsilo.                                          (A) I am speaking
(2) Pi ‘ac ˜ne˜nok ‘a:cim.                                                                (B) The man is speaking.
(3) Ceposid ‘o g wakial g wisilo.                                                    (C) I am working.
(4) Pi ‘o cickpan g cecoj.                                                                 (D) The cowboys aren’t branding the calf.
(5) Pi ‘o ceposid g wapkial g wisilo.                                              (E) We are not speaking.
(6) Cipkan ‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni.                                                                      (F) The men are working.
(7) ˜Neok ‘o g ceoj.                                                                          (G) The cowboy is branding the calf.
(8) ˜Neok ‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni.                                                                        (H) The cowboy is branding the calves.
                                                                                                           (I) The men are not working.

• (1) – (F), (2) – (E), (3) – (C), (4) – (D), (5) – (I), (6) – (G), (7) – (B), (8) – (A)
• (1) – (F), (2) – (E), (3) – (C), (2) – (D), (3) – (I), (5) – (G), (8) – (B), (7) – (A)

Hint:

Identifying key words like "ñeñok" (speak) and "ceposid" (work) helps in matching sentences to their meanings.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Each sentence is analyzed based on key words and structure:

 (1) ”cecposid” relates to ”working,” and ”g wipsilo” refers to ”men,” so the correct answer is (F).
(2) ”Pi” negates the sentence, and ”˜ne˜nok” means ”speaking,” thus (E) is correct.
(3) ”ceposid” means ”working,” and ”wisilo” refers to ”I,” so (C) is correct.
(4) ”Pi” negates the sentence, and ”cickpan” means ”branding,” so (D) is correct.
(5) ”Pi” negates the sentence, ”ceposid” means ”working,” and ”wisilo” means ”men,”
leading to (I).
(6) ”Cipkan” means ”branding,” and ”a˜n” refers to a singular subject, matching (G).
(7) ” ˜Neok” means ”speaking,” and ”ceoj” means ”man,” so (B) is the correct answer.
(8) ” ˜Neok” means ”speaking,” and ”a˜n” refers to ”I,” so the answer is (A).