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

Tohono O’odham Matching – Detailed Analysis:
 
Vocabulary Analysis:
- ceposid → work / working
- neok → speak / speaking
- ‘a:˜ni → not
- Pi → plural subject indicator
- ‘o → present tense marker
- wakial → cowboy
- wisilo → calf
- cecoj → calf (variant?)
- cickpan → branding
- g → the
- ˜ne˜nok → speak
- ‘ac → not
- cipkan → branding (variant spelling)

Now match each sentence with its correct English meaning: --- (1) Ha-cecposid ‘o g wakial g wipsilo.
"ceposid" = working, "wakial" = cowboys → working + cowboys → Plural subject → (F) The men are working.

--- (2) Pi ‘ac ˜ne˜nok ‘a:cim.
"Pi" = plural, "‘ac" = not, "neok" = speaking → (E) We are not speaking.

--- (3) Ceposid ‘o g wakial g wisilo.
"ceposid" = working, "wakial" = cowboy (singular), "wisilo" = calf → (C) I am working.

--- (4) Pi ‘o cickpan g cecoj.
"cickpan" = branding, "Pi" = plural, "cecoj" = calf → (D) The cowboys aren’t branding the calf.

--- (5) Pi ‘o ceposid g wapkial g wisilo.
"ceposid" = working, "Pi" = plural → (I) The men are not working.

--- (6) Cipkan ‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni.
"cipkan" = branding, "‘a:˜ni" = not → negative form → (G) The cowboy is branding the calf.

--- (7) ˜Neok ‘o g ceoj.
"neok" = speaking, "ceoj" = man → (B) The man is speaking.

--- (8) ˜Neok ‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni.
"neok" = speaking, "‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni" = I am not → personal subject → (A) I am speaking.

--- Final Answer Mapping:
(1) – (F)
(2) – (E)
(3) – (C)
(4) – (D)
(5) – (I)
(6) – (G)
(7) – (B)
(8) – (A)

Answer 2

1. Sentence: Ha-cecposid ‘o g wakial g wipsilo. 
   Analysis: `Ha-cecposid` (plural/ongoing working) + `g wakial g wipsilo` (the men). 
   Matches: (F) The men are working.
2. Sentence: Pi ‘ac ˜ne˜nok ‘a:cim. 
   Analysis: `Pi` (not) + `˜ne˜nok` (speaking) + `‘a:cim` (We). 
   Matches: (E) We are not speaking.
3. Sentence: Ceposid ‘o g wakial g wisilo. 
   Analysis: `Ceposid` (working). The translation implies "I" is the subject here. 
   Matches: (C) I am working.
4. Sentence: Pi ‘o cickpan g cecoj. 
   Analysis: `Pi` (not) + `cickpan` (plural branding?) + `g cecoj` (the cowboys). Implies object "the calf". 
   Matches: (D) The cowboys aren’t branding the calf.
5. Sentence: Pi ‘o ceposid g wapkial g wisilo. 
   Analysis: `Pi` (not) + `ceposid` (working) + `g wapkial g wisilo` (the men). 
   Matches: (I) The men are not working.
6. Sentence: Cipkan ‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni. 
   Analysis: `Cipkan` (branding). The translation indicates "The cowboy" as subject and "the calf" as object. (*Note: This seems inconsistent with clue 8 where `‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni` = I*). 
   Matches: (G) The cowboy is branding the calf.
7. Sentence: ˜Neok ‘o g ceoj. 
   Analysis: `˜Neok` (speaking) + `g ceoj` (the man). 
   Matches: (B) The man is speaking.
8. Sentence: ˜Neok ‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni. 
   Analysis: `˜Neok` (speaking) + `‘a˜n ‘a:˜ni` (I). 
   Matches: (A) I am speaking.