Year 1 · Language · Lesson 1
velmont
Greeting — Give and return the standing greeting.
Grammar point
A statement ends with an evidence particle. þar marks what the speaker has witnessed.
Vocabulary
velmont
/ˈvelmont/
well be the House (greeting)
kinvar
/ˈkinvar/
kin, member of the House
an
/an/
I
þu
/θuː/
you
þar
/θar/
witnessed (particle)
ja
/jaː/
yes
Examples
velmont, kinvar.
Greetings, kinsman.
an þu velmont-a þar.
I greet you (witnessed).
Drills
- Say velmont fifty times at three speeds.
- Write velmont in Sethun from memory.