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18 [пшIыкIуи] Унэр гъэкъэбзэн

18 [pshIykIui] Unjer gjekjebzjen

Today is Saturday.	Непэ шэмбэт.; Nepje shjembjet.
We have time today.	Непэ уахътэ тиI.; Nepje uahtje tiI.
We are cleaning the apartment today.	Непэ тэ фэтэрыр тэгъэкъабзэ.; Nepje tje fjetjeryr tjegjekabzje.
I am cleaning the bathroom.	Сэ гъэпскIыпIэр сэгъэкъабзэ.; Sje gjepskIypIjer sjegjekabzje.
My husband is washing the car.	Сишъхьагъусэ машинэр (кур) етхьакIы.; Sishh'agusje mashinjer (kur) eth'akIy.
The children are cleaning the bicycles.	КIалэмэ кушъхьэфачъэхэр агъэкъабзэх.; KIaljemje kushh'jefachjehjer agjekabzjeh.
Grandma is watering the flowers.	Нанэ къэгъагъэмэ псы акIегъахъо.; Nanje kjegagjemje psy akIegaho.
The children are cleaning up the children’s room.	КIэлэцIыкIумэ кIэлэцIыкIу унэр къызэIуахы.; KIjeljecIykIumje kIjeljecIykIu unjer kyzjeIuahy.
My husband is tidying up his desk.	Сишъхьагъусэ зыщытхэрэ столыр (Iанэр) къызэIуехы.; Sishh'agusje zyshhythjerje stolyr (Ianjer) kyzjeIuehy.
I am putting the laundry in the washing machine.	Сэ гыкIэлъэ машинэм гыкIынхэр дэсэлъхьэх.; Sje gykIjelje mashinjem gykIynhjer djesjelh'jeh.
I am hanging up the laundry.	Сэ гыкIыгъэхэр пысэлъэх.; Sje gykIygjehjer pysjeljeh.
I am ironing the clothes.	Сэ гыкIыгъэмэ ут атесэдзэ.; Sje gykIygjemje ut atesjedzje.
The windows are dirty.	Шъхьангъупчъэхэр шIоих.; Shh'angupchjehjer shIoih.
The floor is dirty.	Джэхашъор шIои.; Dzhjehashor shIoi.
The dishes are dirty.	Шыкъухэр шIоих.; Shykuhjer shIoih.
Who washes the windows?	Хэта шъхьангъупчъэхэр зытхьакIрэр?; Hjeta shh'angupchjehjer zyth'akIrjer?
Who does the vacuuming?	Хэта сапэхэр атезыхрэр?; Hjeta sapjehjer atezyhrjer?
Who does the dishes?	Хэта шыкъухэр зытхьакIрэр?; Hjeta shykuhjer zyth'akIrjer?

Mother language? Father language!

As a child, from whom did you learn your language? For sure you'll say: From mother! Most people in the world think that. The term "mother language" exists in almost all nations. The English as well as the Chinese are familiar with it. Perhaps because mothers spend more time with the children. But recent studies have come to different results. They show that our language is mostly the language of our fathers. Researchers examined genetic material and languages of mixed tribes. In such tribes, the parents came from different cultures. These tribes originated thousands of years ago. Large migratory movements were the reason for this. The genetic material of these mixed tribes was genetically analyzed. Then it was compared to the language of the tribe. Most tribes speak the language of their male ancestors. That means, the language of the country comes from the Y chromosome. So men brought their language with them to foreign lands. And the women there then adopted the new language of the men. But even today, fathers have a great deal of influence on our language. Because when learning, babies are oriented toward the language of their father. Fathers speak considerably less with their children. The male sentence structure is also simpler than that of the female. As a result, the language of the father is better suited for babies. It doesn't overwhelm them and is easier to learn as a result. That is why children prefer to imitate "Dad" when speaking rather than "Mum". Later, the mother's vocabulary shapes the child's language. In this way, mothers influence our language as well as fathers. So it should be called parental language!