wayʔe | mo:w | hint̪il | jano | jano | -n | ba- | -yi | -mi | |
early | he | Indian | language | speak | -ing | mouth- | -stop | -emph. | |
wayʔe | mo:w | hint̪il | jano | jano | -n | ba- | -ye | |
early | he | Indian | language | speak | -ing | mouth- | -stop | |
ʔa: | k'o | miʔ | jano | jano | -n | sha: | -nha | -male | |
I | not | your | language | speak | -ing | know | -not | -could | |
I do not know how to speak your language | |||||||||
miʔ | jano | -na:m | ʔa: | k'o | sha: | -nha | |
your | language | -the | I | not | know | -not | |
ʔa: | k'o | miʔ | jano | -na:m | sha: | -nha | |
I | not | your | language | -the | know | -not | |
ʔa: | k'o | miʔ | jano | jano: | -di | -nha | |
I | not | your | language | speak | -present | -not | |
yaʔ | jano | ʔa: | jano | nan | masa:n jano | ka:y | jano | -ji | |
our | language | I | speak | and | English language | also | speak | -semelf. | |
yaʔ | jano | ʔa: | jano: | -di | -t̪e | nahe | ʔa: | masa:n jano | jano | -ji | |
our | language | I | speak | -present | -but | so then | I | English language | speak | -semelf. | |
yaʔ | jano | ʔa: | jano | -di | nahe | ʔa: | masa:n jano | jano | -ji | |
our | language | I | speak | -present | so then | I | English language | speak | -semelf. | |
ʔa: | jano | xo: | jano: | -di | |
I | language | two | speak | -present | |
du: | jano | jano | -n | daʔa | -di | -n | meʔ | ma | mu:l | haba: | t̪'o | -xale | na | |
other | language | speak | -ing | want | -present | -ing | char. | you | that | tongue | suck | -should | be | |
Edna said, “Old Indian women would say that to us all the time. We’d make a remark about not being able to understand another dialect and we’d laugh at the old ladies when they’d say that to us. I never was able to tell if it was a joke or not, whether we should or whether it was done or not!” | ||||||||||||||
yaʔ | jano | jano: | -di | -m | |
our | language | speak | -present. | -command | |
yaʔ | jano | jano | -ji | -m | |
our | language | speak | -semelf. | -command | |
t̪'es | -t̪ʰin | du: | ma: | ba | -ʔ | jano | jano: | -di | -n | ma | k'o | t̪'es | jano: | -di | -nha | |
right | -not | other | land | person | -obl. | language | speak | -present | -ing | you | not | right | speak | -present | -not | |
jano | xo: | |
language | two | |
two languages | ||
nan | t̪iʔ | jano | -t̪ʰin | ka:y | ma | jano: | -di | |
and | your.logo. | language | -not | also | you | speak | -present | |
miʔ | jano | |
your | language | |
your language | ||