tsin | shiba | t̪a | ma | daʔa | -de | -ʔ | |
how | color | Q | you | want | -present | -Q | |
tsin | shiba | t̪a | -mu:l | na | -ʔ | |
how | color | Q | -that | be | -Q | |
tsin | shiba | t̪a | miʔ | kamiisa | -na:m | na | -ʔ | |
how | color | Q | your | shirt | -the | be | -Q | |
tsin | shiba | |
how | color | |
tsin | shiba | t̪a | miʔ | pʰit̪'am | -na:m | na | -ʔ | |
how | color | Q | your | flower | -the | be | -Q | |
nan | k'o | nakan | t̪a | ma | mu:l | bila: | -y | -ʔ | |
and | what | because | Q | you | that | buy | -past | -Q | |
k'o | nakan | t̪a | ma | mu:l | bila: | -y | -ʔ | |
what | because | Q | you | that | buy | -past | -Q | |
nan | k'o | nakan | t̪a | ma | mu:l | bila: | -ʔ | |
and | what | because | Q | you | that | buy | -Q | |
nan | k'o | nakan | t̪a | ma | mu:l | bila: | -ʔ | mu:l | t̪a | ma | kʰets'ama: | maʔa | -kʰe | -ʔ | |
and | what | because | Q | you | that | buy | -Q | that | Q | you | winter | eat | -future | -Q | |
k'o | ba:tʰe | maʔa | -ʔ | -he | t̪a | ʔal | mo:w | k'ala: | -ʔ | |
what | lots | eat | -semelf. | -having | Q | this | he | die | -Q | |
k'o | t̪a | ma | yehe:d | -e | -ʔ | ja:ʔ | yem | |
what | Q | you | do | -present | -Q | person | old | |
k'o | t̪a | mit̪o | xaʔanji | -ʔ | |
what | Q | you | dream | -Q | |
k'o | t̪a | maa | k'o | -ʔ | |
what | Q | you.plural | drink | -Q | |
k'o | t̪a | pʰow | k'o | mo:w | jadi | |
what | Q | they | drink | he | see | |
min | -ʔi | mo:w | lok'a | -la | -de | |
thus | -adv. | he | fall | -down | -present | |
(despite what you said,) he is falling down | ||||||
t̪it̪i | da: | ma:n | diley | k'o | maʔa | |
her.logo. | want | she | all | thing | eat | |
k'o | t̪a | maʔa | -ya | -ʔ | |
what | Q | eat | -passive | -Q | |
what was eaten? | |||||
k'o | t̪a | ma | maʔa | daʔa | -de | -ʔ | |
what | Q | you | eat | want | -present | -Q | |
mi: | maʔa | xaw | -ʔ | -ye | maʔa | -m | |
there | food | remain | -semelf. | -past | eat | -command | |
k'o | jadi | da:ʔa | -n | t̪a | na | -y | -ʔ | |
what | see | want | -ing | Q | be | -past | -Q | |
what was it (they) wanted to see? | ||||||||
tsin | t̪a | ma | jadi | -ʔ | tʰeday | |
how | Q | you | see | -Q | mother! (vocative) | |
ʔa:mi-ko:n | k'o | yehen | t̪o: | k'o | da: | -nha | |
my brother-in-law | thing | do | me | not | like | -not | |
k'o | mina: | t̪a | sha | -na:m | mit̪'aka | -de | -ʔ | |
what | on top of | Q | fish | -the | cook | -present | -Q | |
tsin | heʔ | t̪a | ma | sha | mit̪'aka | -ʔ | |
how | which | Q | you | fish | cook | -Q | |
what way did you cook the fish? | |||||||
Reuben | tsin | heʔ | t̪a | mo:w | sha | mit̪'aka | -ʔ | |
Reuben | how | which | Q | he | fish | cook | -Q | |
what way does Reuben cook fish? | ||||||||
k'o | na | -kʰe | t̪a | ma | mu:l | kawiya baa | dakol | -na:m | -mo:waʔ | xama: | xol | -hu | -ʔ | |
what | be | -in order to | Q | you | that | boy | wild | -the | -him | accompany | around | -go | -Q | |
why are you following that wild boy around? | ||||||||||||||
meʔ | pʰow | k'o | yehe | -t̪a | meʔ | ʔa: | meʔ | pʰowaʔ | xama: | xol- | -hu | -t̪' | -tʰe | |
char. | they | what | do | -mev. | char. | I | char. | them | accompany | around- | -go | -mev. | -used to | |
I used to follow them around (doing) whatever they did | ||||||||||||||
nan | k'o | na | -kʰe | t̪a | -ma | xama | -t̪u | ma:yish | baʔ | -ka | -ʔa | -ʔ | |
and | what | be | -in order to | Q | -you | foot | -from | corn | grow | -cause | -reflex. | -Q | |
and why did you plant corn on your feet? | |||||||||||||
jano | miyi | -n | meʔ | k'edi | bade:di | -n | |
word | tell | -ing | char. | good | grow | -ing | |
when talking about this phrase, Edna says, "it's like a train of thought, you might say; everything has to be one after the other, whatever happened, it must be told in sequence" | |||||||
k'o | yehe:di | -n | t̪a | ma | k'aye | jabane | -ʔe | -ʔ | |
what | do | -ing | Q | you | self | kill | -reflex. | -Q | |
min | ʔa: | show | -ʔ | -ye | |
thus | I | hear | -semelf. | -past | |
min | ʔa: | ba | show | -ʔ | -ye | |
thus | I | person | hear | -semelf. | -past | |
meʔ | t̪ʰin | -t̪a | mu:l | masan | -ya:ʔ | home | hi | -n | he | -ʔ | |
char. | not | -Q | that | white person | -nom. | home | say | -ing | say | -Q | |
that is what white people call "home", right? | |||||||||||
set'ayt̪u | t̪a | Gary | duhu | -ʔ | |
what time | Q | Gary | go | -Q | |
muu | set'ayt̪u | t̪a | Mary | ja | -hu | -y | -ʔ | |
there | what time | Q | Mary | house | -go | -past | -Q | |
what time did Mary arrive at the house there? | ||||||||
muu | t̪a | set'ayt̪u | ma:n | ja | -hu | -y | -ʔ | |
there | Q | what time | she | house | -go | -past | -Q | |
what time did she arrive at the house there? | ||||||||
set'ayt̪u | t̪a | ma:n | muu | ja | -hu | -y | -ʔ | |
what time | Q | she | there | house | -go | -past | -Q | |
what time did Mary arrive at the house there? (2) | ||||||||
muu | set'ayt̪u | t̪a | ma:n | muu | ja | -hu | -y | -ʔ | |
there | what time | Q | she | there | house | -go | -past | -Q | |
what time did she arrive at the house there? (3) | |||||||||
set'ayt̪u | ʔul | t̪a | na | -ʔ | |
what time | now | Q | be | -Q | |
ha | -muu | ja | -ma | |
mouth | -there | jump | -cont. | |
from Edna: "you say something unknowing, never thinking of what you're saying. (Or) searching for a word, then all of a sudden you remember it." | ||||
t̪o: | ha | -w | ja | -m | -ye | |
me | mouth | -dir. | jump | -cont. | -past | |
from Edna: "you say something unknowing, never thinking of what you're saying. (Or) searching for a word, then all of a sudden you remember it." | ||||||
t̪o: | ha | -muu | ja | -ma | |
me | mouth | -there | jump | -cont. | |
from Edna: "you say something unknowing, never thinking of what you're saying. (Or) searching for a word, then all of a sudden you remember it." | |||||
tsin | t̪a | ma | he | -ʔ | |
how | Q | you | say | -Q | |
t̪'aw | pʰi- | -t̪'a | |
bright | with eyes- | -seem | |
k'o | t̪a | mo:w | mishe | -ʔ | |
what | Q | he | smell | -Q | |
t̪iyi | maxoyeʔ | -ye | mu:l | mo:w | maxoyeʔe | |
he.logo. | regret | -past | that | he | regret | |
tsin | shi | t̪a | mi-tʰe | na | -ʔ | |
how | name | Q | your mother | be | -Q | |
what was your mother's name? | ||||||
tsin | t̪a | ma | mu:l | shit̪i | -ʔ | |
how | Q | you | that | name | -Q | |
what did you call that? | ||||||
tsin | t̪a | ma | kawi | -na:m | shit̪i | -ʔ | |
how | Q | you | child | -the | name | -Q | |
tsin | shi | t̪a | ma:n | na | -ʔ | Snookum | ba-pʰane | |
how | name | Q | she | be | -Q | Snookum | his daughter | |
what is her name, Snookum's daughter? | ||||||||
min | ja:ʔ | yem | -ay | -ya:ʔ | hi | -tʰe | |
thus | person | old | -plural | -nom. | say | -used to | |
ʔa: | k'o | ʔoʔ | ʔa: | balawka | mana: | -ji | -nha | |
I | not | still | I | owe | pay | -semelf. | -not | |
I still have not paid what I owe | ||||||||
k'o | mana | -ʔ | -t̪ʰin | mo:w | na | k'o | na | -kʰe | t̪a | ma | mo:wal | daʔa | -de | |
thing | worth | -semelf. | -not | he | be | what | be | -in order to | Q | you | him | want | -present | |
what do you like him for, he is not worth anything | ||||||||||||||
yal | yoʔhet̪aʔa | -n | ya | hi | -t̪ | hi | -n | |
us | make fun of (plural) | -ing | we | say | -mev. | say | -ing | |
mo:w | k'o | shi: | -ma | -ʔa | mu:l | ma:n | yoʔt̪'aka | |
he | what | wear | -cont. | -reflex. | that | she | tease | |
she insults what he is wearing she teases him for what he wears she sneers at what he is wearing | ||||||||
mo:w | k'o | shi: | -ma | -ʔ | -ye | mu:l | mil | ma:n | yoʔt̪'aka | |
he | what | wear | -cont. | -reflex. | -past | that | from.that | she | sneer at | |
she insulted what he wore she teased him about what he wore she sneered at what he was wearing | ||||||||||
mo:w | k'o | shi: | -ma | -ʔ | -ye | mu:l | ma:n | yoʔt̪'aka | |
he | what | wear | -cont. | -reflex. | -past | that | she | insult | |
she insulted what he wore (2) she teased him about what he wore (2) she sneered at what he was wearing (2) | |||||||||
k'o | t̪a | mo:w | mija | -t̪a | -m | -ye | -ʔ | |
what | Q | he | put (plural) | -mev. | -cont. | -past | -Q | |
what (things) did he place? | ||||||||