tsinakan | t̪a | jini: | don | -ʔa | -ʔ | |
why | Q | bread | make | -passive | -Q | |
tsinakan | t̪a | jini: | don | -ʔa | -y | -ʔ | |
why | Q | bread | make | -passive | -past | -Q | |
tsinakan | t̪a | ʔal | jini: | don | -ʔa | -y | -ʔ | |
why | Q | this | bread | make | -passive | -past | -Q | |
tsinakan | t̪a | ma | mu:l | bila: | -ʔ | |
why | Q | you | that | buy | -Q | |
min | -nakan | shinuʔ | -ya | |
thus | -because | drunk | -passive | |
tsinakan | t̪a | pʰow | k'o | maʔa | -nha | -ʔ | |
why | Q | they | not | eat | -not | -Q | |
tsinakan | t̪a | k'o | maʔa | -nha | -ʔ | |
why | Q | not | eat | -not | -Q | |
nan | tsinan | t̪a | ma | k'o | ji | -na:m | maʔa | -nha | -ʔ | |
and | why | Q | you | not | lice | -the | eat | -not | -Q | |
nan | tsinakan | t̪a | ma | k'o | mu:l | maʔa | -nha | -ʔ | |
and | why | Q | you | not | that | eat | -not | -Q | |
nan | tsinan | t̪a | ma | k'o | ji | -na:m | maʔa | -nha | -ʔ | |
and | why | Q | you | not | lice | -the | eat | -not | -Q | |
t̪it̪i | diley | ʔo | t'a | -w | -ka | -n | mo:w | mu:l | min | ʔuymo | tsin | dodi | -ʔi | |
him.logo. | all | tooth | pour | -dir. | -cause | -ing | he | that | thus | face | how | make | -reflex. | |
because all of his teeth fell out, he makes faces like that | ||||||||||||||
mi-ʔe | sho:w | ma | na | min | na | -n | ʔal | ma | xa:pʰit'ayatil | na | mo:wal | ma | manitʰ | -kʰena | |
your father | lack | you | be | thus | be | -ing | this | you | pitiful | be | him | you | hate | -future | |
tsinan | t̪a | -m | ʔa:mi-de: | t̪o: | pʰik'a:y | -ak | yeʔ | na | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | my older sister | me | laugh | -cause | only | be | -Q | |
why does my older sister only laugh at me? | ||||||||||
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? | ||||||||||||||
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? | |||||||||||||
tsinan | t̪a | -m | kasili | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | cold | -Q | |
how come that is cold? | |||||
tsinan | t̪a | -m | pʰowal | bitsibitsi | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | them | itch | -Q | |
why were they itchy? | ||||||
datʰaʔ | dasay | -yajul | mu:l | maʔa | don | -ka | -ya | -nway | |
old woman | blind | -acc. | that | food | make | -cause | -passive | -disc.mrkr. | |
why, an old blind lady was let to make that food! | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
min | -nakan | mu:l | xa:pʰit'a | -ʔa | -n | -ya | |
thus | -because | that | pity | -semelf. | -ing | -passive | |
that is why (people) feel sorry for him | |||||||
tsinakan | t̪a | ma:n | hala | minni | -di | -ʔ | |
why | Q | she | again | pregnant | -present | -Q | |
tsinakan | t̪a | ma | mu:l | ja- | -ts'a: | -ʔ | |
why | Q | you | that | rear- | -break | -Q | |