tʰitimi: | du: | ʔa: | jadi | -mi | |
blackberry | other | I | see | -emph. | |
ʔa:mi-t'iy | pʰow | wayʔe | ja | -w | pʰili | -ji | nakan | kʰila: | ʔa: | na | |
my younger brother | they | early | house | -dir. | go.plural | -semelf. | because | alone | I | be | |
"went home" in this instance is another way of saying "died". | |||||||||||
du: | ja:ʔ | -na:m | ba-t'iy | |
other | person | -the | his younger brother | |
somebody else's younger sister another person's younger sibling | ||||
du: | ma:t̪a | -t̪u | mo:w | ma-dahad | -el | k'a: | |
other | woman | -from | he | his wife | -acc. | leave | |
bow | -t̪ʰin | mu:l | sha | -na:m | na | du: | xa | -na:m | -muu | mu:l | sha | na | |
here | -not | that | fish | -the | be | other | water | -the | -there | that | fish | be | |
du: | baa | ma:n | k'o | jadi | -nha | ch'a: | yeʔ | mayu:ji | -n | |
other | man | she | not | see | -not | one | only | flirt | -ing | |
du: | baa | ma:n | mayu:ji | |
different | man | she | flirt | |
ma:n | maʔa | shaʔa | |
she | acorn | gather (one by one) | |
she picked up acorns one after another | |||
xol- | -daxa | -muʔ | -ji | -m | |
around- | -help | -recip. | -semelf. | -command | |
help one another! (command) | |||||
xol- | -daxa | -muʔu | -n | |
around- | -help | -recip. | -ing | |
helping one another | ||||
daxa | -muʔu | -n | |
help | -recip. | -ing | |
helping one another (2) | |||
xol- | -sip'u:n | -muʔ | -ya | |
around- | -kiss | -recip. | -passive | |
(they) were kissed by one another | ||||
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!” | ||||||||||||||
du: | jano | -n | daʔa | -di | -n | meʔ | ma | mu:l | haba: | t̪'o | -xale | nanway | |
other | speak | -ing | want | -present | -ing | char. | you | that | tongue | suck | -should | disc.mrkr. | |
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!” | |||||||||||||
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 | |
du: | month | ʔul | ʔal | na | March | |
other | month | now | this | be | March | |
this is a different month now, March | ||||||
du: | ja:ʔ | |
strnage | person | |
strange person another person someone else | ||
ma:n | du: | kʰe | be: | -de | |
she | different | song | sing | -present | |
she sang a different song | |||||
ma:n | du: | daʔa | -de | |
she | another | want | -present | |
she wants a different one | ||||
du: | kʰe | be: | -di | -m | |
different | song | sing | -present | -command | |
sing a different song! (imperative) | |||||
ja:ʔ | du: | |
person | strange | |
strange person (2) another person (2) | ||
mu:l | shaʔa | -m | |
that | pick up (one by one) | -command | |
gather those (one after another)! (command) | |||
pʰow | xol | -diku | -diku | -ʔ | -muʔu | |
they | around | -tickle | -redup. | -semelf. | -recip. | |
they tickle one another | ||||||
pʰow | xol | -diku | -diku | -ji | -muʔ | -kʰemna | |
they | around | -tickle | -redup. | -semelf. | -recip. | -future | |
they will tickle one another | |||||||
pʰow | xol | -diku | -diku | -muʔ | -kʰemna | |
they | around | -tickle | -redup. | -recip. | -future | |
they will tickle one another (2) | ||||||
pʰow | diku | -diku | -ʔ | -muʔ | -kʰemna | |
they | tickle | -redup. | -semelf. | -recip. | -future | |
they will tickle one another (3) | ||||||
du: | k'o | -na:m | di- | -da:le | |
other | thing | -the | by gravity- | -split | |
the other thing broke | |||||
nan | du: | -na:m | -meʔ | ka:y | ma | di- | -xoti | |
and | other | -the | -char. | also | you | with fingers- | -snap off | |
and you detach another one, too and you also snap off a different kind | ||||||||
kapel | ja | du: | meʔ | ma:n | xol | -hu | -y | du: | jano | jano | -n | -kʰe | |
school | house | other | char. | she | around | -go | -past | other | language | speak | -ing | -in order to | |
mo:waʔ | kamiisa | -na:m | mo:w | ma:dal | ho | |
his | shirt | -the | he | her | give | |
he gave her his (another person's) shirt | ||||||
xol | ʔa: | pʰowal | kʰe | be:n | -ka | |
around | I | them | song | sing | -cause | |
xol | -yoʔt̪'aka | -muʔu | -n | |
around | -sneer at | -recip. | -ing | |
going around making fun of one another teasing each other | ||||
mo:w | nan | ma:n | nan | tʰaʔ | -muʔu | |
he | and | she | and | play (plural) | -recip. | |
they are playing with one another | ||||||
ya | xol | -bananamuʔu | |
we | around | -haggle | |
we haggled around with one another | |||