
| kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ma:n | ma:dal | pʰik'a | dika | |
| girl | -the | -she | her | basket | give | |
| kawiya baa | -na:m | -mo:w | kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ma:dal | pʰik'a | shibu | -ka | |
| boy | -the | -he | girl | -the | -her | basket | weave | -cause | |
the boy told the girl to weave a basket | |||||||||
| Tony | mu:l | kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -pʰowaʔ | hayu | jano | miyi | -n | |
| Tony | that | girl | -the | -them | dog | word | tell | -ing | |
| Frank | -t̪u | ma-tsaʔak | kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | k'ala: | |
| Frank | -acc. | grandchild (daughter's child) | girl | -the | die | |
| kawiya ma:t̪a | ch'a: | ʔa:mi-t'iy | na | |
| girl | one | my younger sister | be | |
| mi-t'iy | -ʔ | kawiya ma:t̪a | |
| your younger brother | -obl. | girl | |
your younger sister's girl | |||
| t̪oʔ | xama: | kawiya ma:t̪a | xol- | -hu | -y | ma:n | |
| me | accompany | girl | around- | -go | -past | she | |
the girl who followed me around | |||||||
| xa | -muu | kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ma:n | xama | ditʰa | -ʔ | -ka | -ʔa | |
| water | -there | girl | -the | -she | foot | hurt | -semelf. | -cause | -reflex. | |
| xo: | t̪ʰin | -t̪a | meʔ | ma:daʔ | kawiya ma:t̪a | na | -tʰe | -ʔ | |
| two | not | -Q | char. | her | girl | be | -used to | -Q | |
didn't she have two girls? | |||||||||
| kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | mo:w | ma:dal | ho | |
| girl | -the | he | her | give | |
he gave her the girl | |||||
| kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ma:n | ma:t̪a | -na:m | pʰik'a | dika | |
| girl | -the | -she | woman | -the | basket | give | |
| kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ma:n | ma:dal | pʰik'a | dika | |
| girl | -the | -she | her | basket | give | |
| ʔal | be: | kʰe | dashoyaʔ | -na:m | ma:n | sho | -ʔ | -da | Annie | -na:m | -min | ʔa: | na | -kʰemna | |
| this | dir. | my | young woman | -the | she | lack | -semelf. | -when | Annie | -the | -thus | I | be | -future | |
I will be like Annie once my daughter is gone | |||||||||||||||
| ma:t̪a | ch'a: | nan | baa | ch'a: | nan | yeʔ | xaw | -ji | |
| woman | one | and | man | one | and | only | remain | -semelf. | |
just one girl and one boy are left | |||||||||
| kawiya ma:t̪a | -nay | -pʰow | kawi | -na:m | pʰi | -ji | -n | |
| girl | -the | -they | child | -the | take | -semelf. | -ing | |
| kawiya ma:t̪a | -ya:ʔ | ts'ika | -ʔ | -da | na | -n | |
| girl | -nom. | period | -semelf. | -when | be | -ing | |
| ya | kawiya ma:t̪a | ho: | -way | na | -da | |
| we | girl | small | -plural | be | -when | |
when we were little girls | ||||||
| dakol | kawiya ma:t̪a | |
| wild | girl | |
| dashoyaʔ | k'edi | -y | |
| young woman | good | -plural | |
good young women | |||
| kawiya ma:t̪a | ch'a: | |
| girl | one | |
| kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ma:n | kata | -na:m | de | -w | -ʔ | -ye | |
| girl | -the | -she | shell | -the | pick up | -dir. | -semelf. | -past | |
the girl lifted the shell | |||||||||
| bits'ey | -na:m | -ma:n | |
| twin | -the | -she | |
the twin, her | |||
| bits'ey | -na:m | -ma:n | kol | -hu | |
| twin | -the | -she | away | -go | |
the female twin went away | |||||
| diwene | dashoyaʔ | t̪o: | bat̪'a | -y | ma:n | kawiya ma:t̪a | baʔade | |
| yesterday | young woman | me | speak | -past | she | girl | give birth | |
| mu:l | kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ya:ʔ | ha:ch'u:l | -ama | -ʔa | -de | |
| that | girl | -the | -nom. | yawn | -cont. | -reflex. | -present | |
| mu:l | kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ya:ʔ | ha:ch'u:l | -iʔ | daʔa | -de | |
| that | girl | -the | -nom. | yawn | -reflex. | want | -present | |
| mu:l | kawiya ma:t̪a | -na:m | -ma:n | ha:ch'u:l | -iʔi | |
| that | girl | -the | -she | yawn | -reflex. | |
| ʔuymo | da- | -kets | -ji | -m | |
| face | hand- | -scratch | -semelf. | -command | |
"They used to tell the young girls when they were flirting with the boys, 'scratch his face!' in order to get his attention." | |||||
| don | wa:de | don | wa:de | don | pʰow | pʰila: | -de | dina: | -ʔ | -ji | -m | dina: | -ʔ | -ji | -m | |
| boss | walk | boss | walk | boss | they | go.plural | -present | hide | -reflex. | -semelf. | -command | hide | -reflex. | -semelf. | -command | |
This was said to Indian girls in camp when white soldiers were coming | ||||||||||||||||