
| hoda:w | -na:m | kuykan | shi- | -tʰa | -m | |
| door | -the | quickly | by pulling- | -open | -command | |
| mu:l | hoda:w | -na:m | kuy | shi- | -tʰa | -m | |
| that | door | -the | quick | by pulling- | -open | -command | |
| wili | kuy | maʔa | -maʔa | pʰili | -ʔ | -ya | |
| hurry | quick | food | -eat | go.plural | -semelf. | -let's | |
quick, let's go eat! | |||||||
| sha | -na:m | ma | kuy | mit̪'aka | -de | |
| fish | -the | you | fast | cook | -present | |
you are going to quickly cook the fish | ||||||
| sha | -na:m | t̪a | ma | kuy | mit̪'aka | -de | -ʔ | |
| fish | -the | Q | you | fast | cook | -present | -Q | |
are you going to quickly cook the fish? | ||||||||
| sha | -na:m | kuy | mit̪'aka | -m | |
| fish | -the | fast | cook | -command | |
quickly cook the fish! (imperative) | |||||
| kuy | mu:l | hayu | bits'uʔ | -na:m | bade:de | |
| quick | that | dog | tiny | -the | grow | |
that puppy is growing fast | ||||||
| t̪ʰana | ja | -ma | |
| hand | jump | -cont. | |
from Edna: “You just did that so perfectly, quickly, you say t̪ʰana jama, unthought of but it happens quickly. Aunt Maggie could make sourdough bread like nobody’s business, mom would say something to her about it and she’d respond “to jali:l t̪ʰana jama”, it just jumped in my hand. | |||
| t̪o: | t̪ʰana | ja | -ma | |
| me | hand | jump | -cont. | |
from Edna: “You just did that so perfectly, quickly, you say t̪ʰana jama, unthought of but it happens quickly. Aunt Maggie could make sourdough bread like nobody’s business, mom would say something to her about it and she’d respond “to jali:l t̪ʰana jama”, it just jumped in my hand. | ||||
| mu:l | -ya:ʔ | t̪o: | t̪ʰana | ja | -ma | |
| that | -nom. | me | hand | jump | -cont. | |
from Edna: “You just did that so perfectly, quickly, you say t̪ʰana jama, unthought of but it happens quickly. Aunt Maggie could make sourdough bread like nobody’s business, mom would say something to her about it and she’d respond “to jali:l t̪ʰana jama”, it just jumped in my hand. | ||||||
| t̪o: | jali:l | t̪ʰana | ja | -ma | |
| me | just | hand | jump | -cont. | |
from Edna: “You just did that so perfectly, quickly, you say t̪ʰana jama, unthought of but it happens quickly. Aunt Maggie could make sourdough bread like nobody’s business, mom would say something to her about it and she’d respond “to jali:l t̪ʰana jama”, it just jumped in my hand. | |||||
| t̪a | mit̪o | t̪ʰana | ja | -ma | -ʔ | |
| Q | you | hand | jump | -cont. | -Q | |
from Edna: “You just did that so perfectly, quickly, you say t̪ʰana jama, unthought of but it happens quickly. Aunt Maggie could make sourdough bread like nobody’s business, mom would say something to her about it and she’d respond “to jali:l t̪ʰana jama”, it just jumped in my hand. | ||||||
| kuy | kuy | kuy | ne | -ma | -m | kʰu | -na:m | kuy | ne | -ma | -m | |
| hurry | hurry | hurry | put | -cont. | -command | neck | -the | hurry | put | -cont. | -command | |
| kuykan | jima: | -ji | -m | kuykan | |
| quickly | sit | -semelf. | -command | quickly | |
| wili | -wili | kila | -w | -ʔ | -ya | |
| hurry | -hurry | stand (plural) | -dir. | -semelf. | -let's | |
quick, everyone stand up! | ||||||
| wili | -wili | t̪o: | -ji | -m | |
| hurry | -hurry | stand | -semelf. | -command | |
quick, get up! (imperative) | |||||
| kuy | dibu | -ʔu | -m | |
| hurry | hide | -reflex. | -command | |
bury yourself fast! (imperative) | ||||
| lit̪ʰ | ma:n | na | |
| quick | she | be | |
she is quick | |||
| jali:l | lit̪ʰ | ma:n | na | |
| just | fast | she | be | |
she is just fast | ||||
| lit̪ʰ | hayu | bits'uʔ | -na:m | na | |
| fast | dog | small | -the | be | |
the small dog is quick | |||||