
| wayʔe | mo:w | hint̪il | jano | jano | -n | ba- | -yi | -mi | |
| early | he | Indian | language | speak | -ing | mouth- | -stop | -emph. | |
| wayʔe | mo:w | hint̪il | jano | jano | -n | ba- | -ye | |
| early | he | Indian | language | speak | -ing | mouth- | -stop | |
| ʔa: | k'o | miʔ | jano | jano | -n | sha: | -nha | -male | |
| I | not | your | language | speak | -ing | know | -not | -could | |
I do not know how to speak your language | |||||||||
| ʔa: | k'o | miʔ | jano | jano: | -di | -nha | |
| I | not | your | language | speak | -present | -not | |
| ʔa: | masa:n jano | jano | -ji | |
| I | English language | speak | -semelf. | |
I speak English | ||||
| yaʔ | jano | ʔa: | jano | nan | masa:n jano | ka:y | jano | -ji | |
| our | language | I | speak | and | English language | also | speak | -semelf. | |
| yaʔ | jano | ʔa: | jano: | -di | -t̪e | nahe | ʔa: | masa:n jano | jano | -ji | |
| our | language | I | speak | -present | -but | so then | I | English language | speak | -semelf. | |
| yaʔ | jano | ʔa: | jano | -di | nahe | ʔa: | masa:n jano | jano | -ji | |
| our | language | I | speak | -present | so then | I | English language | speak | -semelf. | |
| ʔa: | jano | xo: | jano: | -di | |
| I | language | two | speak | -present | |
| 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!” | |||||||||||||
| yaʔ | jano | jano: | -di | -m | |
| our | language | speak | -present. | -command | |
| yaʔ | jano | jano | -ji | -m | |
| our | language | speak | -semelf. | -command | |
| 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 | |
| nahe | ʔa: | masa:n jano | jano | -ji | |
| so then | I | English language | speak | -semelf. | |
| hint̪il jano | lowaʔ | ya | wayʔe | ba- | -ye | |
| Northern Pomo language | talk | we | early | mouth- | -stop | |
| nan | t̪iʔ | jano | -t̪ʰin | ka:y | ma | jano: | -di | |
| and | your.logo. | language | -not | also | you | speak | -present | |
| panyol | ʔa: | jano | -n | -male | |
| Spanish | I | speak | -ing | -could | |
| panyol | jano | -n | t̪o: | shuʔu: | -ji | -ʔi | |
| Spanish | speak | -ing | me | forget | -semelf. | -reflex. | |
| panyol | ʔa: | jano: | -de | |
| Spanish | I | speak | -present | |
| masa:n jano | jano | -n | |
| English language | speak | -ing | |
speaking in English | |||
| 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 | |
| kapel | ja | du: | meʔ | mu:l | ma:n | xol | -hu | -y | Chinese | jano | -n | -kʰe | |
| school | house | other | char. | that | she | around | -go | -past | Chinese | speak | -ing | -in order to | |
| t̪o: | bat̪'a | -n | pʰika:y | -ʔ | -ye | |
| me | speak | -ing | laugh | -semelf. | -past | |
| t̪o: | bat̪'a | -n | she: | pʰika:y | -ye | |
| me | speak | -ing | then | laugh | -past | |
| yuʔt̪ʰin | bat̪'a | hi | -t̪' | hi | -n | |
| strange | speak | say | -mev. | say | -ing | |
| k'aday | hint̪il | ma:t̪a | -ya:ʔ | dima | -t̪ | -tʰe | min | mu:l | nant̪e | xabe | ho: | -way | -wi | meʔ | mu:l | pʰow | mi: | k'aday | -na:m | -min | dima | -t̪ | -na | -mi | |
| stick game | Indian | woman | -nom. | play (cards) | -mev. | -used to | thus | that | but | rock | small | -plural | -with | char. | that | they | there | women's dice game | -the | -thus | play (cards) | -mev. | -evid. | -emph. | |
| mashon | ʔa: | habasha:jiʔi | |
| dumb | I | misspeak | |
I said something I shouldn't have without thinking | |||
| ʔi:pʰuʔ | t̪a | ma | habasha:jiʔi | -ʔ | |
| really | Q | you | misspeak | -Q | |
did you really say that? | |||||
| t̪a | ma | habasha:jiʔi | -ʔ | |
| Q | you | misspeak | -Q | |
did you have a slip of the tongue? | ||||
| habasha:jiʔ | -t̪ʰin | -am | |
| misspeak | -not | -command | |
do not make any mistakes speaking! (command) don't say anything you shouldn't! (command) | |||
| ma | nant̪e | habasha:jiʔ | -male | |
| you | but | misspeak | -could | |
even you could have a slip of the tongue | ||||
| ma | nant̪e | -ʔi | habasha:jiʔi | |
| you | but | -adv. | misspeak | |
even you have slips of the tongue even you say things you shouldn't | ||||
| habashayt̪aʔan | -t̪e | k'o | ba- | -yi | -nha | |
| misspeaking (plural) | -but | not | mouth- | -stop | -not | |
saying things you shouldn't over and over but not stopping | ||||||
| hilt̪in | ma:t̪a | -ya:ʔ | habasha:jiʔi | -n | |
| Indian | woman | -nom. | misspeak | -ing | |
the Indian woman is having slips of the tongue | |||||
| diwene | dashoyaʔ | t̪o: | bat̪'a | -y | ma:n | kawiya ma:t̪a | baʔade | |
| yesterday | young woman | me | speak | -past | she | girl | give birth | |
| jano | jano | -n | -t̪ʰin | mo:wal | ka:y | doʔo | -t̪ʰin | ma:n | kol | hu | -n | |
| word | speak | -ing | -not | him | also | insult | -not | she | away | go | -ing | |
she is going away (without) talking or insulting him | ||||||||||||