baa | kol | mo:w | na | |
man | tall | he | be | |
kol | ʔa: | na | |
tall | I | be | |
xale | kol | mina: | ts'it̪ | -na:m | jima | |
tree | tall | on top of | bird | -the | sit | |
mu:l | baa | -na:m | -mil | ʔanu | kol | ʔa:mi-tʰe | -nay | mo:wal | ya | jadi | |
that | man | -the | -from.that | comparative | tall | my mother | -the | him | we | see | |
ma-tʰe | -ʔ | ʔanu | kol | ma:n | na | |
her mother | -obl. | comparative | tall | she | be | |
ma:dal ma-she:k | -na:m | -ma:n | ma:daʔ | ma-she: | -ʔ | ʔanu | kol | na | |
her niece | -the | -she | her | her aunt | -obl. | comparative | tall | be | |
ma:dal ma-she:k | -na:m | -ma:n | ma:daʔ | ʔanu | kol | na | |
her niece | -the | -she | her | comparative | tall | be | |
her niece is taller than she is | |||||||
ma-she: | -ʔ | ʔanu | kol | ma:n | na | |
her aunt | -obl. | comparative | tall | she | be | |
selka | kol | -ay | ne | -ma | -n | |
fence | tall | -plural | put | -cont. | -ing | |
building long fences | ||||||
ma:t̪a | kol | -ay | nant̪e | ya: | t'iko: | -t̪ay | ba-pʰane | na | |
woman | tall | -plural | but | leg | short | -plural | her daughter | be | |
jano | pul | jano | -n | -t̪ʰin | mo:w | meʔ | na | -y | |
word | straight | talk | -ing | -not | he | char. | be | -past | |
This was said in reference to a young child who tells an obviously exaggerated story or tall tale. | |||||||||
xale | kol | -na:m | -yajuʔ | sha: | |
tree | tall | -the | -obl. | branch | |
the branch of the tall tree | |||||
badul | kol | Cathy | na | |
lots | tall | Cathy | be | |
Cathy is very tall | ||||
ja:ʔ | kol | mo:w | na | |
person | tall | he | be | |
kol | mo:w | na | |
tall | he | be | |
ʔul | kol | -ama | -de | |
now | long | -cont. | -present | |
(it) is going to get long now | ||||
hay | kol | |
stick | long | |
tall stick | ||
badul | kol | -t̪ʰin | na | |
lots | long | -not | be | |
(it) is not very long | ||||
ma:t̪a | kol | ma:n | na | |
woman | tall | she | be | |
ma:n | kol | ch'o: | -j | -ade | |
she | tall | become | -semelf. | -present | |
she is going to become tall | |||||
kol | ma:n | na | |
tall | she | be | |
badul | kol | ma:n | meʔ | na | -y | |
lots | tall | she | char. | be | -past | |
she was very tall | ||||||
badul | kol | ma:n | na | |
lots | tall | she | be | |
she is too tall | ||||
ja:ʔ | kol | |
person | tall | |
ma:t̪a | kol | |
woman | tall | |
kol | ma:t̪a | |
tall | woman | |
ma:t̪a | kol | -ay | |
woman | tall | -plural | |
ʔul | mu:l | kol | -ay | ch'o: | na | |
now | that | long | -plural | become | be | |
now those have become long | ||||||
mu:l | kol | -ama | |
that | long | -cont. | |
that got long | |||
mu:l | kol | -ama | -de | |
that | tall | -cont. | -present | |
that is going to get long | ||||
kol | -nay | -mu:l | |
long | -the | -that | |
that long one | |||
badul | kol | -t̪ʰin | ʔe: pʰol | na | |
lots | long | -not | hairbrush | be | |
Hairbrush is not too tall note: Hairbrush is an Indian name Edna gave to someone | |||||
kol | -na:m | |
long | -the | |
the long one | ||
kawi | -ya | kol | -ay | -na:m | |
child | -plural | tall | -plural | -the | |
ma:t̪a | kol | -na:m | |
woman | tall | -the | |
ma:t̪a | kol | -ay | -na:m | |
woman | tall | -plural | -the | |
xale | kol | |
tree | tall | |
bo:w | ja:ʔ | -na:m | -mil | ʔanu | kol | dakosaʔ | -na:m | na | |
here | person | -the | -that | comparative | tall | young man | -the | be | |
the young man is the tallest among the people here | |||||||||
bo:w | ja:ʔ | -na:m | -mil | ʔanu | kol | dakosaʔ | -na:m | -mo:w | na | |
here | person | -the | -that | comparative | tall | young man | -the | -he | be | |
the young man is the tallest among the people here (2) | ||||||||||
ja:ʔ | kol | -ay | pʰow | na | |
person | tall | -plural | they | be | |
mo:waʔ | ʔanu | kol | -ay | pʰow | na | |
him | comparative | tall | -plural | they | be | |
mu:l | kol | -ay | na | |
that | tall | -plural | be | |
those are long | ||||
ja:ʔ | kol | -ay | ya | na | |
person | tall | -plural | we | be | |
matu: | -na:m | -yajuʔ | ʔanu | kol | baa | -nay | -mu:l | ya | jadi | |
doctor | -the | -obl. | comparative | tall | man | -the | -that | we | see | |
kol | -ay | maa | na | |
tall | -plural | you (plural) | be | |
ma:t̪a | kol | ma | na | |
woman | tall | you | be | |
kol | ma | na | |
tall | you | be | |
kadeyon | -na:m | -mu:l | mu:l | mansuʔ | mu:l | -yajul | siiya | ne | -m | -ka | -n | |
stallion | -the | -that | that | tame | that | -acc. | saddle | put | -cont. | -cause | -ing | |
putting a saddle on that stallion to domesticate it | ||||||||||||