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39 search results found for '' in English.

ma-pʰane t̪it̪i baʔolkʰe mo:w t̪'aʔanye
	ma-pʰane	t̪it̪i	baʔol	-kʰe	mo:w	t̪'aʔan	-ye
	his daughter	him.logo.	call	-future	he	think	-past
he thought his daughter would call him
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ma-pʰane t̪it̪i baʔolkʰe mo:w t̪'aʔade
	ma-pʰane	t̪it̪i	baʔol	-kʰe	mo:w	t̪'aʔa	-de
	his daughter	him.logo.	call	-future	he	think	-present
he thinks his daughter will call him
EC

hayuna:mya:ʔ maʔadakʰe dineka
	hayu	-na:m	-ya:ʔ	maʔa	-dakʰe	dineka
	dog	-the	-nom.	food	-about	think
the dog is thinking about food
EC

ʔa: shinuʔkʰe t̪o: t̪'a
	ʔa:	shinu	-ʔ	-kʰe	t̪o:	t̪'a
	I	drunk	-semelf.	-future	me	think
I think I will get drunk
EC

beʔdiwe ʔa: shinuʔkʰe t̪o: t̪'a
	beʔdiwe	ʔa:	shinu	-ʔ	-kʰe	t̪o:	t̪'a
	tonight	I	drunk	-semelf.	-future	me	think
I think I will get drunk tonight
EC

t̪iyaʔ kawiya ba-tʰe pʰow dineka
	t̪iyaʔ	kawi	-ya	ba-tʰe	pʰow	dineka
	their.logo.	child	-plural	their mother	they	think
the mothers are thinking of their children
EC

t̪iʔ kawi ma:n dineka
	t̪iʔ	kawi	ma:n	dineka
	her.logo.	child	she	think
she thought of her child
EC

yem ʔul nant̪e ma-pʰane minʔi dakol nakan mo:w ma:dal min dode hin ba-tʰe t̪'a:ʔade

yem

ʔul

nant̪e

ma-pʰane

min

-ʔi

dakol

nakan

mo:w

ma:dal

min

dode

hi

-n

ba-tʰe

t̪'a:ʔad

-e

old

now

but

her daughter

thus

-adv.

wild

because

he

her

thus

make

say

-ing

her mother

think

-present

even though her daughter is old now, she is still wild; he made her that way, her mother thinks

EC

hayuna:mya:ʔ maʔa daket̪ dineka
	hayu	-na:m	-ya:ʔ	maʔa	daket̪	dineka
	dog	-the	-nom.	food	tough	think
the dog thought strongly about food
EC

mu:l maʔana:m ya dineka
	mu:l	maʔa	-na:m	ya	dineka
	that	food	-the	we	think
we thought about that food
ES

kaweyona:m maxahi mo:w pʰak ma:n t̪'aʔade
	kaweyo	-na:m	maxa	-hi	mo:w	pʰak	ma:n	t̪'aʔa	-de
	horse	-the	steal	-having	he	sell	she	think	-present
she thinks he stole and sold the horse having stolen the horse, he sold it, she thinks
EC

kawiya baana:mo:w kaweyona:m maxahi pʰakkʰe ma:n t̪'aʔade

kawiya baa

-na:m

-mo:w

kaweyo

-na:m

maxa

-hi

pʰak

-kʰe

ma:n

t̪'aʔa

-de

boy

-the

-he

horse

-the

steal

-having

sell

-future

she

think

-present

she thinks the boy stole and will sell the horse having stolen the horse, the boy will sell it, she thinks

EC

kawiya baana:mo:w kaweyona:m maxahi mo:w pʰakkʰe ma:n t̪'aʔade

kawiya baa

-na:m

-mo:w

kaweyo

-na:m

maxa

-hi

mo:w

pʰak

-kʰe

ma:n

t̪'aʔa

-de

boy

-the

-he

horse

-the

steal

-having

he

sell

-future

she

think

-present

she thinks the boy stole and will sell the horse (2) having stolen the horse, the boy will sell it, she thinks (2)

EC

k'edi mama mo:w na t̪a mit̪o t̪'a:ʔ
	k'edi	mama	mo:w	na	t̪a	mit̪o	t̪'a:	-ʔ
	good	look	he	be	Q	you	think	-Q
do you think he is good looking? do you think he looks good?
ES

mo:w bile:sh mama na t̪o: t̪'a
	mo:w	bile:sh	mama	na	t̪o:	t̪'a:
	he	pretty	look	be	me	think
he is good looking, I think I think he looks good
ES

ja:ʔ k'edi mo:w na t̪o: t̪'a:
	ja:ʔ	k'edi	mo:w	na	t̪o:	t̪'a:
	person	good	he	be	me	think
I think he is a good person
ES

ma:n mo:waʔ ja xawe:kʰe t̪o: t̪'a
	ma:n	mo:waʔ	ja	xawe:	-kʰe	t̪o:	t̪'a
	she	his	house	build	-future	me	think
I thought she would build him a house
EC

hamuu jama
	ha	-muu	ja	-ma
	mouth	-there	jump	-cont.
jump to one's mouth from Edna: "you say something unknowing, never thinking of what you're saying. (Or) searching for a word, then all of a sudden you remember it."
EC

t̪o: haw jamye
	t̪o:	ha	-w	ja	-m	-ye
	me	mouth	-dir.	jump	-cont.	-past
(it) jumped to my mouth from Edna: "you say something unknowing, never thinking of what you're saying. (Or) searching for a word, then all of a sudden you remember it."
EC

t̪o: hamuu jama
	t̪o:	ha	-muu	ja	-ma
	me	mouth	-there	jump	-cont.
(it) jumped to my mouth (2) from Edna: "you say something unknowing, never thinking of what you're saying. (Or) searching for a word, then all of a sudden you remember it."
EC

ts'it̪na:mya:ʔ yo:w pʰidiʔ t̪o: t̪'a nant̪e xamal japʰidi

ts'it̪

-na:m

-ya:ʔ

yo:w

pʰidi

-ʔ

t̪o:

t̪'a

nant̪e

xamal

ja

-pʰidi

bird

-the

-nom.

south

fly

-semelf.

me

think

but

back

house

-fly

I thought the bird flew south, but it flew back (here)

EC

ts'it̪na:m yo:w pʰidiʔ t̪o: t̪'a nat̪e xamal japʰidin

ts'it̪

-na:m

yo:w

pʰidi

-ʔ

t̪o:

t̪'a

nat̪e

xamal

ja

-pʰidi

-n

bird

-the

south

fly

-semelf.

me

think

but

back

house

-fly

-ing

I thought the bird flew south, but it is flying back (here)

EC

she:na:mu:l ʔal yaʔ kawiyana:meʔya:ʔ yaʔ dineʔt̪ʰin ʔal yaʔ ja:ʔ yemayna:meʔ na hin

she:

-na:m

-mu:l

ʔal

yaʔ

kawi

-ya

-na:m

-meʔ

-ya:ʔ

yaʔ

dine

-ʔ

-t̪ʰin

ʔal

yaʔ

ja:ʔ

yem

-ay

-na:m

-meʔ

na

hi

-n

now

-the

-that

this

our

child

-plural

-the

-char.

-nom.

us

think

-semelf.

-not

this

our

person

old

-plural

-the

-char.

be

say

-ing

today these children of ours do not think of us, of our elders, it's said nowadays, it's said that our children do not think of us, of our old people

EC

pʰow mu:l ʔuyu pʰit̪em k'edi na t̪o: t̪'a
	pʰow	mu:l	ʔuyu	pʰit̪e	-m	k'edi	na	t̪o:	t̪'a
	they	that	high	hang	-cont.	good	be	me	think
it would be good if they hung those up high, I think I think they better hang those up high
ES

chiba: t̪a t̪o: pʰewʔkʰeʔ hin t̪'aʔadin ʔa: muu mitin kadokadoman diyalin

chiba:

t̪a

t̪o:

pʰe

-w

-ʔ

-kʰe

-ʔ

hi

-n

t̪'aʔa

-di

-n

ʔa:

muu

miti

-n

kado

-kado

-ma

-n

diyali

-n

who

Q

me

pick up

-dir.

-semelf.

-future

-Q

say

-ing

think

-present

-ing

I

there

lie

-ing

roll

-redup.

-cont.

-ing

struggle

-ing

"who will pick me up?" I thought, lying there, rolling around, struggling (to get up)

EC

mu:lya:ʔ kʰe be:nmale t̪o: t̪'a
	mu:l	-ya:ʔ	kʰe	be:n	-male	t̪o:	t̪'a
	that	-nom.	song	sing	-could	me	think
that can sing, I think I think that could sing
EC

mu:l k'a: t̪o: t̪'at̪uway
	mu:l	k'a:	t̪o:	t̪'a	-t̪uway
	that	leave	me	think	-disc.mrkr.
I think he left that one
EC

mo:w xale yow jima t̪o: t̪'a
	mo:w	xale	yow	jima	t̪o:	t̪'a
	he	tree	under	sit	me	think
I think he is sitting under a tree he sits under the tree, I think
ES

masa:n ma:t̪a masa:n baa diyuʔ pʰot̪in meʔ ʔal pʰow k'o t̪iyaʔ ja:ʔ t̪'a:ʔanha

masa:n

ma:t̪a

masa:n

baa

diyuʔ

pʰo

-t̪i

-n

meʔ

ʔal

pʰow

k'o

t̪iyaʔ

ja:ʔ

t̪'a:ʔa

-nha

white person

woman

white person

man

lots

marry

-mev.

-ing

char.

this

they

not

their.logo.

person

think

-not

many of them marry white women and white men, they do not think of their own people

EC

Johnt̪u ma mits'elaʔade
	John	-t̪u	ma	mits'elaʔ	-ade
	John	-acc.	you	smile	-present
you smile at John you think John is cute
EC

mo:wal ma mits'elaʔade
	mo:wal	ma	mits'elaʔ	-ade
	him	you	smile	-present
you are smiling at him you think he is cute
EC

ts'it̪na:m yo:w pʰidiʔ t̪o: t̪'a
	ts'it̪	-na:m	yo:w	pʰidi	-ʔ	t̪o:	t̪'a
	bird	-the	south	fly	-semelf.	me	think
I thought the bird flew south
EC

jadewʔch'ada ʔawey t̪iyi tʰa:y hala hin mo:w t̪'aʔade

jade

-w

-ʔ

-ch'a

-da

ʔawey

t̪iyi

tʰa:y

hala

hi

-n

mo:w

t̪'aʔa

-de

run

-dir.

-semelf.

-plural (?)

-when

hope

he.logo.

win

if

say

-ing

he

think

-present

he hopes he wins the race when (they) run, he hopes to win

EC

ʔawey jadewʔch'ada ma:n tʰa:y hala hin mo:w t̪'aʔade

ʔawey

jade

-w

-ʔ

-ch'a

-da

ma:n

tʰa:y

hala

hi

-n

mo:w

t̪'aʔa

-de

hope

run

-dir.

-semelf.

-plural (?)

-when

she

win

if

say

-ing

he

think

-present

he hopes she wins the race when (they) run, he hopes she wins

EC

jadewʔch'ada ʔawey ʔa: tʰa:y hala hin mo:w t̪'aʔade

jade

-w

-ʔ

-ch'a

-da

ʔawey

ʔa:

tʰa:y

hala

hi

-n

mo:w

t̪'aʔa

-de

run

-dir.

-semelf.

-plural (?)

-when

hope

I

win

if

say

-ing

he

think

-present

"I hope I win the race," he thought he thought, "when (we) run, I hope I win"

EC

ma:n ma: sha: mil ʔanu ma: sha: ma:n na
	ma:n	ma: sha:	mil	ʔanu	ma: sha:	ma:n	na
	she	smart	that	comparative	intelligent	she	be
she is smarter than she (thinks) she is she knows more than she thinks
EC

ma: sha:t̪ʰinant̪e t̪iyi ma: sha: ma:n t̪'aʔade
	ma: sha:	-t̪ʰin	-nant̪e	t̪iyi	ma: sha:	ma:n	t̪'aʔa	-de
	smart	-not	-but	she.logo.	intelligent	she	think	-present
she thinks she is smart but she is not she is not intelligent even though she thinks she is
EC

mashon ʔa: habasha:jiʔi
	mashon	ʔa:	habasha:jiʔi
	dumb	I	misspeak
stupidly, I made a mistake speaking I said something I shouldn't have without thinking
EC

mashon ʔa: muu maka:la
	mashon	ʔa:	muu	ma-	-ka:	-la
	without thinking	I	there	foot-	-step	-down
without thinking, I stepped down there I stupidly stepped down in there
EC