Northern Pomo Phrasicon

bich'uʔ jaxaʔant̪e mo:wal balay banema
	bich'uʔ	ja-	-xa	-ʔa	-nt̪e	mo:wal	balay	bane	-ma
	small	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.	-but	him	blood	flow	-cont.
even though he cut himself a little, he bled he cut himself a little but he (still) bled
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bishe maʔada mo:wal balay banewji
	bishe	maʔa	-da	mo:wal	balay	bane	-w	-ji
	meat	eat	-when	him	blood	flow	-dir.	-semelf.
when he was eating meat he started to bleed
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t̪iyi bishe maʔada t̪it̪i balay banewʔ hin mo:w he

t̪iyi

bishe

maʔa

-da

t̪it̪i

balay

bane

-w

-ʔ

-n

mo:w

he.logo.

meat

eat

-when

him.logo.

blood

flow

-dir.

-semelf.

say

-ing

say

he said he started bleeding when he was eating meat

ma:n bishe maʔaʔda ma:dal hamot̪u balay banewji

ma:n

bishe

maʔa

-ʔ

-da

ma:dal

-mo

-t̪u

balay

bane

-w

-ji

she

meat

eat

-semelf.

-when

her

mouth

-hole

-from

blood

flow

-dir.

-semelf.

when she ate meat just now, her mouth started to bleed

t̪iyi bishe maʔaʔda hamot̪u t̪it̪i balay banewʔ hin ma:n he

t̪iyi

bishe

maʔa

-ʔ

-da

-mo

-t̪u

t̪it̪i

balay

bane

-w

-ʔ

-n

ma:n

she.logo.

meat

eat

-semelf.

-when

mouth

-hole

-from

her.logo.

blood

flow

-dir.

-semelf.

say

-ing

she

say

when she ate meat her mouth started to bleed she said

balay banemant̪e ma:n bishena:m maʔa
	balay	bane	-ma	-nt̪e	ma:n	bishe	-na:m	maʔa
	blood	flow	-cont.	-but	she	meat	-the	eat
although she was bleeding, she ate the meat Edna said, "Someone would say that in reference to a woman - the Indian people forbid the eating of any meat while menstruating. That would be a taboo thing that she was doing."
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ba-tʰe ma:dal balay banemka daʔade
	ba-tʰe	ma:dal	balay	bane	-m	-ka	daʔa	-de
	her mother	her	blood	flow	-cont.	-cause	want	-present
her mother wants her to bleed
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ba-suʔ mo:wal mabaʔkan mo:wal balay banema
	ba-suʔ	mo:wal	ma-	-ba	-ʔ	-ka	-n	mo:wal	balay	bane	-ma
	his aunt	him	foot-	-hit	-semelf.	-cause	-ing	him	blood	flow	-cont.
his aunt kicked him so he is bleeding because his aunt kicked him, he is bleeding
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ʔa:mi-suʔ t̪o: mabaʔkan t̪o: balay banema
	ʔa:mi-suʔ	t̪o:	ma-	-ba	-ʔ	-ka	-n	t̪o:	balay	bane	-ma
	my aunt	me	foot	-hit	-semelf.	-cause	-ing	me	blood	flow	-cont.
my aunt kicked me so I am bleeding because my aunt kicked me, I am bleeding
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du: ja:ʔyajuʔ balay t̪ʰint̪a meʔ ʔal xamal banemkan

-yajuʔ

-t̪a

meʔ

ʔal

xamal

bane

-m

-ka

-n

different

person

-obl.

blood

not

-Q

char.

this

inside

flow

-cont.

-cause

-ing

a different person's blood, wasn't it, was made flow inside?
a blood transfusion was done

balay baneman
	balay	bane	-ma	-n
	blood	flow	-cont.	-ing
bleeding blood is flowing
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k'uhum haʔakan mo:wal balay banewji
	k'uhum	haʔaka	-n	mo:wal	balay	bane	-w	-ji
	white sedge root	trim	-ing	him	blood	flow	-dir.	-semelf.
while trimming white sedge roots, he started to bleed he started bleeding when trimming basket roots
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k'uhum haʔakda mo:wal balay banewji
	k'uhum	haʔak	-da	mo:wal	balay	bane	-w	-ji
	white sedge root	trim	-when	him	blood	flow	-dir.	-semelf.
while trimming white sedge roots, he started to bleed (2) he started bleeding when trimming basket roots (2)
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muu baha: xoljaden ʔal muu balay na nan mili ʔal pʰowal xama de:nʔan

muu

baha:

xol

-jade

-n

nan

-wi

de:n

-ʔa

-n

there

away

around

-run (plural)

-ing

this

there

blood

and

that

-with

this

them

track

trail

-passive

-ing

running away from there, there was blood, and they were tracked by that
when they ran away from there, there was blood, and that is how they were tracked

balay batsitji
	balay	batsitji
	blood	spurt
blood is spurting blood squirted
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balay pʰisitjin
	balay	pʰisitji	-n
	blood	squirt	-ing
splattering blood squirting blood spurting blood
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balay ba:tʰe banema
	balay	ba:tʰe	bane	-ma
	blood	much	flow	-cont.
bleeding a lot
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bich'uʔ mo:w ma:dal jaxa:t̪e ma:dal balay banewʔna

bich'uʔ

mo:w

ma:dal

ja-

-xa:

-t̪e

ma:dal

balay

bane

-w

-ʔ

-na

little

her

with knife-

-cut

-but

her

blood

flow

-dir.

-semelf.

-evid.

he cut her a little but (I) see she started to bleed
even though he (only) cut her a little, she started bleeding (I) see

mo:wal balay ba:tʰe banema
	mo:wal	balay	ba:tʰe	bane	-ma
	him	blood	lots	flow	-cont.
he is bleeding a lot
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bits'uʔ jaxaʔant̪e mo:wal balay ba:tʰe banema
	bits'uʔ	ja-	-xa	-ʔa	-n	-t̪e	mo:wal	balay	ba:tʰe	bane	-ma
	tiny	with knife-	-cut	-reflex.	-ing	-but	him	blood	lots	flow	-cont.
even though he (only) cut himself a little, he is bleeding a lot he gave himself a tiny cut but he bled a lot
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ma:dal balay ba:tʰe banema
	ma:dal	balay	ba:tʰe	bane	-ma
	her	blood	lots	flow	-cont.
she is bleeding a lot
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ma:dal balay banewji
	ma:dal	balay	bane	-w	-ji
	her	blood	flow	-dir.	-semelf.
she started bleeding
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balay ba:tʰe banewʔ
	balay	ba:tʰe	bane	-w	-ʔ
	blood	lots	flow	-dir.	-semelf.
start bleeding a lot
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balay baneman ma:n jima
	balay	bane	-ma	-n	ma:n	jima
	blood	flow	-cont.	-ing	she	sit
bleeding, she sat down she sat (because) she was bleeding
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t̪iʔ balay na hin ma:n he
	t̪iʔ	balay	na	hi	-n	ma:n	he
	her.logo.	blood	be	say	-ing	she	say
she said it is her blood
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t̪iʔ balay muu na hin ma:n he
	t̪iʔ	balay	muu	na	hi	-n	ma:n	he
	her.logo.	blood	there	be	say	-ing	she	say
she said it is her blood there
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ʔa: bishe maʔada t̪o: hamot̪u balay banewji

-da

-mo

-t̪u

balay

bane

-w

-ji

meat

eat

-when

mouth

-hole

-from

blood

flow

-dir.

-semelf.

when I ate meat, I started bleeding from my mouth
blood started flowing out of my mouth while I ate meat

t̪iyi bishe maʔaʔda t̪it̪i balay banewʔ
	t̪iyi	bishe	maʔa	-ʔ	-da	t̪it̪i	balay	bane	-w	-ʔ
	she.logo.	meat	eat	-semelf.	-when	her.logo.	blood	flow	-dir.	-semelf.
when she ate meat, she started bleeding Note: This can only be said if you know who you are talking about, having mentioned her in a previous sentence, as t̪iyi and t̪it̪i both need to refer to someone.
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ma:n bishe maʔada ma:dal balay banewji
	ma:n	bishe	maʔa	-da	ma:dal	balay	bane	-w	-ji
	she	meat	eat	-when	her	blood	flow	-dir.	-semelf.
when she ate meat, she started bleeding
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chiba:l t̪a balay banemaʔ
	chiba:	-l	t̪a	balay	bane	-ma	-ʔ
	who	-acc.	Q	blood	flow	-cont.	-Q
who is bleeding? who bled?
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