
| mo:w | dina:ma | |
| he | choke | |
| mo:wal | dina:ma | |
| him | choke | |
| t̪iʔ | kidi | -na:m | mo:w | ʔanu | -kʰe | t̪iyish | yehe: | -de | |
| his.logo. | cat | -the | he | comparative | -from | bad | do | -present | |
he takes care of his cats even worse | |||||||||
| t̪iʔ | kidi | -na:m | mo:w | hayu | -na:m | -mil | ʔanu | k'edi | pʰidi | |
| his.logo. | cat | -the | he | dog | -the | -from.that | comparative | good | take care of | |
he takes care of his cats better than the dogs | ||||||||||
| kidi | -na:m | ja | -w | -hu | -n | |
| cat | -the | in | -dir. | -go | -ing | |
| kidi | -na:m | ja | -w | -hu | -j | -ade | |
| cat | -the | in | -dir. | -go | -semelf. | -present | |
| nan | mu:l | t̪it̪i | kawi | -ya | ma-maʔakt̪a | -na:m | pʰowal | pʰik'a | k'edi | -na:m | ʔa: | maal | diley | da- | -yoy | -ka | daʔa | -de | |
| and | that | her.logo. | child | -plural | grandchildren (son's children) | -the | them | basket | good | -the | I | you.plural | all | hand- | -gather | -cause | want | -present | |
| mo:w | dina:ma | -nhe | |
| he | choke | -evid. | |
| mo:wal | dina:ma | -nhe | |
| him | choke | -evid. | |
| mo:wal | dina:m | -do | |
| him | choke | -evid. | |
| mo:w | dina:m | -do | |
| he | choke | -evid. | |
| kadi | -na:m | da- | -yo:yi | -m | |
| hay | -the | hand- | -gather | -command | |
gather the grass! (command) | |||||
| kadi | -na:m | |
| hay | -the | |
| jadi | -m | mu:l | kidi | -na:m | ja | -w | na | |
| see | -command | that | cat | -the | house | -dir. | be | |
see, there is that cat inside! | ||||||||
| k'edi | -na:m | ʔa: | dat̪iya | -de | |
| good | -the | I | sort | -present | |
I am going to pick out the good ones | |||||
| k'edi | -na:m | ʔa: | dat̪iyi | |
| good | -the | I | sort | |
I picked out the good ones | ||||
| t'iin | jima | -da | t̪o: | ch'idi | -na:m | -mi: | ditʰal | -ka | |
| long time | sit | -when | me | back | -the | -there | hurt | -cause | |
my back hurts when I sit for too long | |||||||||
| t̪o: | k'on | -da | jini: | dina:ma | |
| me | throat | -at | bread | choke | |
I am choking on bread in my throat | |||||
| baa | ma | diwene | jadi | -na:m | -mo:w | ʔal | wa:de | |
| man | you | yesterday | see | -the | -he | this | walk | |
the man who you saw yesterday is walking this (way) | ||||||||
| ma:n | jadi | -na:m | -mo:w | |
| she | see | -the | -he | |
| kidi | -na:m | -ya:ʔ | ha:ch'u:l | -ama | -ʔa | |
| cat | -the | -nom. | yawn | -cont. | -reflex. | |
the cat yawns | ||||||
| ch'a:t̪ukan | t̪o | -t̪a | -w | -jan | -da | ch'idi | -na:m | -mi: | ditʰali | -n | |
| occasionally | stand | -mev. | -dir. | -semelf. | -when | back | -the | -there | hurt | -ing | |
occasionally, when standing up, (my) back hurts | |||||||||||
| don | wa:de | don | wa:de | don | pʰow | pʰila: | -de | dina: | -ʔ | -ji | -m | dina: | -ʔ | -ji | -m | |
| boss | walk | boss | walk | boss | they | go.plural | -present | hide | -reflex. | -semelf. | -command | hide | -reflex. | -semelf. | -command | |
This was said to Indian girls in camp when white soldiers were coming | ||||||||||||||||