ʔul | ʔa: | xadi | jano | -na:m | |
now | I | get | word | -the | |
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 | |||||||||
miʔ | jano | -na:m | ʔa: | k'o | sha: | -nha | |
your | language | -the | I | not | know | -not | |
ʔa: | k'o | miʔ | jano | -na:m | sha: | -nha | |
I | not | your | language | -the | know | -not | |
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!” | |||||||||||||
panyol | ʔa: | jano | -n | -male | |
Spanish | I | speak | -ing | -could | |
panyol | jano | -n | t̪o: | shuʔu: | -ji | -ʔi | |
Spanish | speak | -ing | me | forget | -semelf. | -reflex. | |
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 | |
ʔa: | jano | jano | -n | -da | ma | t̪o: | pʰika:yak' | yeʔ | na | |
I | word | talk | -ing | -when | you | me | laugh at | only | be | |
ʔa: | jano | -jano | -n | -da | t̪o: | ma | pʰika:yaka | |
I | word | -talk | -ing | -when | me | you | laugh at | |
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. | |||||||||
diyuʔ | jano | -na:m | nakan | ʔa: | k'o | sha: | -nha | |
lots | word | -the | because | I | not | know | -not | |
I don't know because there are so many words | ||||||||
kʰe | jano | -na:m | -mu:l | ʔawey | ʔa: | sho | -ʔ | -hala | hi | -n | t̪o: | t̪'a | |
my | language | -the | -that | hope | I | hear | -semelf. | -hope | say | -ing | me | feel | |
I hope I hear my language again, I feel | |||||||||||||