Northern Pomo Phrasicon

ko:t̪u bayokʔa ko:t̪u bayinʔa
	ko:t̪u	bayok	-ʔa	ko:t̪u	bayin	-ʔa
	all prevailing spirit	tell	-passive	all prevailing spirit	teach	-passive
told by the spirits, taught by the spirits
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ko:t̪u t̪o: kʰe hoya
	ko:t̪u	t̪o:	kʰe	ho	-ya
	all prevailing spirit	me	song	give	-passive
from the spirits, I was given a song
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kawi lot̪'na:myajul ya:na:m kimuna:mil ʔanu t'iko: na
	kawi lot̪'	-na:m	-yajul	ya:	-na:m	kimu	-na:m	-mil	ʔanu	t'iko:	na
	baby	-the	-acc.	leg	-the	arm	-the	-from.that	comparative	short	be
the baby's legs are shorter than its arms
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ʔa:mi-ko:dal ʔa: baʔole
	ʔa:mi-ko:d	-al	ʔa:	baʔole
	my brother-in-law	acc.	I	call
I called my brother-in-law
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shako:do boʔon
	shako:do	boʔo	-n
	rabbit	hunt	-ing
hunting rabbit
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ma-tʰel ya:na:mil ʔanu t'iko:t̪ay ma:daʔ ya: na
	ma-tʰe	-l	ya:	-na:m	-mil	ʔanu	t'iko:	-t̪ay	ma:daʔ	ya:	na
	her mother	-acc.	leg	-the	-from.that	comparative	short	-plural	her	leg	be
her legs are shorter than her mother's legs
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ma-tʰeʔ ya:na:mil ʔanu t'iko:t̪ay ma:dal mu:l na
	ma-tʰe	-ʔ	ya:	-na:m	-mil	ʔanu	t'iko:	-t̪ay	ma:dal	mu:l	na
	her mother	-obl.	leg	-the	-from.that	comparative	short	-plural	her	that	be
hers are shorter than her mother's legs her (legs) are are shorter than her mother's legs
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ba-tʰel ya: kolay nat̪e ma:dal du:l meʔ ya: t'iko:t̪ay nay

ba-tʰe

-l

ya:

kol

-ay

nat̪e

meʔ

-t̪ay

-y

her mother

-acc.

leg

long

-plural

but

her

other

char.

leg

short

-plural

-past

her mother's legs were long but hers, on the other hand, were short

ba-tʰel ya: meʔ kolay nay nat̪e ma:dalna:m ya: t'iko:t̪ay nan

ba-tʰe

-l

ya:

meʔ

kol

-ay

-y

nat̪e

ma:dal

-na:m

ya:

t'iko:

-t̪ay

-n

her mother

-acc.

leg

char.

long

-plural

-past

but

her

-the

leg

short

-plural

-ing

her mother's legs were long but hers are short

ʔa:mi-ko:n k'o yehen t̪o: k'o da:nha
	ʔa:mi-ko:n	k'o	yehen	t̪o:	k'o	da:	-nha
	my brother-in-law	thing	do	me	not	like	-not
I do not like what my brother-in-law is doing
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ʔa:mi-ko:dal ʔa: jadi
	ʔa:mi-ko:d	-al	ʔa:	jadi
	my brother-in-law	-acc.	I	see
I saw my brother-in-law
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ma:dal ya: ch'a: t'iko: na
	ma:dal	ya:	ch'a:	t'iko:	na
	her	leg	one	short	be
her one leg is short one of her legs is short
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ya: ch'a: t'iko: meʔ ma:n nay
	ya:	ch'a:	t'iko:	meʔ	ma:n	na	-y
	leg	one	short	char.	she	be	-past
she had one short leg one of her legs was short
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ma:t̪a kolay nant̪e ya: t'iko:t̪ay ba-pʰane na
	ma:t̪a	kol	-ay	nant̪e	ya:	t'iko:	-t̪ay	ba-pʰane	na
	woman	tall	-plural	but	leg	short	-plural	her daughter	be
(they) are tall women, but the daughter's legs are short
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Tuffy shako:do mishe
	Tuffy	shako:do	mishe
	Tuffy	rabbit	smell
Tuffy smells a rabbit
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shako:dona:meʔ xoldidit̪in
	shako:do	-na:m	-meʔ	xol	-didi	-t̪i	-n
	rabbit	-the	-char.	around	-chase	-mev.	-ing
chasing around rabbits chasing rabbits around and around
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mu:l shako:dona:mu:l mo:w didiji
	mu:l	shako:do	-na:m	-mu:l	mo:w	didi	-ji
	that	rabbit	-the	-that	he	chase	-semelf.
he chased that rabbit he started chasing that rabbit
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mu:lna:m shako:do na
	mu:l	-na:m	shako:do	na
	that	-the	rabbit	be
that one is a rabbit
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shako:dona:mu:l xoldidin
	shako:do	-na:m	-mu:l	xol	-didi	-n
	rabbit	-the	-that	around	-chase	-ing
chasing around that rabbit
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shako:dona:m t'ikan
	shako:do	-na:m	t'ika	-n
	rabbit	-the	trap	-ing
trapping the rabbit ensnaring the rabbit
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habe: t̪a shako:donay naʔ
	habe:	t̪a	shako:do	-nay	na	-ʔ
	where	Q	rabbit	-the	be	-Q
where is that rabbit?
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ma:daʔ t̪ʰana ts'u:t̪u t̪ʰana hech' t'iko: na
	ma:daʔ	t̪ʰana ts'u:	-t̪u	t̪ʰana hech'	t'iko:	na
	her	finger	-loc.	fingernail	short	be
her finger's nail is short
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t̪ʰana ts'u: ch'a:t̪u ma:dal t̪ʰana hech' t'iko: na
	t̪ʰana ts'u:	ch'a:	-t̪u	ma:dal	t̪ʰana hech'	t'iko:	na
	finger	one	-loc.	her	fingernail	short	be
her fingernail on her one finger is short one of her fingernails is short
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t̪ʰana ts'u:t̪u ma:dal ch'a:t̪u t̪ʰana hech' t'iko: na
	t̪ʰana ts'u:	-t̪u	ma:dal	ch'a:	-t̪u	t̪ʰana hech'	t'iko:	na
	finger	-loc.	her	one	-loc.	fingernail	short	be
her fingernail on her one finger is short (2) one of her fingernails is short (2)
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ko:kʰe
	ko:	-kʰe
	out	-from
from outdoors from the wild
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ko:kʰe k'odakolay mo:w xoldit̪e
	ko:	-kʰe	k'odakol	-ay	mo:w	xol	-dit̪e
	out	-from	animal	-plural	he	around	-chase
he chases around wild animals
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ko:kʰe k'odakolay ma:n xoldit̪e
	ko:	-kʰe	k'odakol	-ay	ma:n	xol	-dit̪e
	out	-from	animal	-plural	she	around	-chase
she chases around wild animals
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ko:kʰe k'odakol
	ko:	-kʰe	k'odakol
	out	-from	animal
wild animal
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ko:kʰe k'odakolay
	ko:	-kʰe	k'odakol	-ay
	out	-from	animal	-plural
wild animals
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tsin t̪a ma: ko:jiʔ
	tsin	t̪a	ma:	ko:	-ji	-ʔ
	how	Q	things	happen	-semelf.	-Q
what happened?
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tsin t̪a ko:ʔnaʔ
	tsin	t̪a	ko:	-ʔ	-na	-ʔ
	how	Q	happen	-semelf.	-evid.	-Q
what happened? (2)
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tsin t̪a ko:jiʔ
	tsin	t̪a	ko:	-ji	-ʔ
	how	Q	happen	-semelf.	-Q
what happened? (3)
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tsin t̪a mit̪o ko:jiʔ
	tsin	t̪a	mit̪o	ko:	-ji	-ʔ
	how	Q	you	happen	-semelf.	-Q
what happened to you?
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mu:l sho:wjin ma:dal xamal ts'i ko:ma
	mu:l	sho:w	-ji	-n	ma:dal	xamal	ts'i	ko:	-ma
	that	hear	-semelf.	-ing	her	inside	ripe	happen	-cont.
hearing that, she got upset she felt anxious hearing that
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mo:wal dats'apjiyada t̪o: xamal ts'i ko:ma
	mo:wal	da-	-ts'ap	-ji	-ya	-da	t̪o:	xamal	ts'i	ko:	-ma
	him	hand-	-slap	-semelf.	-passive	-when	me	inside	ripe	happen	-cont.
when he was slapped, I felt upset I got anxious when (they) slapped him
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mo:w ma:dal dats'apjida t̪o: xamal ts'i ko:ma
	mo:w	ma:dal	da-	-ts'ap	-ji	-da	t̪o:	xamal	ts'i	ko:	-ma
	he	her	hand-	-slap	-semelf.	-when	me	inside	ripe	happen	-cont.
when he slapped her I got upset I felt anxious when he slapped her
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Johnt̪u xamal ts'i ko:ma
	John	-t̪u	xamal	ts'i	ko:	-ma
	John	-acc.	inside	ripe	happen	-cont.
John is upset John is anxious
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t̪o: xamal ts'i ko:ma
	t̪o:	xamal	ts'i	ko:	-ma
	me	inside	ripe	happen	-cont.
I am anxious I feel upset
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shako:dona:meʔ xol didit̪in
	shako:do	-na:m	-meʔ	xol	didi	-t̪i	-n
	rabbit	-the	-char.	around	chase	-mev.	-ing
chasing the rabbit around again and again running around after rabbits
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