Northern Pomo Phrasicon

ma-ʔel ba-baʔakt̪ana:m pʰow
	ma-ʔe	-l	ba-baʔakt̪a	-na:m	pʰow
	his father	-acc.	grandchildren (son's children)	-the	they
his father's grandchildren her father's grandchildren their father's grandchildren
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yaʔ ma-ʔenamo:w t̪o: xa:pʰit'aʔade
	yaʔ ma-ʔe	-na:m	-mo:w	t̪o:	xa:pʰit'aʔa	-de
	our father	-the	-he	me	pity	-present
our father has mercy on me our father pities me
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pʰow ma-ʔel jadi
	pʰow	ma-ʔe	-l	jadi
	they	their father	-acc.	see
they saw their father
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ma-ʔel mo:w jadi
	ma-ʔe	-l	mo:w	jadi
	his father	-acc.	he	see
he saw his father
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ma-ʔel pʰow jadi
	ma-ʔe	-l	pʰow	jadi
	their father	-acc.	they	see
they saw their father (2)
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mo:w ma-ʔel jadi
	mo:w	ma-ʔe	-l	jadi
	he	his father	-acc.	see
he saw his father (2)
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pʰow ma-tʰel nan ma-ʔel nan jadi
	pʰow	ma-tʰe	-l	nan	ma-ʔe	-l	nan	jadi
	they	their mother	-acc.	and	their father	-acc.	and	see
they saw their mother and father
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ma-ʔe nin pʰow k'ot̪am pʰiliji
	ma-ʔe	nin	pʰow	k'ot̪am	pʰili	-ji
	her father	and	they	swim	go.plural	-semelf.
she went swimming with her father
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muukʰe ma-ʔe nakan pʰow muu pʰon
	muu	-kʰe	ma-ʔe	nakan	pʰow	muu	pʰo	-n
	there	-from	their father	because	they	there	live (plural)	-ing
because their father is from there, they are living there
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yaʔ ma-ʔena:mo:wal ma lowmoʔon
	yaʔ ma-ʔe	-na:m	-mo:wal	ma	low	-moʔo	-n
	our father	-the	-him	you	talk	-recip.	-ing
you are talking to our father
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ma-ʔena:mu:l be: yo:wkʰe balaw nan yowxayaʔma:kʰe balaw

ma-ʔe

-na:m

-mu:l

be:

-kʰe

-n

-kʰe

her father

-the

-that

dir.

south

-from

half

-ing

Ukiah

-from

half

her father was half from the south, half from Ukiah

na:maʔ ma-tʰe pʰowal ma-ʔe pʰowal kawiyana:mpʰow daxat̪e
	na:maʔ	ma-tʰe	pʰowal	ma-ʔe	pʰowal	kawi	-ya	-na:m	pʰow	daxa	-t̪e
	always	their mother	them	their father	them	child	-plural	-the	they	help	-mev.
the children always help their mothers and fathers
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ma-tʰe pʰowal ma-ʔe pʰowal kawiyana:mpʰow daxat̪e
	ma-tʰe	pʰowal	ma-ʔe	pʰowal	kawi	-ya	-na:m	-pʰow	daxa	-t̪e
	their mother	them	their father	them	child	-plural	-the	-they	help	-mev.
the children help their mothers and fathers
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ma-ʔel shit̪i
	ma-ʔe	-l	shit̪i
	his father	-acc.	name
named after his father
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yo:w sal nam xa:pʰit'ayakʰe ʔa: na t̪o: xa:pʰit'am yaʔ ma-ʔena:mo:w

yo:w sal nam

xa:pʰit'a

-ya

-kʰe

-m

-na:m

-mo:w

bless you!

pity

-passive

-future

pity

-command

our father

-the

-he

be healthful! I will be pitied, have pity on me, our father.
This is a short prayer of thanks for food that is not everyday fare

ma-ʔel mayi:ʔ mo:w na
	ma-ʔe	-l	mayi:	-ʔ	mo:w	na
	his father	-acc.	act like	-semelf.	he	be
he takes after his father he acts like his father
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t̪i ma-ʔe mama
	t̪i	ma-ʔe	mama
	as if	their father	look
look like one's father
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ma-ʔel mayi:ʔ
	ma-ʔe	-l	mayi:	-ʔ
	his father	-acc.	take after	-semelf.
take after one's father act like one's father
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