nan | tsinan | t̪a | ma | k'o | ji | -na:m | maʔa | -nha | -ʔ | |
and | why | Q | you | not | lice | -the | eat | -not | -Q | |
nan | tsinan | t̪a | ma | k'o | ji | -na:m | maʔa | -nha | -ʔ | |
and | why | Q | you | not | lice | -the | eat | -not | -Q | |
tsinan | t̪a | -m | ʔa:mi-de: | t̪o: | pʰika:y | -ak | yeʔ | na | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | my older sister | me | laugh | -cause | only | be | -Q | |
why does my older sister only laugh at me? | ||||||||||
tsinan | t̪a | -m | kasili | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | cold | -Q | |
how come that is cold? | |||||
tsinan | t̪a | -m | pʰowal | bitsibitsi | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | them | itch | -Q | |
why were they itchy? | ||||||
tsinan | t̪a | -m | sima | pʰi- | -t̪'a | -n | |
why | Q | -that | sleepy | with eyes- | -feel | -ing | |
why do you feel sleepy? | |||||||
tsinan | t̪a | -m | pʰow | t̪o: | pʰika:yama | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | they | me | laugh (plural) | -Q | |
tsinan | t̪a | -m | t̪o: | pʰow | pʰika:yama | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | me | they | laugh (plural) | -Q | |
tsinan | t̪a | -m | ya | mo:wal | pʰika:yama | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | we | him | laugh (plural) | -Q | |
tsinan | t̪a | -m | ya | mit̪o | pʰika:yama | -ʔ | |
why | Q | -that | we | you | laugh (plural) | -Q | |
tsinan | t̪a | ya | mit̪o | pʰika:yama | -ʔ | |
why | Q | we | you | laugh (plural) | -Q | |
ʔa: | k'o | sha: | -nha | tsinan | pʰow | mu:l | sha: | -t̪a | |
I | not | know | -not | how | they | that | know | -mev. | |
tsinan | t̪a | ʔa: | sha: | -ʔ | |
how | Q | I | know | -Q | |
how do I know? | |||||
doctor | -ya:ʔ | ka:y | t̪o: | k'o | tsinan | -nha | -n | |
doctor | -nom. | also | me | not | why | -not | -ing | |
tsinan | t̪a | -m | pʰowal | mishe | -t̪a | -ka | -ʔ | |
how | Q | -that | them | sweat | -mev. | -cause | -Q | |
how is it they're sweating? | ||||||||