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-w

-ʔ

-n

mo:w

he.logo.

meat

eat

-when

him.logo.

blood

flow

-dir.

-semelf.

say

-ing

say

he said he started bleeding when he was eating meat

ma:n bishe maʔaʔda ma:dal hamot̪u balay banewji

ma:n

bishe

maʔa

-ʔ

-da

ma:dal

-mo

-t̪u

-w

-ji

she

meat

eat

-semelf.

-when

her

mouth

-hole

-from

blood

flow

-dir.

-semelf.

when she ate meat just now, her mouth started to bleed

t̪iyi bishe maʔaʔda hamot̪u t̪it̪i balay banewʔ hin ma:n he

t̪iyi

bishe

maʔa

-ʔ

-da

-mo

-t̪u

t̪it̪i

-w

-ʔ

-n

ma:n

she.logo.

meat

eat

-semelf.

-when

mouth

-hole

-from

her.logo.

blood

flow

-dir.

-semelf.

say

-ing

she

say

when she ate meat her mouth started to bleed she said

balay banemant̪e ma:n bishena:m maʔa
	balay	bane	-ma	-nt̪e	ma:n	bishe	-na:m	maʔa
	blood	flow	-cont.	-but	she	meat	-the	eat
although she was bleeding, she ate the meat
EC

mits'elʔatilay pʰow na
	mits'elʔatil	-ay	pʰow	na
	cute	-plural	they	be
they are cute
EC

mits'elʔatilay pʰowal ʔuymo na
	mits'elʔatil	-ay	pʰowal	ʔuymo	na
	cute	-plural	them	face	be
they have cute faces (3) their faces are cute (3)
EC

ba-tʰe ma:dal balay banemka daʔade
	ba-tʰe	ma:dal	balay	bane	-m	-ka	daʔa	-de
	her mother	her	blood	flow	-cont.	-cause	want	-present
her mother wants her to bleed
EC

ba-tʰel ya: kolay nat̪e ma:dal du:l meʔ ya: t'iko:t̪ay nay

ba-tʰe

-l

ya:

-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

-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

ba-suʔ mo:wal mabaʔkan mo:wal balay banema
	ba-suʔ	mo:wal	ma-	-ba	-ʔ	-ka	-n	mo:wal	balay	bane	-ma
	his aunt	him	foot-	-hit	-semelf.	-cause	-ing	him	blood	flow	-cont.
his aunt kicked him so he is bleeding because his aunt kicked him, he is bleeding
EC

ʔa:mi-suʔ t̪o: mabaʔkan t̪o: balay banema
	ʔa:mi-suʔ	t̪o:	ma-	-ba	-ʔ	-ka	-n	t̪o:	balay	bane	-ma
	my aunt	me	foot	-hit	-semelf.	-cause	-ing	me	blood	flow	-cont.
my aunt kicked me so I am bleeding because my aunt kicked me, I am bleeding
EC

selka kolay neman
	selka	kol	-ay	ne	-ma	-n
	fence	tall	-plural	put	-cont.	-ing
putting up tall fences building long fences
ES

badul kolay mo:wal t̪ʰana he:ch' na
	badul	kol	-ay	mo:wal	t̪ʰana he:ch'	na
	lots	long	-plural	him	fingernail	be
his fingernails are too long
EC

t̪ʰana he:ch' kolay t̪it̪i naʔkan ma:n subu jaxaʔa

t̪ʰana he:ch'

-ay

t̪it̪i

-ʔ

-ka

-n

ma:n

subu

jaxa

-ʔa

fingernail

long

-plural

her.logo.

-semelf.

-cause

-ing

she

three

cut

-reflex.

because her fingernails got long, she cut three of them

t̪it̪i t̪ʰana he:ch' kolay subu nakan ma:n jaxaʔa
	t̪it̪i	t̪ʰana he:ch'	kol	-ay	subu	nakan	ma:n	jaxa	-ʔa
	her.logo.	fingernail	long	-plural	three	because	she	cut	-reflex.
because three of her fingernails were long, she cut them
EC

t̪ʰana he:ch' kolay mit̪o na
	t̪ʰana he:ch'	kol	-ay	mit̪o	na
	fingernail	long	-plural	you	be
your fingernails are long you have long fingernails
EC

du: ja:ʔyajuʔ balay t̪ʰint̪a meʔ ʔal xamal banemkan

du:

ja:ʔ

-yajuʔ

t̪ʰin

-t̪a

meʔ

ʔal

xamal

-m

-ka

-n

different

person

-obl.

blood

not

-Q

char.

this

inside

flow

-cont.

-cause

-ing

a different person's blood, wasn't it, was made flow inside?
a blood transfusion was done

balay baneman
	balay	bane	-ma	-n
	blood	flow	-cont.	-ing
bleeding blood is flowing
ES

lay michon
	lay	micho	-n
	callus	become	-ing
becoming callused
AL

lay mu:l na
	lay	mu:l	na
	hard	that	be
that is hard that is thick
EC

k'o layna:m
	k'o	lay	-na:m
	thing	thick	-the
the thick thing the hard thing
ES

lay k'ona:m
	lay	k'o	-na:m
	hard	thing	-the
the hard thing (2) the thick thing (2)
ES

lay kat̪'a
	lay	ka-	-t̪'a
	hard	by eating-	-seem
(it) tastes hard
ES

ch'a: lay kat̪'a
	ch'a:	lay	ka-	-t̪'a
	one	hard	by eating-	-seem
one tastes hard
ES

layay kat̪'a
	lay	-ay	ka-	-t̪'a
	hard	-plural	by eating-	-seem
(those) taste hard
ES

mu:l layay kat̪'a
	mu:l	lay	-ay	ka-	-t̪'a
	that	hard	-plural	by eating-	-seem
those taste hard
ES

mu:l subuna:m lay kat̪'a
	mu:l	subu	-na:m	lay	ka-	-t̪'a
	that	three	-the	hard	by eating-	-seem
those three taste hard
ES

mu:l ch'a:na:m lay kat̪'a
	mu:l	ch'a:	-na:m	lay	ka-	-t̪'a
	that	one	-the	hard	by eating-	-seem
that one tastes hard
ES

diwene mo:w ja:lay
	diwene	mo:w	ja:	-la	-y
	yesterday	he	jump	-down	-past
he jumped down yesterday
ES

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
EC

ya: pulay mit̪o na
	ya:	pul	-ay	mit̪o	na
	leg	straight	-plural	you	be
you have straight legs
EC

tʰuʔulayt̪ʰin
	tʰuʔul	-ay	-t̪ʰin
	old	-plural	-not
not old (things) ones (that are) not old
EC

tʰuʔulay jano
	tʰuʔul	-ay	jano
	old	-plural	word
old stories old words
ES

masa:n ʔe: kolay hayam diyuʔ ʔuymo hayam diyuʔ kopʰilida mu:l ʔal ʔul yaʔ ma: shojankan nadon

-ay

diyuʔ

diyuʔ

kopʰili

-da

sho

-jan

-ka

-n

-don

white person

hair

long

-plural

beard

lots

face

beard

lots

arrive.plural

-when

that

this

now

our

land

lack

-semelf.

-cause

-ing

-evid.

I heard (the older generations used to say) when white people with long hair and beards, with lots of facial hair, arrived, our world was about to end

tʰuʔulay sapaat̪una:m na
	tʰuʔul	-ay	sapaat̪u	-na:m	na
	old	-plural	shoe	-the	be
the shoes are old
ES

tʰuʔulay nan mu:l na
	tʰuʔul	-ay	na	-n	mu:l	na
	old	-plural	be	-ing	that	be
those are old
ES

tʰuʔulay nan mu:l
	tʰuʔul	-ay	na	-n	mu:l
	old	-plural	be	-ing	that
those are old (2)
ES

mu:l tʰuʔulay na
	mu:l	tʰuʔul	-ay	na
	that	old	-plural	be
those are old (3)
ES

kolayna:meʔ ʔa: k'aye kʰe dat'u:lakan nan bikut'ayna:meʔ ka:y k'aye kʰe nan