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be: juhula t̪o: ma-kaʔak dakosaʔna:mo:w ma-cha:madel haw saawalumda jade
be:juhulat̪o: ma-kaʔakdakosaʔ-na:m-mo:wma-cha:mad-elhawsaawalum-dajade
dir.northmy grandchild (daughter's child)young man-the-hehis niece-acc.beforeSaturday-atbring
the young man that is my grandson that (lives) up north, he brought his niece home early Saturday
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ma:dal pʰow maʔa makoma
ma:dalpʰowmaʔamako-ma
hertheyfoodfind-cont.
they delivered food to her
they brought her food
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ja:ʔ ho nen
ja:ʔhone-n
personfireput-ing
putting a person on a fire

Cultural note: When someone was really sick, a pit was dug and filled with wood, over which a rack with pepperwood and bay leaves were placed with a blanket (or hide in the old days.) Over that, the sick person was lain. The fire was burned to coals and water was thrown on so steam would come up through the leaves. The person stayed there for a whole afternoon. Medicine men would do this for a lot of different diseases. This process was called ja:ʔ ho nen
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ma:dal pʰow maʔa makoma
ma:dalpʰowmaʔamako-ma
hertheyfoodfind-cont.
they delivered food to her
they brought her food
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kalaawat̪u t̪o: mat̪ʰole
kalaawa-t̪ut̪o:ma--t̪ʰole
nail-frommefoot--puncture
I punctured my foot on a nail
a nail stuck through my foot
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t̪it̪i jaw deyakʰe ma:n tʰiyaʔa
t̪it̪ija-wde-ya-kʰema:ntʰiya-ʔa
her.logo.in-dir.bring-passive-futureshefear-reflex.
she is afraid she will be arrested
she fears that she will be brought in
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nakan mil mo:wal jaw deyan
nakanmilmo:walja-wde-ya-n
becausefor.thathimin-dir.bring-passive-ing
so then he is being arrested for that
he is being brought in because of that
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nakan mil jaw deyan
nakanmilja-wde-ya-n
becausefor.thatin-dir.bring-passive-ing
so then (he) is being arrested for that
(he) is being brought in because of that
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mo:wal jaw deyan
mo:walja-wde-ya-n
himin-dir.bring-passive-ing
he was arrested
he was brought in
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ma:dal jaw deya
ma:dalja-wde-ya
herin-dir.bring-passive
she was arrested
she was brought in
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pʰow mo:wal pelesuʔ jaw de
pʰowmo:walpelesuʔja-wde
theyhimjailin-dir.bring
they arrested him
they brought him in to jail
they arrested him (and) brought him in to prison
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pʰow mo:wal jaw de
pʰowmo:walja-wde
theyhimin-dir.bring
they arrested him
they brought him in
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Samt̪u t̪ʰint̪a ʔal pelesuʔ jaw deyaʔ
Sam-t̪ut̪ʰin-t̪aʔalpelesuʔja-wde-ya
Sam-acc.not-Qthisjailin-dir.bring-passive-Q
wasn't Sam arrested?
Sam was brought in to this jail, right?
Sam was arrested (and) brought in to this prison, wasn't he?
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sot'sot' na
sot'-sot'na
rough-redup.be
it is rough
it is pimply
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