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tsinakan t̪a jini: donʔaʔ
tsinakant̪ajini:don-ʔa
whyQbreadmake-passive-Q
why is bread being made?
EC
tsinakan t̪a jini: donʔayʔ
tsinakant̪ajini:don-ʔa-y
whyQbreadmake-passive-past-Q
why was bread made?
EC
tsinakan t̪a ʔal jini: donʔayʔ
tsinakant̪aʔaljini:don-ʔa-y
whyQthisbreadmake-passive-past-Q
why was this bread made?
EC
tsinakan t̪a ma mu:l bila:ʔ
tsinakant̪amamu:lbila:
whyQyouthatbuy-Q
why did you buy that?
EC
minakan shinuʔya
min-nakanshinuʔ-ya
thus-becausedrunk-passive
that is why (they) got drunk
EC
tsinakan t̪a pʰow k'o maʔanhaʔ
tsinakant̪apʰowk'omaʔa-nha
whyQtheynoteat-not-Q
why did they not eat (it)?
EC
tsinakan t̪a k'o maʔanhaʔ
tsinakant̪ak'omaʔa-nha
whyQnoteat-not-Q
why did (he) not eat (it)?
EC
nan tsinan t̪a ma k'o jina:m maʔanhaʔ
nantsinant̪amak'oji-na:mmaʔa-nha
andwhyQyounotlice-theeat-not-Q
and why is it you don't eat the lice?
EC
nan tsinakan t̪a ma k'o mu:l maʔanhaʔ
nantsinakant̪amak'omu:lmaʔa-nha
andwhyQyounotthateat-not-Q
and why aren't you eating that?
EC
nan tsinan t̪a ma jina:m k'o maʔanhaʔ
nantsinant̪amak'oji-na:mmaʔa-nha
andwhyQyounotlice-theeat-not-Q
and why don't you eat the lice?
ES
t̪it̪i diley ʔo t'awʔkan mo:w mu:l min ʔuymo tsin dodiʔi
t̪it̪idileyʔot'a-w-ka-nmo:wmu:lminʔuymotsindodi-ʔi
him.logo.alltoothpour-dir.-cause-inghethatthusfacehowmake-reflex.
all of his teeth fell out, so that's why he's making those faces
because all of his teeth fell out, he makes faces like that
EC
mi-ʔe sho:w ma na min nan ʔal ma xa:pʰit'ayatil na mo:wal ma manitʰkʰena
mi-ʔesho:wmanaminna-nʔalmaxa:pʰit'ayatilnamo:walmamanitʰ-kʰena
your fatherlackyoubethusbe-ingthisyoupitifulbehimyouhate-future
you have no father, that is why you are pitiful; you should hate him
EC
tsinan t̪am ʔa:mi-de: t̪o: pʰik'a:yak yeʔ naʔ
tsinant̪a-mʔa:mi-de:t̪o:pʰik'a:y-akyeʔna
whyQ-thatmy older sistermelaugh-causeonlybe-Q
why is that older sister of mine always laughing at me?
why does my older sister only laugh at me?
ES
k'o nakʰe t̪a ma mu:l kawiya baa dakolna:mo:waʔ xama: xolhuʔ
k'ona-kʰet̪amamu:lkawiya baadakol-na:m-mo:waʔxama:xol-hu
whatbe-in order toQyouthatboywild-the-himaccompanyaround-go-Q
what are you going around with that wild boy for?
why are you following that wild boy around?
EC
nan k'o nakʰe t̪am xamat̪u ma:yish baʔkaʔaʔ
nank'ona-kʰet̪a-maxama-t̪uma:yishbaʔ-ka-ʔa
andwhatbe-in order toQ-youfoot-fromcorngrow-cause-reflex.-Q
and what did you plant corn on your feet for?
and why did you plant corn on your feet?
EC
tsinan t̪am kasiliʔ
tsinant̪a-mkasili
whyQ-thatcold-Q
why is that cold?
how come that is cold?
ES
tsinan t̪am pʰowal bitsibitsiʔ
tsinant̪a-mpʰowalbitsibitsi
whyQ-thatthemitch-Q
why did they itch?
why were they itchy?
ES
datʰaʔ dasayyajul mu:l maʔa donkayanway
datʰaʔdasay-yajulmu:lmaʔadon-ka-ya-nway
old womanblind-acc.thatfoodmake-cause-passive-disc.mrkr.
well, let an old blind woman cook!
why, an old blind lady was let to make that food!
EC
k'o manaʔt̪ʰin mo:w na k'o nakʰe t̪a ma mo:wal daʔade
k'omana-t̪ʰinmo:wnak'ona-kʰet̪amamo:waldaʔa-de
thingworth-semelf.-nothebewhatbe-in order toQyouhimwant-present
he is worthless, why do you like him?
what do you like him for, he is not worth anything
EC
minakan mu:l xa:pʰit'aʔanya
min-nakanmu:lxa:pʰit'a-ʔa-n-ya
thus-becausethatpity-semelf.-ing-passive
that is why that one is pitied
that is why (people) feel sorry for him
EC
tsinakan t̪a ma:n hala minnidiʔ
tsinakant̪ama:nhalaminni-di
whyQsheagainpregnant-present-Q
why did she get pregnant again?
EC
tsinakan t̪a ma mu:l jats'a:ʔ
tsinakant̪amamu:lja--ts'a:
whyQyouthatrear--break-Q
why did you break that?
EC