Unö'kwaníyö
Tyekhönya'tha' tááyö' ne heyáte'
teutöëtsúni unö'kwaníyö êôk,
ne' wai wáéyö'.
My grandson came into the kitchen and insisted on having a piece
of cheese, so I gave him one.
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tyekhönya'tha' -- kitchen
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tááyö' -- he came in
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ne heyáte' -- my grandson
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teutöëtsúni -- he needs
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unö'kwaníyö -- cheese
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êôk -- he will eat it
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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wai -- indeed
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wáéyö' -- I gave it to him
U'thúét kës, "Ne' úya'
tewakatöëtsúni."
He started shouting that he wanted another one too.
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u'thúét -- he shouted
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kës -- repeatedly
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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úya' -- another one
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tewakatöëtsúni -- I want
Ne' nô teutöëtsúni tea'nyaké.
I guess he wanted a slice in both hands.
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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nô -- probably
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teutöëtsúni -- he wants it
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tea'nyaké -- both of his hands.
Waeyúwi' ne' te'aö ëhsëni'tútë'
tyëëkwa niwésu' unö'kwaníyö ëhsék
kës. Te'aö wai aasëni'tútë'.
I told him it would make him constipated if he ate so much cheese,
and he wouldn't be able to poop.
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waeyúwi' -- I told him
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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te'aö -- cannot
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ëhsëni'tútë' -- you will defecate
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tyëëkwa -- if
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niwésu' -- so much
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unö'kwaníyö -- cheese
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ëhsék -- you will eat it
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kës -- repeatedly
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te'aö -- cannot
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aasëni'tútë' -- you might defecate
Thusnye'ö shô "Ta'tewakatöëtsúni
ëkëni'tútë'. Tewakatöëtsúni unö'kwaníyö
ëkék."
He said, "I don't want to poop. I want to eat cheese."
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thusnye'ö -- he said
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shô -- just
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ta'tewakatöëtsúni -- I don't want it
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ëkëni'tútë' -- I'll defecate
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tewakatöëtsúni -- I want it
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unö'kwaníyö -- cheese
-
ëkék -- I will eat it
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