Súwæk nae í’ kyásö.
I’m a duck.
 

• súwæk  --  duck
• nae  --  indeed
• í'  --  I, me, myself
• kyásö  --  I'm caled that

Ketháha’ teyute’saistö.
I talk too much.
 

• ketháha'  --  I talk
• teyute'saistö  --  it is too much

Ne’ wai shô nikyënu’tê.
That’s just the way I do things.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• wai  --  indeed
• shô  --  just
• nikyënu'tê  --  the way things are with me

Ketháha’ ëtyék kwá thsikétye’ ëskya’tötye’ khu.
I talk when I fly south and when I fly back.
 

• ketháha'  --  I talk
• ëtyék kwá  -- to the south
• thsikétye'  --  when I am flying
• ëskya'tötye'  --  I will fly back
• khu  --  too, and

Ketháha’ sôká’ tëökate’sækêni’.
I talk when somebody takes a shot at me.
 

• ketháha'  --  I talk
• sôká'  --  somebody
• tëökate'sækêni'  --  he will shoot at me

Ne’ wai ne kaiôni u’twathyu’ktë’ ne akekawihsôt.
That’s why my bill got so dull.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• wai  --  indeed
• ne kaiôni  --  that's why
• u'twathyu'ktë'  --  it got dull
• ne akekawihsôt  --  my bill

Ketháha’ nae u’twate’sais, ne’ kwáhe akya’tíyú.
I may talk too much, but I am beautiful.
 

• ketháha'  --  I talk
• nae  --  indeed
• u'twate'sais  --  it was too much
• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• kwá he  --  but
• akya'tíyú  --  I'm beautiful

Ne’ ne uthaatukëhtö tëkathaahku’ ëhnyathaaine’.
I’m going to take a walk, you come too.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• ne uthaatukëhtö  --  straight road
• tëkathaahku'  --  I will go for a walk
• ëhnyathaaine'  --  you and I will walk

Sahsinönöökte’ únë ëkônekú’ uhka’ta’istö únekataiê.
If your leg hurts I’ll make you some boneset tea.
 

• sahsinönöökte'  --  your leg hurts
• únë  --  then
• ëkônekú  --  I will boil it for you
• uhka'ta'istö  --  boneset
• únekataiê  --  tea

Únë thúha washê nö’yuistá’ék tityahtêti.
It’s almost ten o’clock, let’s go.
 

• únë  --  now
• thúha  --  almost
• washê  --  ten
• nö'yuistá'ék  --  o'clock
• tityahtêti  --  let's go!

Tsökâô’ íwí ukwényô athainö’ke aahnítúk.
We might even see one of the little people on the way.
 

• tsökâô'  --  little people
• íwí  --  I think
• ukwényô  --  can
• athainö'ke  --  on the way
• aahnítúk  --  we might see it

Su’t, ne’ shô thsiyáé’ khyakwíyæ’ ëkekëhsi’.
Wait, I’ll just rinse off my toes first.
 

• su't  --  wait
• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• shô  --  just
• thsiyáé'  --  first of all
• khyakwíyæ'  --  my toes
• ëkehëhsi'  --  I'll rinse it off

Satkáthu ne’ huikê unö’tsahkwë’.
Look at that snipe.
 

• satkáthu  --  look at it
• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• huikê  --  that
• unö'tsahkwë'  --  snipe

Tyutkôt nae akatö’ésë ne aknyatênôk taayaknyátæ’t.
I’m always pleased to meet a relative.
 

• tyutkôt  --  always
• nae  --  indeed
• akatö'ésë  --  I'm pleased
• ne aknyatênôk  --  my relative
• taayaknyátæ't  --  we might meet each other

Aayê’ nae thásâ khu húôwe kwak kwak kátye’s.
It looks like there’s a kingfisher fl fl fl flying around over there.
 

• aayê'  --  it seems
• nae  --  indeed
• thásâ  --  kingfisher
• khu  --  and, too
• húôwe  --  over there
• kátye's  --  it is flying around

Nae te’ake’ô’ akwa’ akwa’hi’ö.
Excuse the st st stutter.
 

• nae  --  indeed
• te'ake'ô'  --  I didn't intend it
• akwa'hi'ö  --  I stuttered

Satkáthu shô he niwíyú kanyuteuwanë nö’keyënu’të’he’t.
Just look how beautiful the ocean is that I created.
 

• satkáthu  --  look at it
• shô  --  just
• he niwíyú  --  how beautiful it is
• kanyuteuwanë  --  ocean
• nö'keyënu'të'he't  --  how I made it be that way

Ne’ shô u’ke’sætô’ ne’ wai te’katúô’.
I just stretched it out on a frame, it was easy.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• shô  --  just
• u'ke'sætô'  --  I stretched it out on a frame
• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• wai  --  indeed
• te'katúô'  --  it's not difficult

Sashét shô he níyô nikáwénöka’te’, ne’ thiwakehtö akesyönyánö’.
Just count how many islands there are, I made them on purpose.
 

• sashét  --  count it
• shô  --  just
• he níyô  --  how many they are
• nikáwénöka'te'  --  how very many islands there are
• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• thiwakehtö  --  I did it on purpose
• akesyönyánö'  --  I made them

Ne’ skanyutææti hae’kwa hatinöke’ ne ökweshö’ö.
There are people living on the other side of the water too.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• skanyutææti  --  on the other side of the water
• hae'kwa  --  also, as well
• hatinöke'  --  they live
• ne ökweshö'ö  --  people

Saka’has nae úya’ ëhsáyák?  Te’akeka’has n-í’a.
Do you like to eat berries? I don’t, myself.
 

• saka'has  --  you like to eat it
• nae  --  indeed
• úya'  --  berries
• ëhsáyák  --  you will eat berries
• te'akeka'has  --  I don't like to eat it
• n-í'a  --  I, me, myself

Kahsôwíyú nêkê úáte’ kanyutææktatye’, ne’ tha’tekakôt tëhnítê’.
This is a smooth road along the lake, so we don’t have to fly.
 

• kahsôwíyú  --  it is smooth
• nêkê  --  this
• úáte'  --  road
• kanyutææktatye'  --  along the lake
• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• tha'tekakôt  --  don't have to
• tëhnítê'  --  we two will fly

Ëhniistakii’tá’? tha’tëhnítê’ u’ki’.
Fry? I said fly.
 

• ëhniistakii'tá'  --  we two will fry it
• tha'tëhnítê'  --  rather, we two will fly
• u'ki'  --  I said

Akyé huikê tsuæshæ’! Unëhtsi akekênö’.
A heron! It’s been a long time since I saw one.
 

• akyé  --  gee!
• huikê  --  this
• tsuæshæ'  --  heron
• unëhtsi  --  long ago
• akekênö'  --  I had seen it

Kanö’keutashæ’ hukëtsöyenônyö’, waaya’tusyöku’ hayahta’ke haö’éshas.
Catching fish with a horn warclub, he’s happy to rub it on his hip.
 

• kanö'keutashæ'  --  horn warclub
• hukëtsöyenônyö'  --  he is catching lots of fish
• waaya'tusyöku'  --  he rubbed it
• hayahta'ke  --  on his leg
• haö'éshas  --  he is happy

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