Kaahkuk íwí uka’ö, wayê’?
Yellow cornbread tastes good, don’t you think so?
 

• kaahkuk  --  yellow cornbread
• íwí  --  I think
• uka'ö  --  it is delicious
• wayê'  --  right?

Tyawë’ö nae tekahkwa’  thsikékë.
I always pick it up when I see it.
 

• tyawë'ö  --  always
• nae  --  indeed
• tekahkwa'  --  I pick it up
• thsikékë  --  when I see it

Ne’ ne khehsö’ne ne’hu yeyëö ëyesyôni’ kës.
My niece knows how to make it.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• ne khehsö'ne  --  my niece
• ne'hu  --  that
• yeyëö  --  she knows how
• ëyesyôni'  --  she will make it
• kës  --  repeatedly

Sënöhtö’ wai ís khu hae’kwa saya’titææhtö awééyô ne tsyunya’aestúwá’.
You know that you are also implicated in the death of the dragonfly.
 

• sënöhtö'  --  you know
• wai  --  indeed
• ís  --  you
• khu  --  also
• hae'kwa  --  as well
• saya'titææhtö  --  you are implicated in it
• awééyô  --  it has died
• ne tsyunya'aestúwá'  --  dragonfly

Ha’tekakôt ëkatköhsuwae’ únë u’kha’tanôwë’.
I have to wash my face after a meal.
 

• ha'tekakôt  --  have to
• ëkatköhsuwae'  --  I will wash my face
• únë  --  now
• u'kha'tanôwë'  --  I had something to eat

Snöe’s nae ne akekënëönyö’?
Do you like my freckles?
 

• snöe's  --  you like it
• nae  --  indeed
• ne akekënëönyö'  --  my freckles

Na’ahtë’ë ha’téyô watutahsös thsa’ötköhsuwae’.
All kinds of things come to light when one washes one’s face.
 

• na'ahtë'ë  --  things
• ha'téyô  --  all sorts of things
• watutahsös  --  it comes to light
• thsa'ötköhsuwae'  --  when one was one's face

Ne’ huikê ka’hahta’ke satyê shô.
Just have a seat on that log.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• huikê  --  that
• ka'hahta'ke  --  on te log
• satyê  --  have a seat
• shô  --  just

Ha’tekakôt usthöö ëkatöishê’ he nikuwanë nikatsi’ta’ ne tsyunya’aestúwá’
I have to rest a little since that was such a big dragonfly.
 

• ha'tekakôt  --  have to
• usthöö  --  a little bit
• ëkatöishê'  --  I will take a rest
• he nikuwanë  --  how big it is
• nikatsi'ta'  --  how big that flying creature is
• ne tsyunya'aestúwá'  --  dragonfly

Ne’ huikê niyu’tê kuwánë së niwashê níyô nikashë’táké wa’uti’sææyê’.
It was as big as thirty houseflies having a party.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• huikê  --  that
• niyu'tê  --  the kind it is
• kuwánë  --  it is big
• së niwashê  -  thirty
• níyô  --  that many
• nikashë'táké  --  that many flies
• wa'uti'sææyê'  --  they are having a party

Teyutíyôt ne aketkwista’.
Even my stomach is all stretched out.
 

• teyutíyôt  --  it is stretched out
• ne aketkwista'  --  my stomach

Të’ë kúwá he nisati’kyö’ tha’kwistë’ te’tasnye’t?
Why are you so shy? You don’t say anything.
 

• të'ë kúwá  --  why?
• he nisati'kyö'  --  you are so shy
• tha'kwistë'  --  nothing
• te'tasnye't  --  you don't say anything

Ne’ nêkê uhkwíyú ëkatöishê’ ne akhahsa’ke.
This is a good place to rest my hip.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• nêkê  --  this
• uhkwíyú  --  it is a good spot
• ëkatöishê'  --  I will rest
• ne akhahsa'ke  --  my hip

Te’sathsëhtö nae ís?
Aren’t you tired?
 

• te'sathsëhtö  --  you're not tired
• nae  --  indeed
• ís  --  you

Aakêôk thsaakhwistayê’ kéí nikahsyöö’shæké aaknínö’ unestu.
If I had fifty cents I’d buy some ice-cream.
 

• aakêôk  --  if
• thsaakhwistayê'  --  when I might have money
• kéí nikahsyöö'shæké  --  fifty cents
• aaknínö'  --  I might buy it
• unestu  --  ice cream

Ukwényô ëhnyöthsi’wáê’ ne këtsö tewënötkênyös.
We can watch the fish having a contest.
 

• ukwenyô  --  can
• ëhnyöthsi'wáê'  --  we will watch it
• ne këtsö  --  fish
• tewënötkênyös  --  they are having a contest

Ne’ ne tyáwê tewatinö’skwahkwa’ ne’ ne teyuhathe kawisatha’ he  këtahsôtö’.
The trout are jumping and the light is bouncing off their fins.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• ne tyáwê  --  trout
• tewatinö'skwahkwa'  --  they are jumping
• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• ne teyuhathe  --  light
• kawisatha'  --  it is bouncing off of it
• he këtahsôtö'  --  off of the fins

Ne’ nö’te’u’tê ne tsyutæætö’ tekanuwâtö’ ne’ nö’kê’ ka’skwæætö’ watahsetha’.
Not like the solitary bass, hiding behind the rocks.
 

• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• nö'te'u'tê  --  it is not that kind
• ne tsyutæætö'  --  bass
• tekanuwâtö'  --  it is solitary
• ne'  --  disjunctive particle
• nö'kê'  --  behind
• ka'skwæætö'  --  rocks
• watahsetha'  --  it hides itself

Aayê’ nae aayustêôti’, ne thehtúô’ khu hae’kwa utahsehtö, teskayêôtá’ tsinöhtaiö’kúwá íwí.
It looks like rain, even the groundhog has gone into hiding, I thinks it’s like a rat.
 

• aayê'  --  it looks, it seems
• nae  --  indeed
• aayustêôti'  --  it might rain
• ne thehtúô'  --  groundhog
• khu  --  and
• hae'kwa  --  as well
• utahsehtö  --  it has hidden itself
• teskayêôtá'  --  it looks like it
• tsinöhtaiö'kúwá  --  rat
• íwí  --  I think

Únë kææ’haste’.
The wind is strong now.
 

• únë  --  now
• kææ'haste'  --  the wind is strong

Nö’kôkwá huikê ka’ ka’ ka’ ka’sehtakô ëhnyate’ku’ ëkêôk tësaöku.
Let’s flee under that wag wag wag wagon or you’ll get wet.
 

• nö'kôkwá --  towards underneath
• huikê  --  that
• ka'sehtakô  --  under the car
• ëhnyate'ku'  --  we will flee
• ëkêôk  --  otherwise
• tësáôku  --  you'll get wet

Kestæænöe’s n-í’a.
I like rain myself.
 

• kestæænöe's  --  I like rain
• n-í'a  --  myself