Ne Súwæk
Uiwa' Së

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


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


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


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.
 


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Ukwényô ëhnyöthsi’wáê’ ne këtsö tewënötkênyös.
We can watch the fish 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’ nö’te’u’tê ne tsyutæætö’ tekanuwâtö’ ne’ nö’kê’ ka’skwæætö’ watahsetha’.
Not like the solitary bass, hiding behind the rocks.
 


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.
 


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


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.
 


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



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