Ne Uthehtúô'
Ëhsya'tu ne uthehtúô'.
Take a dead groundhog and dip it in boiling water.
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ëhsya'tu -- you'll put the body in boiling water
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ne uthehtúô' -- groundhog
Tëhsekêsé' ne u'syuhsa'ke.
Scrape off the hair.
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tëhsekêsé' -- you'll scrape it
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ne u'syuhsa'ke -- on the fur
Ëhsya'takéô' huikê kanestææ'ke
ne'hu wai ëhsya'túwék uka'stææ'.
Lay the whole groundhog on a board and cover with mud.
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ëhsya'takéô' -- you'll lay the body down
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huikê -- that
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kanestææ'ke -- on a board
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ne'hu -- that
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wai -- in fact
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ëhsya'túwék -- you'll cover the body
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uka'stææ' -- mud
Ne' nô niyönishe'ö ëhsate'skôtë'.
Bake for four hours.
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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nô -- probably
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niyönishe'ö -- a long time
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ëhsate'skôtë' -- you'll put it in the oven
Ta unë ëhsashu ne uka'stææ'
ne uthehtúô' khu. Ne kanestææ' ëhsék
únë.
Scrape off mud and groundhog and eat board.
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ta unë -- and then
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ëhsashu -- you'll throw it away
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ne uka'stææ' -- mud
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ne uthehtúô' -- groundhog
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khu -- and
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ne kanestææ' -- board
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ëhsék -- you'll eat it
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únë -- then, now
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