Ne Teyuhathehkwa'
Ha'tekakôt wis níyô niökwe'táké
ökwe'ôwe ëötiténi' ne teyuhathehkwa'.
It takes five Mingos to change a lightbulb.
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ha'tekakôt -- it is necessary, have to
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wis -- five
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níyô -- how many
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niökwe'táké -- so many people
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ökwe'ôwe -- Mingo
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ëötiténi' -- they will change it
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ne teyuhathehkwa' -- lightbulb
Ne' ne shát hatsínö ne teyuhathehkwa'
ëöténi', kéí wai niökwe'táké
ne ka'nöhkúô ëënöte'nöhkútë'.
One to change the bulb, and four to play the water drum.
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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ne shát -- one (male person)
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hatsínö -- male
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ne teyuhathehkwa' -- lightbulb
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ëöténi' -- he will change it
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kéí -- four
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wai -- precisely
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niökwe'táké -- that many people
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ne ka'nöhkúô -- water-drum
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ëënöte'nöhkútë' -- they will
play the water-drum
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