Ne Tewa'ææö
Ne Káwása' Khu
Akatyö'sé' hatinökek Uhiyúnö'.
I was visiting some people on the Allegany Reservation.
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akatyö'sé' -- I was visiting
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hatinökek -- they used to live there
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Uhiyúnö' -- Allegany Reservation
Ne' ne tekniksa'kúwá ne'hu kni'työ'.
There were two girls there.
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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ne tekniksa'kúwá -- two girls
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ne'hu -- there
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kni'työ' -- the two of them lived there
U'katáôtô' sô nae húwë
ne tewa'ææö' ne káwása' ne' këhsa'ke
uníyôt.
I asked whose were that lacrosse net and snowsnake hanging on the
wall.
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u'katáôtô' -- I asked
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sô -- who
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nae -- indeed
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húwë -- it belongs to him
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ne tewa'ææö' -- lacrosse net
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ne káwása' -- snowsnake
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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këhsa'ke -- on the wall
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uníyôt -- it is hanging
Teyakwatênôté' wa'ákë'.
The one girl said they belonged to their brother.
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teyakwatênôté -- we are siblings
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wa'ákë' -- she said
Ne' ne kúya' tyakusnye'ö wai ne' teayëö
huikê ëöyéâ't.
The other one said he didn't know how to use either one though.
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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ne kúya' -- the other girl
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tyakusnye'ö -- she said
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wai -- indeed
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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teayëö -- he doesn't know how
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huikê -- that
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ëöyeâ't -- he will use it
Ta unë wa'ákë' hë'ë.
Then the first girl said it wasn't know-how that was the problem.
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ta unë -- and then
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wa'ákë' -- she said
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hë'ë -- no
Ne' kaiôni akwææ'sé' u'thöwôwásás
ne yéwasuhkátha'.
Their cousin touched them and broke the charm.
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ne' -- disjunctive particle
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kaiôni -- the reason why
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akwææ'sé' -- we are cousins
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u'thöwôwásás -- he touched it and
broke the charm
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ne yéwasuhkátha' -- snowsnake medicine
Ta unë u'tknyatötáík.
Then they both laughed out loud.
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ta unë -- and then
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u'tknyatötáík -- the two of them started
laughing
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