The Ant's Birthday Party


1 Hekaahwas tsihöstuhkwë' khu
2 Utyaswë ne unöteú'
3 Ushæte'ö huikê së'ë
4 Tewënötênôté' wésu'.

The ant too had a birthday,
Invited every friend.
'Twas well attended anyway
By cousins without end.


Glossary


(1) Hekaahwas tsihöstuhkwë' khu
hekaahwas -- it has a birthday
he- Translocative prefix, -ka- NsA/C prefix, he...ahw- have a birthday [Habitual]
tsihöstuhkwë' -- ant
khu -- and

(2) Utyaswë ne unöteú'
utyaswë -- it has invited (someone)
[u-] NsP/A prefix, -atyasw- invite someone [Stative]
ne -- [particle]
unöteú' -- its friends
un[ö-] NMpP/A prefix, -ateu- be friends [Stative]

(3) Ushæte'ö huikê së'ë
ushæte'ö -- it is well-attended
u- NsP/X prefix, -shæte'- (an event) be well-attended [Stative]
huikê -- this
së'ë -- because, since

(4) Tewënötênôté' wésu'
tewënötênôté' -- they are siblings
te- Dualic prefix, -wën[ö-] NMpA/A prefix, te...atênöte- be siblings to one another [Stative]
wésu' -- many, much

Written by: [TM:4/96]
Glossary by: [JL:4/96]