Takææ'ëë'shö'ö

1.Marlene Corn ökhiyö'sé.
Marlene Corn came to visit us.

2. Cornstalk ki'shë' yeyasônö' ti'kwá.
Maybe her name used to be Cornstalk, I don't know.

3."Unëhtsi tkökênö'", u'ki'.
"I haven't seen you for a long time", I said.

4. Ne' n-í' aknyææ'sé', ne' swënöhtö'.
We're cousins, you know.

5. Hunötekhwëötke wa'akwatekhönyánö' u'tyakwatôt.
We went out to eat together.

6. Ne' ne kunöhkwa' wa'ákwe'.
Her husband was with us.

7. Waathyúwi' ne' takææ'ëë' së níyô niyuhsinöyêtö'.
He told about the three-legged chicken.

8. Ka'sehta'ke thsiuhtëtyöötye', waatyëëkwa si akyé huikê takææ'ëë' ne' katakhe' wathaaktátye'.
He was going along in the car when he all of a sudden saw this chicken running along the road.

9. Ne' ne takææ'ëë' usnúwe' wa'etakhe' niyu'tê uhtêtyô ne ka'sehta'.
The chicken was running as fast as the car was going.

10. Akyé usnúwe' ne' së'ë ne së níyô niyuhsinöyêtö'.
It could really go fast because it had three legs.

11. Wausnúwë, ta unë wa'usnúwë khu ne takâ'ê'.
He speeded up, and the chicken speeded up too.

12. Ne' ne hekákôt skatkwáti hu'we' ne' heôwe këtáyë'.
Finally it turned left where there was a farm.

13. Waánôtë'.
He followed it.

14. "U'sékë' ne takææ'ëë' ne' së niyuhsinöyêtö' nekhu katakhe'?" waöwöyaôtô' ne hayêthwas.
"Did you see a three-legged chicken running here?" he asked the farmer.

15. "Ê'," thusnye'ö. "Wésu' nekhu huikê tkanôke'. Ukwényô wésu' aakhwistáku' hunötekhwëötke aakhnínö'."
"Yes," he said. "We've got a lot of them around here. I might make a bundle of money selling them to restaurants."

16. "Ne' n-únë wésu' u'snínö'?"
"Have you sold many already?"

17. "Hë'ë, thsiyáe' tkákôt ëhséku'".
"No, have to catch it first."

18. "Ne'hu wai ne' shô kakáa'", u'ki'.
"That's just a story," I said.

19. Hwa'ákwé' huôwe Cory thunöhsút khu ne yekëhtsi.
I went over to Cory's place along with the wife.

20. Hatinyusyút n-aste hënukëyös khu awëtu'keá'.
They were sitting on the porch shelling peas.

21. "Tewakatênôt ne takææ'ëë' unö'ëë'shö'ö aayakwáku'," waë'.
"I wish we could get chicken heads," he said.

22. "Ukwenyônö' kës aeswaku' ne takææ'ëë' unö'ëë'shö'ö he thënö'wëthwas."
"It used to be you could get chicken heads at the slaughterhouse."

23. "Ne' n-únë ta'aö te'ëhséku'."
"You can't get any now though."

24. "Ne' n-únë hatikhwasyôni ne tsíyæ ëhsnôt."
"They make dog food out of it."

25. "Unëhtsi thsikökwe'tásé' akwáninöskwa' ne takææ'ëë' unö'ëë'shö'ö akwa'yuak."
"Long ago when I was a young man we used to buy chicken heads and make soup out of them."

26. Ne' wai nê uka'ö."
"That sure was good."

27. "Akyé," wa'ákë'. "Te'wêtö ne'hu thaakekhôni."
"Oh," she said. "I would never eat that."

28. Wauiwanëêku' ne Cory.
Cory was surprised.

29. "Ne'hu niseskwa'," waë'.
"Well, you used to," he said.

30. Ne' n-únë wai kúyô ne höwötiehahse wa'ákë' khu, "Ëswánekeæ' ahsö' ha'kwistë' ëkí ëswák?
Just then the waitress came and said, "Do you want anything else to eat or drink?"

31. "Kanö'ëëyëtánö' ne takææ'ëë'?" u'ki'.
"Do you have any chicken heads?" I said.

Glossary

ökhiyö'sé -- she visited us

ökhi- Fs/1dp/C prefix, -yö'se- visit someone [Basic Stative]

ki'shë' -- maybe, perhaps

yeyasônö' -- she used to be called

ye- FsA/C prefix, -yas- be called [Stative Past].

ti'kwá -- I dunno

unëhtsi -- long ago

únë now, at this time, -htsi Intensifier suffix. Note that the first vowel is shortened.

tkökênö' -- I had seen you there/then

t- Cislocative prefix, -kö- 1s/2s/X prefix, -kë- see [Stative Past].

u'ki' -- I said

u'- Factual prefix, -k- 1sA/I prefix, -ë- say [Simple Factual]. Note that the verb base -ë- say takes the irregular Simple stem form -i'.

ne' -- [sentential particle]

n-í' -- we, us

aknyææ'sé' -- the two of us (excl) are cousins

ne' -- [sentential particle]

swënöhtö' -- y'all know

sw- 2pP/Ë prefix, -ënöhtö- know something [Basic Stative].

hunötekhwëötke -- restaurant

wa'akwatekhönyánö' -- we went to eat

wa'- Factual prefix, -akw- EpA/A prefix, -atekhöny- have a meal [Dislocative Simple Factual].

u'tyakwatôt -- we ate together

u'- Factual prefix, -t- Dualic prefix, -yakw- EpA/A prefix, te...atöt- eat together [Simple Factual].

ne' -- [sentential particle]

ne kunöhkwa' -- her husband

ku- FsP/C prefix, -nöhkw- spouse, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Basic Noun Suffix.

wa'ákwe' -- we went

wa'- Factual prefix, -akw- EpA/E prefix, -e- go [Factual Imperfective(?)].

waathyúwi' -- he told about it

wa- Factual prefix, -h- MsA/A prefix, -athyuwi- tell about something [Simple Factual].

ne' -- [sentential particle]

takææ'ëë' -- chicken

së -- three (3)

níyô -- it is that many

ni- Partitive prefix, -y- NsA/Ö prefix, ni...ö- be a certain amount [Basic Stative].

niyuhsinöyêtö' -- how many legs it has

ni- Partitive prefix, -yu- NsP/X prefix, -hsin- leg, -ö- Linker Vowel, -yëtö- have several of something [Basic Stative].

ka'sehta'ke -- in the car

ka- NsA/X prefix, -'seht- car, -a- Linker Vowel, -'- Basic Noun Suffix, - ke External Locative Suffix.

thsiuhtëtyöötye' -- as he was going along

thsi- Coincident prefix, -h[u]- MsP/A prefix, -ahtëty- go [Basic Progressive Imperfective]. Note that the -h- of the MsP/A prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it would come between two vowels.

waatyëëkwa -- he suddenly noticed

wa- Factual prefix, -h- MsA/A prefix, -atyëëkwa- [Simple Factual].

si -- ???

akyé -- wow

huikê -- this

takææ'ëë' -- chicken

ne' --[sentential particle]

katakhe' -- it is running

ka- NsA/C prefix, -takh- run [Basic Imperfective].

wathaaktátye' -- along the road

w- NsA/A prefix, -at- Middle prefix, -ha- road, -a- Linker Vowel, -kt- be next to something [Basic Progressive Imperfective].

ne' --[sentential particle]

ne takææ'ëë' -- chicken

usnúwe' -- it is fast

u- NsP/X prefix, -snuw- be fast [Basic Stative].

wa'etakhe' -- she was running

wa'- Factual prefix, -e- FsA/C prefix, -takh- run [Factual Imperfective].

niyu'tê -- it is of that kind

ni- Partitive prefix, -y- NsA/O prefix, ni...u'të- be of a certain kind or type [Basic Stative].

ne ka'sehta' -- the car

ka- NsA/X prefix, -'seht- car, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Basic Noun Suffix.

akyé -- wow, gosh

usnúwe' -- it is fast

u- NsP/X prefix, -snuw- be fast [Basic Stative].

ne' --[sentential particle]

së'ë -- because

ne së -- three (3)

níyô -- it is that many

ni- Partitive prefix, -y- NsA/Ö prefix, ni...ö- be a certain amount [Basic Stative].

niyuhsinöyêtö' -- how many legs it has

ni- Partitive prefix, -yu- NsP/X prefix, -hsin- leg, -ö- Linker Vowel, -yëtö- have several of something [Basic Stative].

wausnúwë -- he sped up

wa- Factual prefix, -hu- MsP/X prefix, -snuwë- speed up, accelerate [Simple Factual]. Note that the -h- of the MsP/X prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it would come between two vowels.

ta unë -- and then

wa'usnúwë -- it sped up

wa'- Factual prefix, -u- NsP/X prefix, -snuwë- speed up, accelerate [Simple Factual].

khu -- and, too

ne takææ'ëë' -- chicken

ne' -- [sentential particle]

ne hekákôt -- it happened

he- Translocative prefix, -ka- NsA/X prefix, he...köt- something happens [Basic Stative]

skatkwáti -- the left (side)

hu'we' -- it went there

h- Translocative prefix, -u'- Factual prefix, -w- NsA/E prefix, -e- go [Factual Imperfective(?)].

ne' -- [sentential particle]

heôwe -- where, at that place

këtáyë' -- there is a farm

k[ë]- NsA/I prefix, -it- field, meadow, farm, -a- Linker Vowel, -yë- have, be [Basic Stative].

waánôtë' -- he followed it

wa- Factual prefix, -há- MsA/L prefix, -nöt- follow something [Simple Factual].

u'sékë' -- you saw it

u'- Factual prefix, -se- 2sA/X prefix, -kë- see something [Simple Factual].

ne takææ'ëë' -- chicken

ne' -- [sentential particle]

së -- three (3)

niyuhsinöyêtö' -- how many legs it has

ni- Partitive prefix, -yu- NsP/X prefix, -hsin- leg, -ö- Linker Vowel, -yëtö- have several of something [Basic Stative].

nekhu -- here

katakhe' -- it is running

ka- NsA/C prefix, -takh- run [Basic Imperfective].

waöwöyaôtô' -- he asked him

wa- Factual prefix, -höwöy- Ms/Ms/A prefix, -aötö- ask someone something [Simple Factual].

ne hayêthwas -- the farmer

ha- MsA/C prefix, -yëthw- plant something [Basic Habitual]

ê' -- yes

thusnye'ö -- he said

t- Cislocative prefix, -hu- MsP/X prefix, t...snye'- say something [Basic Stative].

wésu' -- many, alot

nekhu -- here

huikê -- this

tkanôke' -- it lives there

t- Cislocative prefix, -ka- NsA/X prefix, -nök- live somewhere [Basic Stative].

ukwényô -- it is possible

u- NsP/X prefix, -kweny- something is possible [Basic Stative].

wésu' -- many, alot

aakhwistáku' -- I would make money

aa- Optative prefix, -kh- 1sA/L prefix, -wist- money, -a- Linker Vowel, -kw- collect, gather [Simple Optative].

hunötekhwëötke -- restaurant

aaknínö' -- I would sell it

aa- Optative prefix, -k- 1sA/X prefix, -ninö- sell something [Simple Optative].

ne' -- [sentential particle]

n-únë -- now, already

wésu' -- many, alot

u'snínö' -- you sold it

u'- Factual prefix, -s- 2sA/L prefix, -ninö- sell something [Simple Factual].

hë'ë -- no

thsiyáe' -- first of all

tkákôt -- ???

t- Cislocative prefix, -ka- NsA/X prefix, -köt- something happens [Basic Stative]

ëhséku' -- you will catch it

ë- Future prefix, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -kw- collect, gather [Simple Future]

ne'hu wai ne' -- ???

shô -- just, only

kakáa' -- story

ka- NsA/X prefix, -ka- story, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Basic Noun Suffix.

u'ki' -- I said

u'- Factual prefix, -k- 1sA/I prefix, -i- say something [Simple Factual].

hwa'ákwé' -- we all went there

h- Translocative prefix, -wa'- Factual prefix, -akw- EpA/E prefix, -e- go [Simple Directive Imperfective?].

huôwe -- where

thunöhsút -- his house is there

t- Cislocative prefix, -hu- MsP/C prefix, -nöhs- house, -ut- stand [Basic Stative].

khu -- and

ne yekëhtsi -- wife, old lady

ye- FsA/X prefix, -këhtsi- someone be old [Basic Stative].

hatinyusyút -- they are sitting

hati- MpA/X prefix, -nyusyut- be sitting [Basic Stative].

n-aste -- outside

hënukëyös -- they are shelling

hën- MpA/O prefix, -ukëy- shell something [Basic Habitual].

khu -- and

awëtu'keá' -- peas

tewakatênôt -- I wish that this would happen

te- Dualic prefix, -wak- 1sP/A prefix, te...atënöt- wish that something would happen [Basic Stative].

ne takææ'ëë' -- chicken

unö'ee'shö'ö -- (its) heads

u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -'- Basic Noun Suffix, - shö'ö Plural Number Suffix.

aayakwáku' -- we could get it

aa- Optative prefix, -yakwa- EpA/X prefix, -kw- gather, collect, get something [Simple Optative].

waë' -- he said

wa- Factual prefix, -h- MsA/Ë prefix, -ë- say something [Simple Factual]. Note that the -h- of the MsA/Ë prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it would come between two vowels.

ukwenyônö' -- it was possible, used to be able to

u- NsP/X prefix -kweny- something be possible [Stative Past].

kës -- often, frequently

aeswaku' -- y'all could get it

ae- Optative prefix, -swa- 2pA/X prefix, -kw- gather, collect, get something [Simple Optative].

ne takææ'ëë' -- chicken

unö'ee'shö'ö -- (its) heads

u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -'- Basic Noun Suffix, - shö'ö Plural Number Suffix.

he -- where

thënö'wëthwas -- slaughterhouse

t- Cislocative prefix, -hën[ö]- MpA/A prefix, -a'wëthw- slaughter [Basic Habitual]. Literally, "they slaughter [animals] there".

ne' -- [sentential particle]

n-únë -- now

ta'aö -- it is not possible; impossible

te'ëhséku' -- you will not get it

te'- Negative prefix, -ë- Future prefix, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -kw- gather, collect, get something [Simple Future w/ Negative].

ne' -- [sentential particle]

n-únë -- now

hatikhwasyôni -- they make food

hati- MpA/X prefix, -khw- food, -a- Linker Vowel, -syöny- make something [Basic Habitual].

ne tsíyæ -- dog

ëhsnôt -- you will feed it

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/C prefix, -nöt- feed someone [Simple Future].

unëhtsi -- long ago

únë at that time, -htsi Intensifier suffix.

thsikökwe'tásé' -- when I was a young person

thsi- Coincident prefix, -k- 1sA/Ö prefix, -ökwe't+ person, -ase- be young, new [Basic Stative].

akwáninöskwa' -- we used to buy it

akwá- EpA/L prefix, -ninö- buy something [Habitual Past].

ne takææ'ëë' -- chicken

unö'ee'shö'ö -- (its) heads

u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -'- Basic Noun Suffix, - shö'ö Plural Number Suffix.

akwa'yuak -- we used to make soup??

ne' wai nê -- for sure???

uka'ö -- it tastes good

u- NsP/X prefix, -ka'ö- something tastes good [Basic Stative].

akyé -- gee, gosh, oh my

wa'ákë' -- she said

wa'- Factual prefix, -ak- FsA/Ë prefix, -ë- say something [Simple Factual].

te'wêtö -- never

te'- Negative prefix, wêtö when.

ne'hu -- thus, that (type of) thing

thaakekhôni -- I wouldn't have that to eat

th- Contrastive prefix, -aa- Optative prefix, -ke- 1sA/X prefix, -khôny- make food, have something to eat [Simple Optative].

wauiwanëêku' -- it surprised him

wa- Factual prefix, -hu- MsP/C prefix, -íwanëëkw- something surprises someone [Simple Factual]. Note that the -h- of the MsP/C prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it would come between two vowels.

ne'hu -- thus, that (type of) thing

niseskwa' -- you used to eat that kind of thing

ni- Partitive prefix, -se- 2sA/X prefix, -k- eat something [Habitual Past].

waë' -- he said

wa- Factual prefix, -h- MsA/Ë prefix, -ë- say something [Simple Factual]. Note that the -h- of the MsA/Ë prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it would come between two vowels.

ne' -- [sentential particle]

n-únë -- now

wai -- really, indeed

kúyô -- she arrived

ku- FsP/C prefix, -yö- arrive, get somewhere [Basic Stative].

ne höwötiehahse -- waitress

höwöti- Fs/Mp/C prefix, -ehas- serve food to someone [Basic Habitual].

wa'ákë' -- she said

wa'- Factual prefix, -ak- FsA/Ë prefix, -ë- say something [Simple Factual].

khu -- and

ëswánekeæ' -- you all will drink it

ë- Future prefix, -swá- 2pA/L prefix, -neke- drink something [Simple Future].

ahsö' -- something else???

ha'kwistë' -- something

ëkí -- or

ëswák -- you all will eat it

ë- Future prefix, -swa- 2pA/X prefix, -k- eat something [Simple Future].

kanö'ëëyëtánö' -- there are heads

ka- NsA/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -yëtánö- several things exist [Basic Stative].

ne takææ'ëë' -- chicken

u'ki' -- I said

u'- Factual prefix, -k- 1sA/I prefix, -i- say something [Simple Factual]