Matthew 2:8


Haköha'ö ne'hu hëënöhkét ne Bethlehem, haköyëöhsé, háwê, Swahtêti, swaiwihsák n-utukë'ô' heaya'táte' n-aksa'aa; ne', khu, n- únë ësheswakë', tëtskwaunyáne' khu; ne' në' í' ne ne'hu haáké'; aeyatënöyëös në' í'.

He sent them to Bethlehem, and said to them, Set out, investigate the matter carefully where the child is, and when you find him, you will come back and tell me, so that I may go there and pay him tribute myself.

haköha'ö, he has sent them, hired them
hakö-ha'-ö
Ms/3dp-hire-STATIVE

kwaha'ö, I've sent/hired all of you
kwaha'as'ö, I've finally sent/hired all of you
kwaha'skwa', I used to send/hire all of you
kwáha's, I send/hire all of you
u'kwáha't, I sent/hired all of you
ëkwaha'sék, I'll keep sending/hiring all of you
aakwaha't, I would send/hire all of you

ne'hu hëënöhkét, they will go there and come back
ne'hu h-ë-hën[ö]-ahket-Ø
there TRANSLOCATIVE-FUTURE-MpA-go-SIMPLE

hewakaktô, I've gone there and come back
hewakaktös'ö, I've finally gone there and come back
hekaktöskwa', I used to go there and come back
hekaktös, I go there and come back
hu'kahkét, I went there and came back
hëkaktöskwák, I'll keep going there and coming back
haakahkét, I would go there and come back

swahtêti, go!
sw-ahtëty-Ø
2pA-go-IMPERATIVE

akahtëtyô, I've gone
akahtëtyös'ö, I've finally gone
kahtëtye'skwa', I used to go
kahtêtye's, I go
u'kahtêti', I went
ëkahtëtye'sék, I'll keep going
aakahtêti', I would go

swaiwihsák, search for the matter!
swa-íw-ihsak-Ø
2pA-matter-look.for-IMPERATIVE

akíwihsákö, I've searched for the matter
akíwihsakas'ö, I've finally searched for the matter
kíwihsaskwa', I used to search for the matter
kíwihsás, I search for the matter
u'kíwihsák, I searched for the matter
ëkíwihsaksék, I'll keep searching for the matter
aakíwihsák, I would search for the matter

n-utukë'ô', carefully

n-aksa'aa, the little boy
n-ha-ks-a'aa-Ø
NE-MsA-child-be.small-STATIVE

yeksa'aa, little girl
thsikeksa'aa, when I was a child
seksa'tíyú, you're a good child
niatiksa'táké, how many children

ësheswakë', you all will find him
ë-sheswa-kë-'
FUTURE-2p/Ms-find-SIMPLE
see: wa'akwakë' in 2:2

tëtskwaunyáne' khu, and you will come back to tell me
t-ë-t-skwa-hyuny-a-n-e'
DUALIC-FUTURE-CISLOCATIVE-2s/1s-tell-LINK-DISLOCATIVE-IMPERFECTIVE

ne' në' í', that I too

haáké', I may go there
h-aa-k-e-:'
TRANSLOCATIVE-0OPTATIVE-1sA-go.somewhere-SIMPLE

hewakénô, I've gone there
hewakenös'ö, I've finally gone there
hekenöskwa', I used to go there
hekénös, I go there
hu'ké', I went there
hëkenöhsék, I'l keep going there
cit.

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