Niwakashææ'ö 01.07
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01.07.01
Ne' ne Davis Elkins khu Thënöteyëstahkwa'kúwá te'wêtö
ta'teunötöëtsúni unënöhtö' ne' niyu'tê akwasyönyánö n-ökwe'ôwe.
Davis and Elkins College was never interested in native culture.
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- ne -- grammatical particle
- khu -- and
- Thënöteyëstahkwa'kúwá -- college
- te'wêtö -- never
- ta'teunötöëstúni -- they don't want
- unënöhtö' -- they know
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- niyu'tê -- the kind it is
- akwasyönyánö -- we make things
- n-ökwe'ôwe -- Indians
01.07.02
Ne' ne hetkë kanöhsastê' wésu' hatiyëtahkwak ha'téyô
yötyuu'tastha'shö'ö, ne' kwá he niyushâs hutinöskwë ne hënötyônyáni,
ne' kaiôni auská'a usthööshö'ö hunötatêô.
They had a fine collection of artifacts in the attic of the main
building, but they let the staff plunder it over the years so there is
hardly anything left of what there was.
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- ne hetkë -- upstairs, in the attic
- kanöhsastê' -- big building
- wésu' -- a lot, many
- hatiyëtahkwak -- they used to have
- ha'téyô -- all sorts of things
- yötyuu'tastha'shö'ö -- things that people make; artifacts
- ne' kwá he -- but
- niyushâs -- over the years
- hutinöskwë -- they stole
- ne hënötyônyáni -- the teachers, the staff
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- kaiôni -- the reason why
- auská'a -- only a little, hardly anything
- usthööshö'ö -- just little bits
- hunötatêô -- they are left behind
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