Niwakashææ'ö 01.11

01.11.01

My father was working and my mother was teaching.

• hutyuu'tátö -- he's working
• ne ha'ni -- my father
• khu -- and
• ne nu'yë -- my mother
• kutyônyání -- she's teaching

01.11.02

My grandmother came to stay with us for a while and take care of me.

• ta'éyö' -- she came
• ne aksút -- my grandmother
• ta'tsíú' -- a little while
• teyökesnyea' -- she takes care of me

01.11.03

I would play outside quietly by myself until ants attacked me.

• ne' -- grammatical particle
• skya'tát -- all by myself
• kaykánye'skwa' -- I used to play
• n-aste -- outside
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• niyúwe' -- how far away (here: until)
• wa'ökyénô' -- she grabbed, attacked me
• ne tsihöstuhkwë' -- the ants

01.11.04

I fought back, stomping the anthill, until finally I was so covered with them I had to pull off my shorts and run for the house.

• wa'akwatatyénô' -- we fought each other
• akashëta'ö -- I stepped on it
• he twëni'työ' -- at where they live
• he niyúwe' -- until
• ha'téyô -- all sorts of things
• wënes'ö -- they finally went
• he kya'takwékö -- all over my body
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• ha'tekakôtak -- had to
• ëkhâku' -- I'll take it off
• ne kayahtuwe'shæ'a -- little pants, shorts
• tewakëëhtatös'ö -- I finally took off running
• kanöhsutkwá -- toward the house