Niwakashææ'ö 01.17

01.17.01

When we moved to Lake Avenue our landlord's wife, who lived three houses away, told my mother she could have a mess of greens from her garden.

• thsa'akwahtêti' -- when we moved away
• he -- to
• kanyutae' -- lake
• úáte' -- street, road
• shökwatwëtehtani -- he lends it to us
• ökwanöhsút -- our house
• ne hunöhkwa' -- his spouse
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• ne -- grammatical particle
• hëni'tyôtak -- they used to live
• síkwá -- away
• së watôtha' -- third
• kanöhsút -- house
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• wa'ákë' -- she said
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• ukwényô -- can
• aahsnëhtakwanô' -- you might get a bunch of greens
• ne kaëtakô -- in the garden

01.17.02

My father spoke up.

• thusnye'ö -- he spoke up
• ne ha'ni -- my father

01.17.03

He said, "It's no use to give her greens, she can't cook.

• waë' -- he said
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• ta'aö -- can't
• ëshenëhtawi'hô' -- you will give her a bunch of greens
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• kaiôni -- the reason why
• te'eyëö's -- she doesn't know how
• ëyekhönyánô' kës -- she will frequently cook things

01.17.04

She wouldn't even know how to clean them."

• nae -- indeed
• te'eyëö's -- she doesn't know how
• kwa' -- even
• ëyenëhtuwae'hô' -- she will clean a bunch of greens

01.17.05

The next day the landlady brought a big pot of greens down, all cleaned and ready to cook.

• wa'úhë't -- the next day
• wa'éyö' -- she came
• ne yeö -- the woman
• unëhtuwae'hö -- washed greens
• ta'enëhtêô' -- she brought the greens
• usyôní -- it's ready
• ëyekhönyáne' -- she will go and cook it

01.17.06

My mother was so embarrassed.

• uæhtak -- very, so
• kuteë'ö -- she's embarrassed
• ne nu'yë -- my mother

01.17.07

My father said, "I did you a favor. Look how much work I saved you."

• uskás -- it's a good thing
• nae -- indeed
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• thë'ë -- not
• ta'tesatöëtsúni -- you don't need it
• wésu' -- a lot
• ëhsatyuu'tát -- you will work
• waë' -- he said
• ne ha'ni -- my father

01.17.08

One day the landlord and his wife dropped in while we had guests at the table.

• hu'káé' -- the time came
• thsiyökhiyö'sé -- they visited us
• n-únë -- then
• wáyathsi'kwáthu' -- the two of them dropped by
• ökhiyatwëtehtáni -- they lend it to us
• ne ökwanöhsút -- our house

01.17.09

They looked at the table and looked at my father, and then said "We thought you said she couldn't cook!"

• wáyathsi'wáê' -- the two of them looked at it
• atekhwaahkwa'ke -- on the table
• wáyathsi'wáê' -- the two of them looked at it
• khu -- and
• ne ha'ni -- my father
• ne'hu -- there
• wai -- indeed
• êni' -- the two of them will say
• shô -- just
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• nô -- probably
• íwí -- I think
• tasesnye't -- you said
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• te'eyëö's -- she doesn't know how
• ëyekhôni' -- she will cook
• ne sanöhkwa' -- your wife