Niwakashææ'ö 01.23
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01.23.01
Ne' ne káyatöthsíyú u'kéku' kéí hu'khâhu'.
I got a Bible for my fourth birthday.
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- ne kayatöthsíyú -- Bible
- u'kéku' -- I got it
- kéí -- four
- hu'khâhu' -- I reached that birthday
01.23.02
Ne' ne uwe'sæ' wátsí uöya'ê'.
It had a dark blue cover.
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- ne uwe'sæ' -- the cover
- wátsí -- it's black
- uöya'ê' -- it's blue
01.23.03
Te'keyëö únë n-ëkeyë'he't kës, ne' kwá he khawiatye'.
I could not read it yet, but I could carry it around.
- te'keyëö -- I don't know how
- únë -- then
- n-ëkeyë'he't kës -- I will frequently read
- ne' kwá he -- but
- khawiatye' -- I carry it around
01.23.04
Wa'ökwaya'tayei'shæ' ne thënötëthææni ne' ne hunënö'keæhtö ne
Thsakaöhétas ësháyö'. Káyatöshæ'ke he nêôtyé' kaya'tôtö' ne' watányö',
ne' huikê u'kya'taya'khô' tekakanya'shæ'sé kaya'tôtö' ne hêés ne' khu
ne kanyu'takuwanës uhtyöhtö's niyunö'këötö'.
We went to Adventist evangelistic meetings and I cut pictures of
lions, leopards and fearful dragons with horns out of their
program bulletins.
- wa'ökwaya'tayei'shæ' -- we went to the meeting
- ne thënötëthææni -- they preach
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- ne hunënö'keæhtö -- they're waiting
- ne Thsakaöhétas -- Jesus
- ësháyö' -- he'll return
- káyatöshæ'ke -- in the book
- he nêôtyé' -- where he'll do it
- kaya'tôtö' -- attached pictured
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- watányö' -- they're inside
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- huikê -- this
- u'kya'taya'khô' -- I cut out pictures
- tekakanya'shæ'sé -- scissors
- kaya'tôtö' -- attached pictures
- ne hêés -- long-tailed cat
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- khu -- and
- ne kanyu'takuwanës -- big animals
- uhtyöhtö's -- they're scary
- niyunö'këötö' -- how it has horns attached
01.23.05
Únë u'kya'tata'tô' ne kaya'ta'shö'ö káyatöthsíyú, ne' huikê
wa'uhtyöthe't ëtyakuhtêtya't.
Once I had these stuck between the pages of my Bible, it became a
fearful and fascinating book.
- únë -- then
- u'kya'tata'tô' -- I put the pictures there
- ne kaya'ta'shö'ö -- the pictured
- káyatöthsíyú -- Bible
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- huikê -- this
- wa'uhtyöthe't -- it became scary
- ëtyakhtêtya't -- it will fascinate people
01.23.06
Ne' wai n-ökhíúwí ne' ha'tekakôt ëyethiyëstë' ne káyatöthsíyú, ne'
ëënötes'á' n-ëyöëtsu'kta't.
They told us we should be giving the neighbours Bible studies
to get ready for the end of the world.
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- wai -- indeed
- n-ökhíúwí -- they told us
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- ha'tekakôt -- have to
- ëyethiyëstë' -- we have to teach people
- ne káyatöthsíyú -- Bible
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- ëënötes'á' -- they will get ready
- n-ëyöëtsu'kta't -- the world will come to an end
01.23.07
Nae te'ne' tha'tekakôt thaayakwét ne Wacokwá.
We didn't even have to go to Waco to do it.
- nae -- indeed
- te'ne' -- it is not the case
- tha'tekakôt -- don't have to
- thaayakwét -- we wouldn't go there
- ne Wacokwá -- to Waco
01.23.08
Ne' shô ökwanöke' ne kaya'tôtö' u'kyëönyánô'.
I took my Bible around to some of the neighbors and showed them the
pictures.
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- shô -- just
- ökwanöke' -- we lived (there)
- be kaya'tôtö' -- attached pictures
- u'kyëönyánô' -- I showed them
01.23.09
Ne' n-únë u'wahsawë' ne kaiwakwëniyustö katëthææni heyúwe'
nikôhe'.
My lifelong career as a volunteer religious propagandist had begun.
- ne' -- grammatical particle
- n-únë -- then
- u'wahsawë' -- it started
- ne kaiwakwëniyustö -- religion
- katëthææni -- I preach
- heyúwe' -- as long as
- nikôhe' -- how I'm alive
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