Niwakashææ'ö 01.44

01.44.01

U'kyôtyô.

It was snowing.

u'kyôtyô -- it's snowing

01.44.02

Te'aö únë katka'hu ëhsæhkwakë'.

You couldn't see the sun anywhere.

te'aö -- can't
únë -- then
katka'hu -- anywhere
ëhsæhkwakë' -- you'll see the sun

01.44.03

Ne' wai ne kaiôni hawé'ö ne Kwa'yöö' hëöihsákha'.

That's why rabbit decided to go out looking for it.

ne' -- grammatical particle
wai -- indeed
ne kaiôni -- that's why
hawé'ö -- he decided
ne kwa'yöö' -- rabbit
hëöihsákha' -- he'll go out and look for it

01.44.04

"Ne' ki'shë' ëyu'kyêta't ëkæhkwakë' shô," waë' ne Kwa'yöö'.

"Maybe it will stop snowing if I find the sun," said rabbit.

ne' -- grammatical particle
ki'shë' -- perhaps
ëyu'kyêta't -- it will stop snowing
ëkæhkwakë' -- I'll find the sun
shô -- just
waë' -- he said
ne kwa'yöö' -- the rabbit

01.44.05

"Kuwe! Uthehtúô'! Ne' nae katka'hu u'sæhkwakë'?"

"Ho! Groundhog! Have you seen the sun anywhere?"

kuwe -- hey there
uthehtúô' -- groundhog
ne' -- grammatical particle
nae -- indeed
katka'hu -- anywhere
u'sæhkwakë' -- you saw the sun

01.44.06

"Thë'ë shô. Të'ë kúwá u'skatesëhtúwi'?"

"No, why did you wake me up?"

thë'ë -- no, not
shô -- just
të'ë kúwá -- why?
u'skatesëhtúwi' -- you woke me up

01.44.07

Ta unë sayúta' ne uthehtúô'.

And the groundhog went to sleep again.

ta unë -- so then
sayúta' -- it went back to sleep
ne uthehtúô' -- groundhog

01.44.08

Ne' ne Kwa'yöö' huthaines'ö ne unöta'ke.

Rabbit went up the mountain.

ne' -- grammatical particle
ne kwa'yöö' -- rabbit
huthaines'ö -- he finally walked
ne unöta'ke -- on the mountain

01.44.09

Tááyö' wai héôwe tyuta'ö ne nyakwai'.

He came to the place where the bear was sleeping.

tááyö' -- he arrived there
wai -- indeed
héôwe -- where
tyuta'ö -- it's sleeping there
ne nyakwai' -- bear

01.44.10

"Kuwe! Nyakwai'! Ne' nae katka'hu u'sæhkwakë'?"

"Ho! Bear! Have you seen the sun anywhere?"

kuwe -- hey there
nyakwai' -- bear
ne' -- grammatical particle
nae -- indeed
katka'hu -- anywhere
u'sæhkwakë' -- you saw the sun

01.44.11

"Thë'ë shô. Të'ë kúwá u'skatesëhtúwi'?"

"No, why did you wake me up?"

thë'ë -- no, not
shô -- just
të'ë kúwá -- why?
u'skatesëhtúwi' -- you woke me up

01.44.12

Ta unë sayúta' ne nyakwai'.

And the bear went to sleep again.

ta unë -- so then
sayúta' -- it went back to sleep
ne nyakwai' -- the bear

01.44.13

Ne' ne skëhôti hwae' ne Kwa'yöö'.

Rabbit went across the river.

ne' -- grammatical particle
ne skëhôti -- the other side of the river
hwae' -- he went over there
ne kwa'yöö' -- the rabbit

01.44.14

"Kuwe! Unökanya'kö! Ne' nae katka'hu u'sæhkwakë'?"

"Ho! Beaver! Have you seen the sun anywhere?"

kuwe -- hey there
unökanya'kö -- beaver
ne' -- grammatical particle
nae -- indeed
katka'hu -- anywhere
u'sæhkwakë' -- you saw the sun

01.44.15

"Thë'ë shô. Të'ë kúwá u'skatesëhtúwi'?"

"No, why did you wake me up?"

thë'ë -- no, not
shô -- just
të'ë kúwá -- why?
u'skatesëhtúwi' -- you woke me up

01.44.16

Ta unë u'kakwiyækatye'sék ne unökanya'kö.

And the beaver went on eating twigs.

ta unë -- so then
u'kakwiyækatye'sék -- it kept on going along eating twigs
ne unökanya'kö -- the beaver

01.44.17

Wáátyê' ne Kwa'yöö' tëöya'túwét.

Rabbit sat down to think.

wáátyê' -- he sat down
ne kwa'yöö' -- the rabbit
tëöya'túwét -- he'll think it over

01.44.18

Ne' ne ti'tí' waatsi'taka'êyô' ne' ne këöta'ke wai káát.

He noticed Bluejay in the tree.

ne' -- grammatical particle
ne ti'tí' -- bluejay
waatsi'taka'êyô' -- he noticed the bird
ne' -- grammatical particle
ne këöta'ke -- in the tree
wai -- indeed
káát -- it's perched on it

01.44.19

"Kuwe! Ti'tí'! Ne' nae katka'hu u'sæhkwakë'?"

"Ho! Bluejay! Have you seen the sun anywhere?"

kuwe -- hey there
ti'tí' -- bluejay
ne' -- grammatical particle
nae -- indeed
katka'hu -- anywhere
usæhkwakë' -- you saw the sun

01.44.20

Ne' wai wa'ukahkaië ne ti'tí' u'thueet shô.

The Bluejay got excited and started shouting.

ne' -- grammatical particle
wai -- indeed
wa'ukahkaië -- it got excited, annoyed (should perhaps be: wa'uhkaië)
ne ti'tí' -- bluejay
u'thueet -- he shouted
shô -- just

01.44.21

"Të'ë kúwá ëhsehéák ne' hewakönëhtö n-í'a?"

"What makes you think I swallowed it?"

të'ë kúwá -- why?
ëhsehéák -- you will think
ne' -- grammatical particle
hewakönëhtö -- I swallowed it
n-í'a -- I, me

01.44.22

Ne'hu wai thsithusnye'ö ne' wai wa'utyéô' hu'kææhkwë't thsiteyuskææ'wë.

When he said that, the sun accidentally dropped out of his mouth.

ne'hu -- that
wai -- indeed
thsithusnye'ö -- when he said it
ne' -- grammatical particle
wai -- indeed
wa'utyéô' -- it happened by accident
hu'kææhkwë't -- the sun appeared
thsiteyuskææ'wë -- when it opened its mouth

01.44.23

U'yu'kyêta't shô wa'utuka'the't.

It stopped snowing and the sky cleared up.

u'yu'kyêta't -- it stopped snowing
shô -- just
wa'utuka'the't -- it cleared up

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