Adriaanch 'ewaam puwk wemaa.
Adriaanch 'ewaally wehap. 'Ewaally paatalych 'esuw wechuw tuuyuuw. Paatalych Rosa wii chuuhii.
Adriaanch paataly ewuuw wiis, "Haawka, 'ememaa." Puuch wiis, "Haawka, 'ehekwany." "'Uuch mewii?" Adriaanch tiikays. Rosa: "'Ellyully ta'waa." Adriaan: "'Uuch mellyully?" R: "'Esuw 'ellyully." A: "'Esuw 'uuchechu?" R: "Shawii 'echuw, maach memaah nyawihch mechemenyaayh!" Adriaanch chehiilyiiy. "Shawii 'echemenyaayh 'emaaw! Shawii wellich, nemeshiiw!" R: "Nyii kumyum shawii mechemaah memaaw. Menyaayches, pes menurh memaaw!" Nya'wayk Adriaan nyawihch paataly 'aasuwi penak tenyeway. Adriaanch hwally wii. Rosa nyemach hwally wii hekwany 'iikwich ewuuw. Nyaapum wiis, "'emaachh!" Adriaanch nyii wiih umaaw, pes 'alypaayem shawii ewuuw wehwiis. "Kiirruw!" paatalych wii, "kway hechuurh!" Adriaanch nyinyuy 'esuw wehwii. Wemaahlly warh umaaw, pes nyiiwars. Nyaapum shawii weyaaw chemaas. Shawii chuukuw, chuuhwar, nyaapum nyinyuy chuukuw. Kway shawii nyaamat wemaas! R: "Mewuuwa?" Rosa wii. "Shawiich wellichh umaaw. Menyaay!" A: "E-en, 'ehans." R: "'Enyaach 'echuw, puknaach 'ehan." |
puwk: returns, goes back
paataly: his mother ___ wii chuuhii: is named 'ememaa: mom hekwany: her son tiikay: asks (a question) wellyully: cooks ta'waa: first-person of tewaa shawii: acorn mush wemaa: eats (mushy things) nyawihch: and chemenyaay: likes (food) chehiilyiiy: whines nyii . . . umaaw: not at all, not even nyii kumyum: never nur: knows nya'wayk: later 'aasuw: table penak: plural of wenak tenyeway: plural of tewaa hwally wii: is quiet 'emaachh! let's eat! 'alypaayem: slowly kiirruw! hurry up! hechuur: is cold weyaaw: picks up chemaa: tastes chuukuw: bites chuuhwar: chews nyaamat: all, every(thing) 'enyaach: I |
Person
First-person prefix: '- or 'e-
Second-person prefix: m- or me-
The bare form of verbs is the third-person singular. If the verb starts with a "w", the first or second-person prefix takes the place of that letter. Study these examples:
wamp, "walk"
'Enyaach 'amp. I walk.
Maach mamp. You walk.
Puuch wamp. He walks.
hemaa, "sleep"
'Enyaach 'ehemaa
Maach mehemaa
Puuch hemaa
ewuuw, "see"
'Enyaach 'ewuuw
Maach mewuuw
Puuch ewuuw
The pronouns 'enyaach "I", maach "you", and puuch"he/she/it" are not needed and should not be used except for emphasis or clarification. Note that you can make these accusative simply by removing the -ch:
'Enyaa me
Maa you
Puu him/her
First-person prefix: '- or 'e-
Second-person prefix: m- or me-
The bare form of verbs is the third-person singular. If the verb starts with a "w", the first or second-person prefix takes the place of that letter. Study these examples:
wamp, "walk"
'Enyaach 'amp. I walk.
Maach mamp. You walk.
Puuch wamp. He walks.
hemaa, "sleep"
'Enyaach 'ehemaa
Maach mehemaa
Puuch hemaa
ewuuw, "see"
'Enyaach 'ewuuw
Maach mewuuw
Puuch ewuuw
The pronouns 'enyaach "I", maach "you", and puuch"he/she/it" are not needed and should not be used except for emphasis or clarification. Note that you can make these accusative simply by removing the -ch:
'Enyaa me
Maa you
Puu him/her