Adriaan Paatalych Uchewayp
Adriaan Rosach lamees helyepay nyeway. Penak tenyeway. Rosach hekwany 'iikwich tiikay, "uuch pily kupilly mewii?"
"'Ehaa kwariwvem 'aas" "Li! 'Ehaa kwariwvu mehemaya?" "'E-en, nyawich puy 'ewaa ta'waa ta'waa!" "Mu'yuuch laguunvu mehemaya?" "'Ehaa kwenuw 'ehemay, nyaapum laguunvem 'ehaa kwenuwvu akewii." "'Ehaa kwariwvech 'iikuua?" "'E-en, 'iikuuches. 'Ehaa kwariwvelly hashuupill 'ehmiiy nyeway tenyeway." "Paat nyemach 'ehmiiy nyewaya?" "Umaaw, 'ehmiiy nyewayh umaaw, pes paatch 'ehiink tenyeway." "'Ehaach kuleyuwa? Mesiia?" "Kuleyuw 'esiis. Menyaaych apesiiw." "Heyula?" "Haa, 'ehaach heyul, puknaach 'ehan." "Mu'yuum laguunvek maama?" "'Enyiiwar ta'waa, puknaach 'aam." "Menyiiwarchmeyu?" "Umaaw, nyuk 'emaa." "'Ehatt, nyiiwarchu?" "'Iichachvu. 'Esuw winyh." Adriaanch paatalyvek waam 'ehatt hemay, nyaapum 'esuwvu winy. |
uchewayp: plural of waayp, talks
lamees: table nyeway: plural of ewaa penak: plural of wenak tenyeway: plural of tewaa pily kupilly: today mu'yuuch: how 'ehaa kwenuw: stream or river, "running water" akewii: follows 'ehmiiy: many, a lot 'ehiink: to be few kuleyuw: is clear (water) -ch apesiiw: is very much mu'yuum: why? winy: gives (it to him) |
Forming Questions
To make a past-tense "yes/no" question, add -a to a verb:
Puu mewuuwa? Did you see him?
Wesaawa? Did he eat?
Besides with "'E-en/haa" or "umaaw", you can answer with the verb itself:
'Ewuuw. I saw him.
Wesaawh umaaw. He did not eat.
To make a third-person, present-tense question, use the ending -chu:
'Elymaamch wemiichu? Is the kid crying?
Kuuchuttch waamchu? Is the boss going away?
To ask a question about the person you're talking to, use -chmeyu:
Menyiiwarchmeyu? Are you hungry?
Mehemaapchmeyu? Are you blind?
These endings are also used with question words:
Maaym kushuuhuu waa-a? To where did the thief go?
Maayvi 'ehiiwaa-a? Where at did you go fishing?
Ma'yum 'ehattch wipa? When did the dog bark?
Maapch puy ewaachu? Who's there?
Maap mewuuwa? Whom did you see?
'Uuch mechuwchmeyu? What are you making?
Common questions:
How? Mu'yuuch? (present or past), Mu'yuuk? (future)
Huh? Matta?
What are you doing, What are you up to? 'Uuch mema'wii?
What is it? 'Uuchechu?
What time is it? Nyamu'yumchu?
When? Ma'yum?
Where am I? Maay 'ewaa?
Where are you going? Maayum maa?
Where are you? Maay mewaa?
Where at? Maayvi?
Where from? Maayk?
Where is ___? ___ maay ewaa?
Where to? Maaym?
Who is it? Maapchu?
Why? Mu'yuum?
To make a past-tense "yes/no" question, add -a to a verb:
Puu mewuuwa? Did you see him?
Wesaawa? Did he eat?
Besides with "'E-en/haa" or "umaaw", you can answer with the verb itself:
'Ewuuw. I saw him.
Wesaawh umaaw. He did not eat.
To make a third-person, present-tense question, use the ending -chu:
'Elymaamch wemiichu? Is the kid crying?
Kuuchuttch waamchu? Is the boss going away?
To ask a question about the person you're talking to, use -chmeyu:
Menyiiwarchmeyu? Are you hungry?
Mehemaapchmeyu? Are you blind?
These endings are also used with question words:
Maaym kushuuhuu waa-a? To where did the thief go?
Maayvi 'ehiiwaa-a? Where at did you go fishing?
Ma'yum 'ehattch wipa? When did the dog bark?
Maapch puy ewaachu? Who's there?
Maap mewuuwa? Whom did you see?
'Uuch mechuwchmeyu? What are you making?
Common questions:
How? Mu'yuuch? (present or past), Mu'yuuk? (future)
Huh? Matta?
What are you doing, What are you up to? 'Uuch mema'wii?
What is it? 'Uuchechu?
What time is it? Nyamu'yumchu?
When? Ma'yum?
Where am I? Maay 'ewaa?
Where are you going? Maayum maa?
Where are you? Maay mewaa?
Where at? Maayvi?
Where from? Maayk?
Where is ___? ___ maay ewaa?
Where to? Maaym?
Who is it? Maapchu?
Why? Mu'yuum?