Jimmie James

Elicited Sentences About Emphasis (January 17, 2006)

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Text identifier: EJW-01-1-4
Speaker: Jimmie James
Primary documentation: Esther Wood
Project transcription: Herman Leung
Audio source: EJW-01-1-4

  1. Keech keychek.
    I'm tired.
     
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  2. Keech nuemee keychek.
    I'm very tired.
     
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  3. Keech kegeychek.
    We're all tired.
     
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  4. Chahchew kee 'w-ekwsue'.
    It's difficult to find.
     
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  5. Sa'anee nuemee pe'l soo chegahchew.
    Sometimes things are hard to do (right).
     
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  6. Sa'anee nuemee chahchew.
    Sometimes it's difficult (to do).
     
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  7. Chahchew.
    It's difficult (to do/operate).
     
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  8. Chegahchew.
    They're difficult (to do/operate).
     
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  9. Neemee kom kwen kee soo ro'onechek'.
    I don't know how I'm going to run it (e.g., CD player, machine with a lot buttons).
     
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  10. Chomee'sh keech roo.
    It's noon time.
     
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  11. Nuemee teytesek'.
    I'm mad about something.
     
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  12. Sega'anee nuemee teytesek'.
    Something makes me angry every now and then.
     
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  13. Tegeytesek' mehl wee'.
    I get angry about this.
     
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  14. Sa'anee nuemee tegeytesek' mehl wee'.
    Sometimes I get very angry about this.
     
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  15. Sega'anee tue' pe'l soo skuy'.
    Sometimes it turns out real beautiful.
     
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  16. Sega'anee nuemee tegeytesek'.
    Sometimes I get very angry (about something).
     
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  17. Sku'y soo t'p'ohlkwek' ... nekomuy.
    I understand it very well.
     
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  18. Sku'y soo t'p'ohlkwek' mehl wee'.
    I understand it very well.
     
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  19. Nuemee t'p'ohlkwek' mehl wee'.
    I understand it very well.
     
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