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1. mâa   vúrava   sâam   súva   vúrava   pa-pírish   ú-xaak-tih   look!   just   little.downhill   listen!   just   the-plant   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR

   A little downhill I heard a noise in the brush. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

2. mâa   vúrava   sáruk   pa-pírish   kich   u-váyvaayhi-tih   look!   just   downhill   the-plant   only   3s(>3)-wave-wave

   Only the brush was moving. Source: Benonie Harrie, "A Hunting Yarn" (DAF_KT-05c) | read full text

3. víri   v-oom   p-ée-muustih-aak   i-xús-eesh   mâa   vaa   pay   so   so-3.SG   NOMZ-2s(>3)-look.at-when   2s(>3)-think-FUT   look!   so   this

   When you look at it, you'll think, “That's it.” Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Grace Davis | Download | Play

4. chími   fâat   ayu'âach vúra   uum   vúra   vaa   tá-ni-'áfish   mâa    vaa   pay   vaahyâach   soon   what   it.was.because Intensive   3.SG   Intensive   so   PERF-1s(>3)-touch   look!   so   this   exactly.that

   It's because I feel it, [I think] “That's the right one!” Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Violet Super | Download | Play

5. mâa   yáxa   vaa   puxay   íim   pu-'ipthíith-tih-ara   vaa   vúra   t-i-páchish   look!   look!   so   not.yet   2sg.   NEG-finish.weaving-DUR-NEG   so   Intensive   PERF-2s(>3)-throw.down

   You see, you don't finish it, you just throw it away. Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text Spoken by Madeline Davis | Download | Play

6. xás   u-píip   mâa   páy   pa-'úruh   then   3s(>3)-say   look!   this   the-egg

   And he said, "Here, these are your eggs. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text

7. kári   xás   u-pêer   mâa   páy   pa-mi-kinínaasich   then   then   3s(>3)-say.to   look!   this   the-2sPOSS-pet

   And he said, "Here's your pets." Source: Mamie Offield, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-19) | read full text

8. xás   mâa   páykuuk   pa-kinínaasich   iinâak   u-tnúpuk-va   then   look!   over.there   the-pet   indoors   3s(>3)-look.outdoors-PL.ACT

   And behold, there the pet peeked out from inside (a nest). Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text

9. xás   kun-piip   arákaas   mâa   páy   pa-mi-váfish   then   3pl(>3s)-say   old.man   look!   this   the-2sPOSS-liver

   And they said, "Old man, here! this is your liver. Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

10. mâa   páy   pa-mi-váfish   look!   this   the-2sPOSS-liver

    Here, this is your liver!" Source: Julia Starritt, "The Hair in the Soup" (WB_KL-21) | read full text

11. kári   xás   kun-ipéer   mâa   kâam   vuhvúha   u-kyáa-ti   pa-kúth   i-vúrayvu-tih   then   then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   look!   little.upriver   deerskin.dance   3s(>3)-make-DUR   NOMZ-because.of   2s(>3)-go.around-DUR

    And (the old woman) said, "Look, the one you are wandering around for is making a deerskin dance uphill. Source: Mamie Offield, "A Trip to the Land of the Dead" (WB_KL-58) | read full text

12. mâa   vúra   v-óo-kxiipshiprin   pa-kachakâach   t-u-'árihishrih   look!   Intensive   so-3s(>3)-fly.away   the-bluejay   PERF-3s(>3)-become

    She flew away, she turned into Bluejay. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Blue Jay as Doctor" (WB_LA78.1-004a) | read full text Spoken by Nettie Ruben | Download | Play