Vina Smith: Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (2010)
Primary participant: Vina Smith (speaker)
Date: 2010
Project identifier: VS-19
Publication details: Unpublished (recorded by Andrew Garrett on September 13, 2010)
Note: This text consists of descriptions by Vina Smith of the pictures in
Mercer Mayer's book A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog. A video showing the pictures with
her narration is available here.
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[1] |
Avansáxiich |
u'áhooti |
káru |
pachíshiih |
boy |
he.is.walking |
also |
the.dog |
|
The boy is walking, and the dog too. |
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[2] |
Pa'avansáxiich |
usxâareesh |
káru |
pamuchíshiih |
the.boy |
he.will.go.fishing |
also |
his.dog |
|
The boy is going to go fishing with his dog. |
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[3] |
Pa'avansáxiich |
úmuusti |
paxanchíifich |
the.boy |
he.is.looking.at.it |
the.frog |
|
The boy is looking at the frog. |
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[4] |
Tá |
kunithvíripunih |
muchíshiih |
xákaan |
PERF |
they.two.run.downhill |
his.dog |
with.(one.person) |
|
They're running down, the dog too. |
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[5] |
Xás |
tá |
kunmah |
paxanchíifich |
then |
PERF |
they.see.it |
the.frog |
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[6] |
Xás |
tóo |
kvíripunih |
káan |
then |
he.has |
run.away.downhill |
there |
|
And they're running down there. |
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[7] |
Xás |
tóo |
kyívish |
then |
he.has |
fall.down |
|
And then he (the boy) falls down. |
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[8] |
Xás |
paxanchíifich |
uthítiv |
then |
the.frog |
he.hears.them |
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[9] |
Xás |
tóo |
kyíimkurih |
then |
he.has |
fall.into.water |
|
And he (the boy) has fallen into the water. |
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[10] |
Xás |
pa'íshaha |
tóo |
kyíimkurih |
then |
the.water |
he.has |
fall.into.water |
|
And he's fallen into the water. |
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[11] |
Pamufíthih |
kich |
tá |
numah |
his.feet |
only |
PERF |
we.see.them |
|
We can only see his feet. |
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[12] |
Káru |
pachishíih |
upsáravriiktih |
avansáxiich |
also |
the.dog |
he.is.helping.him |
boy |
|
And the dog is helping the boy. |
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[14] |
Xás |
pa'avansáxiich |
káru |
pachishíih |
tá |
kunmáh |
paxanchíifich |
then |
the.boy |
also |
the.dog |
PERF |
they.see.it |
the.frog |
|
And the boy and the dog see the frog. |
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[15] |
Xás |
paxanchíifich |
payêem |
tóo |
mah |
then |
the.frog |
now |
he.does |
see |
|
And now the frog sees them. |
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[16] |
Tu'áapunma |
uumkun |
yav |
he.knows.it |
they |
good |
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[17] |
Yáv |
tóo |
mah |
good |
he.does |
see |
|
He sees that they're good. |
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[18] |
Ikíich |
paxanchíifich |
xás |
tóo |
pvâaram |
maybe |
the.frog |
then |
he.does |
go.back |
|
Maybe then the frog goes back. |
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[19] |
Xás |
payêem |
paxanchíifich |
tu'ípak |
then |
now |
the.frog |
he.has.come.back |
|
And now the frog has come back. |
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[20] |
Xás |
tóo |
muustihinaa |
pa'avansáxiich |
káru |
Hôoy |
uum |
pachishíih |
then |
he.is |
looking.at.them |
the.boy |
also |
where |
3.SG |
the.dog |
|
And he's looking at the boy and ... where's the dog? |
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[21] |
Xás |
paxanchíifich |
tóo |
múusti |
pachishiih |
káru |
pa'avansáxiich |
then |
the.frog |
he.is |
look.at |
the.dog |
also |
the.boy |
|
And the frog is looking at the dog and the boy. |
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[22] |
Avansáxiich |
uchuphuníshkooti |
pachishiih |
boy |
he.is.talking.to.him |
the.dog |
|
The boy is talking to the dog. |
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[23] |
Xás |
uum |
paxanchíifich |
îin |
kinímuustih |
then |
3.SG |
the.frog |
TOPIC |
he.is.looking.at.them |
|
And the frog is looking at them. |
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[24] |
Pa'avansáxiich |
îin |
tá |
kunchuphuníshkoo |
the.boy |
TOPIC |
PERF |
he.is.talking.to.him |
|
The boy is talking (to the dog). |
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[25] |
Now |
fâat |
káru |
Now |
what |
also |
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[26] |
Pay'ôok |
uum |
paxanchíifich |
right.here |
3.SG |
the.frog |
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[27] |
Uxútih |
Neexaychákisheesh |
paxanchíifich |
he.is.thinking |
I.will.catch.him |
the.frog |
|
He (the boy) is thinking, "I'll catch the frog." |
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[28] |
Uxútih |
Neexaychákish |
paxanchíifich |
he.is.thinking |
I.catch.him |
the.frog |
|
He's thinking, "I'll catch the frog." |
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[29] |
Pay'ôok |
uum |
fâat |
right.here |
3.SG |
what |
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[30] |
Pa'avansáxiich |
uxútih |
Neexaychákisheesh |
paxanchíifich |
the.boy |
he.is.thinking |
I.will.catch.him |
the.frog |
|
The boy is thinking, "I'll catch the frog." |
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[31] |
Kúnish |
ipshûunkinich |
pay |
sort.of |
low |
this |
|
It (the net) is kind of short (to catch the frog). |
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[32] |
Púya if |
vúra |
uum |
kâarim |
xás |
pamuchíshiih |
xás |
tuxaychákish |
oh.my! |
Intensive |
3.SG |
bad |
then |
his.dog |
then |
he.has.caught.him |
|
Oh my, its really bad, he's caught his dog. |
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[33] |
Káru |
uum |
paxanchíifich |
uum |
tóo |
skáaksur |
also |
3.SG |
the.frog |
3.SG |
he.has |
jump.off |
|
And the frog jumped off, too. |
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[34] |
Pay'ôok |
uum |
xákaan |
kun'íin |
pa'avansáxiich |
káru |
pachishiih |
right.here |
3.SG |
both |
they.two.are.sitting |
the.boy |
also |
the.dog |
|
In this one here they're both sitting, the boy and dog. |
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[35] |
Xás |
paxanchíifich |
káan |
úkrii |
sáruk |
káan |
úkrii |
then |
the.frog |
there |
he.is.sitting |
downhill |
there |
he.is.sitting |
|
And the frog is sitting down there. |
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[36] |
Kári |
pachishíih |
káru |
úkrii |
then |
the.dog |
also |
he.is.sitting |
|
And the dog is sitting too. |
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[37] |
Ithyáruk |
xás |
ukûuntakoo |
paxanchíifich |
across |
then |
he.is.sitting |
the.frog |
|
And across, the frog is sitting down. |
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[38] |
Xás |
ikíich |
tóo |
kvúrish |
then |
maybe |
has.has |
be.tired |
|
And maybe he's gotten tired. |
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[39] |
Ikíich |
tóo |
kvúrish |
tuxus |
tóo |
pvâaram |
maybe |
he.has |
be.tired |
he.thinks |
he.does |
go.back |
|
Maybe he's gotten tired, he's thinking that he'll go home. |
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[40] |
Káru |
payêem |
vúra |
vaa |
umúustih |
kári |
also |
now |
Intensive |
that |
he.is.looking.at.them |
then |
|
And now he's still looking at them. |
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[41] |
Xás |
vúra |
tá |
kunpiyâaram |
then |
Intensive |
PERF |
they.two.are.going.back |
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[42] |
Xás |
vúra |
uum |
tóo |
kvúrish |
káru |
paxanchíifich |
then |
Intensive |
3.SG |
he.has |
be.tired |
also |
the.frog |
|
And the frog is really tired, too. |
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[43] |
Xás |
vúra |
umúustih |
húukava |
patá |
kunívyiihma |
mukunfíthih |
then |
Intensive |
he.is.looking.at |
to.somewhere |
that.PERF |
they.are.going.to |
their.footprints |
|
And he's looking at where they're going, their footprints. |
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[44] |
Váa |
káan |
kun'áhootiheen |
so |
there |
they.had.been.walking.there |
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[45] |
Xás |
vúra |
káan |
tú'uum |
váa |
káan |
u'áharamuraatih |
then |
Intensive |
there |
he.gets.there |
so |
there |
he.is.following.them.there |
|
And then he (the frog) gets there, he follows them there. |
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[46] |
Káan |
pakun'áhootih |
there |
where.they.were.walking |
|
There, where they were walking. |
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[47] |
Kári |
iish |
upáatvutih |
pa'axiich |
then |
flesh |
he.is.bathing.it |
the.child |
|
And the child is taking a bath. |
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[48] |
Xás |
iish |
tá |
kunpáatva |
then |
flesh |
PERF |
they.are.bathing.it |
|
And they're taking a bath. |
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[49] |
Xás |
payêem |
iish |
tá |
kunpáatva |
then |
now |
flesh |
PERF |
they.are.bathing.it |
|
And now they're taking a bath. |
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[50] |
Xás |
vúra |
uum |
paxanchíifich |
vúra |
uum |
yav |
patóo |
pmahóonkoon |
then |
Intensive |
3.SG |
the.frog |
Intensive |
3.SG |
good |
that.he.PERF |
feel |
|
And the frog, he's feeling really good. |
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[51] |
Iinâak |
úkrii |
indoors |
he.is |
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[52] |
Xás |
paxanchíifich |
îin |
tá |
kunímuusti |
pakunpáatvutih |
then |
the.frog |
TOPIC |
PERF |
he.is.looking.at.them |
while.they.are.bathing |
|
And the frog is looking at them while they're taking a bath. |
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[53] |
Xás |
payêem |
paxanchíifich |
tóo |
xus |
Kíri |
naa |
káru |
nipáatveesh |
then |
now |
the.frog |
he.PERF |
think |
I.wish |
1sg. |
also |
I.will.bathe |
|
And now the frog is thinking, "I want to take a bath, too." |
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[54] |
Xás |
umuustihinaa |
then |
looking.at.them |
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[55] |
Xás |
vúra |
uum |
payêem |
tá |
kunpáatvaheen |
then |
Intensive |
3.SG |
now |
PERF |
they.had.bathed |
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[56] |
Káru |
paxanchíifich |
u'úum |
váa |
káan |
ukûuntakoo |
pachishihaxvâah |
also |
the.frog |
he.got.there |
|
there |
he.sits.on.it |
the.dog.head |
|
And the frog gets there, he sits down on the dog's head. |
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