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

Keech key-chek.
I'm tired.

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Keech nue-mee key-chek.
I'm very tired.

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Keech ke-gey-chek.
We're all tired.

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Chah-chew kee 'wekw-sue'.
It's difficult to find.

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Sa-'a-nee nue-mee pe'l soo che-gah-chew.
Sometimes things are hard to do (right).

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Sa-'a-nee nue-mee chah-chew.
Sometimes it's difficult (to do).

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Chah-chew.
It's difficult (to do/operate).

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Che-gah-chew.
They're difficult (to do/operate).

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Nee-mee kom kwen kee soo ro-'o-ne-chek'.
I don't know how I'm going to run it (e.g., CD player, machine with a lot buttons).

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Cho-mee'sh keech roo.
It's noon time.

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Nue-mee tey-te-sek'.
I'm mad about something.

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Se-ga-'a-nee nue-mee tey-te-sek'.
Something makes me angry every now and then.

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Te-gey-te-sek' mehl wee'.
I get angry about this.

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Sa-'a-nee nue-mee te-gey-te-sek' mehl wee'.
Sometimes I get very angry about this.

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Se-ga-'a-nee tue' pe'l soo skuy'.
Sometimes it turns out real beautiful.

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Se-ga-'a-nee nue-mee te-gey-te-sek'.
Sometimes I get very angry (about something).

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Sku'y soo t'p'ohl-kwek' ... ne-ko-muy.
I understand it very well.

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Sku'y soo t'p'ohl-kwek' mehl wee'.
I understand it very well.

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Nue-mee t'p'ohl-kwek' mehl wee'.
I understand it very well.

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