Aileen Figueroa

Elicited Sentences with Repetitive and Iterative Verbs (August 9, 2001)

Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens
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Text identifier: JB-02-06
Speaker: Aileen Figueroa
Primary documentation: Juliette Blevins
Editor: Gigi Gilbert-Igelsrud, Brooke Nieman, and Andrew Garrett
Audio source: JB-02-06

Kues kue k'e-chee-mos?
Where is your uncle?

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Kues kue k'uuek?
Where is your child?

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Kues kue k'uuek-soh?
Where are your children?

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Kues kue k'e-chek?
Where is your mother?

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Keech hue-ne'm kue pa-'ah.
The water is boiling.

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Nek kee cha-'a-mek' kue pa-'ah.
I will boil the water.

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Nee-ko'l 'ne-cha-'a-mek' kue pa-'ah.
I boil the water all the time.

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Nee-ko'l 'ne-che-ga-'a-mek'.
I boil (the water) all the time.

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Cha'-cha-'a-mek'.
I boil it.

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Cho' cha-'a-me'm.
You boil it.

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Keech hue-ne'm.
It (water) is boiling.

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Chah-chew ko'l 'noh-kue-mek'.
The work I'm doing is hard.

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Chaa-nee wey-kee'.
It's just been built/finished.

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Keech wey-kee' kue 'o'-lehl.
The house is finished/built.

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Chaa-nee kooych'.
He bought it late.

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Ko'-mee chaahl-ke's.
(The ground) is very sandy.

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Nue-mee chaahl-ke's.
It's really sandy.

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Nue-mee che-gaahl-ke's.
It's been really sandy.

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Chaahl-ke's.
It's sandy.

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Twer'nt-wer'-nee-lerp'.
It's bucking (of a horse).

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Che-cho-mey-yo'r.
It's trotting (of a horse).

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Keech che-cho-mey-yo'r kue pe-gerk.
That man's trotting.

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Che-ge-cho-mey-yo'r.
They're trotting.

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Chah-chok-sek'.
I'm getting lazy/tired.

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Che-gey-yo-nah.
Don't bother me.

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Che-gey-yo-nah-pee-mek' kue pe-gerk.
I don't want to be bothered by that man.

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Chey-yo-nah-pee-mek'.
It's bothering me.

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Nee-'eehl kue pe-gerk keech pe-lo-mew.
Those two men are fighting.

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Chpee koh-toh kee 'ne-tekw-sook'.
I'll cut just one block of wood.

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No-'oh kee 'ne-tekw-tekw-sook'.
I'll cut two blocks.

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Nek pe-goh.
I'm splitting (a block).

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Pe-goh-sook'.
I split (a block).

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Na-'ar tek-toh 'ne-tekw-tekw-sook'.
I cut two logs.

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Pegpe-goh-sok'.
I split (two logs).

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Pegpe-goh.
I split (two logs).

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Myaahl-kep'.
He is jumping (once).

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Mye-gaahl-kep'.
He is jumping up and down.

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Keech hl'ew-kwo'n.
It cracked/busted.

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Hl'ew-kwo'n.
It's cracked/busted.

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Keech hl'ew.
It cracked/busted.

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Keech hl'ekwhl-'ew.
They (the cups) broke.

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Hl'ekwhl-'ew.
They (the cups) are broken.

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Kue so'n kue 'neherkw-terks?
What happened to my cup?

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No-'oh 'wehl-'ekwhl-'ew.
Two (cups) were busted.

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Kah-chek'.
I'm sewing.

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'Ochkaa kah-chek'.
I'm sewing right now.

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Chke-koh-sok'.
I'm piercing (with something sharp).

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Chke-koh.
I'm piercing (once with something sharp).

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Chkech-ke-koh.
I'm piercing (over and over again).

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Nee-ko'l 'we-che-gey-koh.
It's always small.

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Nee-ko'l 'nech-kech-ke-koh.
I'm poking all the time.

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Nee-ko'l 'ne-kah-chek'.
I sew all the time.

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Perkw.
He knocks.

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Keech perkw.
He knocked.

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Perkw-per-kwerh.
He's knocking (multiple times).

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Ko-lo ko'l 'o perkw-per-kwerh.
It sounds like somebody's knocking.

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Keech mye-gah kue her'-kwerh.
That rabbit's jumping.

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Keech myah.
It (a rabbit) jumped (once).

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Keech mye-gah.
It (a rabbit) jumped (multiple times).

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Kot-ko-tee'r.
(That man) is hopping (on one foot).

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Koh-chee myaahl-kep'.
He jumped once.

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Kue pe-gerk koh-chee myaahl-kep'.
That man jumped once.

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Cheee-ko-re'm.
They have the hiccups.

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Cheee-ko-re'm hes?
Do they have the hiccups?

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Cheee-ko'r kue pe-gerk.
That man has the hiccups.

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'Ochek'.
I sneezed.

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Keech 'o-chek'.
I sneezed.

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'Oche'm hes?
Did you sneeze?

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Ko-we-cho' 'o-che'm.
Don't sneeze.

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Nee-ko'l 'wo-'o-chek'.
He sneezes all the time.

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Nee-ko'l 'wo-'o-chek' kue pe-gerk.
The man is sneezing all the time.

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Chpee 'ne-'e'-go-chek'.
I sneeze all the time.

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Kee-tee kwes-kwe-se'm.
You're going to catch a cold.

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Kee-tee kwe-ges.
They're all going to catch a cold.

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Kee-tee kwes-kwe-sehl.
They're going to catch a cold.
Keech he-reekw kue wen-chokws.
The woman is coughing.

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Kee'm soo he-reekw.
He or she has a bad cough.

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Ye-ger-'er-merch'.
It's diving down.

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'O ne-wook' kue cho-rek'-week nee merk wee' ye-ger-'er-merch'.
I've seen the green heron diving down.

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'O new 'ue-mohl keech pkwe-chokw'.
You can see his head popping out.

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Ne-woom' 'ue-mohl keech pkwe-chokw'.
You can see his head popping out.

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Pkwe-ge-chokw'.
It comes up often.

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Cho' neee'-ne'm.
Watch.

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Hl'ew-kwo'n.
It popped, it busted.

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Keech hl'ew.
It busted.

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Keech hl'ekwhl-'ew.
More than one (boil or blister) popped.

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Hehl neee'-nes kue wen-chokws, 'och-kaa s'e'm 'ue-woo-mehl.
Look at the woman, she's pounding acorns.
Hehl neee'-nes kue wen-chokws, keech s'e'm 'ue-woo-mehl.
Look at the woman, she's pounding acorns.
Nee-ko'l 'wes-'e-mek'.
Everyday the woman pounds (acorns).

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S'e-wek'.
I'm pounding.

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Nek s'e-wek'.
I am pounding.

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'Ochkaa s'e-we'm.
You're pounding.

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To' wee' ne-ge-pek'.
I eat that.

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Iee, to' wee' ne-ge-pek'.
Yes, I eat it.

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S'oo-po-ne-mek' kue pe-gerk.
I hit the man in the face.

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S'ooks-'oo-po-ne-mek'.
I hit him again and again.

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Keech rue-ro-woo'm kue ch'ue'ch-'eesh.
The birds are all singing.

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Koy-poh keech rue-ro-woo'm.
In the morning the birds sing.

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Keech rue-ro-wohl.
They are all singing.

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Rue-ro'w.
(One bird) is singing.

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Kwery-kwer-yerrch'.
He is whistling.

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Kwer-yerw.
Whistle once.

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Chpee 'ue-kwery-kwer-yerrch'.
(The man) whistles all the time.

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Ye-kwo-ye-kwoh.
Fold it up good.

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Cho' sku'y soo ye-kwo-ye-kwoh.
You fold it up good.

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'Ochkaa ye-kwo-ye-kwoh 'ne-chah.
I'm folding my pants.

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Chpee koh-chee ye-kwoh.
Only put one fold in it.

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Keech ke'm.
He stole it.

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'Ochkaa hohp-kok.
I'm counting.

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'Ochkaa he-gohp-kok.
I'm counting.

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T'la't'-la' pe-ko-yek.
I'm dripping blood.

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'Ne-pe-koy t'la't'-la', 'ne-pe-ko-yek.
My blood is dripping, my blood.

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Chpee koh-chee t'la'.
It just dripped once.

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Kue pa-'ah t'la't'-la'.
Water is dripping (from the faucet).

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Keech ten-pe-we'hl.
It's pouring rain.

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Keech swe-goo-pee'hl.
It's pouring rain.

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Too-le-wo'm.
You open your eyes.

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Ror-kwee'hl.
The breakers break.

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Cho' tahp-soom' 'ne-chah.
Iron my pants.

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Keech swe-cho'n 'ne-chah.
My pants are torn.

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Keech ko'-see swe-cho-we-cho'n 'ne-chah.
My pants are torn all over.

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Chpee koh-chee naa-me-wet'.
He takes just one bite.

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Chpee koh-chee ma naa-me-wet' kue chyer-'er'y kue ne-puy.
The bear took one bite of the salmon.

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'Ochkaa pye-wo-lew.
I'm chewing.

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Cho' pye-wo-lew.
Chew it.

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Cho' pye-wo-lue-me'm.
Chew it.

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Saa-we-lek'.
I'm cold.

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Saa-we-le'm hes?
Are you cold?

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Hoo-lehl-ke-nem'.
You're shaking it up.

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Kue wen-chokws 'och-kaa che-wo-lue'm 'ue'-wehl-ke-toy.
The woman is chewing on her nails.

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