Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences (LA138-002) (1980)

Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens
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Text identifier: LA138-002
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Project transcription: Alysoun Quinby, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: LA138-002

  1. Lekws keech 'o ket-'ey.
    It is parked outside.
     
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  2. Wo-new keech 'o ket-'ey.
    It is parked up above, up in the hills.
     
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  3. Kues keech 'o ket-'op'?
    How much water is there in the bucket?
     
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  4. Kues noohl ket-'op'? Keech ket-'op'.
    How much water is there (in the bucket)?There's enough.
     
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  5. Keech ho ket-'op'.
    There's enough water (in the bucket or pot).
     
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  6. Chpaa-nee' hes k'e-rue-rek'?
    Is it too far to swim?
     
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  7. Nee-mee chpaak. To' nee-mee chpaak.
    It's not far.
     
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  8. Mo-cho kee woh-pey-ye'm, k'ey-yaahl kee no-'o-mue'l, k'e-se-nohl kee no-'o-mue'l, k'e-pah-tue-nohl kee no-'o-mue'l.
    If you cross it (the water), it will be up to your belly, it will be up to your arms, it will be up to your neck.
     
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  9. Keech key-chek.
    I'm tired.
     
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  10. Ke'l hes kem key-chek?
    Are you tired too?
     
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  11. Yo'hl-koh hes kem key-chek?
    Are they tired too?
     
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  12. Keech key-che-ko-mo-yehl.
    They're tired.
     
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  13. Keech chyue key-chek.
    They're all tired.
     
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  14. Nek kem keech key-chek.
    I'm tired too.
     
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  15. Key-chok-see-mek' k'ee ch'eee-shah.
    I'm tired of that dog.
     
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  16. Kues keech loo-te'm kue re-gok? Ke'-ye-tue-loh, keech ke'-ye-tue-le-tek'.
    Where did you put the trout? It slipped, I dropped it.
     
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  17. To' kee-kerhl-kee-ne'm.
    You disjoint it (an animal carcass).
     
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  18. Keech kee-kerhl.
    It (an animal carcass) has been disjointed.
     
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  19. Keech kee-kerhl-kee-nee'.
    It (an animal carcass) has been disjointed.
     
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  20. ... mo-cho keekw-ten me-cheek kee kue ne-ke'm.
    (It will smolder) if you put it (the rotted wood) in the fire.
     
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  21. Ko-ma sku'y soo me-raa.
    It (rotted wood) smokes well for a long time.
     
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  22. Kues cho' soo ne-wo'm? So pe-chue nue-mee kee-mer-lue'.
    How does it look to you? It looks really bad upriver.
     
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  23. Kee'm soo ho-'o-moh. Kee'm soo-sek'.
    Somebody's been badly hurt. I'm thinking a bad thing.
     
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  24. Kee'm so'n.
    Something bad has happened.
     
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  25. Kee'm soo ko'-mo-yok'.
    I heard something bad (bad news).
     
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  26. Kee'm ser-ner-yerh.
    Somebody saw something bad.
     
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  27. Keech kee-pue'n.
    It's winter.
     
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  28. Keech kee-she'n.
    It's summer.
     
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  29. Keech wer-'er-terysh.
    Someone is showing off, something unusual is happening.
     
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