Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences (LA138-006) (1980)

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Text identifier: LA138-006
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Project transcription: Alysoun Quinby, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: LA138-006

  1. Keech kweget kue 'ne-ley.
    My brother is visiting.
     
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  2. Kweles wee soch.
    S/he said it.
     
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  3. Kweles kem megelok'w.
    S/he went along too.
     
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  4. Kweles kem skewok kee 'ue-megelook'.
    S/he wants to go along too.
     
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  5. Kweles kem skewok kee 'we-ruerowok', kweles kem skewok kee 'we-rekwoh.
    S/he wants to sing too, s/he wants to drink too.
     
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  6. Kweles kem kee mege'l.
    S/he will go too.
     
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  7. Kweles kem keech 'er'gerp.
    S/he also told a story.
     
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  8. Kwelekw keech ha'p'ehl.
    I have forgotten.
     
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  9. Kwelekw keech le'm.
    They have gone.
     
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  10. Kwelekw keech lenekw.
    S/he has drowned.
     
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  11. Kwelekw keech ma trah.
    Well, they've gone after water.
     
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  12. Mos wo'oot wee' serrhlerp', mos wo'oot weesh 'ue-kemolek'. Woogeen wee' mehl to'm.
    That one didn't do it, that one didn't steal it. It was some other person ...
     
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  13. Wo' neemee weesh 'wer-serrhl.
    This person didn't do it.
     
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  14. Neemee wo'oot weesh 'ue-kemolek'.
    This person didn't steal it.
     
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  15. Woogeen wee' ma 'ue-kemolek'... ma 'ue-kemolek'.
    It was someone else who stole it.
     
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  16. Noohl wek 'o kwetoyoks.
    Its sticking way out there.
     
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  17. Weet 'o kwetoyoks.
    It's sticking out like that.
     
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  18. Keech kweryer'w.
    He whistled to someone.
     
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  19. To' kee na'mee kweryer'w.
    He'll whistle twice (to signal to someone).
     
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  20. Heeko'ch'uek 'o kwergeryer'w.
    Somebody's whistling across the water.
     
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  21. Nek kweryerwek'.
    I whistled.
     
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  22. Tee'now keech kweryer'w?
    Who whistled?
     
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  23. Cho' kwomhlene'm, cho' heemenomee kwomhlene'm.
    Take it back, take it back right away.
     
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  24. Tene'm 'ue-kwegomhlolehl.
    There are a lot (of birds) flying back and forth.
     
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  25. We'y keech weno'omo'r.
    It has come along this far.
     
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  26. Kues keech weno'omehl?
    What part of the season (or night, etc.) is it?
     
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  27. Kues weno'omue'r?
    Where is it swimming (how far has it come)?
     
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  28. Kues weno'omuerehl?
    Where are they swimming (how far have they come)?
     
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  29. Kues keech weno'omueree'm?
    How far have they gotten (swimming in a race)?
     
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  30. Kues keech weno'ochehl?
    How far have they rowed?
     
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  31. Cho' kwoycho'm.
    Go slowly (quietly).
     
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  32. Nek poy keech ruere'm.
    I'm swimming ahead of you.
     
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  33. Poy keech ruerek'.
    I'm swimming ahead.
     
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  34. Poy keech sonchok'.
    I passed (someone) in my boat.
     
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  35. Poy keech ro'opek'.
    I ran ahead.
     
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