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 kwe-get kue 'ne-ley.
    My brother is visiting.
     
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  2. Kwe-les wee soch.
    S/he said it.
     
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  3. Kwe-les kem me-ge-lok'w.
    S/he went along too.
     
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  4. Kwe-les kem ske-wok kee 'ue-me-ge-look'.
    S/he wants to go along too.
     
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  5. Kwe-les kem ske-wok kee 'we-rue-ro-wok', kwe-les kem ske-wok kee 'we-re-kwoh.
    S/he wants to sing too, s/he wants to drink too.
     
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  6. Kwe-les kem kee me-ge'l.
    S/he will go too.
     
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  7. Kwe-les kem keech 'er'-gerp.
    S/he also told a story.
     
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  8. Kwe-lekw keech ha'p-'ehl.
    I have forgotten.
     
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  9. Kwe-lekw keech le'm.
    They have gone.
     
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  10. Kwe-lekw keech le-nekw.
    S/he has drowned.
     
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  11. Kwe-lekw keech ma trah.
    Well, they've gone after water.
     
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  12. Mos wo-'oot wee' serr-hlerp', mos wo-'oot weesh 'ue-ke-mo-lek'. Woo-geen 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' nee-mee weesh 'wer-serrhl.
    This person didn't do it.
     
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  14. Nee-mee wo-'oot weesh 'ue-ke-mo-lek'.
    This person didn't steal it.
     
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  15. Woo-geen wee' ma 'ue-ke-mo-lek'... ma 'ue-ke-mo-lek'.
    It was someone else who stole it.
     
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  16. Noohl wek 'o kwe-to-yoks.
    Its sticking way out there.
     
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  17. Weet 'o kwe-to-yoks.
    It's sticking out like that.
     
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  18. Keech kwer-yer'w.
    He whistled to someone.
     
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  19. To' kee na'-mee kwer-yer'w.
    He'll whistle twice (to signal to someone).
     
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  20. Hee-ko'ch-'uek 'o kwer-ger-yer'w.
    Somebody's whistling across the water.
     
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  21. Nek kwer-yer-wek'.
    I whistled.
     
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  22. Tee'-now keech kwer-yer'w?
    Who whistled?
     
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  23. Cho' kwom-hle-ne'm, cho' hee-me-no-mee kwom-hle-ne'm.
    Take it back, take it back right away.
     
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  24. Te-ne'm 'ue-kwe-gom-hlo-lehl.
    There are a lot (of birds) flying back and forth.
     
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  25. We'y keech we-no-'o-mo'r.
    It has come along this far.
     
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  26. Kues keech we-no-'o-mehl?
    What part of the season (or night, etc.) is it?
     
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  27. Kues we-no-'o-mue'r?
    Where is it swimming (how far has it come)?
     
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  28. Kues we-no-'o-mue-rehl?
    Where are they swimming (how far have they come)?
     
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  29. Kues keech we-no-'o-mue-ree'm?
    How far have they gotten (swimming in a race)?
     
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  30. Kues keech we-no-'o-chehl?
    How far have they rowed?
     
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  31. Cho' kwoy-cho'm.
    Go slowly (quietly).
     
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  32. Nek poy keech rue-re'm.
    I'm swimming ahead of you.
     
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  33. Poy keech rue-rek'.
    I'm swimming ahead.
     
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  34. Poy keech son-chok'.
    I passed (someone) in my boat.
     
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  35. Poy keech ro-'o-pek'.
    I ran ahead.
     
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