Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences (LA138-015) (1980)

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Text identifier: LA138-015
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Project transcription: Alysoun Quinby, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: LA138-015

  1. Nee-ko'l 'we-ten, keech kaa-meg.
    It's always raining, the weather is bad.
     
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  2. Kos-'el-son 'we-we-chehl.
    I hope they get better.
     
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  3. Kos-'el-son 'ue-ke-mey-yek'.
    I wish he'd go home.
     
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  4. Kos-'el-son kee-tee 'wes-ke-weg.
    I wish it would clear up.
     
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  5. Kos-'el-son nue 'ne-cheee-ge'-loh.
    I wish we could go and gather seaweed.
     
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  6. To' wee' 'ue-wey-yuuen to'm k'ee puuek.
    This is the biggest deer I've ever seen.
     
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  7. Ch'ue-me'y 'nehlk-yor-kwoy.
    We really enjoyed the performance we watched.
     
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  8. Mos keech ne-wook' weet 'we-soo kaa-mo-pek'.
    I've never seen such rough water.
     
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  9. Ke'l keet-wer-'ert-'erysh k'ahkw-sek'.
    You're laughing too much.
     
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  10. Ske-wo'm k'e-pew.
    Your cooking smells good.
     
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  11. Nue-mee poy'-we-son k'e-rue-ro-wok'.
    Your singing is the very best.
     
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  12. Nue-mee poy'-we-son k'es-kuue-ro-wok', k'e-re-gue-ro-wok', k'e-re-moh-pe-tek'.
    It's the very best, your good singing, the way you always sing, your doctor dance.
     
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  13. Keech kwe'-loo-te-lek'.
    I'm scorched.
     
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  14. Kee-tee kwe'-lo-ye'm
    You're going to get dried out, scorched.
     
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  15. Kee kwe'-lo'y, kee kwe'-lee'.
    S/he will get scorched.
     
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  16. Keech kee-mo'l, nee-kee chpaa-no-nekw.
    It's bad, you soaked it too long.
     
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  17. Keech chpaa-nee pa-'aahl ho 'ok'w.
    It's been lying for a long time in the water.
     
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  18. Noohl wek ho woo-ya'r.
    The branch was leaning all the way across.
     
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  19. Nue-mee wek 'o woo-ya'r.
    The branch is leaning clear across.
     
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  20. Wek 'o wooyk'.
    It's draped there.
     
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  21. Nee-keech-yue yoo-me'l.
    They're all bent.
     
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  22. Kee-kee che'-loy'hl.
    It (a place) will be dry.
     
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  23. Wek 'we-che'-loy'hl.
    This is a dry place.
     
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  24. Tue' ner-'er-'eryhl.
    There were two (animals or birds).
     
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  25. Keech syery-kwer-terr, keech syery-kwer-tek'.
    I slipped.
     
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  26. Syery-kwer-terr, nek keech syery-kwer-terr, nek mehl syery-kwer-terr.
    I slipped in a slippery place.
     
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  27. Keech syery-kwer-terr.
    I slipped in a slippery place.
     
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