Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences (LA138-042) (1980)

Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens
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Text identifier: LA138-042
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Project transcription: Alysoun Quinby, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: LA138-042

  1. Wo'-nee herk-'er-pee' 'ne'-yoch.
    I'm caulking my boat.
     
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  2. 'O tkwe-loh-po'.
    It springs back (a plank or branch).
     
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  3. Cho' tmoh-ke-loy-te'm.
    Break it off.
     
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  4. Keech tmoh-ke-loy-tek'.
    I'm breaking it off.
     
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  5. Cho' ko tmoh-ke-loy-te'm.
    Break it off.
     
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  6. Cho' ko tmoh-ke-loy-sho'm.
    Break it up (into pieces).
     
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  7. Cho' ko tmoh-ke-loy-sho'm 'ne'-yoh.
    Break up my wood.
     
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  8. Keech tmoh-ke-ree.
    It's broken off (small things).
     
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  9. Keech ma tmoh-ke-ree.
    Somebody broke off a bit of it.
     
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  10. Kee toh-pue'l.
    There will be a deep pool.
     
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  11. Cho' ko toh-pue'l.
    Make it deeper.
     
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  12. Wo' toh-pue'l wee-'eeet ko maa-ye'm.
    You pass by a deep pool.
     
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  13. Cho' ko toh-pue'r.
    Drill a hole.
     
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  14. Kues to-meek' chaahl, kues to-meek' k'ee ro-reer?
    How deep is the sand, how deep is the snow?
     
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  15. Kues kee to-meek'?
    How deep do you want it?
     
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  16. Kues keech to-meek' ro-reer?
    How deep is the snow?
     
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  17. Nue-mee te-no-wo'hl.
    S/he talks too much.
     
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  18. To's nee-mee te-no-wo'hl?
    Doesn't s/he talk too much?
     
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  19. Paa', nee-mee' te-no-wo'hl.
    No, s/he doesn't talk too much.
     
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  20. Kues to-mo-ye'm, kues keech to-mo-ye'm?
    How old are you?
     
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  21. Kues keech to-mo-ye'm?
    How big are you getting?
     
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  22. Nue-mee ton-pe-we'hl
    It's raining steadily.
     
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  23. Keech swe-goo-pee'hl.
    It's pouring with rain (one shower after another).
     
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  24. Keech kaa-me-ge'hl.
    It's very bad weather.
     
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  25. 'We-to' 'oh-tee'.
    S/he was hit in the hip (shot in the hip).
     
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  26. Wek too-mo-neehl.
    That's how much it cost.
     
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  27. Wek too'.
    That's how much it cost.
     
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  28. Kues too'?
    How much does it cost?
     
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  29. Kues too-mo-neehl?
    How much does it cost?
     
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  30. Ko too-le-ko-mey-yet-'es.
    Put boards across (make a barrier).
     
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  31. Cho' ko too-le-ko-me'y.
    Put boards across (make a barrier).
     
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  32. Cho' ko raahl-kah mehl ha-'aag.
    Build it up (a barrier) with rocks.
     
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  33. Yok ma too-me-chook'.
    I travelled in a circle.
     
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  34. Ma too-me-chook'.
    I travelled in a circle.
     
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  35. Wo-ne-kuek mehl too-moo'.
    It fell from above.
     
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  36. Wek 'o too-ra'r.
    It's lying across there.
     
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  37. Wek 'o too-ra'r, cho' wo-nue laa-ye'm.
    It's lying across there (a log), go across on top of it.
     
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