Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences (LA138-043) (1980)

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Text identifier: LA138-043
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Project transcription: Alysoun Quinby, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: LA138-043

Keech nue tregepah, keech ho tregepetehl.
A bunch are going fishing with a dipnet, a bunch went fishing with a dipnet.

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Cho' terkterrpeesho'm.
Take a little stick and beat them (bugs near your food).

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Trkterrpeesh 'we-chewes.
You slapped their (mischievous kids') fingers with a twig.

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Cho' toktoopso'm.
Slap it repeatedly with a stick.

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Keech kee wenok', keech terrlue'l 'ue-puuek.
...

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Keech terrlue'l.
It stretches across the mouth.

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Keech terrluele's.
It stretches across the mouth.

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Cho' terrluelese'm.
Put it across your mouth.

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Kee terrlue'l.
I'm going to stretch it across the mouth.

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Cho' ko terrluelese'm.
Put the bridle on (a horse).

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Neemee t'p'ohlkwek'.
I'm out of my senses, I have fainted.

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Keech mee' tpohlkwek'.
I'm in a faint, I have no mind.

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Keech t'p'ohlkwek'.
I have come to (my senses).

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Kowecho' hohkueme'm, kowecho' noo hohkueme'm mee' t'uemoyek.
Don't pick them, stop picking them because they're still too soft.

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Ko'mee t'uemoyek.
It's still too soft.

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Nookwohl tewo'n.
It keeps breaking.

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Keech tewo'n k'ee hlkehl.
The land is breaking (sliding).

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Keech t'uemeek'.
It's tender.

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Knekchew ko knekoyo'.
You let it (eel meat) relax, soften.

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Keech 'o t'uemeek.
It's soft (enough).

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Keech t'uemeek hes kue ... ?
Is it tender (the meat)?

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Keech peyoge'n, keech tahteesh.
It stinks, it's rancid.

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Keech 'yekwhlkemee'.
It is infested with maggots.

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Keech tuene'm.
It just came through the ground (a new plant, seedling).

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Cho' hoo nue neee'n, to's keech t'uene'm.
Go and see, are they up yet (new plants, poking through the ground).

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Kem keech tweyko'n.
It straightened out again.

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Keech wa's'oyowok'.
I'm poor.

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Neemee sku'y soneenepek'.
I don't feel well.

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Kolonee mee' you know, nuemee sku'y soneenepek'.
Probably I don't, you know, feel very well.

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Cho' wegene'm kue cheenes.
Mention that young man.

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Cho' wegene'm.
Mention him (or her).

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Me wegenok'.
I mentioned (someone).

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Nek wegenek'.
I mention (someone).

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'O wegenee'.
That person was mentioned.

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Nuemee nee wegenee'.
S/he was mentioned.

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Nek wegenek'.
I mentioned someone.

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Nek kem wegenoyek'.
I was mentioned also.

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Cho' negeee'nowo'm kue welogoo.
Look for the pitchy part (to make lights with).

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