Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences (LA138-044) (1980)

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Text identifier: LA138-044
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Project transcription: Alysoun Quinby, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: LA138-044

Me noo'-mo-ne-mek'.
I brought it.

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We'y keech we-no'-mo-ne-mek'.
I've brought it this far.

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Wek we-no-'o-mek'.
It's stretching across there.

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Cho' ko 'wes-ke-loy-te'm k'e'-lep.
Braid your hair.

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Kue che-gey 'we'-lep cho' ko 'wes-ke-loy-te'm.
Braid the little ones' hair.

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'Ne-nah-kwok', keech ho goh-kue'.
I make it, it was made.

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Koh-ter' 'ue'-wes.
It has one branch.

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Cho' ne-ge-po-yon.
Gather greens.

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'Wes-kwe-nep' cho' mehl hoh-kue-me'm kee 'oo-lee-ne'm.
Gather the tips of branches to lie down on.

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Cho' nue kue hoh-kue-me'm k'e'-wes-kwe-nep', sku'y soo chkey-ye'm.
Go and gather your tree branches (for a mattress), you'll sleep well.

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'O ske-wo'm 'wes-kwe-nep'.
The tips of the tree branches (cut off for making a mattress) smell good.

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Me-cheek cho' ko-ma lehl-ke-ne'm ... 'wes-kwe-nep'.
Throw some branch tips in the fire.

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Keech wey-kook'.
I've finished it.

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Keech wey 'ne-ke-po-yue-rek'.
I'm finished swimming.

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Keech wey-yo-'o-pe-wek'.
I am through cooking soup.

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Kee-tee ho-'o-pe-wek'.
I'm going to start making soup.

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Keech ma we'-yo-ne-sek'.
I have paid the money for the bride.

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Cho' ne-ge-me'm k'et-kek'-wo'r.
Take your bucket (you're going to pick berries).

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Nee-mok'w 'ue-kert-'er'.
It has no lid.

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Cho' ko hloo'm k'er-ker-terk.
Grab your lid.

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