Florence Shaughnessy
Sentences (LA138-052) (1980)
Writing system: no hyphens | hyphens
Display style: sentence | look-up
Text identifier: LA138-052
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Project transcription: Alysoun Quinby, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: LA138-052
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'O te-to-lo'hl.
S/he cries.| Password required -
Ko-we-cho' 'ee-yoh te-ge-to-lo-hle'm.
Stop this crying.| Password required -
Cho' ke'l wo'n 'o te-koh-so'm.
Stick it up there.| Password required -
Cho' te-koh-so'm, cho' mehl te-koh-so'm.
Make a mark, mark it (with a stick).| Password required -
Keech wee' 'o te-ko'n.
There's a mark here.| Password required -
... mee' wek ko ne-wo'w wek 'o te-ko'n.
... because you see where it's marked.| Password required -
Nek kee tek-te-koh.
I'm going to make marks (on a trail).| Password required -
Ske-lee 'o tek-te-tek'. Ske-lee 'o tek, wee' 'o tek.
I put it down. It was put down, it was put here.| Password required -
Wee' 'o tek.
It's sitting here.| Password required -
Weet 'o tek ha-'aag.
There's a rock sitting there.| Password required -
Weet 'o tek te-kwo-nekws.
There's a box sitting there.| Password required -
Nek wee' 'o tek-te-tek'.
I set it down.| Password required -
Wek 'o tek-tah.
It's sitting there (a heavy object).| Password required -
Wo-gee ko 'o tek-tah.
It's sitting in the middle.| Password required -
Te-ne-ko-mee' 'yoh-hlkoych' 'o pue-leek we'yk-'oh mee keech ho plop'.
There's a lot of wood down at the beach today because of the high water.| Password required -
Te-ne-ko-mee' pe-chek-sehl.
There's a lot of gravel.| Password required -
We'yk-'oh te-ne-ko-mee'.
There's a lot now.| Password required -
Kee kem ... kee nee 'o chke-ne-ko-mee'.
Next month there will be less (wood scattered on the beach).| Password required -
Kues too-me-ko-mee'? Nue-mee too-me-ko-mee'.
How many are (scattered) there? A whole lot are scattered.| Password required -
Nue-mee te-ne-ko-mee'.
There's a lot.| Password required -
Mos nue-mee te-no-neehl-kwee'.
It wasn't very expensive.| Password required -
Nee-mee nue-mee te-no' 'ue'-wes.
It is not worth very much.| Password required -
Kues too-mo-neehl-kwoo'm? Kues too-mo-neehl-kwee'?
How much did you pay for it? How much did it cost?| Password required -
Keech ma mar-kue' kue 'noo-lehl mee' keech ma tek-teg.
My plants got eaten because they were sticking out (of the ground).| Password required -
Keech ma tek-teg.
They were sticking out.| Password required -
Kyue' 'o te-go-ye'-we'y.
It's sticking out there.| Password required -
Keech pkwe'm.
They're all up (new plants in a garden).| Password required -
Keech kyue' ho pkwe'm.
They've come up, they're sticking out there.| Password required -
Keech kyue' 'o pkwe-chok'w.
It's coming up (emerging) there.| Password required -
Keech kyue' ho pkwe-chok'w.
Someone came into view.| Password required -
Keech chyue pkwe'-mehl.
They're all in sight. (They've all come into view).| Password required -
Keech pkwe-chok'w, keech won ho pkwe-chok'w, keech won ho pkwe'm.
He's emerged, he's come into view over there, they've come into view over there.| Password required -
Keech koo-see pkwe'm.
They're all in sight. (They've all come into view.)| Password required -
Keech kyue' ho pkwo', keech kyue' ho pkwe-chee', keech kyue' ho pkwe-go'.
It has come into view, they've come into view (in boats).| Password required -
Keech kyue' ho pkwe-go'.
They've come into view (in boats).| Password required -
Keech kyue ho pkwech-ke-nekw, keech kyue ho pkwe-nekw.
They've drifted into view, it has drifted into view.| Password required -
Keech wee' 'o pkwech-ke-nek'w 'yoch, nee-mok'w k'en 'ok'w.
Boats have drifted into view, there's nothing in them.| Password required -
Ko'-mee keech te-nuue-le's.
It is really overloaded.| Password required -
Keech te-nuue-le's.
It's overloaded.| Password required -
Cho' tmept-me-pee-ne'm.
Cut it in pieces.| Password required -
Cho' choo-ne'-mee tme-pee-ne'm.
Cut it in fourths.| Password required -
Keech choo-ne'-mee tme-pee-ne'm.
You cut it in fourths.| Password required -
Keech tkwe-soh-po'.
It springs up, springs back (and hits low, near the ground).| Password required