Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences (LA138-057) (1980)

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Text identifier: LA138-057
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Project transcription: Alysoun Quinby, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: LA138-057

Mey-kwe-luue'm, mee soo smey-ko-lue-mee' kue keech he-goo-kween.
They're crying, because they miss the one who has gone.

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Keech he-gok'w tue' wee' mey-kwe-lehl.
He's gone away and they are mourning.

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Keech mey-kwe-le'm.
They're mourning.

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Nee koo-nee wee' 'o mey.
She is grieving alone.

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Wee' 'ee mey-kwe-le'-we'y.
She's crying.

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Mo-cho keech chper-werk noohl 'o te-ge-tehl.
Whenever she thinks of that person she cries.

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Kem, ko huuek-soh hee-choy ko te-to-loo.
And, there's a whole bunch of children crying down there.

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Kue che-gey keech te-to-loo.
The little ones are crying.

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Wee' raa-yue-ree'm.
They (a school of fish) are swimming by.

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Wek raa-yue-ree'm ne-puy.
The fish are swimming by.

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Yey, cho' kwehl kaa-mue-ne'm!
You grew so fast!

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Nee ma kaa-mue'n 'uuek-soh.
His or her child is deformed.

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'Iyoh, keech hee-mue-no-wo'm.
Oh, you're growing too fast.

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Keech hee-mue-no-wohl.
They're growing fast.

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Na-'a'n wee' 'o ro-'oh 'ne-cheee-shep'.
I have two flowers growing.

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Nee-mee 'wes-ku'y soo hue-ne'm, kaa-mue-ne'm.
They didn't grow well, they're growing badly.

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Na-'a-pe-tek' hee-choo 'ne-ma-'e-pe-tek'.
I'm carrying down two bundles I tied up.

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No-'ok's ne-ge'm.
He carries two boards.

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Na-'ap' 'woo-luuel.
He's carrying two bundles.

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Na-'ap' ne-ge'm.
He's carrying two bundles.

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Nahk-sep', cho-'o-nep', me-rueh choo-mep'.
Three, four, five bundles.

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Wek raa-yo-'o-pek'.
I ran by it.

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Wo-new raa-yo'-re-pek'.
I ran by above.

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Kyue' 'o hoo-ro'-rep'.
S/he's running around.

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Kyue' 'ee hoo-ro'-rep' kue pon-chech, keech hoo'yk-'e'n.
The white deer is running around there, he's lost.

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Te-ne'm 'woo-lo-'o-mah.
There are a lot of them running around.

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Nee-nee se-ko-yue'r.
S/he swims quickly.

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'O cher-werh-see-mek'.
I point him out.

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Kues tom-pey-yohl?
How much did they eat?

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Kues he-se'm kee tom-pey-yohl?
How much do you think they're going to eat?

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Nue-mee te-gen-pey-yohl.
They all have big appetites.

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Keech mar-kwe-taahl.
They ate everything up.

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Cho' mar-kue-me'm.
Eat everything that's in front of you.

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Keech ko mar-kwe-taahl.
They ate everything (all the food in the house).

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Keech mar-kue-mehl, 'ee-kee mar-kwe-taahl, noohl 'o ko mar-kwe-taahl.
They ate everything in front of them, they ate everything in the house.

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Nee-kee keech mar-kwe-taahl.
They ate everything up.

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Srperh 'o noh-sue-no-wok', Rek'-woy 'o noh-sue-no-wok', ne-kah nahk-sey-yehl, 'ne-le'y.
I was born in Srprh, I was born in Rek'woy, three of us, my brothers.

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Rek'-woy 'o ne-goh-suen.
We were born in Rek'woy.

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Ma se-go-lue-mek'.
I scared someone.

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Cho' nuue-kwo-mee'.
Gather everything.

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Cho' wee-'eeet ho nes-kwe-choo'm kue he-wo-nee 'o ku'yo-mek.
You come to the first turn (in the trail).

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Nue-meech-yue lo'l.
They flew in every direction.

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'Erkuue-ler's k'ee wo-nekws-leg.
It's very dark around the moon.

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Keech ke-chok'.
I caught up with someone.

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Kee pe-nuue-le-sek'.
I'll put my load down.

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Keech pe-nuue-le-sek'.
I put my load down.

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Kee pe-nuue-le-sek' mee' ko'l sook k'en 'ok'w 'naa-wech keech 'o te-po'n.
I'll put my load down because there's something in it that's sticking into my back.

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Pe-nuue-le-se'm, noohl 'o ko neee'-no-wo'm kue k'oo-luuel.
You put down your load, then you look in your load.

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Keech nuue-le-sek'.
I have brought my load.

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Yo' 'ue-kue-ree'm, yue' 'ee kue-ree'm.
They're floating there.

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Kues too-po'hl?
How big is the opening?

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Nee-mee nue-mee plo'hl.
It's not very wide.

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Nue-mee, nue-mee plok's.
It's very, very wide.

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