Florence Shaughnessy

Sentences (UW-PP-18a-2) (1980)

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Text identifier: UW-PP-18a-2
Speaker: Florence Shaughnessy
Primary documentation: Paul Proulx
Audio source: 2696-029-04_Proulx_18a-2

  1. Skuy' soonoksemek'.
    I have good thoughts (about someone).
     
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  2. Skuy' soonokseemek'.
    I have good thoughts (about someone).
     
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  3. Kolonee waaneehl.
    (I have) a feeling that something unusual is about to happen.
     
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  4. Kolo 'o mewoleenepek'.
    I feel as if I have been cleansed of all of my bad thoughts, I feel relieved of my fears.
     
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  5. Neskweenepek'!
    How badly I feel!
     
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  6. Mee' neskweenepek' mehl wee'.
    I feel so bad I can hardly think about it.
     
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  7. Neskweenepek' 'ne-ko'moyok'
    I feel sad when I hear (the bad news).
     
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  8. Neskweenepek' keetee 'w-oo'ykenek'.
    I feel bad because this person is dying.
     
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  9. 'O neskweenepek' kee 'ue-'woo'yk' noohl hewech'.
    I don't believe s/he is going to live until morning.
     
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  10. Neskweenepek' keech 'n-oo'yk'enek'.
    I feel bad because I've lost it.
     
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  11. Nuemee neskweenepem' hes kue k'e-repeechoy?
    Did you feel really bad when they whipped you?
     
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  12. Neskwenee soo homtah.
    They played so hard all together.
     
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  13. Neskwenee soo pelep'.
    They all fought so hard against each other.
     
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  14. Keech sekeeta', sekee'n, sekee'n.
    It is tough and doesn't give way (e.g. eating dried meat or skin).
     
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  15. Ko nee sweyoneenepek'.
    I won't go along with it. (Context: it goes against my faith or beliefs.)
     
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  16. Keech che'loyek'.
    I am dry.
     
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  17. Kohchuemek' keet 'ne-keemeenahpeyek'.
    I start to feel that they are no longer happy with me.
     
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  18. Keeto tenohlkeyehl.
    They're beginning to get stingy.
     
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  19. To' tenohlkeyhl.
    They're beginning to get stingy.
     
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  20. Nek kem 'o nosonowok'.
    I do as they do.
     
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  21. Teno' 'we-cherrnuen.
    It has a lot of brand new growth. (Context: when talking about a healthy plant)
     
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  22. Teno' 'we-chaanuen.
    It has a lot of new growth (Context: when talking about a healthy plant).
     
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  23. Keech ho chpeenokseemek'.
    I waited for it/them.
     
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  24. Keech pkwoyk' pekcheech.
    The thread's just gotten through the eye of the needle.
     
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  25. Keech che'luel'.
    The water has evaporated, it has run dry. (Context: when cooking, when the food is about to burn)
     
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  26. Sekwohl mehl chaahl; kues sonowom'?
    They threw sand; what's the matter with you?
     
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  27. Keech chperrnerysh.
    It's been gone a long time.
     
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  28. Telly Savalas, keech ker'yker'yer'ee'.
    Telly Savalas, he is fully bald.
     
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  29. Keech myootelek'.
    I have been shoved.
     
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  30. Keet lohpe'hl we'yk'oh, kem nek soo kee tenpewe'hl.
    The clouds are moving and slowly breaking apart, and I think it will rain.
     
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  31. Noohl kepeech weno'ome'hl.
    Then the clouds are moving.
     
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  32. Kerkur'yermer' 'a'.
    Zigzag design on a basket
     
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  33. Kerkur'yermer' laas.
    Winding trail
     
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  34. Kue kuerek'.
    I go and float in the water.
     
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  35. Keetee kue kuerek'.
    I will go and float in the water.
     
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  36. Nek kem kue kuerek'.
    I too go down and float in the water.
     
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  37. Mehl tenuenowohl.
    There are a lot of people in the family (literally, the family tree grows thickly).
     
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