Niwakashææ'ö 01.15

01.15.01

There was an elderly lady next door, Mrs Yawns, I believe her name was, who coveted that spoon.

• ne' -- grammatical particle
• ne yekëhtsi -- the old woman
• uya'ke -- on the other
• kanöhsút -- house
• tye'tyôtak -- she used to live
• ne -- grammatical particle
• íwí -- I think
• yeyasônö' -- she was called
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• huikê -- this
• atukwa'shæ' -- spoon
• yëhetye'skwa' -- she used to be wanting it

01.15.02

She was always offering me things for it, but I would not give it up.

• tyawë'ö -- always
• kaöisyöhkö -- she's trying
• ëyötukwa'shânínö' -- she'll buy the spoon
• ne' kwá he -- but
• katiyöhkwak -- I would not part with it

01.15.03

Her son wanted to paint it black and hang it in the kitchen.

• höwööwak -- her son
• hehétye' -- he was wanting it
• wai -- indeed
• ëöhsu -- he'll paint it
• atukwa'shâtsí -- black spoon
• nëyuhsuhku'têôk -- the kind of color it will be
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• ëöniyôtë' -- he will hang it
• ne yekhönyatahkwa'ke -- in the kitchen

01.15.04

It was not long before the spoon disappeared and I was grown up before I realized what happened to it.

• te'yönishe'ö -- it wasn't a long time
• nae -- indeed
• nö'ôwë -- it happened
• u'wahtö' -- it disappeared
• ne atukwa'shæ' -- the spoon
• ne' -- grammatical particle
• wai -- indeed
• thsa'katutyák -- when I grew up
• u'kíwááhu' -- I realized
• ne na'u't -- what
• nö'ôwë -- it happened

01.15.05

It may still be hanging in Mr Yawn's kitchen.

• ukwényô -- can, it's possible
• ahsö' -- still
• kaníyôt -- it's hanging
• ne -- grammatical particle
• yekhönyatahkwa'ke -- in the kitchen