Ne' ne Kuwánës

9 "Këhöktatye' huhse'. 10 Nâ waatyëëkwa shô huikê këöya'ke ha'kwistë'. 11 Teknitsi'táké nô ki'shë. 12 Ne' nëyönishe't waathsi'wáë' ne' wai huikê ne këöya'ke u'tknítë'. 13 Nâ nikatsi'ta's kuwánë. 14 Ne' ne këöya'ke unötkahatöö hetkë tëknitëôk. 15 Tsúnyöta nô huikê.	"He was riding along the river. Suddenly he saw something in the sky. It looked like two birds. He watched them flying in the sky for a long time. What big birds they were. They kept flying around in circles up there in the sky. Maybe they were eagles.

16 "Waatyëëkwa shô taknya'së't he yöëtsa'kékwá ne' u'kninöskwanösku' ne teyuhuskwaöt kusthöö hekninöskwaawi' he tkëhôk. 17 Huiwanëëkwahtö uæhtak ne haksút. 18 Nâ te'ne' huikê tsi'të'ööshö'ö, kwá he tsínyëtahsés huikê.	"Suddenly the two of them dropped down towards the earth and picked up a calf and carried it off down to the bank of the river. My grandfather was bowled over with surprise. They were not birds at all, but mosquitos.

19 "'Tityahtêti huôwe skëhôti hëhninöskwák ëtyatekhôni' shô khu yaé', ne' akatöswe'tani tewakya'táte'.' 20 "'Thë'ë nâ,' tyusnye'ö. 21 'Aayökhinöskwákwas ne' ne kuwánës.'"	"'Let's go over to the other side of the river first and eat it there, I am so hungry I could split.' "'No,' says the other one. 'The big ones might take it away from us.'"

Glossary

ne' -- [particle]

huteskwatka'tö -- he tells jokes, he's a joker

h[u]- MsP/A prefix, -ateskwatka't- tell a joke, be funny [Stative]

ne -- [particle]

ha'ni -- my father

ne' -- [particle]

wai -- [particle]

nê -- [particle]

tyawë'ö -- always

huikê -- there, that

ne -- [particle]

utíwatyanöhtö's -- funny stories

[u]- NsP/A prefix, -at- Middle prefix, -íw- matter, -atyanöht- something be funny [Habitual]

waakaútë' -- he told stories

wa- Factual prefix, -ha- MsA/X prefix, -ka- story, +ot- stand something up [Simple]. Literally: "he stood the story up". Note that the /h/ of the MsA/X prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels.

kës -- repeatedly, all the time, over and over

ne' -- [particle]

nâ -- [particle]

nêkê -- this, this here

te'kakææ' -- it is not a story; truth

te'- Negative prefix, -ka- NsA/X prefix, -ka- story, tale, -æ- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix. Not that this is one of the rare cases of the Negative prefix te'- being added to a Noun.

thusnye'ö -- he said

t- Cislocative prefix, -hu- MsP/X prefix, t...snye'- say something [Stative]

Uhiyu'ke -- in Ohio

[u]- NsP/I prefix, -ih- river, -iyu- be nice, good, beautiful, -'ke External Locative Suffix

nö'ôwë -- it happened

nö'- Partitive + Factual prefixes, -aw- NsP/Ë prefix, ni...ë- something happens [Simple]. Note the regular change of the /a/ of the NsP/Ë prefix into /ö/.

huikê -- there, that

n-aksút -- my grandfather

n- short form of ne, aksút my grandfather

huhseatye' -- he was riding along on horseback

hu- MsP/X prefix, -hs- ride on horseback [Basic Progressive]

íwí -- I think

ne -- [particle]

këötanëhkwi -- horse

k[ë]- NsA/I prefix, -yöt- tree, log, -a-, Linker Vowel, -nëhkwi- haul, drag something [Habitual]. Literally: "it hauls logs; log-hauler". Note that the noun base -yöt- behaves as if it began with an /i/. Note also that the initial /y/ is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels.

ëkí -- or

kaehtakahathwas -- mule

ka- NsA/C prefix, -heht- earth, soil, ground, dirt, -kahathw- turn something inside out [Habitual]. Literally: "it turns the soil inside out; soil-tiller". Note that the /h/ at the beginning of the incorporated noun base -heht- is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels.

ki'shë -- perhaps, maybe

ne' -- [particle]

nô -- [particle]

te'akashææ'ö -- I don't remember it

te'- Negative prefix, -ak- 1sP/A prefix, -ashææ'- remember something [Stative]

huikê -- there, that

niyuiwa'aa -- that little point, matter

ni- Partitive prefix, -yu- NsP/C prefix, -íw- matter, ni...a'aa something be small [Stative]

ne' -- [particle]

nô -- [particle]

huikê -- there, that

kaehtakahathwas -- mule

ka- NsA/C prefix, -heht- earth, soil, ground, dirt, -kahathw- turn something inside out [Habitual]. Literally: "it turns the soil inside out; soil-tiller". Note that the /h/ at the beginning of the incorporated noun base -heht- is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels.

íwí -- I think

ne' -- [particle]

wai -- [particle]

n-í' -- I, me, myself

n- short form of ne, í' I, me, myself

tyawë'ö -- always

ne -- [particle]

kaiwakwëníyu' -- the truth

ka- NsA/C prefix, -íw- matter, -kwëniyu- something be the most important [Stative]

u'tkesnye't -- I said it

u't- Factual + Cislocative, -ke- 1sA/X prefix, t...snye'- say something [Simple]

kës -- often, frequently, all the time

ne' -- [particle]

kaiôni -- reason

ka- NsA/C prefix, -íw- matter, -öny- make something [Stative]

kökwe'tíyú -- I am a good person

k- 1sA/Ö prefix, -ökwe't- person, -iyu- be good, nice, beautiful [Stative]

tkíwayéi' -- my matter is correct??

t- Cislocative prefix, -k- 1sA/C prefix, -íw- matter, t...yei- something be correct [Stative]

ne' -- [particle]

shô -- just, only

ne -- [particle]

twatate'kê' --

waökeyëstë' -- they taught me

wa- Factual prefix, -höke- 3dp/1s/X prefix, -yëstani- teach someone something [Simple]. Note that the /h/ of the 2dp/1s/X prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels.

ne' -- [particle]

n-í' -- I, me, myself

n- short form of ne, í' I, me, myself

ökehsës -- I am sorry

ö- Factual prefix, -ke- 1sP/X prefix, -hsëhse- something makes you sorry [Simple]

ne' -- [particle]

te'akékê -- I didn't see it

te'- Negative prefix, -ake- 1sP/X prefix, -kë- see something [Stative]

n-í'a -- I, me, myself

n- short form of ne, í'a I, me, myself

këhöktatye' -- along the river

k[ë]- NsA/I prefix, -ih- river, -ö- Linker Vowel, -kt- be next to something [Basic Progressive]

huhse' -- he is riding on horseback

hu- MsP/X prefix, -hs- ride on horseback [Purposive]

nâ -- [particle]

waatyëëkwa -- he suddenly noticed

wa- Factual prefix, -h- MsA/A prefix, -atyëëkwa- notice something all of a sudden [Simple]. Note that the /h/ of the MsA/A prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels. Might this also be waatyëêkwa??

shô -- only, just

huikê -- there, that

këöya'ke -- in the sky

k[ë]- NsA/I prefix, -yöy- sky, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke External Locative Suffix. Note that the noun base -yöy- behaves as if it were an I-stem.

ha'kwistë' -- something

teknitsi'táké -- two birds

te- Dualic prefix, -kni- MdA/X prefix, -tsi't- bird, te...ake- be two of something

nô -- perhaps, seemingly

ki'shë -- perhaps, maybe

ne' -- [particle]

nëyönishe't -- a long time

në- Partitive + Future prefixes, -y- NsA/Ö prefix, -önishe'- be a long period of time [Simple]

waathsi'wáë' -- he watched it

wa- Factual prefix , -h- MsA/A prefix, -athsi'wa- watch something [Simple]. Note that the /h/ of the MsA/A prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels.

ne' -- [particle]

wai -- [particle]

huikê -- there, that

ne -- [particle]

këöya'ke -- in the sky

k[ë]- NsA/I prefix, -yöy- sky, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke External Locative Suffix. Note that the noun base -yöy- behaves as if it were an I-stem.

u'tknítë' -- the two of them are flying

u't- Factual + Dualic prefixes, -kni- MdA/C prefix, te...të- fly [Simple]

nâ -- [particle]

nikatsi'ta's -- what size the birds were

ni- Partitive prefix, -ka- NsA/X prefix, -tsi't- bird, ni...a'- something becomes of a certain size [Habitual]

kuwánë -- it is big

k- NsA/O prefix [Irregular], -uwanë- something be big [Stative]

ne' -- [particle]

ne -- [particle]

këöya'ke -- in the sky

k[ë]- NsA/I prefix, -yöy- sky, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke External Locative Suffix. Note that the noun base -yöy- behaves as if it were an I-stem.

unötkahatöö -- they are turning around

un[ö]- NMdpP/A prefix, -atkahatö- turn around [Stative]

hetkë -- up, up there

tëknitëôk -- the two of them will continue to fly

të- Dualic + Future prefix, -kni- MdA/C prefix, te...të- fly [K-Stative]

tsúnyöta -- eagle

nô -- seemingly, perhaps

huikê -- that, there

waatyëëkwa -- he suddenly noticed

wa- Factual prefix, -h- MsA/A prefix, -atyëëkwa- notice something all of a sudden [Simple]. Note that the /h/ of the MsA/A prefix is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels.

shô -- just, only

taknya'së't -- the two of them dropped down

ta- -Cislocative + Factual prefixes, -kny- MdA/A prefix, -a'së'- somethings falls, comes down [Simple]

he -- where

yöëtsa'kékwá -- toward on the earth

y- NsA prefix, -öëts- earth, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke- External Locative suffix, -kwá Directional suffix

ne' -- [particle]

u'kninöskwanösku' -- the two of them stole a domesticated animal

u'- Factual prefix, -kni- MdA/C prefix, -nöskw- domesticated animal, -a- Linker Vowel, -nöskw- steal something [Simple]

ne -- [particle]

teyuhuskwaöt -- cow

Comapre with NYMingo tyuuskwaöt [WC:1396]

kusthöö -- she is little, young

ku- FsP/X prefix, -sthö- be little, young [Stative]

hekninöskwaawi' -- the two of them carried away the domestciated animal

he- Translocative prefix, -kni- MdA/C prefix, -nöskw- domesticated animal, -a- Linker Vowel, -haw- carry something [Purposive] Note that the /h/ at the beginning of the verb base -haw- is weak, and so is dropped out when it comes between two vowels.

he -- where

tkëhôk -- there next to the river

t- Cislcoative prefix, -k[ë]- NsA/I prefix, -ih- river, -ö- Linker Vowel, -kt- be next to something [Stative]

huiwanëëkwahtö -- he was very surprised

hu- MsP/C prefix, -íwanëëkwaht- something surpeises someone greatly [Stative]

uæhtak -- after

ne -- [particle]

haksút -- my grandfather

nâ -- [particle]

te'ne' -- it is not the case

te'- Negative prefix, ne' [particle]

huikê -- there, that

tsi'të'öshö'ö -- birds

tsi'të'ö- bird, -shö'ö Plural suffix

kwá he -- but, however

tsínyëhtasés -- mosquito

huikê -- there, that

tityahtêti -- let's go there

ti- Cislocative prefix, -ty- IdA/A prefix [colloquial form], -ahtëty- gu sumewhere [Imperative]

huôwe -- there where

skëhôti -- the other side of the river

s- Repetitive prefix, -k[ë]- NsA/I prefix, -ih- river, -ati- something be (on) the side of something [Stative]. Note that the incorporated noun base -ih- changes the /a/ at the beginning of the verb base -ati- into /ö/.

hëhninöskwák -- we two will eat the domesticated animal over there

hë- Translocative + Future prefixes, -hn- IdA/C prefix, -nöskw-, domesticated animal, -a- Linker Vowel, -k- eat something [Simple]

ëtyatekhôni' -- we all will have a meal

ë- Future prefix, -ty- IpA/A prefix, -atekhöny- have a meal [Simple]

shô -- just, only

khu -- and, also, too, as well

yaé' -- first

ne' [particle]

akatöswe'tani -- I'm hungry

ak- 1sP/A prefix, -atöswe'tani- be hungry [Habitual]

tewakya'táte' -- I am split in two??

thë'ë -- no, not

nâ -- [particle]

tyusnye'ö -- it said

t- Cislcoative prefix, -yu- NsP/X prefix, t...snye'- say something [Stative]

aayökhinöskwákwas -- they might take our domesticated animal (from us)

aa- Optative prefix, -yökhi- 3dp/1dp/C prefix, -nöskw- domesticated animal, -a- Linker Vowel, -kwas- take something from someone [Simple].

ne' -- [particle]

ne -- [particle]

kuwánës -- they are big

k- NsA/O prefix [Irregular], -uwanë- something be big [Habitual]