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Dinak'i Ch'its'utozre 3

10 letters of the alphabet are introduced via these two stories — Nidots’o Chela’ena Yats’notasdidatl’ [How the boys escaped] -Translation of a Tena Tale / by Betty Petruska –Ts’ek’its’a Kwnja’ [Ts’ek’its’a’s story] from a story told by Wassillie Petruska.

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Dotron' Yoko' K'onast'wk

A folklore story told to Ottie G. Semaken of Kaltag, Alaska by his father. A magic man who is able to change his shape transforms into a crow. He steals the sun, moon, and a star from the chief of a neighboring village through trickery to bring light to his own village.

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Jezra

A folktale where one old woman tricks another out of her winter food stores. The second woman then disguises herself as a man and tricks the the first woman into feeding her.

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K'idi'onh Ts'inh Heye

Three folktales translated by Betty Petruska. K’altsa [Fox]: An old woman unwisely travels with a strange man who leaves her on the flats to freeze to death. Dina Chwh [Giant]: Two children disobey their parents and are eaten by a giant. Nosdlaghe [Chinook Salmon]: A young woman finds a talking head which is thrown down an ice hole which a girl follows and has an adventure.

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Nikolai Hwch'ihwzoya'

A collection of nine traditional stories which previously were passed down orally.

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Nikolai Reader

A collection of short historical stories related to the Upper Kuskokwim Region.

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Nune Itrih

Traditional story translated by Helen Dennis from the Koyukon version to Upper Kuskokwim with accompanying English translation. The adventures of a porcupine with a muskrat, mink otter, beaver and bear are recounted.

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Tildzidza Diz'a Ch'idogheltanh

A fable where mouse rescues his uncle from a can. The uncle has learned that thieves are eventually punished.

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Tinde Ts’iyozra’

This is the story of a boy named Tinde, and the construction of a birch bark canoe with each of the different steps illustrated to show how it is done.

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Tok'e Shisr

The fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold in Upper Kuskokwim Athabascan.

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Yada Uzazełts’onh Advanced

The fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold in Upper Kuskokwim Athabascan.

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Noghoya ił Dineje ił “The Frog and the Moose” and Nidats’o Hi’ił Michala’ Detsitł’a Ts’idiyok Heye’e Shirs “Why the Bear has a Short Tail”
by Betty Petruska
Illustrated by Ray Collins
A Production of the Athapaskan Bilingual Program Alaska State Operated School System 650 International Airport Road Anchorage, Alaska 99502
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A Production of the Athapaskan Bilingual Program Alaska State Operated School System 650 International Airport Road Anchorage, Alaska 99502 A production of the Nikolai Cross-Cultural Communication Program, Alaska State Operated School System, 650 International Airport Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99502. Use of this material is restricted to schools cooperating in the Bilingual Education Program. All rights, including the right to reproduce all or part of the contents in any form are reserved by the Athabaskan Bilingual Program. Printed by Alaska State Operated Schools Anchorage, Alaska 99502 3-73-200
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Noghoya ił Dineje ił The Frog and the Moose
“Sito” ne łonh noghoya goya.
“My dad,” said the little frog.
Noghoya chuh todalton di himogh zidoye ts’e’.
To the big frog which was sitting at the edge of the pond.
“Yada ghwla’ chuh nighil’an’.
I saw something big.
Digheloye ighełchih heye.
It was big as a mountain.
Chida’ chu’ mandaz’o ts’e’ midroda’ yentel’o.
It had horns and its legs were long.
Mika’ dotik’ chu’ hulanh heye.”
It had space between its foot.”
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“Dodizena” ne łonh noghoya chuh.
“Be quiet,” said the big frog
“Dineje ghilchu ołdeneye he’.
“You’re talking about a moose.
Ihwts kogh chu’ dighełchigh ts’e’.
It was that big.
Sik’adigi ditaghol’o en ts’enanh mik’i hikogh ghile dighoghisjichih ts’e’ dino’isdinesh
henh ine.”
It was longer than me but I can make myself wider than it.”
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“Sinenł’anh aha’” ne łonh ts’e’ ho’elnutł’.
“Look at me,” he said and blew himself up.
“Dats’hikogh dighełchih he’?” noghoya goya iłne łonh.
“Was it this big?” he asked the little frog.
“Ihwts hik’adigi” ne noghoya goya.
“Bigger than that,” said the little frog.
Tiya’ nichoh ts’e’ diholyok łonh.
He made himself bigger.
“Ihwts’ nik’adigi henh ine” dito’ iłne łonh.
“It was bigger than that,” he told his dad.
T’iyats’ notasdiyish łonh mito’ ts’e’ uhdi’in nichoh ts’e’ dighineł.
His dad took a big breath and was getting bigger.
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“Dats’hikogh dighełchigh…” deghineł deno lochu elduh łonh.
He said, “Was it this big…” when he blew up
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Nidats’o Hi’ił Michala’ Detsitł’a Ts’idiyok Heye’e Shirs (Why the Bear has a short tail)
Ts’ełdi dranh ghelhe’ detsenh ne shirs łonh k’altsa ghwnh neneyo.
One day a bear walked up to a fox and said he was hungry.
Łuk’a mitich’itinazch’it heye ghighał łonh k’altsa.
Fox was carrying fish with rope running through them.
“Ihwts’ hikogh łuk’a tiził’ey ts’e’. Nidogh hwts’inh?” k’altsa iłne łonh.
“Never saw that much fish. From where?” he asked the fox
Shirs ts’e’ hwts’et ts’ihk’at łonh k’altsa.
The fox wanted to lie to the bear.
Se hot di’ ił ‘el ts’e’ shirs hik’atolniy ts’e’ yinezin łonh.
I never got them myself. The bear wouldn’t find out, he was thinking.
“Dighił’an’ heye in” ne. “K’altsa dinagholt’a ts’e’ łuk’a dił’anh dine.
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“Hik’atughsinełtinh” ne shirs.
“Teach me,” said the bear.
“Aha” ne łonh k’altsa matso hulan deno.
“Ok,” said the fox while he was smiling.
“Hwna’ ts’aneyosh ts’e’ nicha’ todetsash dodizena’” ts’e’ łuk’a modi ‘ent’a.
Walk to the river and put your tail in the water and be quiet, wait for the fish.”
Łuk’a yez’uł da’ nicha’ iłts’esh higoya ts’e’ ditoneł.
If fish bite, it will pain a little.
En tiya’ nelzots’e’ tadaghenł’o da’ tiya’ lone łuk’a ditigheł’eł.
But, if you have your tail in the water longer you will catch more fish.”
Hwna’ ts’aneyo łon shirs ts’e’ k’altsa diyiłdighene’ ts’e’ didiyok.
The bear walked to the river and did what the fox had told him to do.
Tu t’iyats’ idle nelanh łonh.
The water was really cold.
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Dranedr ne hwdalninh hwye’ił srukogh łuk’a dighił’an’ yinezinh łonh.
Finally around noon he was thinking he caught enough fish.
Hoytolał ts’ihighine digintazyenh hwye’ił no’ łonh.
He was going to take the fish out so he was going to get up, but he couldn’t.
Michala’ ił hik’anahwngholtinh łonh.
It froze over with his tail
Yi’ił ditaztrit edinh no’ ts’e’ t’iyaye’ił hwye’ił yats’ nohotaltanh.
He pulled his tail but no so he tried harder and got himself loose.
Micha’ lidon’ ey hits’e’ daneghił.
Part of his tail got left behind.
Dechoghe. Nidadi’onh dihudiyok ts’ine.
Big one. It happened long ago.
K’odet in shirs micha’ detsitł’a.
Now the bear has short tail.
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Idzgeye et ese iłlit’.
That was her news
Idzgeye iłlit’ ts’ihunoholnich hiyił dighene’ ts’imikwnja’.
She told the story of how she burned the scary one.
Yede ch’imodzigha’ iłt’e k’wda yi’ił nohwdełk’osh ts’ihigh’in iłt’e yedinołk’oł łone.
The punk she always used that to make fire with so she always had it burning.
Yuhhwnt’aye nich’ik’odinala ts’e’ tsimesja kwl ts’idihughet’a’don hiłde’ dihot’an’ ts’e’.
She also had extra punk to replace when one is burning out. That’s what they used to do when there was no matches.
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Yit hwye’ił “Yiłdighene’ ” heyiłne.
That one she put under the animal’s belly
Hwye’ił dek’onh.
Then it started burning.
Yit hwye’ił “Yiłdighene’ ” heyiłne.
Then “she said” they said
Notsinh dichinh toy’nighanełdray’ ts’ighel he lonh.
It lighted up the forest down below
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Ede gheyon’ ts’i’in naztanh ghelhe’.
She ate that and went to bed.
Noch’ighe’onh.
It became dark.
Ts’ełyek.
Dark
Hwye’ił łochu mughney’neyo łone ił hik’a’elnech.
Then she found out that something walked to camp.
Yuhwdit’anh dighelchu’e noch’ighe’onh konsa dalt’a łonh yitoyel ts’ihighin ede.
Then she found out that something walked to camp.
Notsugh hwdazk’wn’ higoya ts’e’.
The fire was small.
Ch’itsan’ yughdazdlo łone yonsi medidighetsish nohwdedik’osh higoyadi.
She had grass tied together which she picked up and poked into the small fire.
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Michila nodo’ k’o’edikash deno hiłde’ dighit’an’ łonh ts’e’.
She used to do this while her younger brother went canoeing downriver.
Michila hono’idikash Telida hwye’ił hiłde’ “Nongi dodats’teyosh” heyiłne.
They used to say, “When her younger brother canoes back to Telida he would walk after his sister up toward the mountains.”
Konsa it’iyats’.
Lots of ground squirrels.
Konsagwnh nich’iditał’o łone ił yugh ha’eyosh nongehw Todzołno’.
When he finally reach her she had dried ground squirrels on a drying rack.
Yuhwdit’anh dighelchu’e noch’ighe’onh konsa dalt’a łonh yitoyel ts’ihighin ede.
One time when it was getting dark she fried a ground squirrel for supper.
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Tsimesja yel’ane.
She used it for matches.
Yada ghwla’ tił’eye’ił ede chu’ unodoyoł chu’da ts’e’.
When she sees something she would walk around it
No łech’a edine toteł ts’e’ yan k’wda.
She didn’t have a dog, nothing at all.
No denk’a edine totel no ts’ełtin’ edine.
She didn’t have any gun or a bow.
Mi’ił didina’ist’anh idenh tukwda dighit’anh ts’e’.
Nobody was with her, she was alone in doing this.
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Ts’ek’its’a Kwnja’
Ts’ek’its’a’s Story
Gaguł’ił tiheygheł’an’ heyene konsa.
They used to catch ground squirrel with snares.
Nughda’ Ts’ek’its’a yihwts’ ghelchu deyigheł’ane.
Your cousin, Ts’ek’its’a, that’s how she used to catch them
Gaguł ił hwyan’ ghelchu konsa ghelich he’.
She only used snares to catch ground squirrels
Todzołno’ dongi ch’imodzigha’ dino’oł heyiłne.
Up the swift fork she would carry burning punk, they used to say
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Ts’ełk’inh chu’ tse’ał t’ogh.
The other one is under the pillow.
Nok’ołonh łonh hwtalnik ts’e’ michon yet hidalts’enh.
The woman swallowed them and they were inside her stomach.
Ts’ełk’inh sraye goya ts’anełtonh ts’e’ mi’ił deyt’anh heninh chu’ tsak’ors ts’adinane’onh.
One had a small knife while the other one had a sharpening stone.
Hiymit kwnet’ots’ ts’e’ tenogwshheldatł’.
They cut through her stomach and ran out.
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Eyt hidalts’enh hwye’ił ni’ots’ daneyo ets’ik.
They were staying there when they heard a person walk in.
Ts’och ikadalzish ets’ik.
They heard her kick the bowl
“Mada niyet heye gheyon’?” ne łonh.
She said, “Who ate what was inside you?”
“Ts’ełk’inh tsa t’ogh zido,” ne łonh ts’och.
The bowl said, “One is sitting under the big rock.”
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Nidots’o Chela’ena Yats’notasdidatł’
After that one person hid under a big rock.
Ts’ełk’inh łide’ tse’ał t’ogh gheyo.
The other one hid under a pillow.
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Nidots’o Chela’ena Yats’notasdidatł’
How the Boys Escaped
Notehna cheł ghelhe’ yoych’ihiłdish hwye’ił ts’ełk’in mik’o’ sritoneghił.
Two boys were shooting arrows when one lost his arrow.
Hiyeko nihwlyah hwye’ił kayih hik’ahelnech ts’e’ ey dohisdatł’.
They were looking around for it when they found a house and climbed to the top of it.
Noygi dahiynane’an’ hwye’ił noygit łonh nemaje zikonh ts’och chuh ye.
When they peaked it, down there in a big bowl there was an ice cream.
Dahinedatł’ ts’e’ hiygheyon’.
They went inside and ate it.
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Dl
Dlot’
Floating Moss
Yetla dlot’.
There is floating moss
Hwdinyah ine dlot’.
What is it made of?
Dlot’ tuko’niyah.
Floating moss grow on top of water.
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Tł
Hwtł
Sled
Hwtł nizrune.
Good sled
Yada t’o iltseye’e?
What is it made of?
K’esh t’o iltsesh.
It is made with birch.
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K’wy’
Willow
Yetla k’wy’.
There is willow.
Hondogh k’wy’ dinyah?
Where does willow grow?
K’wy’ tomogh niyah.
Willows grow along the river.
K’wy’ hiyonh heyene dineje ił tso’ ił.
Moose and beaver eat willows.
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Łuka
Fish
Nutla łuka.
Here is fish.
Nidots’o mi’uzra’ łuka?
What is the fish’s name?
Ch’ulkoy ine.
It is a pike.
Łił ił dil’ane ine ch’ulkoy.
Pikes can be caught with a hook.
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Jezra
Camp robber
Nutla jezra.
There is a camp robber.
Hondogh zido jezra hwsh ti?
Where does camp robber stay in the winter?
Jezra jodugh zido iłt’e.
Camp robber stays around here all the time.
Jezra chin’esh tsihwyan’.
Camp robber always steal.
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Sr
Sruh
Robin
Yetla sruh.
There is a robin.
Sruh dot’anh?
What is robin doing?
Sruh chit’uh iłtse.
Robin is making a nest.
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Dr
Drodiya
Sheep
Drodiya hondogh dalts’enh?
Where do sheep stay?
Drodiya digheloye ti dalts’enh.
Sheep stay in the mountains.
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Dotron’
Crow
Yughla dotron’.
There is a crow.
Dotron’ not’wh.
Crow is flying.
Dotron’ yodigu not’wh.
Crow is flying up there.
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Hwniyye ił Łuk’a ił Dzedza ił
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Ch’ighilduda ine.
It is a pike.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Sruh ine.
It is a robin.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Dish ine.
It is a chicken.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Tugaga’ ine.
It is a duck.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Toki’a ine.
It is a grebe.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Chałdzidza ine.
It is a barn swallow.
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Yada jone?
He is going out
Dotron’ ine.
It is a crow.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Dilgima ine.
It is a ptarmigan.
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Dzedza
Birds
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Srughot’aye ine
It is a dog salmon.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Gas ine.
It is a King Salmon.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Dontsoda ine.
It is a sucker.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Ts’idat’ana ine.
It is a grayling.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Hoch’ilmoya ine.
It is Dolly Varden.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Sajila ine.
It is a whitefish.
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Łuk’a
Fish
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Tekone ine.
It is a wolf.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
K’altsa ine.
It is a fox.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Gwh ine.
It is a rabbit.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Nitołtroda ine.
It is a muskrat.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Konsa ine.
It is a ground squirrel.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Midzish ine.
It is a caribou.
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Yada jone?
What is this?
Dineje ine.
It is a moose.
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No’oye hiylak’a ghe’onh.
They gave him the moon.
Dosji ko’ yi’ił srudital’oł.
He started to play with it on the floor.
Mesruk hiylak’a ghoghełnech hwye’ił iłt’e nich’idluk ts’e’ yugh ye yiye no’ilash ts’e’ ni’onh teno’idosh.
They gave him the bag then he was always laughing and kept putting the things in there and walk outside.
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Yuh di’onh ti łonh kayih hulanh hw dotron’ k’onat’oh łingoldraye eko.
Long ago a raven was flying around where there were houses, he was looking for light.
Yodigw kayih hulanh di łonh doyonh zido.
Up on the hill there was a house where the chief stayed.
Ditsi’a di’ił lido łonh hine’edosh ts’ihik’at kwl henh.
He had his granddaughter who stayed with him, she didn’t want to get married.
Yugh’od hits’inh łonh chela ena ey ne’edał edinh hi’ił ne’eyosh ts’ih k’at kwl.
From all over boys came, but she did not want to marry them.
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Dina’ena dalts’enh di łonh iłt’e tsełdinalgwt’.
Where people were staying it was always dark.
Ch’idinh kayih łonh doyonh zido hide ts’e’ hinohwhwnish.
They said the chief was staying in another house, he knew that.
Dina’ena łonh dotron’ deyninh ts’e’ nedoy’hidane’onh.
The people send message to the raven.
Doyonh yodigu ninh loy zido ninh łonh sro ił no’oye ił dikayih yih ch’izdlo.
The chief who was staying at the end of land had the sun and moon in his house.
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Dotron’ holtsenh ts’e’ nech’onet’wk.
He turned himself into a raven and took off.
Tsełdinelgut’ edinh iłt’e not’wh.
It got dark, but he kept flying.
Hwdijale ił dranh hulanh hw nenat’wk hwye’ił hwneł’an’.
Finally he reached where there was daylight, then he could see.
Doyonh dranh ghinet yezdlo ye ghwnh nenat’wk łonh.
He flew to where the chief had the sun.
Kayih highwnh nełdiya di ts’ima k’its’ doltłit.
He landed on top of a spruce tree near the house.
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Noy’ghe’one ił tr’aha ena tu eko ts’ahinedatł’ tuk’a hits’inh.
Late evening girls went down to the waterhole for water.
Edinh tr’aha tr’och’udałt’ih heninh adinh.
All except the girl who didn’t like boys.
Yughna honotuhilyo dihitł’oghwnh łide tuk’a ts’aneyo.
After the girls packed water she walked to the waterhole.
Dotron’ łonh iłgima’ iholtsenh.
The raven turned himself into a spruce needle.
Tuk’a todigheghił łonh.
It fell into the waterhole.
Tr’aha tr’och’udełt’ighinh tsedeyo.
The girl who didn’t like boys went down there.
Tuk’a neneyo hwye’ił łonh it’iyats’ tu delo’ hinotsi hits’inh disney ts’e’.
She walked to the waterhole, then she got real thirsty, that never happened to her before.
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It’iyats tu k’at dihigh’in łonh dinoz’oya’ todighe’onh ts’e’ tu tasdinun’.
She got so thirsty she put her bucket in the water and started to drink water.
Hinotsi nits’inh dats’ hikogh tu k’at disney łonh.
She never got this thirsty before.
Dinoz’oya’ nech’onode’one ił łochu iłgima miyet todotele’.
When she lifted her pot there was a spruce needle in it.
K’agh tonoyghenił łonh yi’ił tu idinun’ ts’ihik’atkwl dihigh’in.
She poured it back in the hole because she didn’t want to drink water with it.
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Chu’ da łonh tu inoch’etsish hwye’ił chu’ da łonh iłgima miye notodighetonh.
She scooped up another water and the spruce needle floated back in there.
K’agh tonoyinił edinh iłt’e łonh miye notoyditesh.
She kept pouring the water back but the spruce needle kept going in the bucket.
Hwdijale ił łonh, “Dot’ane’e,” yiłne ts’e’ yodinun’.
Finally she said, “what is it doing,” and drank water with it.
Tu ghidinun’ dihtł’oghwnh dinoz’oya’ ye tu inoch’etsish ts’e’ dikayih hits’e’ notasdiyo.
After she drank the water she scooped up another bucket and walked home with it.
Tu dikwnotasdikonh ts’e’ łonh nin’ t’oh kayih hulanh di danatasdiyo.
She packed the water and went back to the underground house.
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Tu ghidinun’ dihtł’oghwne ił guga’ k’otałtash.
After she drank the water she was carrying a baby.
Midisnaka hiynohwnish łonh yi’ogh k’o’esdoy ts’e’.
Her parents knew she never walked around outside.
Guga’ it’anh łonh.
She had a baby.
Mitsech’al ił mits’uyda ił łonh it’iyats’ guga’ hwhetsin’.
Her grandpa and grandma really loved the baby.
Ts’eługh niyah łonh.
He was growing very fast.
K’o’edigars ts’e’ didyok.
He started to crawl around.
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Mitsech’al łonh sro ił no’oye ił isden ko’ dighoy’dighelo kwska nilanh ts’e’ hinohuhtonish ts’ihighne.
His grandpa had the sun and moon hanging on the wall so that they will know he was rich.
Yugh ye isden dighodighelo ts’e’ łonh guga’ k’o’edigars.
They were hanging on the wall when the baby was crawling around.
Ts’ełdi dranh łonh it’iyats’ taztrak ts’e’ hidodeniy.
One day he started to cry and couldn’t stop crying.
Mitsech’al łonh,
Every day he was playing with it.
Mitsech’al łonh,
His grandpa said.
“Yada eko itrighinh’e,” yiłne.
“Why is he crying,”
He was crying so hard he was choking and pointing at the things on the wall.
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Eyt hwye’ił łonh mitsech’al dide, “Ditsech’al heye sro k’a ine dide,” yiłne ts’e’ yimo noyghe’onh.
Then his grandpa said, “He wants his grandpa’s sun,” he said and put it down for him.
Dosji ko’ łonh yi’ił srudital’otł’.
He started to play with it on the floor.
Iłt’e łonh yede sro nakanołmis.
He was always rolling the sun on the floor.
Dranh ti iłt’e yi’ił srudil’oł.
Every day he was playing with it.
Dohiyudasdinet łonh eyde yan’ ił srudil’oł ts’e’ hik’at ts’e’ hiyk’a’elnech.
They started to leave him alone cause they found out he only wanted to play with the sun.
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Uhdi’on hwnoyił ts’e’ łonh ts’eługh niyah.
As the days go by he kept growing.
Ts’ełdi dranh łonh chu’ notasditrak’.
One day he started to cry again.
Sro yan’ łonh yodigw doz’onh ts’e’ eyde chu’ k’at.
Only the sun was hanging on the wall and he wanted that.
Iłt’e yits’e’ ts’ulotitsish ts’e’ itrih.
He kept pointing at it and starts crying.
K’wsjala minnohdigheghił ch’etey itrih dihigh’in.
He almost blacked out because he was crying so much.
Mitsech’al łonh yimo noyghe’onh.
His grandpa put it down for him.
“Nude ine yik’adideye,” yiłne ts’e’ yilak’ayighe’onh.
He said, “This is what he wants,” and gave it to him.
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Yi’ił sruditalotł’.
He started to play with it.
Nich’idluk ts’e’ hisałye teno’idosh ts’e’ dana’idosh.
He would laugh and go in the porch and come back in.
Ditsech’al ił ditsuyda ił donh ił ghoyney’ghaznech deno lonh.
He was doing this while he watched his grandpa, grandma, and his mom.
“Dont’a tehesdal,” hude.
“Why don’t they go out,” he was thinking.
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Hiynolnik’ ts’e dihnagholt’a’ ts’e’ tehinedatł’.
They forgot about him and they all went out.
Dont’a himkwl hwghela’ yinezinh deno mesruk ye nohghelo.
I hope they’re gone he was thinking while he put everything in the bag.
Mada edinh dana’esdoy deno mesruk dit’ok’ do’iłtonh ts’e’ hisałye di’on te’edgisr.
While nobody came back he put the sack on his back and crawled out.
Eyt hwye’ił dotron’ inoholtsenh.
Then he turned himself into a raven.
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Mesruk ił nonet’wk edinh t’iyats’ nidos.
He flew off with the sack but it was really heavy.
Tsahw nonghet’wk t’anh di nononot’wk ts’e’ iłgima’ noholtsenh ts’e’ tuk’a nonododighił.
So he landed back in the same place where he landed when he first came and turned himself into a spruce needle and went into the water hole.
Ey hwye’ił hiytał’anh.
That is when they saw him.
Mitsech’al yinoghilnech ts’e’ yih dana’elgoch.
His grandpa remembered him and ran back inside.
Mikwl!
Gone!
Yih zidlo t’anhgho’ heye nich’i łonh kwl, srwn’ ił no’oye ił sro ił.
He was gone, what was inside the star, sun and moon were gone.
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Dihnagholt’a’ ts’e’ tenoghwshheldatł.
They all ran out.
Dotron’ łonh yodigw ts’ima k’its’ dozdo ts’e’ mesruk ye nohwla.
The raven was sitting on top of a spruce tree and was putting everything in the bag.
Eyt hwye’ił łonh nodo’ t’anhgho’ dotron’ yada ch’elanh inoho’iltseyinh zido ts’e’ hinoholnech.
Then they remembered there was a raven down river that turns himself into anything.
Mitsech’al t’iyats’ miyehwdolninh.
His grandpa got really mad.
“Mizis ch’igusja’ k’int’a ts’e’ midroda’ ts’inh yanh nilaninh,” sidina’ ghwnh nin’ k’idozyo dats’ ditoteł ts’ihighne.
“The scaly skin, skinny legs was born to my daughter so he would do a thing like this to me,” he said.
Dik’o’ ił ts’ełtin’ ił noy’ghałtrit yetołdish ts’ihighnet.
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Dotron’ denohghełdatł’ ts’e’ nonet’wk mitsech’al yetałdish deno.
The raven packed everything before his grandpa could shoot him.
K’onat’oh ts’e’ nidahkogh ghwla’ nenat’wk da’ notolyish.
As he was flying, he would go so far and then take a rest.
Iłt’e yats’ dit’anh deno di kayih nonat’wk.
He kept doing that until he reached home.
Dikayih nonat’wk hwye’ił łochu ts’uk’wda tsełdinalgwt’.
When he reached home it was still dark.
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Kayih nighwnh nełdiya di donast’wk.
He landed close by a house.
Dilgak ts’e’ “dranh, dranh” neheye’ił hadohiydaznish.
He started cawing, “daylight, daylight,” that is when the people heard him.
Dina’ena hadohiydaznish ts’e’, “Dodeninh’e,” hiyiłne.
The people heard him and said, “What is he saying
“Doyonh ch’idinh zido ninh yan’ yant’aye it’anh deno.”
Only the chief in the other village has that.”
Eyt hwye’ił idenh ts’e’ hiyk’a’elnech.
Then they found out it was him.
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Iłt’e dilgak ts’e’ “dranh” ne łonh.
He was always cawing saying daylight.
Nonet’wk ts’e’ yughye, di kayih dana’elyo.
He flew and put everything in his house.
Dina ino’isdlanh ey hywe’ił.
Then he became a man.
Dimesruga’ ye ts’aynelo ts’e’ yo ts’e’ yidighenech.
He took everything out of the bag and released them into the sky.
Srwn’ dentsa yoko nene’onh.
He put the star in the sky first.
Ey hinotsi łide’ srwn’ kwl ts’e’ dihughe’a’.
Before that there was no star.
Dranh hulanh higoya łonh srwn’ ts’inh.
There was a little light from the star.
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No’oye chu’ yoko hits’e’ idighenech hwye’ił huzrunh ts’e’ hach’eldray’.
Then he put the moon in the sky and it got a little brighter.
Ch’wh tł’o ghwnh hiłde’ sro yoko nene’onh hwye’ił ch’ihugh’ots’inh hach’eldray’.
Last he put the sun in the sky and it got really bright.
Dina’ena it’iyats’ himił huzrunh ts’e’ mama hiyghwnh ch’iditalyo ts’e’ danach’ilyash.
The people got really happy and gave him all kinds of food.
“Dont’a tiya mama danahilyay,” yinezinh.
“They should bring more food,” he was thinking.
Ts’i’in tiya’ mama hiyghwnh dana’ilyash deno ch’iyonh.
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Huzrunh ts’e’ łonh hiy’de’onh hwye’ił, “Dotron’ inohozijitsenh da’ ine,” yinezinh.
There was a good sunshine when he thought, “I should turn back into a raven.”
Dotron’ inoholtsenh ts’e’ hwts’its’ananat’wk.
He turned himself into a raven and flew away.
Dranh hulanh.
There is daylight.
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Sro k’o’e’osh deno łonh nidats’o hi’ił tetighis’ole’e yude.
While he was carrying the sun he was wondering how he could take it out.
Chuda’ łonh ditsuyda ił notasditrak.
Again he started to cry with his grandma.
Iłt’e łonh ditsuyda mesruga’ ts’e’ ts’ulotitsish sro ił srudil’oł deno.
He was always pointing at his grandma’s bag while playing with the sun.
“Mesruk k’at ine dide,” hiyiłne ts’e’ hiylak’a hiyghełtonh.
“He wants the bag,” they said and put it down for him and gave it to him.
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Hwye’ił chu ye tsuyda łonh ts’anezit hwye’ił chu dina hodidighot łochu ets’ik ni’ogh hits’e’.
When the other old woman woke up she heard a man brushing himself off from outside.
Nonan ts’ełk’inh eko hwneł’ane’ił nonots’ił lochu ch’idiniłguk.
When she looked across for the other old lady she was there snoring.
Hwye’ił chu ni’ots’ dina datazyo.
Then the man started to walk in.
Mada’e dideninh yinezinh łonh ts’e yeko hwneł’anh.
She was wondering who it was so she was looking for him.
Dina łochu ni’ots daghiyoł łonh.
Then a man was walking in.
Yonugh neneyo łonh ts’e’ yet nasdido.
He walked in and sat down.
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Nidahkogh hwye’ił chu jezra helanh ts’e’ łonh nech’ohinet’wk.
Finally they both became camprobbers and flew away.
In’e’ hikogh.
The end.
T’iyats nohighwsjizoch dine.
I really told a story.
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Sodatazełgwnh dihigh’in se ghelchu’e noninghis’oge,” miyiłne łonh.
You were going to starve me that was me who lied to you,” she told her.
Tsedohighwzit łonh t’iyats’ ghile.
Big argument began then.
Hwye’ił chu’da mekots’itokalinh nagh łochu droda’ k’ich’eltrinh łonh.
Then the stingy woman’s leg broke.
E łide’ idenh hot ghwlwk ni’o dwhtso yet hwts’inh ch’iyonh ghwlwk łonh.
Then the old woman started to eat from the cache.
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K’wda hwlek’it hwye’ił ch’inohwdedon’ ghwlwk ghelhe’ chu’ mimo kade noyeltsene.
When spring came she ran out of food again which was made for her earlier.
Ghu nitl’is ts’ihi’ił dinodiyok henh łide.
She got her strength back.
“Kwda ine sekots’itokał dine,” miyiłne.
“Soon somebody will come for me,” she told her.
Yet hwye’ił lochu zigwne, nolaya gwnh nighalts’uts’ heye łonh mits’e’ yitaz’ut łonh.
Then the stingy woman threw her a real dried fish, it was real dry and hard.
Eyde ghwlwk in gheyon’ łonh.
She ate that one.
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Mich’ighwnh dranh nehwdalninh łonh.
It was spring again.
K’idi’onh ch’igheyon’ ts’ihi’ił łonh nonots’it.
She had already eaten.
Hwye’ił łide’ diginziyenh ghwlwk łonh.
Then she finally got up.
Yighoy’tołchil hwjit łonh.
She wouldn’t give her food.
Hwlek’it hwtołahdi yada ihulch’et.
To become spring was taking too long.
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Tsuyda ghwlwk tsent’ogh, mwgh kade noyeltsene iyonh ghwlwk łonh tsent’ogh.
The old woman was eating the lunch that was made for her secretly.
Nonasditanh, noy’dinałguk hwjit deno dana’ediyo łonh.
The woman went back to bed, started to snore then she walked back in.
Ch’imodzigha’ ghwlwk iłt’e ghe’odi nenoyene’onh.
She put the punk back where it used to be.
Nonasditanh yet łide’ ghu ts’iłdi chigheyoninh ghwlwk łide’.
She went back to bed after she ate.
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“Hwndine’ił tohwdighezit da’ ine jochu ts’esh ghwtl’ok’wy’ ch’inaz’one ye nakotiskał dine,” miyiłne.
“When break up comes I will come back for you,” he told her.
“Ts’esh tl’okwy’ ch’inaz’one.
“In fancy looking boat.
Yonswgh ni’udinaldiy’ heye’ ghelhe’.
Maybe really fancy.
Ni’udinaldiy’ tr’esh yet nakotighiskał dine,” miyiłne łonh.
He will come back for her in a fancy boat,” he told her.
Ghu t’iyats ghile mi’ił huzrut ts’e’ didyok łonh.
She really got happy then.
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Kade ghiji’ane ihwdisneje’ił.
I finished what I had.
Dohughełzrunh ts’e’ chu’ dihut’a di jo hik’anisjinech di’,” ne łonh.
It was really nice I found this place,” he said.
Ni’on tseno’ediyo łonh.
She walked back out.
Zigwne yaghile ye yudeye yimo dana’eldatl’ łonh.
For him she brought in what she thinks was a good dry fish.
Yimo mesruk ye ghelo.
She put it in the bag for him.
“Nu, nonots’ididinh ghwlwk chu tish adinh ts’ihi’ił didyoginh nonots’in’,” yiłne łonh.
“The other old woman had lost her strength,” she told him.
“Oh,” miyiłne łonh.
“Oh,” he said.
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“Whoosh! Tadighisdinisk,” ne łonh.
“Whoosh! I am tired,” he said.
Mighne tsuyda k’otasditrit łonh.
For him the old woman started to move around.
Mama yaghile ye yighonełchut łonh.
She served him good food.
Dina ch’igheyon’ łonh.
The man ate.
“T’iyats nełzohw hits’inh di’istanh dine,” miyiłne łonh.
“I came from far away,” he told her.
“Simo kade noy’zełtsenh da’ hwzro.
“She told her she should make her food for the journey.
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In łide’ ch’imodzigha’ łonh chu’ yet naz’onh.
And then she told the punk to snore.
In’e dideloye tla’ ghelhe’ yet dina zitanh k’idihulok łonh.
With his clothes he made it look like somebody was laying there.
In łide’ ch’imodzigha’ łonh, “Ch’idinełguk!” iłne łonh.
Then she told the birch punk to snore.
Hwye’ił chu ch’imodzigha’ ghwlwk łonh ch’iditinałguk ets’ik.
Then the punk started to snore.
Deno tsetazyo.
While the punk was snoring she walked out.
Ywgh nidahkogh ye’ił nidoy neneyo k’idiyok ts’e’ hodidighot łonh.
Finally she pretended she walked to the door and brushed herself off.
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Nonighis’ok da’ hwt’al sighoytołchilinh’e yude łonh.
The old woman was thinking maybe if I lied to her she will give me food.
Suje zis dighach ghelhe’ chu’ hit’anh ts’i’e eyde łonh ts’ananelo.
I guess she had marten coat so she brought that out.
Miłdił’anh tla’ łonh nonots’it.
The other old woman was asleep across from her.
Yaghile ye łide’ no’isditl’unh.
She put on some nice clothes.
Nizrune deloye yan’ ye no’isditl’unh łonh.
She put on only the nicest looking clothes.
Dinak’i ghile isditl’unh ts’idiholyok łonh.
She clothed herself like a man.
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Łuk’a zis mesruk k’wda t’iyats tishadinedalninh k’iditazne’ łonh hwye’ił chu nidots’ido nich’i chu dighwsdlah yude łonh.
The other old woman would eat scraps of food like fish skin and fishskin bag. She was getting weaker and started to think what she should do to the other old woman.
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Hwye’ił chu mighonoch’iyełchił hwjit lochu yet hwye’ił. Idenh yan’ ch’u’.
Then the old woman who had planned it stopped giving food to the other old woman. The other old woman started getting weak.
Nitash ghwlwk hwye’ił idenh yan’ ch’iyonh łonh ts’iditast’an.
When she went to bed she started to eat by herself.
Didwhtso ghwlwk ye no’idosh ts’e’ ywgh łuk’a zis ihwye nich’i.
She would go in the cache for fish skin.
Ihwye ghwlwk ił iyonh.
She would eat the fish skin.
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Hwye’ił chu ts’ełk’inh jit lochu.
One day one woman said to the other.
Hwye’ił chu ts’ełk’inh jit lochu.
“Wait we will eat out of only one cache and then after that we can eat out of mine maybe that way food will last with us,” said one woman.
Hwye’ił chu menek’adohwdalyok łonh e tsuyda ghwlwk ts’ełk’inh.
The one woman fell in favor for that.
In łide’ ts’ełk’e dwhtso ye hwyan’ hits’inh ch’ihiyonh.
From then on they were eating only out of one cache.
Hwdijał hiyye ch’ihwdewyon’ łonh.
They finally finished everything from one cache.
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Notehna tsuyda łonh hidalts’enh.
Once there were two old women.
Nełch’o’on dwhtso hit’anh.
Each had a cache of their own.
T’iyats’ hiyye mama dadinanełgwt’.
They had lots of food in them.
Ts’e’ yey łonh.
And then.
Nidats’ida hi’a k’wda ło tameł ił ghelhe’ łuk’a ihunala’ ts’i’e.
They each had a cache of their own.
Yey k’wda hidalts’e ts’e’.
They stayed there.
Gwh zis ts’ida’ ił.
With rabbit skin blanket.
Gwh ihunala’ ghwlwk łonh chu’da ts’e’.
There were rabbits too.
Ywgh k’wda hidalts’e’ ghwlwk.
They stayed around there.
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Yada Ełtsinh?

What do you smell?

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Yada ełtsinh?

What do you smell?

Ch’it’on’ in iłtsinh.

I smell leaves.

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Yada ełtsinh

What do you smell?

Yada ełtsinh

I smell coffee.

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Yada ełtsinh

What do you smell?

Łit in iłtsinh.

I smell smoke.

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Yada ełtsinh

What do you smell?

Łit in iłtsinh.

I smell smoke.

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Yada ełtsinh?

What do you smell?

Yada ełtsinh?

I smell fur.

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Yada ełtsinh?

What do you smell?

Mega in iłtsinh.

I smell bisquit.

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Yada ełtsinh?

What do you smell?

Gasoline in iłtsinh.

I smell gasoline.

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Yada ełtsinh?

What do you smell?

Hwlek’it in iłtsinh.

I smell spring.

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Hinot’wh k’idihut’a łonh mi’ił.
To her it felt like they were flying.
Tł’ondikone t’o yidighaja’ k’onoditałkon’.
With a needle she sewed his coat.
Dighełghih ts’e’ k’onoyidałkon’.
She sewed the whole thing.
Tsełdetinalgut hwye’ił “No’eyosh.
I’m tired,” he told her.
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Yey ghelhe’ ghinał na dalts’enh łonh.
There was a married couple.
Hwye’ił cheł yełyił.
Then a boy grabbed her.
Notehna srakay hit’anh na.
They had two children.
Himonh gwh gwhnh dinch’inaztł’unh heye ti notidosh deno himto’ łide sritodihwł’anh.
Their mom check rabbit snares while their dad goes hunting.
Tsełdinelgut hwye’ił nohit’wsr.
They come home when it gets dark.
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Yey ghelhe’ ghinał na dalts’enh łonh.
There was a married couple.
Hwye’ił cheł yełyił.
Then a boy grabbed her.
Notehna srakay hit’anh na.
They had two children.
Himonh gwh gwhnh dinch’inaztł’unh heye ti notidosh deno himto’ łide sritodihwł’anh.
Their mom check rabbit snares while their dad goes hunting.
Tsełdinelgut hwye’ił nohit’wsr.
They come home when it gets dark.
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Ywh di’onh ti łonh tsuyda zido.
Long ago there lived an old lady.
Minh mogh nin’ye kayih hul’anh di idenh yan’.
She lived along the edge of a lake, in underground house by herself.
Notsin tu eko ts’aneyo.
She went down for water.
Tuts’o goya do’oł ts’e’.
Carrying a small birchbark bucket.
Nona’ toyan’ ko’ hwneł’anh hwye’ił mada ghwla’ mits’e’ ghiyoł.
She looked up the river and saw somebody walking towards her.
Dikwno’isdiyo ts’e’ tsaynech donodaz’onh.
She walked back up and put kettle on the stove.
Misdogh ts’ana’ediyo ts’e’ yeko nohwnil’anh łonh hwye’ił lochu mughtsugh yoyoł.
She went back down to look for him when she saw him walking below her.
Gwh dighaja’ tłak’a’ nidighalnech t’iyats’ hondazch’ił heye.
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“Nidogh gheyoł?” yiłne łonh tsuyda.
“Where are you walking?” asked the old lady.
“Yan yugh k’onisdosh,” miyił ne.
“I’m just walking around,” he told her.
“Tsaye noniłkun’dine,” ne tsuyda edinh nodigi hozyosh ts’ih k’adi’et’a’.
The old lady told him, “She warmed up some tea”, but he didn’t want to walk up the bank.
Si’ił di’etanh miyił ne łonh.
“Go with me,” he told her.
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“Aha,” ne ts’e’ nenoho’elyo.
She said yes and pack up.
Donish ił tł’ondikonezis ił noch’iłyił ts’e’ yighwnh neno’ediyo.
She grabbed her scraper and sewing bag and walked back out to him.
“K’wda he’,” yiłne.
“Ready,” he asked her.
“Sit’ok’ dozeyosh,” miyiłne ts’e’ in yats’ didyok.
“Get on my back,” he told her, so she done that.
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Minak’a chu’ ch’anch’isdigat en srosr intoh.
His eyes were poked out but he was playing drums.
“Nughdinh ło mik’a tohoy’dighisjighił henh,” yinezinh łonh.
“Was it for this person that I threw myself in the water?” she was thinking.
Deko’usdiyunh ts’e’ yigi nenat’onh.
She felt ashamed and put her head down.
Nohitasdidatł’ ts’e’ dih kayih danahedidatł’.
They left and walked back to their house.
Yełkone ił diginhizdatł’.
Morning came and they got up.
“Ni’ogh nik’int’a na ił k’onedosh,” mitsuyda yiłne ts’e’ teneyo.
Her grandmother told her, “Go out and walk around with your friend.” So she went out.
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Nogheyo hwye’ił micho’ hwts’its’ayneyo.
When she got down he walked away from her.
Yugh hwneł’ane’ił lochu chinhko’.
When she looked around it was on a tundra.
Dichinh edine kwl ts’e’ ditoneł ts’ihkwl.
There were no stick around and she didn’t know what to do.
T’iyats tałyots.
It really started to snow.
Yit’o hwditołk’ole kwl ts’e’ ey nenghaltinh.
There was nothing to start fire with so she froze there.
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Nogheyo hwye’ił micho’ hwts’its’ayneyo.
When she got down he walked away from her.
Yugh hwneł’ane’ił lochu chinhko’.
When she looked around it was on a tundra.
Dichinh edine kwl ts’e’ ditoneł ts’ihkwl.
There were no stick around and she didn’t know what to do.
T’iyats tałyots.
It really started to snow.
Yit’o hwditołk’ole kwl ts’e’ ey nenghaltinh.
There was nothing to start fire with so she froze there.
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Dihk’inaka ghwnh nedoy’hidi’osh łonh hanahitededidał deno, “Ołon tenwh datł’.”
Before they leave they talk to their children “don’t go outside.”
Hwch’o hwts’its’ahidił.
They go from them.
Himkwl hwye’ił łonh chela didadza’ di’iłne, “Yotsin tł’odog ts’ats’u’osr.”
When they were gone the boy told his younger sister, “Let’s walk down to the bank.”
“No’,” miyił ne en yotsin yi’ił ts’aneyo.
She said no, but he walked with her to the bank.
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“Tr’esh ye ts’udał,” didadza’ iłne łonh chu’ ey nihdidah hwye’ił.
“Let’s go in the boat,” he told his sister.
“No,” miyił ne.
She said no.
“Ts’elugh aha,” ne łonh chela ts’e notsin tsehidedatł’.
“Hurry,” said the boy, and they walked over the bank.
Nonsi hiyanełtrit.
They pushed out.
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Ts’e’ himił nech’otoy’netonh.
They started to float out.
Neghots’ukał k’adihit’anh edinh nodo’ himił toch’oteł.
They were trying to paddle ashore but they kept floating downriver.
Eyt hwye’ił nongw tł’odog dina nidizanh.
Then there was a man laying on the bank.
“Neghonwhkash,” hwłne.
Hiyghwnh dikwzdatł’.
They walked up the bank to him.
Nin’ye kayih dahwnelo ts’e’ highoy’nełchut.
He took them to underground house and fed them.
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Hatsa higoya hwye’ił mił hidelo’.
In a little while they got sleepy.
“Nwhtash,” srakay ena iłne łonh dina chwh.
“Go to bed,” the big man told them.
Hiniljit en hinalyo ts’e’ homiłhimghelo.
They were afraid but went to bed and went to sleep.
Eyt hwye’ił dina chwh diginziyenh ts’e’ highwnh ney’nalenh.
Then the big man got up and snuck up to them.
Chela dentsa talnik’ hwtł’oghwn chu’ midadza’.
He swallowed the boy first then his little sister.
Eyt hitł’oghwnh homiłyighełghił.
After that he went to sleep.
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Noy’ghe’onh hwye’ił ghelhe’ nohedidatł’ himdisnaka.
After dark their parents came home.
Srakay ena kwl łonh.
There were no children.
Notsin tł’odog ts’ahine’otr’ hwye’ił lochu tr’esh kwl.
They walked to the bank and then there was no boat.
Nihihwlyah edinh no’łonh.
They searched but nothing showed up.
Ts’iyozra ye highedatł’ ts’e’ nech’ohinekanh.
They went in the canoe and paddled out.
Dranh ude hokał.
They paddled all day.
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K’wda tsełdetinalgut’.
It was getting dark.
Srakay ena kwl łonh.
There were no children.
Notsin tł’odog ts’ahine’otr’ hwye’ił lochu tr’esh kwl.
They walked to the bank and then there was no boat.
Nihihwlyah edinh no’łonh.
They searched but nothing showed up.
Ts’iyozra ye highedatł’ ts’e’ nech’ohinekanh.
They went in the canoe and paddled out.
Dranh ude hokał.
They paddled all day.
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Tenohedidatł ts’e’ jo nin’ye kayih hakwn’ hidanetsish.
They walked back out and set the house on fire.
Notsin tr’iye nohodidatł ts’e’ nona’ hidikayih honohiyełlot.
They went back to the boat and went home.
“Jot hits’inh sritonozwhdidil,” dihk’inaka ił hide łonh.
“From now on don’t go out,” they told their children.
“Mada dentsa dide ts’e’ e nech’onwhkanh?”
“Who was first to say let’s go downriver?”
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Yonots’in dichoya yezdloyeti nwhtalyah.
She started to search in her granddaughter’s belongs.
Hwye’ił dinatse’ ey naz’onh.
Then there was a human head there.
Yinałyił ts’e’ diy’tł’ondikone t’o yinak’a nich’izgat.
She grabbed it and poked its eyeball with her needle.
Ni’on teyditinałninh.
She throw it out.
“Nughde he’e yighin sichoya k’o’esdiney ye.” yinezinh łonh.
It was cause of this my granddaughter don’t work she was thinking.
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Didadza’ ts’e’ hune’onh łonh chela.
The boy blamed it on his sister.
“Ninh dentsa didene dihigh’in ine ts’iye ghisyo,” yiłne.
“You said it first, that’s why I went in the boat,” he told her.
“Jot hwts’in oło dino’uhdiyok,” hwl hide himdisnaka.
Their parents told them, from now on, don’t do that again.
“Aha,” hide in łonh.
They said yes. That’s all.
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Yet ghelhe’ tsuyda diyelok henh zido.
There lived an old woman.
Michoya łonh chu’ mi’ił zido.
Her granddaughter also lived with her.
Dranh ti gaguł ti notidosh łonh tsuyda.
During the day grandma would walk and check her snare.
Michoya łide’ duł noditiddighash.
The granddaughter would backpack wood.
Eyt hitł’oghwnh yih zido.
After that she would stay inside.
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Ts’ah kon’ nighwnh hwye’ił ni’ots’ hwndinh dina mighwnh daneyo.
She was making sinew thread when suddenly a man walked in.
Tsaye yighonekonh.
She gave him tea.
Tsaye yighonekonh, zigwne ił.
She gave him tea and dry fish.
Eyt hitł’oghwnh hihinash.
After that they started talking.
Hiłts’in nehwdolzish łonh.
It was getting dark.
“K’wda ne tsuyda notsdoł,” yiłne łonh.
“Soon Grandma will come back,” she told him.
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Ditsuyda mo ch’ik’otałnech hwye’ił mitsuyda noghidoł ets’ik.
She started cooking for her grandma when she heard her walking back.
Yonugh toydzih k’ay dina nenaneł’enh łonh.
She hid the man in the corner.
Dane’ediyo łonh tsuyda,
Grandma walked back in.
“Dranh ude t’o’etanh deno ts’eługh ch’ik’ozełney?” dichoya iłne.
“What were you doing all day you never cook?” she told her.
“Ch’itey k’onisdinesh,” miyiłne.
“I work too hard,” she told her grandma.
Noy’ hodon hitł’oghwnh nonots’in nazdo.
After they ate she went back across the room and sat down.
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Ts’ah kon nighonh dwhno noy’dinedidlwh hwldon’ti.
While she was making sinew thread she would sometimes laugh.
Noy’ghe’onh łonh ts’e’ hinaztanh.
It got dark so they went to bed.
Dwhno nonots’in hwts’e’ nich’idlwk’ ets’ik diyuzałts’onh mitsuyda.
Her grandma would hear her laughing once in a while across from her.
“Dranh ude t’o’etanh deno ts’eługh ch’ik’ozełney?” dichoya iłne.
“What were you doing all day you never cook?” she told her.
Yełkone ił ts’ahinedak.
Morning came when they woke up.
Ditsuyda mo tsaye nodałtsenh.
She made tea for her grandma.
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Eyt hitł’oghwnh gaguł ti notasdiyo tsuyda.
After that grandma went walking to check snare.
Michoya łide’ duł eko.
Her granddaughter went for wood.
Hidighenech ts’e’ dana’ediyo.
She quit and walked back in.
Yedinh dina ił nohitasda’.
She started to talk to the man again.
Yich’ighełyon’ ts’ihi’ił en dohidighidino łonh dranh ude.
She fed him and they were talking all day.
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Edeno noch’ik’o’ełnesh ts’ihi’ił łonh.
While that was going on she never cooked.
Dina nenonaneł’enh mitsuyda noghidoł hwye’ił.
She hid the man when her grandma was walking back.
Ts’eługh ch’ik’otałnech łonh ditsuyda mo.
She started cooking fast for her grandma.
“Do’et’anh deno tsaye nenłkwn ts’e’,” dichoya ił ne.
“What were you doing the tea isn’t warm,” she told her granddaughter.
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Noy’hodon’ hitł’oghwnh nonots’it zido ts’e’ k’onoy’diłkon’.
After they ate she sat across the room and started sewing.
Hwl don’ ti nich’idluk’ łonh.
She would start laughing every so often.
Hinaztanh edinh tidzude noy’dinedidlwh ets’ik.
They went to bed but she would laugh all night.
Yełkone ił diginhizdatł’ ts’e’ ch’ihigheyon’.
Morning came she got up and ate.
Duł eko notasdiyo deno mitsuyda eyt zido.
She went for wood while her grandma stayed behind.
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Notsugh tinh kok’ yaldzudle ił sru’oł dit’anh łonh ts’e’ eyt hits’e’ tazyo.
There was a ball game going on out on the ice so she walked over there.
“Ninhch’i srudel’oł,” hiyił ne en ey nidizanh.
They told her, “You play too,” but she just stood there.
Hwye’ił cheł yełyił.
Then a boy grabbed her.
“Doghet’a joninh?” ne ts’e’ nin’ ko’ hi yeł ghił.
He said, “What’s wrong with this one?” and throw her on the ground.
Yihwts’in yizałghanh.
That’s how he killed her.
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Danasrots’iyenełtanh łonh ye nok’ołonh.
The granddaughter came back in.
Nonots’in mits’ida’ zidlo hw nazdo ts’e’ diy’mesruk ye k’ohula.
She went back to where her blankets were and started to look around in her bag.
Hwye’ił mi’ił tr’ohut’al łonh.
Then she started being sad.
“Tsaye ezrisr,” yiłne mitsuyda en ni’on teneyots’e’ tł’odok’ ts’atazyo.
“Drink tea,” her grandma told her but she went out and walked to the bank.
Noygw tin hiłde’ dił yan’ łonh.
There on the trail it was bloody.
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Tomogh ts’aneyo ts’e’ tuk’a neneyo.
She went to the bank and walked to the waterhole.
Ey hikogh hwyan’ łonh noygw dił hulanh.
There was only blood as far as the waterhole
Ey tohoy’dolghił en honotoyghełtanh.
She threw herself in the waterhold, but she started to float again.
Chu’ łonh tonohoy’dolghił.
Again she threw herself in.
Eyt hwyan’ di’ił dinish.
That’s all she knew.
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Hwdijał hwye’ił hik’ana’elnech.
Finally she came to herself.
Ch’itsan’ kok’ ił tanh łonh.
She was laying on the grass.
Diginziyenh ts’e’ noyugh tin hulanh hw tazyo.
She got up and started walking on a trail that was there.
Kayih hulanh di hwtał’anh.
She saw a house.
Ey hw hwts’e’ hahwdilzuł ets’ik ts’e’ ey hits’e’ tazyo.
There was noise coming from there so she started walking over there.
Nonets’in łonh nin’ ye kayih hulanh.
Upriver side there was an underground house.
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Tomogh ts’aneyo ts’e’ tuk’a neneyo.
She went to the bank and walked to the waterhole.
Ey hikogh hwyan’ łonh noygw dił hulanh.
There was only blood as far as the waterhole
Ey tohoy’dolghił en honotoyghełtanh.
She threw herself in the waterhold, but she started to float again.
Chu’ łonh tonohoy’dolghił.
Again she threw herself in.
Eyt hwyan’ di’ił dinish.
That’s all she knew.
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Hwdijał hwye’ił hik’ana’elnech.
Finally she came to herself.
Ch’itsan’ kok’ ił tanh łonh.
She was laying on the grass.
Diginziyenh ts’e’ noyugh tin hulanh hw tazyo.
She got up and started walking on a trail that was there.
Kayih hulanh di hwtał’anh.
She saw a house.
Ey hw hwts’e’ hahwdilzuł ets’ik ts’e’ ey hits’e’ tazyo.
There was noise coming from there so she started walking over there.
Nonets’in łonh nin’ ye kayih hulanh.
Upriver side there was an underground house.
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Eyt hits’e’ tazyo ts’e’ daneyo.
She walked over there and walked in.
Hwye’ił tsuyda goya yih zido, “Kwla chu’ do’et’anh sichoya?” miyił ne łonh.
There was a small grandma sitting in there, “What are you doing my grandchild?” she said.
“Dugh k’onisdosh,” ne in.
“I’m walking around,” she told her.
Tsaye yighonekonh, zigwne ił nonaldlide ił.
She served her tea, dry fish and ice cream.
Tsuyda ił tazdo’ łonh hiłts’in nehwdolzish dihigh’in.
She started staying with grandma cause it was getting dark.
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Hwye’ił cheł goya himghwnh daneyo.
Then a small boy came in.
“Tsuyda, hiłts’in da’ hutenodinech di hwtinoł’eł niłhide,” ne łonh.
“Grandma,” he said, “when it dark they want you to watch the fun.”
“Aha,” ne tsuyda.
“Yes,” she said.
Tsełdinelgut’ hwye’ił huzrunh ts’e’ no’isditł’unh.
When it got dark she dressed up nicely.
“Sichoya, si’ił di’et’anh.
“Grandchild go with me,” she said.
Dinanehwditołyoł ts’ihighne,” dichoya iłne.
“So we’ll be entertained,” she told her.
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Tehinedatł’ ts’e’ ni’on ch’idzis dit’anh hw hitazotr’.
They walked out and went to where the dance was.
Eyt dahinedatł’ hwye’ił hidelghosr ts’e’ nełilohilditł’.
When they walked in the crowd started to yell and clapping their hands.
Datsenetonh dihk’iz hinazdo ts’e’ yench’eldzes na hineł’anh.
They sat beside the doorway and watched the dancers.
Tohna chela łonh ch’idiniłdoh.
There were three boys playing.
Nok’ołonh hwts’e’ tsetast’onh hwye’ił dina mintsesh tinal’o henh tał’anh.
The girl turned her head towards them then she saw a man with a long nose.
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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Ts’eya in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear a mosquito buzzing.

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What do we hear?

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Power plant

Power plant

K’onalmoze

Tractor

Nich’udaya dide

Owl calling

Ch’itinasdighwtł’

Falling tree

Denk’a

Gun

Dzondzeda

Bee

Tugaga’ dide

Duck calling

Mit’o ch’ididt’oze

Chain saw

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K’onat’oghe

Airplane

Diniltł’ezre

Bell

Tugaga’ dide

Duck calling

Łech’a yitsa

Duck calling

Mit’o tinoch’ilyaghe

Washing machine

Ts’eya

Mosquito

Mit’o ch’ididt’oze

Chain saw

K’onalmoze

Snowmachine

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Dolmoya in dide ye ts’uzałts’onh.

We hear a goose calling.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Dzondzeda in ts’uzałts’onh.

We hear a bee flying.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Denk’a deltutł’ deno in ch’its’uzałts’onh.

We hear a gunshot.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Ch’itindighwł deno in ch’its’uzałts’onh.

We hear a tree falling.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Nich’udaya dide ye in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear an owl calling.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Ts’etł’ ko’ k’onalmoze in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear a snowmachine.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Power plant in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear a power plant.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Mit’o tinoch’ilyaghe in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear a washing machine.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

We hear a duck quacking.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Mit’o ch’ididt’oze in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear chainsaws.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Diniltł’ezre in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear a bell ringing.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

K’onalmoze in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear a tractor.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Łech’a yitsa ye in ts’uzałts’one.

We hear a dog barking.

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Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

What do we hear?

Yada’e ts’uzałts’one?

We hear an airplane.

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Nidogh?

Where?

Yih he?

Inside the house?

No yih ine.

No, not inside the house.

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Iłtsinh ho’.

I smell it.

Hwlek’it nenohwdalninh.

It is spring.

Hwlek’it k’i hihwltsinh.

It smells like spring.

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Yi’ogh ch’itsan’ ine.

It’s the grass outside.

Ch’itsan’ dazk’wn’.

Grass is burning.

Sito’ hwdełk’onh.

My dad started the fire.

Sito’ ch’itsan’ dałk’wn’.

My dad is burning grass.

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Ch’it’on’

Leaves

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Yada’e iłtsine?

What do I smell?

Ch’it’on’.

Leaves.

Ch’it’on’ ine iłtsin.

It’s leaves I smell.

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Ch’it’on’ iłtsinh.

I smell leaves.

Ch’it’on’ nił’anh.

I see leaves.

Ch’it’on’ uzaziłts’on.

I hear leaves.

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Dasdik’izre ch’it’on’ nił’anh.

I see red leaves.

Litsughe ch’iton’ nił’anh.

I see brown leaves.

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Nidots’o hikogh dinagholt’a’ heye ch’it’on nił’anh?

How many leaves do I see?

Lonh heye ch’it’on’ nił’anh.

I see lots of leaves.

Hwlozrunh hik’adigi heye nił’anh.

I see more than ten leaves.

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Ch’it’on’ ełtsinh.

Smell the leaves.

Ch’it’on’ nenłi’anh.

Look at the leaves.

Lonh heye ch’it’on’.

Lots of leaves.

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Łit

Smoke

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Hwdazk’wn’!

Fire!

Ts’ima ti he’?

In the spruce trees?

No ts’ima ti.

No in the spruce trees.

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Hondogh hwdazk’wn’?

Where is the fire?

Nenłi’ane’?

You see it?

Łit iłtsinh dine.

I smell smoke.

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Hwlek’it huzrunh.

Spring is good.

Hwnalkwn’.

It is warm.

Hiy’de’onh ts’ihi’ił.

It is sunny too.

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Yada’e iłtsine?

What do I smell?

Coffee.

Coffee.

Coffee iłtsinh.

I smell coffee.

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Coffee ine iłtsine.

It is coffee I smell.

Huzrunh ts’e’ mihwltsinh.

It smells good.

Hondiye?

Where is it?

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Yih t’anh higho’.

It’s inside.

Jamena k’its’ dizkonh.

It’s on the stove.

Yih t’anh coffee jamena k’its’ dozkonh.

The coffee is on the stove inside the house.

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Coffee huzrunh ts’e’ mihwltsinh.

Coffee smells real good.

Sighoy’ tighekole’?

You will give me some?

Aha, mits’inh nighoy’tiskole ine.

Yes, I’ll give you some from it.

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Agaya! Nalkwn’.

Ouch! It’s hot.

Huzrunh ts’e’ mihwltsinh coffee.

Coffee smells real good.

Nalkwne coffee.

Hot coffee.

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Nilane

Meat

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Yada’e iłtsine?

What do I smell?

Nilane.

Meat.

Nilane iłtsinh.

I smell meat.

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Midzish nilana’ iłtsinh.

I smell caribou meat.

Mik’o’enesh.

It is cooking.

Miko’enesh jamena k’its’.

It’s cooking on the stove.

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Sito’ yizdlane.

My dad killed it.

Midzish izdlanh.

He killed a caribou.

Liyane midzish izdlanh.

He killed a fat caribou.

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Sonh nilane ik’o’ełnesh.

My mom is cooking the meat.

Liyane midzish nilana’ ik’o’ełnesh.

She’s cooking the fat caribou.

Huzrunh ts’e’ mihwltsinh.

It smells good.

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Sriłto highnede.

It’s for outdoors.

Sito’ mo.

For my dad.

Sito’ mo.

My dad will go hunting.

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Ch’igho’

Fur

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Yada’e iłtsine?

What do I smell?

Ch’igho’.

Fur

Ch’igho’ ine iłtsine.

It is fur I smell.

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Simaldu’ no’iłtrił.

My coat is wet.

Mikok’ ch’igho’ heye no’iłtrił.

The fur on there got wet.

Ch’igho’ no’iłtrile iłtsinh.

I smell wet fur.

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Shanh hulanh.

It is summer time.

Iłchonh.

Raining.

Noziłtrił.

I got wet.

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In’a doditoneł?

What will mom say?

Noziłtrił!

I am wet!

Simaldu’ no’iłtrił.

My coat is wet.

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No’iłtrile ch’igho’ iłtsinh.

I smell wet fur.

Sikayih hits’e’ notisdoł.

I will walk home.

In’a doditoneł?

What will mom say?

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Bisquit

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Yada’e iłtsine?

What do I smell?

Mega.

Bisquit.

Mega iłtsinh.

I smell bisquit.

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In’a ch’iłt’as.

Mom is frying.

Mega iłt’as.

She is frying bisquit.

Mega iłtsinh.

I smell bisquit.

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Tisyelo’?

Can I eat it?

Mega tisyeł ho?

Can I eat bisquit?

Ano’.

No

No k’odet.

Not now.

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K’odet ine hwlek’it.

Now it’s spring.

Iłtsinh.

I smell it.

Si’ił huzrunh.

I feel good.

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Huzrunh ts’e’ mihwltsinh.

It smells good.

Sito’ yik’aditot’ał.

My dad will like it.

Mega isyonh ts’ihk’at.

I want to eat bisquit.

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Tighisyeł.

I’ll eat it.

Liyane midzish tighisyeł.

I’ll eat fat caribou.

Si’ił mihwlniyye ine midzish.

Caribou is not tasty with me.

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Yada’e iłtsine?

What do I smell?

Gasoline.

Gasoline.

Gasoline iłtsinh.

I smell gasoline.

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Gasoline manjak yet zikonh.

There’s gas in a can.

Hondiye manjak?

Where is the can?

Yetła nin’ ko’.

There on the ground.

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Mada eyt neydinane’onh?

Who put it there?

Mada nin’ ko’ neydinane’onh?

Who put it on the ground?

Sito’ ey neydinane’onh.

My dad put it there.

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Sito’ k’o’edinesh.

My dad is working.

Ts’etł’ko’ k’onalmoze ghw k’o’edinesh.

He’s working on the snow machine.

Sito’ yighoditołt’ał gasoline.

My dad will use the gasoline.

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Mihwltsinh gasoline.

Gasoline smells.

Iłtsinh.

I smell it.

Iłtsinh ts’ihk’at kwl.

I don’t like to smell it.

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Hwlek’it

Spring

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Yada’e iłtsine?

What do I smell?

Hwlek’it.

Spring.

Hwlek’it iłtsinh.

I smell spring.

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Ch’it’on’ iłtsinh.

I smell leaves.

Nin’ no’iłtrile iłtsinh.

I smell wet ground.

Ch’itsan’ iłtsinh.

I smell grass.

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Ch’it’on’ iłtsinh.

I smell leaves.

Nin’ no’iłtrile iłtsinh.

I smell wet ground.

Ch’itsan’ iłtsinh.

I smell grass.

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“Nikalts’ela’ tinghił’elo’.
“I’ll see your toes.
“De, sinagha’ imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
Did you step on something?
Nikatł’ogh hwtinghił’elo’.”
I’ll look under your feet.”
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“Nenlikwn ts’e’.
“You’re not warm.
Nitse’ imo nilane’?”
Is your head hurting?”
“De, sitse’ imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
“No, my head doesn’t hurt.”
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“Niyihdo imo hulane’?”
“Does your throat hurt?”
“De, siyihdo imo hula’ ts’e’.”
“No, my throat doesn’t hurt.”
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“Nidziy imo hulane’?”
“Does inside your ear hurt?”
“De, sidziy imo hula’ ts’e’.”
“No, the inside of my ear doesn’t hurt.”
“Nidzigha’ imo nilane’?”
“Does your ear hurt?”
“De, sidzigha’ imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
“No, my ear doesn’t hurt.”
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“Srakay’ena monh iłdighune’ da’.
“Tell the kid’s mother.
Ch’ihuzałts’onh ts’ihk’at hwt’al.”
Maybe they want to listen.”
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“Agnes, ts’ełwgh netash miłdene Tom.
“Agnes, tell Tom to go to bed early.
Eda’ hwt’al mi’ił hutozruł.
Maybe he will feel better.
Hik’atwghch’iniltinhdi daghuyołda’ himi’ił hitazisya’ da’.”
Go to school when I start to talk to them.”
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“Hi’ił huzrunh ts’e’ di’iłtwhdinech ts’ihighwn ywh’ił hitisyał ts’ihighne ywh ghwnh dadisyoł da’.”
“How to take good care of yourself I’ll stop by and talk with you.”
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“Ghwla’ do’ent’a ghwla’.
“I don’t know.
Dighenłichih ts’e’ ninghił’an’.
I don’t know what’s wrong with you I checked everything.
Todighendinik hwt’al.
Maybe you’re tired.
Huzrunh ts’e’ di’ił’endinej hwt’al.”
Maybe you don’t take good care of yourself.”
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“Yada edine k’its’ hwstwl ts’e’.
“I didn’t step on anything.
Sika’ yen imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
My foot doesn’t hurt.”
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“Nikalts’ela’ tinghił’elo’.
“I’ll see your toes.
“De, sinagha’ imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
Did you step on something?
Nikatł’ogh hwtinghił’elo’.”
I’ll look under your feet.”
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“Nodighenlininh he’?
“Did you fall?
Nidroda’ tinghił’elo’.”
I will check your leg.”
Nidroda’ tinghił’elo’.”
“I didn’t fall.
Sidroda’ yen imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
“I didn’t fall.
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“Ninagha’ imo nilane’?”
“Does your eye hurt?”
“De, sinagha’ imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
“No, my eye doesn’t hurt.”
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“Do’ent’a ghwla’.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with you.
Nidraya’ ts’e’ ch’utizeghiłts’elo’.
I’ll listen to your chest.”
Nidighona’ ts’e’ ch’utizeghiłts’eł.”
I’ll listen to your chest.”
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“Nilo’ tinghił’elo’?
“I’ll see your hand.
Imo nilane’?”
Does it hurt?”
“De, imo’ yen’ela’ ts’e’.”
“No they don’t hurt.”
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“Nigona’ nech’o’entesh.
“Raise your arm.
Imo he’?”
Does it hurt?”
“De, imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
“No, it doesn’t hurt.”
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“Nik’ws imo nilane’?
“Does your neck hurt?”
K’otsenet’osh ho’?”
Move your head?”
“Sik’ws imo ghela’ ts’e’.
“No, my neck doesn’t hurt.
K’otsenist’oshdi.”
I move my head around.”
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“Nighu’ imo nilane’?”
“Does your tooth hurt?”
“De, sighu’ imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
“No, my tooth doesn’t hurt.”
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“Dents’ah ho’.
“Open your mouth.
Nitsula’ tinghił’elo’.
I will check your tongue.
Nizo imo he’?”
Does it hurt inside your mouth?”
“De, sizo imo hwghela’ ts’e’.”
“No, it doesn’t hurt inside my mouth.”
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“Nintsesh ye dohut’a?
“How’s inside your nose?
Niney’ ts’ahuneline’?”
Do you have a runny nose?”
“De, sintsesh ye ts’ahusdlin ts’e’."
“No, I don’t have a runny nose.”
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“Nimit’ imo nilane’?”
“Does your stomach hurt?”
“De, simit’ imo ghela’ ts’e’.”
“No, my stomach doesn’t hurt.”
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Hwniyye eko k’otighisdosh.
I am out hunting for animals.
Tighisyeł ts’ihighnet.
For something to eat.
Yona’ k’otighisdosh.
I’ll go upriver.
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Hwndine ił gwh taził’anh.
Suddenly, I see a rabbit.
Mizisdlanh ts’e’ ghisyonh.
I kill it. I eat it.
Mighw sodisjits’esh.
I am happy about it.
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Nona’ iłt’e ghisyoł.
I keep on walking upriver.
Yełkonhda’ tighisyele eko.
I am looking for something to eat for tomorrow.
Tiya’ hwniyye nił’anh.
I see some more game.
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Hwndine’ił hwniyye taził’anh.
Suddenly, I see an animal.
Nitołtroda taził’anh.
I see a muskrat.
Tseditighiłneł.
I am going to kill it.
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Neghoghwmał nich’i he’ udisne.
I am trying to make it come ashore.
Hwye’ił hothw dats’e’ neghotazmanh.
Slowly it is edging this way.
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Mits’e’ tazisjitlit uteghisnish ts’ihighne.
I run after it, trying to catch it.
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Mit’ok dozisjitlit ts’e’ tseda’iłyok.
I jump on its back and kill it.
T’iyats’ mama ist’anh.
I have gotten a lot.
Minetsotighis’oł. Hatsa da’ tighisyeł ts’ihighne.
I will store it, so later I will eat it.
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