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A seagull's tale (1)
Nʹebʹadoh xanʹewəsʹ° xæwəsʹ° me°.
mother.POSS.3PL hunt.PURP.CVB depart.PURP.CVB be.SUBJ.3SG
мать.ПОСС.3МН охотиться.ПУРП.КОНВ отправиться.ПУРП.КОНВ быть.СУБ.3ЕД
Their mother went hunting.
Life story (2)
Əc′ekem°h æbəqn° xoy°xəna yil′e°wac′°.
child.POSS.1SG be.COND.1SG hill.LOC live.PST.SUBJ.1PL
ребенок.ПОСС.1ЕД быть.КОНД.1ЕД холм.ЛОК жить.ПРОШ.СУБ.1МН
When I was a child we lived in the hills.
Dressing for the tundra (2)
Yiba æŋku_daki, n′ud′ako mal′°c′amta metə°.
warm be.FUT.SUBJ.3SG_EMPH small.DIM coat.ACC.POSS.3SG use.FUT.SUBJ.3SG
теплый быть.ФУТ.СУБ.3ЕД_ЭМФ маленький.ДИМ верхняя:одежда.АКК.ПОСС.3ЕД использовать.ФУТ.СУБ.3ЕД
[If] it's also warm, it will wear its very small coat.
The giant forest monsters (6)
Xoy°h nʹana xanʹedar° ŋoka ŋæsʹ°ti.
hill at.LOC prey.POSS.2SG many be.HAB.SUBJ.3SG
холм у.ЛОК добыча.ПОСС.2ЕД много быть.ХАБ.СУБ.3ЕД
You usually get a lot of prey on the mountain.
там добычи у тебя много бывает.
No ladles under women's hems (3)
«Əmke° yarakoq æs′°tiq n′e_pan°q il°na.
why ladle.PL be.HAB.SUBJ.3PL woman.GEN.PL_hem.GEN.PL under.LOC
почему ковш.МН быть.ХАБ.СУБ.3МН женщина.ГЕН.МН_опушка.ГЕН.МН под.ЛОК
«Why, are the ladles usually under women's hems?
The holy mountains (2)
Ŋaw°nanta sʹedant° ŋæwah nʹinʹa xo sʹadey° tǝnʹawiǝsʹ°.
long:ago.3SG mountain.GEN.POSS.2SG head.GEN on birch idol be.NARR.PST.SUBJ.3SG
давно.3ЕД гора.ГЕН.ПОСС.2ЕД голова.ГЕН на береза идол быть.НАРР.ПРОШ.СУБ.3ЕД
In the past there was a birch idol there too.
Там раньше тоже стоял березовый идол.
The three pikes' sister and the Russian (1)
Maq n′íw°h: n′ax°r xən°waq æŋkodənaki°, oka°wa əwər° tətə°waq.
say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH three sledge.POSS.1PL be.FUT.FUT.PROB.IMPF.SUBJ.3SG much.PROL food.ACC.PL give.FUT.SUBJ.1PL
сказать.КОННЕГ:2 не.СУБ.3ЕД.ЭМФ три нарта.ПОСС.1МН быть.ФУТ.ФУТ.ПРОБ.ИМПФ.СУБ.3ЕД много.ПРОЛ еда.АКК.МН дать.ФУТ.СУБ.1МН
They did say, however: there will probably be three sledges of ours, we will deliver a lot of food.