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The seven holy birch trees (2)
Mǝsʹiq ŋilʹeka ŋædaki°.
maybe monster be.PROB.IMPF.SUBJ.3SG
может:быть чудовище быть.ПРОБ.ИМПФ.СУБ.3ЕД
Maybe it’s a monster?
Может, он дьяволёнок?
The giant forest monsters (1)
Mǝsʹiq sʹidʹa nʹax°r yalʹah yadertǝǝd°m.”
maybe two three day.GEN walk.FUT.SUBJ.1SG
может:быть два три день.ГЕН идти.ФУТ.СУБ.1ЕД
I will probably walk for two or three days.”
Может быть, два или три дня буду ходить.”
The moon and the sun (1)
Tʹedah mǝsʹiq ŋǝcʹeke[x°]yunaq xanaŋkuxǝyuda.
now maybe child.ACC.POSS.DU1PL take.away.FUT.OBJ.DU.SUBJ.3SG
сейчас может:быть ребенок.АКК.ПОСС.ДВ1МН взять.прочь.ФУТ.ОБ.ДВ.СУБ.3ЕД
He will probably take away our children now.
Теперь он, может быть, уведёт наших детей.
The two brothers and the old man of the earth (1)
Tǝrʹem mampǝta mǝsʹiq yedey° mʹatǝmt° tabcu.”
so say.COND.3SG maybe new tent.DESIG.ACC.3SG give.NEC.SUBJ.3SG
так сказать.КОНД.3ЕД может:быть новый чум.ДЕСИГ.АКК.3ЕД дать.НЕЦ.СУБ.3ЕД
If he said that, maybe he will give you a new tent.”
Если уж он так сказал, то, может быть, даст тебе новый чум.”