ǟj posləŋ | kältəm-na small channel riverbed-LOC On the river-bed of the small channel mǟ män-i|-li-l-em änti(γu) 1SG go-0-IMPF-NONPST-SG.1SG I go, mǟ χonti | 1SG when My ǟj posla|ŋ-ij-em small channel-DIM-1SG Small channel χäta peli | män-m-al where DP go-NMLZ.PF-3SG Where does it go? χäta peli | män-m-al? where DP go-NMLZ.PF-3SG Where does it go? mǟ lǟjl-i|-li-l-em 1SG wait-0-IMPF-NONPST-SG.1SG I wait, mǟ lǟw-s-ə-m | taŋχa 1SG say-PST-0-1SG DP I thought: “He must be kälaŋ-ə-ŋ χoj(ə) | taŋχa taŋχa(γu) reindeer-0-PROPR man DP DP A reindeer man.” śita wǟn-s-em |pǟ(jo) there see-PST-SG.1SG and Then I saw, kur-na sos-i|-li-m-al leg-LOC step-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG He was walking, kur-na sos-i|-li-m-al. leg-LOC step-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG He was walking. χoləm(a) nǟwi | χapti three white reindeer He had luw täj-li|-li-m-al 3 have-IMPF-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG Three white reindeer, luw täj-li|-li-m-al li-m-al 3 have-IMPF-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG He did, he did, luw täj-li|-li-m-al 3 have-IMPF-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG He did, χoləm nǟwi | (γi-ji-u) three white On the three white reindeer min män-i|-li-s-mən. 1DU go-0-IMPF-PST-1DU We set off. oχəl pärta | pelək-na sled back half-LOC Back to front, I mǟ lel-li|-li-s-ə-m li-s-ə-m 1SG sit-IMPF-IMPF-PST-0-1SG IMPF-PST-0-1SG Sat on the sled, mǟ tu-t-li|-li-s-aj-ə-m. 1SG bring-TR-IMPF-IMPF-PST-PAS-0-1SG I was taken. män-em luw(o) | tu-s-li 1SG-ACC/DAT 3 bring-PST-SG.3SG He took me, män-em tu-s-li | tu-s-li tu-s-li 1SG-ACC/DAT bring-PST-SG.3SG bring-PST-SG.3SG bring-PST-SG.3SG Took me, took, took me, tŏχi jŏχət|-s-ə-mən pǟ to:there arrive-PST-0-1DU and We arrived there. ǟmp-ə-ŋ χoj(ə) | (γ)ol-m-al dog-0-PROPR man be-NMLZ.PF-3SG He turned out to be kur-na sos-i|-li-m-al li-m-al. leg-LOC step-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG A man with dogs, mǟ lǟw-s-ə-m | taŋχa: 1SG say-PST-0-1SG DP He went on foot, on foot. “kälaŋ-ə-ŋ(a) | neŋχ-ij-e” reindeer-0-PROPR man-DIM-VOC I had thought: “He must be noj-ə-ŋ oχl-am | χiś-m-al cloth-0-PROPR sled-1SG remain:behind-NMLZ.PF-3SG A reindeer man.” awkaj-l-am | χiś-m-el calf-PL-1SG remain:behind-NMLZ.PF-3PL My sled with a cloth remained, nǟwi käla|ŋ-iji-l-am white reindeer-DIM-PL-1SG My reindeer young remained, kälaŋ-l-am | χiś-m-el reindeer-PL-1SG remain:behind-NMLZ.PF-3PL My white mǟ χiś-i|-li-m-em(ə) 1SG remain:behind-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-1SG Reindeer remained. kur-na män-i|-li-m-al. leg-LOC go-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG I remained, mǟ χŏl(a) män-i|-li-l-ə-m 1SG where go-0-IMPF-NONPST-0-1SG He went on foot. luw jälta | ji-l. 3 ahead go-NONPST Where I go, juχ tu-l-ləm | taŋχa tree bring-NONPST-PL.1SG DP He comes behind. jiŋk tu-l-ləm(a) | taŋχa. water bring-NONPST-PL.1SG I carry firewood, mǟ lǟw-i|-li-s-em: 1SG say-0-IMPF-PST-SG.1SG I carry water. “jäm neŋχuj | taŋχa”. good person DP I had thought: śita wǟn-s-em | pǟ(jo) there see-PST-SG.1SG and “He must be a good man.” kutər-m-al | änti fight-NMLZ.PF-3SG DP After I looked, l'ǟwət-l | änti. curse-NONPST DP He swore. pälem neŋχuj | ol-m-al insolent person be-NMLZ.PF-3SG He turned out to be an insolent man, luw ol-li|-li-li-m-al 3 be-IMPF-IMPF-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG He was, luw ol-m-al | äntiji. 3 be-NMLZ.PF-3SG DP He was.