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<TITLE>The old man</TITLE>

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<S id="n01">

<A> Mən´a(kow°)q yil´ewewaq (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> PRON.1PL live.NARR.SUBJ.1PL</G>

<T> We lived,</T>

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<S id="n02">

<A> tow(e)°(kow°)nta(wow°q) yaŋko(w°) (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> come.PTC.FUT not:exist.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> Nobody was coming, </T>

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<S id="n03">

<A> xæw(e)°(kow°)ntawow°q yaŋkow° (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> leave.PTC.FUT not:exist.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> Nobody was leaving.</T>

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<S id="n04">

<A> mən´a(kow°)q yil´e(ŋa)waq (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> PRON.1PL live.SUBJ.1PL</G>

<T> So we lived.</T>

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<S id="n05">

<A> s´an° (ey°) yur m´aq(mow°q (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> several hundred yurt.PL</G>

<T> Several hundred yurts,</T>

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<S id="n06">

<A> s´an° (ey°) yon°r´(eq°)waq (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> several thousand</G>

<T> Several thousand (reindeer).</T>

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<S id="n07">

<A> mən´°(kow°) wən´i_dən´aq (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> PRON.1SG not.EMPH.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> I didn’t have anything,</T>

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<S id="n08">

<A> lato(w°ŋ)_kampo(w°)l(ec´ow°)(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> board_rubbish</G>

<T> Only rubbish on the boards.</T>

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<S id="n09">

<A> n´úŋ(e)°kow° wən´i_dən´aq (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> son.DIM.POSS.1SG not.EMPH.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> I didn’t even have a son.</T>

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<S id="n10">

<A> mən´°(ŋey°) xayodə°m(y°h)(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> PRON.1SG stay.SUBJ.1SG</G>

<T> I stayed at home</T>

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<S id="n11">

<A> Wesokoko(wə)n° n´a(ŋey°)h(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> old:man.DIM.POSS.1SG.GEN with</G>

<T> Together with the old man.</T>

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<S id="n12">

<A> wesokow° xəyo(w°)(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> old:man.POSS.1SG stay.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> My old man stayed.</T>

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<S id="n13">

<A> xan´eŋe´°wənc° xəyo(w°)(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> hunt.PURP.CVB stay.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> He stayed in order to hunt.</T>

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<S id="n14">

<A> mən´ih (ŋey°) xayin´ih(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> PRON.1DU stay.SUBJ.1DU</G>

<T> We stayed,</T>

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<S id="n15">

<A> yir´o(w°)ko(wə)n° n´aŋey°h(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> old:man.DIM.POSS.1SG.GEN with</G>

<T> We stayed with the old man.</T>

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<S id="n16">

<A> pidako(w°) tər´em ma(ŋow)°(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> PRON.3SG.DIM so say.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> He said thus:</T>

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<S id="n17">

<A> m´eyakoq, m´eyakoq (ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> daughter:in:law.DIM daughter:in:law.DIM</G>

<T> “Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law,</T>

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<S id="n18">

<A> ət´o(w°)nəx°rkər°q(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> wait.CONC.CONC.IMP.SUBJ.2SG</G>

<T> Wait a little.</T>

</S>


<S id="n19">

<A> m´eyakoq, m´eyakoq</A>

<G> daughter:in:law.DIM daughter:in:law.DIM</G>

<T> Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law,</T>

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<S id="n20">

<A> m´eyakow°_ci°r(ey°)kər(ey°)q(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> daughter:in:law.DIM.POSS.1SG_look.CONC.IMP.SUBJ.2SG</G>

<T> Daughter-in-law, look:</T>

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<S id="n21">

<A> t´okor°, t´okor° p´ar°xa</A>

<G> this.POSS.2SG this.POSS.2SG stick.COMP</G>

<T> It’s like a log, </T>

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<S id="n22">

<A> t´okor°, t´okor° ler°xa</A>

<G> this.POSS.2SG this.POSS.2SG bone.COMP</G>

<T> It’s like a bone.</T>

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<S id="n23">

<A> m´eyakow°_ci°r(ey°)kərey°q(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> daughter:in:law.DIM.POSS.1SG_ look.CONC.IMP.SUBJ.2SG</G>

<T> Daughter-in-law, look.”</T>

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<S id="n24">

<A> p´a(ŋey°), p´a(ŋey°) lata_n´imn´o(w°)(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> stick stick board.GEN_along</G>

<T> Along the wooden boards</T>

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<S id="n25">

<A> n´a(ŋe)n°_n´a(ŋe)n°_n´enc°b´i</A>

<G> at.DAT.1SG at.DAT.1SG crawl.DUR.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> He is crawling towards me, </T>

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<S id="n26">

<A> pido(w°), pido(w°) manc´°ti(ŋey°)(ŋey°ey°)</A>

<G> PRON.3SG PRON.3SG say.HAB.SUBJ.3SG</G>

<T> He says:</T>

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<S id="n27">

<A> t´okor°, t´okor° ler°xa</A>

<G> this.POSS.2SG this.POSS.2SG bone.COMP</G>

<T> “It’s like a bone.</T>

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<S id="n28">

<A> t´okor°, t´okor° p´ar°xa</A>

<G> this.POSS.2SG this.POSS.2SG stick.COMP</G>

<T> It’s like a log.” </T>

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<S id="n29">

<A> (Vs´o).</A>

<T> That’s all.</T>

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