Galina Odmovna Koreneva, 2010
ŋopoy° n′enec′°h n′anta m′at°h to°.
one.MODER Nenets friend.GEN.POSS.3SG yurt.DAT come.SUBJ.3SG
One Nenets man came to visit his friend.
n′ada, xasawa n′ada xar°dən°h xæwi°.
friend.POSS.3SG man friend.POSS.3SG leave.NARR.SUBJ.3SG
His friend, it turned out that he had left for the village.
puxac′ada m′ak°na mewi°.
old:woman.POSS.3SG tent.LOC be.NARR.SUBJ.3SG
But his wife was apparently at home.
n′am′i yəŋkun′uq, m′ak°n′ih xan°təəd°m?
friend.POSS.1SG not:exist.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH tent.POSS.1DU go.FUT.SUBJ.1SG
"Oh, my friend is away! Shall I go home?"
n′e maq n′íw°h: s′eŋk°e, xún′ana m′akənd° xæyin°.
woman say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH tomorrow tent.DAT.POSS.2SG leave.SBJV.SUBJ.2SG
The woman said: "Stay for the night, you'll go home tomorrow."
təd° xún′ana xúb°tax°na s′ay°ŋax°h.
then tomorrow morning.LOC drink:tea.SUBJ.2DU
The next morning they were drinking tea.
s′ay°mant′ih s′er°h n′e maq n′íw°h: xey°, m′adontan°h m′iqm°ndaxərt°m′i yəŋku.
drink:tea.IMPF.NMLZ.GEN.2DU during woman say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH INTJ give.PTC.FUT.FOC.1SG guest.DAT not:exist.SUBJ.3SG
When they were drinking tea, the woman said: "Oh, I don't even have anything of to give to my guest.
ŋudah tyer°ŋæ ŋəmkem tatəd°mt′i?
hand.GEN content.ESS what.ACC give.FUT.SUBJ.1SG.EMPH
What on earth shall I give to him?"
xasawa (ŋ)an′ih s′ay°manta s′er°h n′íw°h man°q: (a) tanar° n′ənaq səwas′en′uq!
man again drink:tea.IMPF.NMLZ.GEN.3SG during not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH say.CONNEG but give.PTC.IMPF.2SG very good.EMPH
But the man answered, also drinknig tea: "But what you've already given is so good!"