NENETS_01_17Ольга Алексеевна Тайбарей (1935 г. р.) A tale of a seagull
Xəlew°da, xəlew° puxacʹanta nʹah yilʹewex°h.
seagull.POSS.3SG seagull old.woman.GEN.POSS.3SG at.DAT live.NARR.SUBJ.3DU.
The seagull, the seagull lived with his old woman.Xow°, narey°ŋe° xəya_ŋa tʹi. Yunuy°ŋe° xəya.
INTJ early:spring.ADJ.ESS depart.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH there late:spring.ADJ.ESS depart.SUBJ.3SG
Wow, the early spring just started. The late spring started.
Nʹúdʹin_tənʹa°q. Nʹúdʹih ədʹimʹa_ta, wadi_ta.
own:child.ACC.POSS.PL3DU_exist.SUBJ.3PL own:child.ACC.POSS.PL3DU appear.SUBJ.3PL.EMPH grow:up.SUBJ.3PL.EMPH
They have children. Their children appeared and grew up.
Tʹírcʹ° pʹay°doh, pʹay°doh xanʹikudoh.
fly.FREQ.MOD.CVB start.OBJ.PL.SUBJ.3PL start.OBJ.PL.SUBJ.3PL fledgling.DIM.POSS.PL3PL
They started to fly, their little fledglings started to do that.
Xanʹikudoh tʹírcʹ° pʹay°doh ŋanʹ°n_tʹi.
fledgling.DIM.POSS.PL3PL fly.FREQ.MOD.CVB start.OBJ.PL.SUBJ.3PL again_there.
So their little fledglings started to fly again.Nʹebʹadoh xanʹewəsʹ° xæwəsʹ° me°.
mother.POSS.3PL hunt.PURP.CVB depart.PURP.CVB be.SUBJ.3SG
Their mother went hunting.
Nʹúk°cʹayeda anʹ°h maq nʹíw°h: «nʹew°ki°, tút°əm°h, nʹanat° tút°əm°h».
young.PEJ.POSS.3SG again say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH dear:mother come.FUT.SUBJ.1SG at.LOC.POSS.2SG come.FUT.SUBJ.1SG
Her young did say again: «dear mother, I will come, I will come with you».
Xəlewər° maq nʹíw°h: «xay° xay°_kayuq, talʹe° yənʹertam wunʹir° mənet°q».
seagull.POSS.2SG say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH INTJ INTJ_stay.IMP.SUBJ.2SG steal.MOD.CVB shoot.PTC.IMPF.ACC not.EMPH.OBJ.SG.SUBJ.2SG see.FUT.CONNEG
The seagull did say: «hey hey stay, you won't possibly [be able to] see the secretive shooter».
«Məncʹ°wan°», maq nʹíw°h, «nʹebʹah tabey°», maq nʹíw°h, «ækiən°», maq nʹíw°h,«mʹeləd°h mʹíbey°, lúcʹekuh pʹar°xa.
PRON.1SG.AFF say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH mother.GEN give.ADJ say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH foot.DIM.POSS.PL.1SG say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH master.GEN build.ADJ spoon.GEN tree.SML
«Even I», it did say, «given by the mother», it did say, «my little feet», it did say, «built by the master, similar to the wood of the spoon.
Nʹanʹex°waw°», maq nʹíw°h, «wæwa nʹe_nʹal°xa.
mouth.PEJ.AFF.POSS.1SG say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH bad woman.GEN_mouth.SML
Even my poor little mouth», it did say, «is like the mouth of a bad woman.
Talʹe° yənʹertam», maq nʹíw°h, «wunʹiw° lidaŋkuq».
steal.MOD.CVB shoot.PTC.IMPF.ACC say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH not.EMPH.OBJ.SG.SUBJ.1SG miss.FUT.CONNEG
The secretive shooter», it did say, «I won't possibly miss».
Xəlew°_nʹúk°cʹakoda ob°h ya°rŋa», maq nʹíw°h, «tút°əm°h, nʹew°ki°, tút°əm°h».
seagull.GEN_young.DIM.POSS.3SG one.GEN weep.SUBJ.3SG say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH come.FUT.SUBJ.1SG dear:mother come.FUT.SUBJ.1SG
The seagull's young weeps right away», it did say, «I will come, dear mother, I will come».
Nʹebʹada masʹ°ti: «xay° xay°_kayuq, talʹe° yənʹertam wunʹir° mənet°q».
mother.POSS say.HAB.SUBJ.3SG INTJ INTJ_stay.IMP.SUBJ.2SG steal.MOD.CVB shoot.PTC.IMPF.ACC not.EMPH.OBJ.SG.SUBJ.2SG see.FUT.CONNEG
His mother usually says: «hey hey stay, you won't possibly see the secretive shooter».
«Mənʹexəwan° lidaŋkuq wunʹiw°, talʹe° yənʹertam».
PRON.1SG.PEJ.AFF miss.FUT.CONNEG not.EMPH.OBJ.SG.SUBJ.1SG steal.MOD.CVB shoot.PTC.IMPF.ACC
«Even poor me won't possibly miss it, the secretive shooter».
«ækiən°», maq nʹíw°h, «mʹeləd°h mʹíbey°», maq nʹíw°h, «lúcʹekuh pʹar°xa.
foot.DIM.PL.POSS.1SG say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH master.GEN build.ADJ say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH spoon.GEN tree.SML
«my little feet», it did say, «built by the master», it did say, «similar to the wood of the spoon.
Nʹaŋk°waw°, nʹam°», maq nʹíw°h, «wæwa nʹe_nʹal°xa».
mouth.AFF.POSS.1SG mouth.POSS.1SG say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH bad woman.GEN_mouth.SML
Even my mouth, my mouth», it did say, «is like the mouth of a bad woman».