Lesson #3: Dene Kǭ́ą̄ Gehtsīn People Camping

Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect

	Roberta:	Dechintah néndeʼ yénlīn-am?
		In the bush-you live-you like-yes/no question?
		Do you like camping?

	Kathy:	Ham, dechintah nésdeʼ yénéslīn.
		Yes,-in the bush-I live-I like.
		Yes, I really like camping.

		Ninī hį̄́?
		You-what about?
		And you?

	Roberta:	Endū́é dūłą̄́ dechintah nésdeʼ yénéslīn.
		No, not-in the bush-I live-I like.
		No, I don’t like camping.

	Kathy:	Yē kā metsedenden-ā?
		What-for-you dislike it-information question?
		Why don’t you like it?

	Roberta:	Ts’īe łą̄́ tsedesdene īyéh nī́ʼ kā shestīnī kʼī tsedesdene.
		Mosquitos-really-I dislike-and-ground-on-I sleep-I dislike.
		I don’t like mosquitos and I don’t like to sleep on the ground.

		Yē kā meyénlīn-ā?
		What-for-you like it-information question?
		Why do you like it?

	Kathy:	Dechintah łą̄́né yénéslīne.
		In the bush-really-I like.
		I like being in the bush

		Denetah nísdeʼ tsedesdene.
		Among people-I live-I dislike.
		I like to get out of town.

		Łą̄́ zetl gūdīʼ dechintah.
		Really-quiet-sounds-in the bush.
		It’s quiet.

	Roberta:	Mekāshenetīnī yéh TV gā́nahtānī kah meʼę̄ndī nedege sū́gū́dī́htʼē-am?
		The one you sleep on [bed]-and-TV-the one you watch-just-without -for you-itʼs bad-information question?
		Don’t you miss your bed and the TV?

	Kathy:	Dūłą̄́ meʼę̄ndī ghąh dedeszets.
		Not-without it-about-I think about.
		I don’t miss them at all!

		Tūchōmené kǭ́ą̄ ebéh kḗgūdéhdésī nésdeʼ lā.
		Frances Lake-camp-summer-that long-I live-assert.
		I can stay at Frances Lake all summer!

		Dzídze nenbéʼ yénlīn-am?
		Berries-you pick-you want-yes/no question?
		Do you like picking berries?

		Łūge kah edenchʼą̄́sh yénlīn-ām?
		Fish-for-you fish with hook-you want-information question?
		Do you like fishing?

		Tū kā gínkeh yénlīn-ām?
		Water-on-you boat around-you like-yes/no question?
		Do you like boating?

		Enhtʼḗs yénlīn-am?
		You cook-you like-yes/no question?
		Do you like cooking?

		Etséngané’ yénlīn-am?
		Do you like dry meat?

		Ham, łą̄́néyéh etsénganéʼ yénéslīn. Ninī hį̄́?
		Yes, really-meat dry-I like.
		Yes, I really like dry meat. (I really like it) And you?

		Endū́é, dūłą̄́ etsénganéʼ yénéslīn.
		No, not meat dry-I like.
		No, I don’t like dry meat. (I don’t like it)

		Dahbǎʼ yénlīn-am?
		Blueberries-you like-yes/no question?
		Do you like blueberries?

		Ham, dahbǎʼ yénéslīn.
		Yes, blueberries-I like.
		Yes, I like them.

		Yā łą̄́ yénlīn-ā?
		Which one do you like better-information question?

		Yā łā́né yénlīn-ā, kedātsén yéh gūdzį̄htsén?
		What-really-you like-information question-moose meat-and-caribou meat?
		Which do you like better, moose meat or caribou meat?

		Yā łą̄́ne yénlīn-ā, tahkádléʼ yéh dahbǎ’?
		What-really-you like-information question,-raspberries-and-blueberries?
		Which do you like better, blueberries or raspberries?

		Yā łą̄́né yénlīn-ā, didī yéh ehyidīʼ?
		What-really-you like-information question,-this once-and-that one?
		Which one do you like better? This one or that one?

		Didī yénéslīne, ehyidī endū́é.
		This one-I like-that one-no.
		I like this one, I don’t like that one.

		Yā yénlīn-ā?
		What-you want-information question?
		Which one do you want?

		Didī yénéslīn.
		This-I want.
		I want this one.

#3 People Camping

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