Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect
Linda: | Dḗhk’ah łînyāl-ā? | |
When-you arrive-information question? | ||
When did you get here? | ||
Ann: | Tachą̄ tedze łâsyāl. | |
Yesterday-night-I arrived. | ||
I came in last night. | ||
Ninī hį̄́? | ||
You-what-about? | ||
What about you? | ||
Linda: | Dídū jahyigé łâsyāl. | |
Now-here-I arrived. | ||
I just got here. | ||
Yā gā́nhtān-ā? | ||
What-you saw-information question? | ||
What did you see? | ||
Ann: | Degayemené’ kū́hyigé tējūe gā́nestān. | |
Swan Lake-there-yearling moose-I saw. | ||
I saw a yearling moose by Swan Lake. | ||
Linda: | Dáhyigé nénda’-ā? | |
Where-you stay/live-information question? | ||
Where are you staying? | ||
Ann: | Yukon Inn kū́hyigé nésde’. | |
Yukon Inn-there-I stay | ||
I am staying at the Yukon Inn. | ||
Linda: | Dḗhk’ah ándīndāl-ā? | |
When-you will go back-information question? | ||
When are you going back? | ||
Ann: | Friday gūjā́ dé’ ándūsjā́ sį̄. | |
Friday-happens-then-I will go back-maybe. | ||
I’m going back on Friday. | ||
Ninī hį̄́? | ||
You-what about? | ||
What about you? | ||
Linda: | Tāchą̄ Teslin ts’į̄́’ dāsyāl. | |
Tomorrow-Teslin to-I will go. | ||
Ann: | Gūtīe īntl’eł! Gūtīe desūnenʼīn! | |
well-you drive- well-you look after yourself! | ||
Have a good trip! Look after yourself! | ||
Gūtīe deyéndā’! | ||
well-you take care of yourself | ||
Take care of yourself! |
łâsyāl | I arrive | |
łînyāl | you (singular) arrive | |
łâyāl | he/she arrives | |
āsyāl | I am going | |
īnyāl | you are going | |
āyāl | he/she is going |
Łînyāl. | You arrive | |
Dḗhk’ah łînyāl-ā? | When did you arrive? | |
Łâyāl. | He/she arrives | |
Dḗhk’ah łâyāl-ā? | When did he/she arrive? | |
Gā́nhtān | you see | |
Yā gā́nhtān-ā? | What do you see? | |
Gā́nahtān | he/she sees | |
Yā gā́nahtān-ā? | What does he/she see? | |
Enht’ḗs | you cook | |
Dḗhk’ah ūnht’ḗz-ā? | When are you going to cook? | |
Yā ūnht’ḗz-ā | What are you going to cook? | |
Yā ūhtʼḗz-ā | What is he/ she going to cook? | |
Eht’ḗs | he/she is cooking | |
Yā ehtʼḗz-ā | What is he/she cooking? | |
Dḗhkʼah ehtʼḗz-ā? | When is he/she cooking? |