Lesson #19: McPherson Lake

Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect


Phil: Dáhyigé tsʼį̄́ʼ gídzūkeh-ā? Dáhyigé tsʼį̄́ʼ gū́dzūtʼás-ā?
Where-to-we will boat- Where-to-we will go-
information question? information question?
Where are we going to go (by boat)? Where are we going to go?
Jason: Łáhtādé MacPherson Lake tsʼį̄́ʼ gū́dzūkehī.
Maybe-MacPherson Lake-to we will boat.
Maybe we’ll boat to MacPherson Lake.
Phil: Dáhyigé MacPherson Lake dedéhtān-ā? Dáhyigé MacPherson River kīlīn-ā?
Where-MacPherson Lake-located? Where-MacPherson River-flowing?
information question? information question?
Where is MacPherson Lake? Where is MacPherson River?
Jason: Ahdigé Tūchō gādigé tūʼ kīlīnī lātʼā.
Upstream Frances Lake-further-water-flowing-it is.
It’s up the river from the upper end of Frances Lake.
Phil: Esʼū́néʼ gā́nhtān-am?
My gun-you saw-yes/no question?
Have you seen my gun?
Jason: Truck késetān dį̂ . Tʼǭ́s kʼī kū́hyigé késelāʼ kʼī.
Truck-itʼs located in-there. Paddle-also-there-positioned-also.
It’s in the truck. The paddles are there too.
Phil: Tsʼédéʼ génleh-am?
Blankets-you brought-question?
Did you bring any blankets?
Jason: Kolā kḗntʼēdé negūnestlʼūn. Kolā kḗntʼēdé gūkéselāʼ.
Already-everything-loaded up. Already-everything-put in there.
Everything is already loaded up. They are in the truck.

 

Q1. Dáhyigé eslekʼū́né néneslaʼ etʼā-ā?
Where did I put my socks?
A1. Kū́hʼáné selāʼ.
They are over there.
Q2: Dáhyigé esʼējéʼ nénestsū́dz-ā?
Where did I put my shirt?
A2. Kū́hʼáné sehtsū́ts.
It’s over there.
Q3. Dáhyigé tsū́nētʼḗs nénʼān-ā?  (one loaf) Dáhyigé tsū́nētʼḗs nénlā-ā? (plural loaves)
Where did you put the bread? Where did you put the bread?
A3. Kū́hʼáné seʼān.
It’s over there.
Q4. Dáhyigé Linda kǭ́ą̄ gū́līnā?
Where is Linda’s cabin?
A4. Ahnā́né men nā́sdį̄ʼ seʼān.
It’s across the lake.
Q5. Mida kū́kʼā endį̂?
Where’s Mida’s cup?
A5. Computer gāgáh seʼān.
It’s by the computer.
Q6. Bōt endį̂?
Where is the boat?
A6. Gūkǭ́ą̄ gāgáh setān.
It’s by our cabin.
Q7. Ī dzídze nīnbéʼ į̂ nedį̂?
Where are the berries you picked?
A7. Refrigerator tʼā́t selāʼ.
They are in the refrigerator.
Q8. Tsēkʼas endį̂?
Where is the file?
A8. Dūłą̄́ esʼį̄́h.
I haven’t seen it.