Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect
6. Optative verbs (desired or possible action)
a. Let’s ________ : Let’s eat! Let’s go! b. Possible future action: Q: Has he gone to Whitehorse yet? R: He might go tomorrow.
| Maggie: | Whitehorse tsʼį̄́ʼ dzedūʼā́zī Christmas dege gū́hłīnī nédzedūlḗī dege. | |
| Whitehorse-to-letʼs (2) go-Christmas-for-something-we will buy-for | ||
| Let’s go to Whitehorse Christmas shopping. | ||
| Mary: | Ham! Gū́hłīnī ūskḗdī dege. Dḗhkʼah dūnyā́ yénlīn-ā? | |
| Yes! Something-I will buy-for. When-you will go-you want-information question? | ||
| Yes! I want to buy some things. When do you want to go? | ||
| Maggie: | Next week dzedūʼā́zī. | |
| Next week-letʼs (2) go. | ||
| Let’s go next week. | ||
| Gū́hłīnī eschų̄ę̄ dege ūskḗdī, eschâ kʼī, īyéh estsūe gedege kʼī. | ||
| Something-my son- my daughter-in-law-also,-then-my grandchildren-for them-also. | ||
| I will buy presents for my son, my daughter-in-law, and my grandchildren. | ||
| Ninī hį̄́? | ||
| You-what about? | ||
| What about you? | ||
| Mary: | Esyéhłī́gé dege gū́hłīnī ūskḗdī īyéh estsūe gedege kʼī. | |
| My husband-for-something-I will buy-then-my grandchildren-for them-also. | ||
| I will buy something for my husband and my grandchildren too. | ||
| Dáhyigé gū́hłīnī gedige ūskḗdī dūłą̄́ meyḗsdī́h. | ||
| Where-something-for them-I will buy-not-I know. | ||
| I am not sure where to look for all those things. | ||
| Shopping łą̄́ metsidesdene. | ||
| Shopping-really-I dislike. | ||
| I don’t like shopping. | ||
| Maggie: | Kíhseh Walmart kū́hyigé nedzūntąhī | |
| First-Walmart-there-we will look.. | ||
| Let’s look at Wallmart first. | ||
| Kū́hyigé enétʼē dene dege gā́genūnʼą̄́ sį̄́. | ||
| There-all sorts-people-for-you find-maybe. | ||
| You can find all sorts of things for people there. | ||
| Main Street kā Paradise Alley kū́hyigé kʼī łą̄́ gūtīe. | ||
| Main Street-on-Paradise Alley-there-also-really-good. | ||
| I also like Paradise Alley on Main Street. | ||
| Kū́hyigé kʼī gū́dzūtʼásī! | ||
| There-to-letʼs (2) go! | ||
| Let’s go there too! | ||
| Łā́néyéh enétʼē etīe lā. | ||
| Really-how many-good-assert | ||
| I am sure they will have some.thing good there. | ||
| Łáhtādé gū́hłīnī dūłą̄́ nédūgūdūtsédī́ sį̄́. | ||
| Maybe-something-not-expensive-maybe | ||
| Maybe some things will be on sale!. | ||
| Mary: | Kíhseh dáhyigé gū́dzūtʼásī ghąh gū́dzūdūdéhī. | |
| First-where-we (2) will go-about-we will talk | ||
| First let’s plan where we want to go. | ||
| Dḗhkʼah Christmas dege Kwanlin Dun kū́hyigé gelā-ā. | ||
| When-Christmas-for-Kwanlin Dun-there-they sell-information question? | ||
| When do they have their Christmas market at the Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre? | ||
| Maggie: | Dūłą̄́ meyḗsdī́h. Getsʼį̄́ʼ phone gū́dzūlḗī, meyḗdzūdī́hī dege. | |
| Not-I know. To them-phone-we will do,- we will know-for. | ||
| I am not sure, let’s phone them to find out. | ||
| Kū́hyigé kʼī gūtīe sį̄́ gūdzūkḗdī dege. | ||
| There-also-good-maybe-we will buy-for. | ||
| That would be a good place to shop too. | ||
| Kolā dā́ne nístlōnī ándēslēłī meyḗsdī́h! | ||
| Already-money-lots-I will spend-I know! | ||
| I can already tell, I will spend too much money! | ||
| Mary: | Meyḗsdī́h kḗtʼē gólī́ gūtīe gûlḗ sį̄́. | |
| I know-like that-but even so-good-it will be-maybe. | ||
| I know, but it will be fun. | ||
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| Tsʼídāne dege nḗgū́dénlḗ yéh gūtīe lā. | ||
| Children-for-you buy-with-good-assert. | ||
| It is always fun to get presents for the kids! |
| S1: | Łedī́hī áhlādéʼ dzūhtʼḗzī. | |
| Brownies/sweets-some-letʼs cook. | ||
| Let’s cook some brownies! | ||
| S2: | Kḗdzūtʼį̂. | |
| Letʼs do that. | ||
| Q1: | Yē dûnʼį̄́-ā yénlīn-ā? | |
| What do you want to do? | ||
| A1: | Ejédzedūʼā́zī! | |
| Let’s (2) go hunting! | ||
| Ejédzedūdḗlī! | ||
| Letʼs (3) go hunting! | ||
| S3: | Tehmī́l dedzūtlʼų̄́ī! | |
| Let’s set a fish net! | ||
| S4: | Bōt kûsyā́ī. | |
| I’ll go get the boat. | ||
| Elā́t kûsyā́ī. | ||
| Iʼll go get the canoe/boat. | ||
| Q2: | Yā entsets yénlīn-ā? | |
| What do you want to eat? | ||
| A2: | Łūgekʼū́néʼ estsets yénéslīne. | |
| I want to eat fish eggs. | ||
| Q3: | Yē enkḗt yénlīn-ā? | |
| What do you want to buy? | ||
| A3: | Ēch ūskḗdī yénéslīn. | |
| I want to buy a blouse. | ||
| Q4: | Whitehorse kū́hyigé yā ūnkḗdī są̂? | |
| What will you buy in Whitehorse? | ||
| A4: | Béde nístlōnī dēskíl. | |
| I’ll buy a lot of food. | ||
| Jahyigé Watson Lake łā́néyéh nédegūdetset. | ||
| It is too expensive here in Watson Lake. |