Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect
First and second person (I and you) forms of common perfective (past tense) verbs (at home)
| Mom: | Michael kǭ́ą̄ yā dénhʼen-ā? | |
| Michael-house-what-you did-information question | ||
| What did you do at Michael’s? | ||
| Son: | Video games yéh kedzéntąh. | |
| Video games-with-we played | ||
| We played video games. | ||
| Mom: | Kū́hʼáné īntsḗd-am? | |
| Over there-you ate-question | ||
| Did you eat dinner over there? | ||
| Son: | Potato chips zelé ēstsḗt, īyéh dūłą̄́ estsets. | |
| Potato chips-only-I ate, then-not-I eat | ||
| I ate some potato chips and then I didnʼt eat anything. | ||
| Mom: | Dīh sestʼeʼ īyéh salad sestsīn. | |
| Chicken-I cooked-and then-salad-I made | ||
| I cooked some chicken and I made a salad. | ||
| Son: | Dūłą̄́ dídū dzenḗs estsedī yéh łā́néyéh desbét. | |
| Not-now-day-I eat-and-really-I am hungry | ||
| I havenʼt eaten today and Iʼm really hungry | ||
| Mom: | Łā́néyéh nístlōn entsets! | |
| Really-lots-you eat | ||
| Eat lots! | ||
| Dūłą̄́ video game yéh kenentąh! | ||
| Not video games-with-you play | ||
| Donʼt play video games! | ||
| Ī ghąh dūłą̄́ entsets. | ||
| That-with-not-you eat. | ||
| Thatʼs why you donʼt eat | ||
| Helen: | Etsén sestʼeʼ! | |
| I cooked meat. | ||
| Kolā īntsḗd-am? | ||
| Have you eaten already? | ||
| Debbie: | Ham, kolā ēssḗt. | |
| I’ve eaten already. | ||
| Pat: | Denegūkḗdīkǭ́ą̄ tsʼį̄́ʼ dāsyal. | |
| I am going to the store. | ||
| Denegūkḗdīkǭ́ą̄ tsʼī́ʼ dī́nyā-am? | ||
| Are you going to the store? | ||
| Sam: | Ham, Denegūkḗdīkǭ́ą̄ tsʼį̄́ʼ gésdah | |
| Yes, I’ve gone to the store already. | ||
| Linda: | Elsěʼ yéh gésdah. | |
| I am walking around with my dog. | ||
| Brett: | Kolā nelěʼ yéh gíndah-am? | |
| Are you walking around with your dog? | ||
| Linda: | Ham, kolā elsěʼ yéh gísdah. | |
| Yes, I was already walking around with my dog. | ||
| Cora: | Esʼējé’ nénēssík | |
| I sewed my dress. | ||
| Kolā ne’ḗjé’ nénīntsíg-am? | ||
| Did you sew your dress? | ||
| Frankie: | Ham, kolā es’ējé’ nénēssík. | |
| Yes, I sewed my dress. | ||
| Jenny: | Kolā eshomework gūdesgits | |
| I am already writing my homework. | ||
| Homework kolā gūdengidz-am? | ||
| Are you writing your homework? | ||
| Heidi: | Ham, kolā homework gūdīsgits. | |
| I have already written my homework. |