Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect
ī-/ē- perfectives vs. s- perfectives
ī-/ē- perfectives e.g. eat, drink etc. s- perfectives cook, boil, make etc.
| Mark: | Sara, Daisy jahyigé łâyāl! | |
| Sara,-Daisy-here-she arrived. | ||
| Sara, Daisy is here! | ||
| Daisy: | Dūłą̄́ ekū́dé łédzedeʼā́s yéh gūdege sū́gū́dī́htʼeʼ. | |
| Not-on time-we (2) arrive-and-for us-itʼs bad. | ||
| Iʼm sorry weʼre late. | ||
| Mark: | Kolā etīe. Sṓʼāle estʼḗs lā. | |
| Already-good.-Slowly-I cook-assert. | ||
| Itʼs fine. I was slow cooking. | ||
| Sara: | Yē łînʼāl-ā? | |
| What-you bring? | ||
| What did you bring? | ||
| Daisy: | Dīh sestʼeʼ īyéh salad nesláʼ. | |
| Chicken-I cooked-then-salad-I made. | ||
| I cooked some chicken and I made a salad. | ||
| Mark: | Łā́néyéh łegūdī́h gḗtʼe’. | |
| Really-tasty-it is like. | ||
| It looks delicious. | ||
| Sara: | Tūzel sesbēts, īyéh kʼū́nts, tsāschōʼ, ī yéh kʼū́nts łedī́hī sestʼeʼ. | |
| Soup-I boiled,-then-potatoes-carrots-that-then-potatoes-sweet-I cooked. | ||
| I boiled some soup, and I roasted some potatoes, carrots, and sweet potatoes. | ||
| Mark: | Apple crisp nesláʼ lā senī. | |
| Apple crisp-I made-assert-me. | ||
| I made apple crisp. | ||
| Sara: | Yē endān yénlīn-ā? | |
| What-you drink-you want? | ||
| What would you like to drink? | ||
| Daisy: | Dzídzetūʼ yénéslīne, īyéh tūʼ kolā āsdān. | |
| Berry water-I want,-then-water-already-I drank. | ||
| I would like some juice. I already drank some water. | ||
| Dzenḗs tēnīdzī łā́né nístlōnī ēssḗt. | ||
| Day-middle-really-lots-I ate. | ||
| I ate a lot for lunch. | ||
| Kolā síkʼādé dā́nā́sdān. | ||
| Already-still-Iʼm full. | ||
| Iʼm still full. |
| Q1: | Īntsḗd-am? | |
| Have you eaten? | ||
| A1: | Kolā ēstsḗt | |
| I already ate. | ||
| A2: | Síkʼādé dūłą̄́ estsets. | |
| I still havenʼt eaten. | ||
| Q2: | Dzenḗs tēdį̄dzī yā īntsḗd-ā? | |
| What did you eat for lunch? | ||
| A3: | Tūzel essḗt. | |
| I ate some soup. | ||
| Q3: | Mā didī eyę̄́zéʼ sehbēdz-ā? | |
| Who boiled these eggs? | ||
| A4: | Gídḗnī zǭ́ze gīyéhbēts. | |
| The girls boiled them. | ||
| Q4: | Mā didī eyḗzéʼ sehtʼe-ā? | |
| Who fried these eggs? | ||
| A5: | Eskīe giyéhtʼeʼ. | |
| The boys fried them. | ||
| Q5: | Dḗhkʼeh didī tlį̄kǭ́ą̄ géhtsīn-ā? | |
| When did they make these dog houses? | ||
| A6: | Tāchą̄ gīyéhtsīn. | |
| They made them yesterday. | ||
| Q6: | Rice Krispy squares dénéhtʼeh-ā gehtʼe-ā? | |
| How many Rice Krispy squares did they cook? | ||
| A7: | Kolā dene kḗntʼēdé dege gehtʼéʼ. | |
| They made enough for everyone. | ||
| Q7: | Mā didī dzídzetū́ʼ kḗntʼēdé kādáhdān-ā? | |
| Who drank all the grape juice? | ||
| A8: | Tsʼídāne kēgīyedáhdān. | |
| The children drank it. | ||
| Q8: | Tūʼ kḗntʼēdé kādī́ndān-am? | |
| Did you (1) drink all the water? | ||
| A9: | Kḗdḗsdān. | |
| I drank it all. |