Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect
Nēdzenehtsék
Sentences with quantifiers
| Rose: | Ezís nístlōne nédzédélaʼ. | |
| Hides-lots-we (3+) bought. | ||
| We bought lots of hides. | ||
| Gōt kʼódé nḗdzenehtséł. | ||
| Coat-short-we will sew. | ||
| We’re going to sew some vests. | ||
| Leda: | Dídū ebéh ezís kḗntʼēdé nḗdzenéhtsík. | |
| This-summer- hides-all-we sewed. | ||
| We used all the hides we had this summer. | ||
| Rose: | Kʼētʼāk dege áhlādéʼ sū́dzūnū́ʼį̂. | |
| Moccasin tops-for-some-we will keep. | ||
| We need to save some for moccasin tops. | ||
| Leda: | Ezís dénétʼéhē ī́nkʼēd-ā? | |
| Hides-how many-you bought-information question? | ||
| How many hides did you buy? | ||
| Rose: | Ezís łą̄́ntʼē dzīkét. | |
| Hides-four-we bought. | ||
| We bought four hides. | ||
| Leda: | Łą̄́ nístlōn! | |
| Really-lots! | ||
| That’s lots. | ||
| Áhlādéʼ są̂ gū́léi. | ||
| Some-must be-there will be. | ||
| There should be a little bit left over. | ||
| Gédḗnī kḗgenéhtʼēdé tsʼídāne dege kē nḗgenehtséł school gūtsʼį̄́h negedésdēdlī déʼ. | ||
| Women-all of them-children-for-mocassins-they will sew-from school-they went-then. | ||
| All the women are going to sew moccasins for the kids that are graduating. |
| Q1: | Junior kedātsén kḗntʼēdé kḗdéhtsḗd-ām? | |
| Did Junior eat all the moose meat? | ||
| A1: | Endū́é, néstsį̄dle zeléʼ ētsét. | |
| No, he only ate a little bit. | ||
| A2: | Áhlādéʼ zeléʼ ētsḗt. | |
| No, he only ate some of it. | ||
| A3: | Ham, kḗntʼēdé kédéstsḗt. | |
| Yes, he ate everything. | ||
| Q2: | Dzenḗs kḗgūdéhdésī kī́ī́hłāʼ-am? | |
| Did he work all day? | ||
| A4: | Endū́é, dūłą̄́ kī́ī́hłāʼ. | |
| No, he didn’t work at all. | ||
| A5: | Dḗgwētsídle zeléʼ kī́ī́hłāʼ. | |
| He only worked a little bit. | ||
| A6: | Ham, dzenḗs kḗgūdéhdésī kī́ī́hłā. | |
| Yes, he worked all day. | ||
| Q3: | Tses kḗntʼēdé kādzedā́skʼān-am? | |
| Did we use up all the firewood? | ||
| A7: | Endū́é, síkʼāde tses nístlōn. | |
| No, we still have lots. | ||
| A8: | Ham, kḗntʼēdé kādzedā́skʼān. | |
| Yes, it’s all gone. | ||
| A9: | Síkʼāde tses selāʼ | |
| There’s still some left. | ||
| S1: | Áhlādé dzídze dzenūbéī. | |
| Let’s pick some berries. | ||
| S2: | Tsū́něʼ tenéntlʼī́t. | |
| Put (pour) in some flour. | ||
| S3: | Tūʼ tenéntlʼī́t. | |
| Pour the water in. | ||
| S4: | Etsénganéʼ dḗzų̄ze esyénʼą̄́. | |
| Give me a little bit of dry meat! | ||
| S5: | Netsénéʼ entsets, īyéh dūłą̄́ łedī́hī meyédā́sʼą̄ł. | |
| Eat your meat or I won’t give you any cookies. | ||
| C1: | Kedātsʼīéʼ áhlādé entsets. | |
| Try some bum guts! | ||
| C2: | Tsʼūssę̂tʼū́dze tūʼ endān. | |
| Drink some balsam tea. | ||
| Kolā etīe ūnlḗ sį̄́. | ||
| You will feel better. | ||
| C3: | Áhlādé esyénką̄́! | |
| Give me some! (tea in a cup) |