Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect
Transitive and intransitive verbs: She’s sleeping. I’m getting dressed vs. She’s sewing moccasins etc.
| Dawn: | Nesédéntʼą̄́! | |
| Wake up (1 person)! | ||
| Wake up! | ||
| Dave: | Eméʼ! Síkʼādé shūstę́ī! | |
| No!-Still-I will sleep! | ||
| Not yet, I am still sleeping! | ||
| Dawn: | Nesídéntʼą̄́! Neʼējéʼ dényā́! | |
| Get up!-Your clothes-you (1) put on! | ||
| Get up and get dressed! | ||
| Dave: | Esʼējéʼ endį̂? | |
| My shirt-where? | ||
| Where is my shirt? | ||
| Dawn: | Ī lā desehtsū́ts | |
| That-assert-it is positioned up | ||
| It’s hanging up. | ||
| Yā entsets yénlīn-ā? | ||
| What-you eat-you want-information question? | ||
| What do you want to eat? | ||
| Dave: | Áhlādeʼ eyę̄́dzé yénéslīn. | |
| Some-eggs-I want. | ||
| I’d like some eggs. | ||
| Dawn: | Kolā áhlādeʼ eyę̄́dzé sestʼeʼ. Ną́ʼ entsets! | |
| Already-some-eggs-I fried.-Here-you (1) eat! | ||
| I already fried some eggs. Here, eat! | ||
| Dave: | Kolā dāsyāl! | |
| Finally I will go! | ||
| I’m going to go! | ||
| or | Kolā dōsyā́ī! | |
| Finally I will go! | ||
| Iʼm going to go! | ||
| Dawn: | Negṓdéʼ dényā́ dé! | |
| Your coat-you put on-then! | ||
| Put on your coat then! | ||
| Dūłą̄́ negṓdé ę̄dī denyā́! | ||
| Not-your coat-without-you go! | ||
| Don’t leave without your coat! | ||
| Dave: | Dûstsū́zį̄́ sį̄́. | |
| Iʼll bring it. | ||
| I’ll bring it. | ||
| Dūłą̄́ medísūsdā́ʼī. | ||
| Not-I will wear it. | ||
| I don’t need to wear it. | ||
| Dūłą̄́ gū́sdlī. | ||
| Not-cold. | ||
| It isn’t cold. |
| Q1: | Yā endān yénlīn-ā? | |
| What do you want to drink? | ||
| A1: | Ledī́ʼ esdān yénéslīn. | |
| I want to drink tea. | ||
| A2: | Ledī́ʼ yénéslīn. | |
| I want tea. | ||
| A3: | Ledī́ʼ. | |
| Tea. | ||
| C1: | Shentę̄́! | |
| Go to sleep! | ||
| C2: | Meyéh netséghá engets. | |
| Brush your hair! | ||
| C3: | Nénzet! | |
| Stand up! | ||
| or | Nényā́! | |
| Get up! | ||
| C4: | Ehtsets! | |
| Eat (you plural)! | ||
| C5: | Dūłą̄́ enhhǭ! | |
| Don’t snore! | ||
| Łā́néyéh ehhǭ! | ||
| He snores a lot! | ||
| C6: | Dūłą̄́ denzeł | |
| Don’t yell! | ||
| Q2: | Mā etsedz-ā? | |
| Who is eating? | ||
| A4: | Linda etsets. | |
| Linda is eating. | ||
| A5: | Linda kedātsén etsets. | |
| Linda is eating moose meat. | ||
| A6. | Linda yetsets. | |
| Linda is eating it. | ||
| Q3: | Mā nénetlʼų̄́-ā? | |
| Who is getting dressed? | ||
| A7: | Martina yéh Linda yéh nḗgentlʼų̄́ʼ. | |
| Martina and Linda are getting dressed. | ||
| A8: | Nḗgentlʼų̄́ʼ. | |
| They are getting dressed. | ||
| C7: | Áneʼ lū́gī́! | |
| Move over! | ||
| C8: | Tses kényā́! | |
| Go get wood! | ||
| C9: | Áhlāde kényā́! | |
| Go get some! | ||
| C10: | Ándenjā́! | |
| Go home! | ||
| Dūłą̄́ ándenjā́! | ||
| Donʼt go home! |