Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect
Verbs: wash, dry, gather, bring
Perfective, imperfective, optative, future, transitive vs intransitive, reflexive
C1: | Tsʼáʼ enʼṓts! | |
Wash the dishes! (1 person) | ||
C2: | Tsʼáʼ ahʼṓts! | |
Wash the dishes! (2 people) | ||
C3: | Tsʼáʼ nā́hʼṓts! | |
All of you wash the dishes! (3+) | ||
R1: | Kólā tsʼáʼ sesʼṓts. | |
I already washed the dishes. | ||
R2: | Kólā tsʼáʼ dzesʼṓts. | |
We (2) already washed the dishes. | ||
R3: | Kólā tsʼáʼ nédzesʼṓts. | |
We (3+) already washed the dishes. | ||
S1: | Tsʼáʼ sejūlé’ī! | |
Let’s gather up the dishes! | ||
S2: | Tsʼídāne sejūlé’ī! | |
Let’s gather up the kids! | ||
S3: | Kēchō sejūléī! | |
Let’s gather up the boots! | ||
Q1: | Esnī́ʼ tsen elīn-am? | |
Is my face dirty? | ||
A1: | Ham, nenī́ʼ tsen elīn. Nenī́ʼ enʼṓts! | |
Yes, your face is dirty. Wash your face! | ||
Q2: | Kólā nahlā́ʼ sahʼṓdz-am? | |
Did you (2) wash your hands? | ||
A2: | Kólā gūláʼ dzesʼṓts. | |
We already washed our hands. | ||
Q3: | Tsʼáʼ senʼṓdz-am? | |
Did you wash the dishes? | ||
A3: | Dūłą̄́ tsʼáʼ dzahʼṓts síkʼādé. | |
We haven’t washed them yet. | ||
Q4: | Kólā ts’á’ segan-am? | |
Are the dishes dry yet? | ||
A4: | Dídū dzesʼṓts lā. | |
We just washed them. | ||
A5: | Endū́é dūłą̄́ segan tsʼáʼ echʼeléʼ yéh dzūhgánī́ sį̄́. | |
Not yet, we’ll dry them with a towel. | ||
Q5: | Esyéh tsʼā́ʼ enʼṓdz-am? | |
Are you going to wash the dishes with me? | ||
A6: | Ham. | |
Sure. |
Tsʼáʼ sesʼṓts. | ||
I washed the dishes. | ||
Tsʼáʼ senʼṓts. | ||
You washed the dishes. | ||
Tsʼáʼ seʼṓts. | ||
He/she washed the dishes. | ||
Yésʼṓts. | ||
He/she washed it/them. | ||
Tsʼáʼ dzesʼṓts. | ||
We (2) washed the dishes. | ||
Tsʼáʼ sahʼṓts. | ||
You (2) washed the dishes. | ||
Tsʼáʼ gesʼṓts. | ||
They (2) washed the dishes. | ||
Geyésʼṓts. | ||
They (2) washed it. (or) They washed them. | ||
Tsʼáʼ nédzesʼṓts. | ||
We (3+) washed the dishes. | ||
Tsʼáʼ nésahʼṓts. | ||
You (3+) washed the dishes. | ||
Tsʼáʼ négesʼṓts. | ||
They (3+) washed the dishes | ||
Négéyésʼṓts. | ||
They (3+) washed it. (or) They washed them. | ||
Deyāsesʼṓts. | ||
I washed myself. | ||
Edāsʼōts. | ||
I washed myself. | ||
Deyāsenʼṓts. | ||
You washed yourself. | ||
Edīnʼṓts. | ||
You washed yourself. | ||
Deyādeʼṓts. | ||
He/she washed herself/himself. | ||
Deyādzesʼṓts. | ||
We (2) washed ourselves. | ||
Deyāsahʼṓts. | ||
You (2) washed yourselves. | ||
Deyāgesʼṓts. | ||
They (2) washed themselves. | ||
Deyā́ndzesʼṓts. | ||
We (3+) washed ourselves. | ||
Deyā́ndzahʼṓts. | ||
We (3+) washed ourselves. | ||
Deyānsahʼṓts. | ||
You (3+) washed yourselves | ||
Deyāngesʼṓts. | ||
They (3+) washed themselves. |