Leda Jules: Pelly Banks dialect
- Alice Brodhagen picking soapberries near Windid Lake (Summer 2015)
- Soapberry harvest (Watson Lake, Summer 2016)
| Rose: | Dēsgū́h gūshoshīdzídzéʼ łedī́h-ā? | |
| How- soapberries- taste-information question? | ||
| What do soapberries taste like? | ||
| Grandma: | Łáhtādé łedī́h īyéh łáhtʼāde déstsʼīʼ. | |
| Sometimes-sweet-and then- sometimes- bitter. | ||
| Sometimes they are sweet and sometimes a little bitter. | ||
| Rose: | Dēsgū́h entsidz-ā? | |
| How- you eat-information question? | ||
| How do you eat them? | ||
| Grandma: | Łā́néyéh gūshoshīdzídzéʼ łēngis. Łą̄́ łedī́h. | |
| Really- soapberries- you stir.- Really- tasty. | ||
| You can make soapberry ice cream out of them. It is really tasty! | ||
| Rose: | Essų̄ dēsgū́h mełēngis-ā? Kesenhdį̄! | |
| Grandmother- how- you stir it-information question?-Teach me! | ||
| Grandma, how do you make soapberry ice cream? Teach me! | ||
| Grandma: | Ham, dūłā́ dededlah lā. Hadī dzūhtsį̄hī! | |
| Yes, not difficult- assert.- Hurry- letʼs make it! | ||
| Sure, it’s easy, let’s make it! | ||
Q:Dēsgū́h jam enhtsį̄h-ā?
| How-jam-you make-information question? | ||
| How do you make jam? | ||
| A: | Łedī́hī́ meténtlʼī́t īyéh enht’ḗs. | |
| Sugar- you pour in- and then- you cook it. | ||
| You mix in some sugar and cook it. | ||
| Q: | Dēsgū́h dzídze enhgan-ā? | |
| How- berries- you dry? | ||
| How do you dry berries? | ||
| A: | Echʼéléʼ kā néntlʼī́dī́ sā yūhganī dege. | |
| Cloth-on-you pour- sun- dries it- for. | ||
| You spread them on a cloth and put them in the sun. | ||
| Q: | Jáhyigé dzídze łą̄́ gūtīe neyehī gā́gūnahʼą̄h-ā? | |
| Where- berries-really- good- grow- you find-information question? | ||
| How do you find a good spot to pick berries? | ||
| A: | Dene tsʼį̄́ʼ kḗdehdīʼ, “Jahyigé dzídze nístlōn neyeh-ā?” | |
| People- to- you- all say like, where- berries- lots- grow-information question? | ||
| You ask people where it’s good to go. | ||
| Q: | Dēsgū́h dzídze nénhī́l nédūtlʼī́dī dege? | |
| How- berries, you hit- might fall off- for? | ||
| How do you knock the berries off the bush? | ||
| A: | Dechen yéh nénhī́l plastic bag kāge nédūtlʼī́dī dege. | |
| Stick- with- you hit- plastic bag- on it- will fall- for. | ||
| You use a stick to knock them onto a plastic bag. | ||
| Q: | Dēsgū́h kē enleh-ā? | |
| How- moccasins- you make-information question? | ||
| How do you make moccasins? | ||
| A: | Dene tsʼī́ kḗnendīʼ kenegūhdį̄ dege. | |
| Person- to- you say like- she will teach you – for. | ||
| You ask someone to teach you. | ||
| Q: | Dēsgū́h etsén tédentʼā́z-ā? | |
| How- meat- you cut-information question? | ||
| How do you make dry meat? | ||
| A: | Etsén dētʼūdze tédentʼā́sī īyéh łetsʼī́h yige tedenléh | |
| Meat- thin- you cut- and- then- smoke- under- you put up | ||
| You cut the meat into thin pieces and smoke it. | ||
| Q: | Dēsgū́h kedāzís enhtsīh-ā? | |
| How- moose hide- you make-information question? | ||
| How do you tan a hide? | ||
| A: | Echōʼ yéh kī́nhłāʼ kenūhdį̄ dege. | |
| Elders- with- you work- you will know- for. | ||
| You work with an elder to learn. | ||
| Q: | Dēsgū́h hę̄́ł nénleh-ā? | |
| How- traps- you set-information question? | ||
| How do you set traps? | ||
| A: | Dene yéh géndah dehę̄́léʼ sahłaʼ tah. | |
| Person- with- you go around- his/her set among. | ||
| You go with somebody on their trapline. |
| 1. | Etsedzī Sā gūshoshīdzídzéʼ denedī́l lā. | |
| Molted Ducks- Month- soapberries- became- ripe- assert | ||
| Soapberries get ripe in July | ||
| 2. | Gūshoshdzídzéʼ nédetlʼęse ghólī́ nenbéʼ. | |
| Soapberries- green- even so- you pick | ||
| You can pick soapberries even when they are still green. | ||
| 3. | Gūshoshdzídzéʼ nédetlęse mełēngisī dé dekʼale edē lā. | |
| Soapberries- green- you stir- then- white- it becomes- assert. | ||
| Green soapberries make white ice cream. | ||
| 4. | Gūshoshīdzídzéʼ detʼele mełēngesī dé detʼele edē lā. | |
| Soapberries- red- you stir- then- red- it becomes- assert | ||
| Red soapberries make red ice cream. | ||
| 5. | Gūshoshdzídzéʼ nenbe didī nī́’ kā gūdezōhī gūdē tsʼį̄́déh. | |
| Soapberries- you pick- this- ground- on- frost- becomes- to them. | ||
| You can pick soapberries until the first frost. | ||
| 6. | Jahyige dzídze nístlōnī tsʼį̄́ʼ kī́nyā dé kū́hyigé dzídze nenbé. | |
| Where- berries- lots- to- you find- there- there- berries- you pick. | ||
| Find a good place to pick where there are lots of berries. | ||
| 7. | Airportetene kū́hyigé dzídze nístlōnī neyeh lā. | |
| Airport road- there- berries- lots- grow- assert. | ||
| There are lots of good places to pick by the Airport Road. | ||
| 8. | Tūʼ kī́līnī gāgáh kʼī dzídze nístlōnī lā. | |
| Water flowing- beside- also- berries- lots- grows- assert. | ||
| There are lots of good places to pick by the river. | ||
| 9. | Dáhyegé nī́ʼ etīe kā dzídze nenbéʼ. | |
| Where- ground- good- on- berries- you pick. | ||
| Make sure you pick a place that is clean. | ||
| 10. | Dzídze dege ūsā́ʼ gínʼąh. | |
| Berries- for- pot- you carry around. | ||
| Don’t forget to bring a container. | ||
| 11. | Gūshoshīdzídzéʼ nenbé! | |
| Soapberries- you pick! | ||
| Pick soapberries! | ||
| 12. | Gūshoshīdzídzéʼ łánéyéh detsʼę́tl. | |
| Soapberries- really- sticky. | ||
| Soapberries are really sticky. | ||
| 13. | Gūshoshdzídzéʼ nístsį̄dlī ghólī dene yehtsį̄h lā. | |
| Soapberries- small amount- even- people- make it- assert. | ||
| You don’t need a lot of soapberries to make ice cream. | ||
| 14. | Kíhseh gūshoshīdzídzéʼ enʼóts. | |
| First- soapberries- you wash. | ||
| First wash the soapberries. | ||
| 15. | Metah tsʼį̄h etʼāne yéh dechin yéh kénléh. | |
| Among it- from- leaves- and- sticks- and- you take them out. | ||
| Make sure there are no leaves of branches in the soapberries. | ||
| 16. | Bowl keh gūkéntlʼī́t. | |
| Bowl- in- you pour them. | ||
| Put the soapberries in a bowl. | ||
| 17. | Fork yéh, kū́kʼā yege yéh dzídze metenéndī. | |
| Fork- with, cup- under- with- berries- you crush. | ||
| Use a fork or the bottom of a cup to crush the berries first. | ||
| 18. | Łedī́hī dzídze tah enlē! | |
| Sugar- berries- among- you put. | ||
| Add sugar to the berries! | ||
| 19. | Sékʼadé łedī́hī yénlīn déʼ tenéntlʼī́t. | |
| Still more- sugar- you want- them- you pour it in. | ||
| If you like it really sweet, use more sugar. | ||
| 20. | Dūłā́ łedī́hī yénlīn dé dḗtsédle zelé tenéntlʼī́t. | |
| Not- sweet- you want- them- you pour it in. | ||
| If you don’t like it really sweet, use less sugar. | ||
| 21. | Dechin yéh mełēngis. | |
| Stick- with- you stir. | ||
| Use a stick to stir the berries. | ||
| 22. | Hadī mełēngis! | |
| Hurry- stir it! | ||
| Stir the berries quickly! | ||
| 23. | Hadī yéh deghosh edē lā. | |
| Quickly- with- foam- becomes- assert. | ||
| The soapberries will begin to foam. | ||
| 24. | Sékʼādé mełēngis meghóshéʼ endū́é edē tsʼį̄́dé. | |
| Still more- you stir it- its foam- nothing- becomes- until. | ||
| Keep stirring until the foam is firm. | ||
| 25. | Bowl zǭ́ze kekéntlʼī́t. | |
| Bowl- small- you pour into. | ||
| Pour ice cream into smaller bowls. | ||
| 26. | Īyéh entsits kolā. | |
| There- you eat- finally! | ||
| Serve and enjoy! | ||
| 27. | Łā́né łedī́h. | |
| Really- tasty | ||
| Hmmm! Soapberry ice cream tastes really good! |