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 entsedz-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: | Jahyigé 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: | Dechin 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 tsʼį̄́ʼ kēdendīʼ kenegūhdī 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. | Jahyigé 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. | Dáhyigé 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 yige 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. | Síkʼādé 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. | Síkʼādé 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 entsets kolā. | |
There- you eat- finally! | ||
Serve and enjoy! | ||
27. | Łā́né łedī́h. | |
Really- tasty | ||
Hmmm! Soapberry ice cream tastes really good! |