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Aya"^' dilkxapka' aya'iMe' ndosa'^'hi'' ti ne' nkuMi, I came from the 



Wood [Bridge] on this side house the I came 



of it from 



house on this side of the bridge. 

 Kudupi' sa^hi^'ya*^ kudeska' o'di, shoot at the bird on the other side 



Ditch on the other bird shoot 



side of iti 



of the ditch! 

 Yaduxta°' ta^hi""' niitkohi' ndosa'^'hi'^ya'' a'^ya' si'^'hi" ne' kiyohi', call 



Wagon runs road on this side of man stands the call to him! 



[railroad] 



to the man on this side of the railroad! 

 Aduhi' sa°hi°'ya° si°to' yao'^'ni ne i'naxe, do you liear the bo}" who 



Fence on the other boy sings the do you 



side of (std.) hear? 



[stands and] sings on the other side of the fence 'i 



6 A'^ya' no'^pa' ama'nkide ka'do'^xtuni', these two (std., st., reel., walk- 

 Man two these (std., st., they do not see 

 reel., etc.) 



ing or running) men are blind. 

 Si°to' no'^pa' yuke' ka'naxtuni', those two boys are deaf. 



Boy two they are they do not hear 



there 



A^'xti' yuke'de apstu'ki yi^spi'xtitu, these women [all] sew very well. 



Woman these ani- sew they do it very 



mate well 



objects 



Sanki' yuke' akutxyi' uka'de yi'^spfxtitu, those girls can [all] read 



Girl they are letter, book read they do it very 



there well 



well. 

 Ta'^hi"' de' xa (woman sp. \ he can run away [if he desires]. 



Run go can 



10 Ta^hi'^' xa (woman sp.), he can run [but he will not run now]. 



Run can 



Akutxyi' nko"' xana' (man sp.), I can write [if I wish]. 

 Akiitxyi' nko°' xa (woman sp.), I can write [if 1 wish]. 



Letter I make can 



Akiitxyi' nkuka'de xana' (man sp.), I can read [if I wish]. 



Letter (book) I read can 



Uukta'^hi"' xana' (man sp.), I can run [if I wish]. 



I run can 



15 Unkta^hi''' xa (woman sp.), I can run [if I wish]. 



I run can 



Tcu'nki ma'nki a'-duse, that (reel.) dog bites [habitually]. 



i)og the reel, bites habit- 



ually 



Tcu'nki ma'nkde ka'duseni', this (reel.) dog will not bite. 



hog this reel. does not bite 



habitually 



Aduhi' ndosa'^'hi'^ waka' ne a'pxuye'di, this cow on this side of the 



Fence on this side of cow the gores habitually 



fence pokes (is used to goring). 

 Aduhi' e'usa'^hi"' waka' ne'3'a'^ ka'pxuye'ni, that cow (std.) on the 



Fence on that side of cow that std. does not gore habit- 

 ually 



other side of the fence does not gore [habitually]. 



