Doŋimi jede

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Tabuni edi isenadu Peya edi dunu yacameteda.

Tabuni
NAME
edi
spirit
isi
child
-na
-ANIM.PL
=du
=to
Peya
NAME
edi
spirit
see
ya=
3PL.O=
dunu_came
see
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0

Coyote saw the children of Cottontail.

Isena majedeñeteda.

isi
child
-na
-ANIM.PL
ma=
3PL.A=
jedeñe
play
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0

The children were playing.

Madonda makayetedaŋe, lakadu zike makaloteda, madoŋecabudadu zike kume madusuteda ya.

ma=
3PL.A=
doŋi
eye
=da
-3P
ma=
3PL.A=
kaye
pull_out
-tedaŋe
-RP.REP.3>REFL
laka
sky
=du
=to
zike
those
ma=
3PL.A=
kalo
throw
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0
ma=
3PL.A=
doŋecabu
eye-socket
=da
-3P
=du
=to
zike
those
kume
take
ma=
3PL.A=
dusu
back
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0
aya
and

They pulled out their own eyes, the threw them into the air, and they caught them again with their eye-sockets.

Peya jedeñe yakujetoda.

Peya
NAME
jedeñe
play
ya=
3PL.O=
kuje
want
-toda
-RP.INF.3>0

Coyote wanted to play.

Sadonda ze lu.

sa=
3SG.A=
doŋi
eye
-da
-3P
Ø
COP
ze
dark
lu
shiny

His eyes were dark and shiny.

Sadonda sakayetedaŋe, lakadu zike sakaloteda ya.

sa=
3SG.A=
doŋi
eye
-da
-3P
sa=
3SG.A=
kaye
pull_out
-tedaŋe
-RP.REP.3>REFL
laka
sky
=du
=to
zike
those
sa=
3SG.A=
kalo
throw
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0
aya
and

He pulled out his own eyes, and he threw them into the air.

Senete mede takas zija eyodose.

senete
tree
mede
tree
Ø=
3INAN.A=
taka
arm
=s
=at
zija
those
e=
3INAN.A=
odo
stop
-se
-RP.REP.0>0

They stopped on a senete tree.

Mede sakuyeteda ese, zike sadatañejeteda deme.

mede
tree
sa=
3SG.A=
kuye
hit
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0
ese
repeatedly
zike
those
sa=
3SG.A=
datañeje
make_fall+FAIL
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0
deme
unexpected

He hit the tree repeatedly, but he failed to make them fall.

Tabuni isena madiniñeteda, yada madiniñetedas.

Tabuni
NAME
isi
child
-na
-ANIM.PL
ma=
3PL.A=
diniñe
laugh
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0
yada
3SG.O
ma=
3PL.A=
diniñe
laugh
-tedas
-RP.REP.3>3

Cottontail's children laughed, they laughed at him.

Peya sacada ebelinose, yanna idino sakutatedas aya.

Peya
NAME
sa=
3SG.A=
cagi
belly
-da
-3P
e=
3INAN.A=
belino
twist
-se
-RP.REP.0>0
yanna
3PL.O
idino
follow
sa=
3SG.A=
kuta
strongly
-tedas
-RP.REP.3>3
aya
and

Peya's stomach twisted, and so he chased after them.

Yanna sakumejetedas, sadateda ya.

yanna
3PL.O
sa=
3SG.A=
kumeje
take+FAIL
-tedas
-RP.REP.3>3
sa=
3SG.A=
da
go
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0
aya
and

He failed to catch them, so he left.

Metepe tali doŋimi daba noye sanoteda.

mete
resin
=pe
=from
tali
new
doŋi
eye
=mi
=DETACHED
daba
part
noye
make
sa=
3SG.A=
no
come
-teda
-RP.REP.3>0

He had to make new eyes out of resin.

Zo usupe Peya sadonda metego.

zo
that
usu
then
=pe
=from
Peya
NAME
sa=
3SG.A=
doŋi
eye
-da
-3P
Ø
COP
mete
resin
=go
-like

Since then, Coyote's eyes were resin-like.

 

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