It seems two deaf men were going fishing.
They met.
Then one hollered,
"Where are you going?
Are you going?
Are you going fishing?"
The other one said,
"No.
I'm going fishing."
Again the other one spoke,
"Oh, I thought you were going fishing."
caʔ
Future tense enclitic
caʔn
'I will'
1st person singular future enclitic
cxʷ
'you'
2nd person subject enclitic
cə
'the, that'
demonstrative proclitic
cn
'I'
1st person singular subject enclitic
c̕aʔkʷcísəŋ
'wash hands'
Root: c̕aʔkʷ; suffix: -cis 'hand'; suffix: -ŋ 'middle voice'
c̕áʔkʷt
'wash it'
Root: c̕aʔkʷ; suffix: -t 'transitive'
hay
2nd person pluralizer
hiyáʔ
'go'
root
háʔnəŋ
'thank'
root: háʔn;
suffix: -ŋ 'middle voice'
hə́xʷ
'big deal! gosh! wow!'
interjection
húy̕
'goodbye'
root
kʷ
'the, that'
demonstrative proclitic
kʷi
'the, that'
determiner
kʷáči
'day; tomorrow'
root
kʷaʔčaʔ
'therefore'
speech act enclitic
q̕ʷáyəx̣
'be careful, watch out'
root
k̕ʷənnúŋə
'see you'
root: k̕ʷən; suffix: -n 'non-control transitive; suffix: -úŋə
'2nd person object'
mán̕
'very'
root, u-intensifier
mə́q̕
'full (stomach)'
root
náʔc̕uʔ
'one person, other one,
another'
root: nə́c̕uʔ 'one' with aʔ 'person' infix
níɬ
'then, so then; it is, that's'
3rd person focus root
nə́kʷ
'you'
2nd person focus root
nskʷənáŋəc
'I help you'
prefix: nə- 'my'; prefix: s-; root: kʷənaŋ
'help'; suffix: -c '2nd person object'
nəsk̕ʷənnúŋə
'I see you'
prefix: nə- 'my'; prefix: s-; root: k̕ʷən 'see';
suffix:-n 'non-control transitive'; suffix: -úŋə '2nd person object'
nəsxʷhiyí
'my reason for living'
prefix: nə- 'my'; prefix: sxʷ- 'causal';
root: hiyí 'live'
nəsyáyəct
'I do something'
prefix: nə- 'my'; prefix: s-; root: yay 'do';
suffix: -ct 'reflexive'
nəsáʔc̕əŋ
'I'm breathing; my breathing'
prefix: nə- 'my'; prefix: s-;
root: sac̕ 'breathe'; infix: -ʔ- 'actual'; suffix: -ŋ 'middle voice'
nəsƛ̕éʔ
'I like'
prefix: nə- 'my'; prefix: s-;
root: ƛ̕eʔ 'like, want'
nəsčáyəʔčaʔ
'my friends'
prefix: nə- 'my'; prefix: s-;
root: čáčaʔ 'friend, relative'; infix: -əy- 'plural'
nəsčáʔčaʔ
'my friend'
prefix: nə- 'my'; prefix: s-;
root: čáčaʔ 'friend, relative'
nyə́nəwəs
'my heart'
prefix: nə- 'my'; root: yə́nəwəs
nəŋə́naʔ
'my son/daughter'
prefix: nə- 'my'; root: ŋə́naʔ
nəx̣čŋín
'I thought; my mind'
prefix: nə- 'my'; root: x̣č 'know';
suffix: -ŋin 'instrument (perhaps)'
n̕shiyáʔ
'you go'
prefix: n̕- 'your'; prefix: s-; root: hiyáʔ 'go'
n̕stáči
'you arrive here'
prefix: n̕- 'your'; prefix: s-;
root: táči 'arrive here'
n̕sʔáɬə
'you are here'
prefix: n̕- 'your'; prefix: s-;
root: ʔaɬə 'be here'
n̕sʔə́ŋaʔc
'you give me'
prefix: n̕- 'your'; prefix: s-;
root: ʔə́ŋaʔ; suffix: -c '1st person object'
n̕sʔə́ŋaʔtəŋ
'you are given'
prefix: n̕- 'your'; prefix: s-;
root: ʔə́ŋaʔ; suffix: -t 'transitive'; -ŋ 'passive'
n̕sʔənʔá
'you come'
prefix: n̕- 'your'; prefix: s-;
root: ʔənʔá 'come'
ó
'oh'
interjection
qqíyŋ
'playing'
root: qíy 'play'; reduplication: C1 'actual';
suffix: -ŋ 'middle voice'
qáqɬ
'ache'
root: qáq 'ache'; suffix: -ɬ 'durative'
qʷáy
'say, speak'
root
skʷáči
'day, weather'
prefix: s-; root: kʷáči
sqíyəŋ
'go outside'
root: sq 'outside'; suffix: 'go'; suffix: -ŋ 'middle voice'
sq̕ʷiyiʔáʔən̕
'deaf people'
prefix: s- + root: q'ʷəy̕aʔ with əy 'plural' infix
+ -ən̕ 'ear' suffix
st
'we'
1st person plural subject enclitic
suʔkʷčáŋəts
'so he hollered at him'
prefix: s-; prefix: uʔ- 'so then' (discourse connector);
root: kʷač; suffix: -ŋ 'middle'; suffix: -ət 'transitive';
suffix: -s '3rd person transitive subject'
suʔwə́y̕qaʔ
'men'
Prefix: s-; Root: wəy̕qaʔ with 'plural' reduplication
suʔƛ̕áys
'so he again'
prefix: s-; prefix: uʔ- 'so then' (discourse connector);
root: ƛ̕ay; suffix: -s '3rd person genitive'
suʔčəm̕əsnə́kʷis
'they met'
prefix: s-; prefix: uʔ- 'so then' (discourse connector);
root: čəm̕; suffix: -us 'face'; suffix: -nəkʷi
'each other (non-control reciprocal)';
suffix: -s 'they (3rd person genitive)'
sə́məxʷ
'stop talking'
root
sƛ̕úʔƛ̕əm̕
'correct, ok, right'
prefix: ʔs- 'stative'; root: ƛ̕um̕; reduplication: actual
səmíxʷ
'be silent, quiet, still'
root: sə́məxʷ 'stop talking'; infix: -i- 'persistent'
sx̣áʔəs
'bad'
prefix: ʔs- 'stative'; root: x̣aʔəs
sx̣ʷaʔníŋ̕
'how, way'
prefix: ʔs- 'stative'; root: x̣ʷaʔníŋ̕
taʔnáʔct
'do one's best'
analysis uncertain - possibly root tán
'mother'; suffix: -ct 'reflexive'
tiə
'this'
demonstrative
txʷʔúx̣ʷ
'go toward'
prefix: txʷ- 'become'; root: ʔux̣ʷ 'go to'
táŋən
'evening'
root
tə
'on the contrary'
speech act enclitic
t̕án
'go ashore'
root
t̕úk̕ʷ
'go home'
root
tx̣ʷín
'where to?'
prob. root
u
'yes/no question'
speech act enclitic
uʔ, ʔuʔ
intensifier connector
w̕, ʔuʔ
discourse connector indicating a contrasting situation
xʷáʔəm̕
'hungry'
root
yaʔyáʔnəŋ
'listening'
root: yaʔn; reduplication: 'actual'; suffix: -ŋ 'middle voice'
yəhúməct
'take care of self'
root: yəhum; suffix: -ct 'reflexive'
ʔáa
'yes'
interjection
ʔaʔ
oblique preposition
ʔaʔstúʔŋət
'doing something'
root: ʔəstuŋət; infix: -ʔ- 'actual'
ʔaʔtútəŋ
'sleepy'
root: ʔitut; infix: ʔ 'actual'; suffix: -ŋ 'middle voice'
ʔaʔč̕núkʷəŋ
'wiping the floor'
root: ʔač̕; infix: ʔ 'actual'; suffix: -nukʷ 'floor'; suffix: -ŋ 'middle'
ʔiʔ
'and'
conjunction
ʔuč
'information request'
speech act enclitic
ʔáw, ʔáwə
'no, not' root
ʔáynəkʷ
'today' root
ʔáč̕t
'wipe it'
root: ʔač̕; suffix: -t 'transitive'
ʔə́mət
'sit'
root
ʔə́wə
'no, it's not the case'
root
ʔə́y̕
'good'
root
ʔítt
'sleep'
root: ʔitt
ʔíɬən
'eat'
root
ʔúx̣ʷ
'go to'
root
ʔənʔá
'come'
root
ʔən̕cáyəs
'your hand'
prefix: ʔən̕- 'your'; root: cáyəs
ʔən̕sƛ̕éʔ
'you like'
prefix: ʔən̕- 'your'; prefix: s-;
root: ƛ̕éʔ 'like, want'
ʔən̕ŋə́naʔ
'your son/daughter'
prefix: ʔən̕- 'your'; root: ŋə́naʔ
ʔən̕čə́nəs
'your tooth'
prefix: ʔən̕- 'your'; root: čə́nəs 'tooth'
ʔəstácɬ
'near'
prefix: ʔəs- 'stative'; root: taɬ
ƛ̕áy̕
'again' or 'also' with ʔuʔ intensifier connector
root
ƛ̕ácu
'troll for fish'
root
či
'imperative'
speech act enclitic
či, ti
'non-specific'
determiner
čáʔsəʔ
'two people'
root: čə́səʔ 'two' with aʔ 'person' infix
čən̕táŋ
'sometime'
prefix: čən̕- 'time of'; root: táŋ 'something'
čɬqə́n̕xʷ
'starve'
prefix: čɬ- 'adversely affected'; root: qə́nəxʷ 'lack of food';
infix: -̕- 'actual'
c̕aʔcítən
'table'
root: c̕aʔ 'on'; suffix -ci 'food'; suffix -tn 'instrument'
č̕ə́yəxʷ
'enter'
root
c̕čəct
'wake up'
root: c̕č; suffix: -ct 'reflexive'
č̕ə, č̕
'apparently'
speech actə enclitic
ɬáʔɬaʔčiʔ
'be cold'
root: ɬaʔčiʔ 'cold'; reduplcaton: characteristic
ɬə́məxʷ
'rain'
root
ɬčíkʷs
'be tired'
root: ɬč; suffix: -ikʷs 'body'
šaʔšúʔɬ
'happy'
root: šuɬ; reduplication: 'diminutive'
x̣ə́ɬ
'hurt, sick'
root
hiyáʔ
č̕ə
ƛ̕ácu
cə
čáʔsaʔ
sq̕ʷiyiʔáʔən̕
suʔwə́y̕qaʔ.
