tho iyäa’tayeh de hotisken’rayehtahk tiöndrahtayeh de kha’ skwarhaenton’
there are as many soldiers as there are leaves in your woods
Note on usage:
This is used when speaking to a group of three or more people.
This is used when speaking to a group of three or more people.
| tho | |
| Orthography | tho |
| Phonological Form | tho |
| Interlinear gloss | how.many |
| iyäa’tayeh | ||||||
| Orthography | i | ka | -ia’t- | -a- | ke | -h |
| Phonological Form | i | ka | -yaʔt- | -a- | ke | -h |
| Interlinear gloss | part | 3fz/n.sg.agt | body | join | be.so.many | stat |
| Root (noun) | -ia’t- | |||||
| de | |
| Orthography | ne |
| Phonological Form | ne |
| Interlinear gloss | ampl |
| hotisken’rayehtahk | |||
| Orthography | hoti | skęʔrakeht | -ahk |
| Phonological Form | hoti | skęʔrakeht | -ahk |
| Interlinear gloss | 3m.pl.pat | be.warrior | hab |
| tiöndrahtayeh | ||||||
| Orthography | ti- | yo | -nraht- | -a- | ke | -h |
| Phonological Form | ti- | yo | -nraht- | -a- | ke | -h |
| Interlinear gloss | part | 3fz/n.sg.pat | leaf | join | be.so.many | stat |
| de | |
| Orthography | ne |
| Phonological Form | ne |
| Interlinear gloss | ampl |
| kha’ | |
| Orthography | khaʔ |
| Phonological Form | khaʔ |
| Interlinear gloss | prox |
| skwarhaenton’ | ||||||
| Orthography | skwa | -rh- | -a- | yęt | -on- | -’ |
| Phonological Form | skwa | -rh- | -a- | yęt | -ǫ- | -ʔ |
| Interlinear gloss | 2pl.pat | forest | join | set.down | distr | stat |
Source(s):
θo iɩaataɩe d’hotiskenraɩetak, ti ondrataɩe de χa skȣarhäenton
(Ms 60 n.d.: 28)
il y a autant de soldats que de feuilles dans vos bois
(Ms 60 n.d.: 28)