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Lesson 30: Time Out 5

Vocabulary

dibithim

to greet [di (speak) + bithim (meet)]

dóo

well...

háahomid

young horse [háa- (child) + omid (horse)]

háarul

young cat [háa- (child) + rul (cat)]

heyi

pain

lámála

to caress; to stroke

lanemid

dog [lan (friend) + mid (creature)]

leyan

to be brown

mesh

across

nol

upon; on top of

shod

room

Shósho

Magic Granny, a character in stories

wu

what a...; such a...

-ya

Suffix (Speech Act Morpheme): said in fear

Text

Bíide eril mehelash i mehada háawith déelaha; ma Thíben beneth wo. Mime Máyel behidedi, "Báali aril bel ne áwitheth Ána edashádi bebáaya?"

"Udatheya. Bíiya rilrili yod háahomid worathalehil wohedeth; ril yod behid hesheth neda wa. Báa aril thad dutha Ábedá Meri behideth? Bíi aril hathal udathihée wa."

Bíide eril áana Halishóna, wolawida wolanemid; óoha be wo. Yod háarul thilith. Áya ith roshethu háasháalethu. Melalom mewoshóod wozhub widahath memina ben mahinaha menedebe o.

Bíide lithehul Máthu lanemidethu wo. Mime behid, "Báa aril wóoban Halishóna bebáaya?"

Bíide lith Thíben, "Bíili wu ehená háawith lezhetha wa," izh di behid, "Bíidi aril wóoban Halishóna widahath dóon hath wa."

Bíide eril ada Máthu wo. Mina behid oma bethath woleyan wodelith bethadi i di, "Bíi rilrili eb le baleth i laleth weheha widahath mesháad nezh edashádi wa. Aril bithim le nezheth aril."

Bíide eril di Máyel. "Dóo, bóoli thel ne yuth íi. Aril ban le losheth nedi wa. Mehelahela len háanáaleya bróo aril nosháad Shósho wa."

Bíide oób háarul lanemideha nol, i amedara be shodeha mesh wo. Ada onida.

Bíide eril nosháad Shósho wolirihul wohith nanáalethuden wo. Loláad oba betha heyith, izh loláad be shoneth. Medibithim háawith betha i hóowith betha beth lámálanan menedebe. Yod onida ana bethoth wosha wohábedeha nanáaleya aril. Wóoban Halishóna álanemideth um náaleya.

Mehamedara ozh wumanethu on Máthu bethaha nil widahath naháana behid.

Morpheme-by-Morpheme Analysis

Bíide

Statement + Narrative

eril

Past

mehelash

Plural + Play

i

And

mehada

Plural + Laugh

háawith

Child

déelaha;

Garden + Place

ma

Listen

Thíben

Steven

beneth

They (6+) + Object

wo.

Made-up

Mime

Ask

Máyel

Michael

behidedi,

3rd person (X) + Male = He + Goal

"Báali

Question + Love

aril

Future

bel

Take

ne

You (1)

áwitheth

Infant + Object

Ána

Anna

edashádi

Science + Tooth + Doer = Dentist + Goal

bebáaya?"

Interr. Pron. + Time = When

"Udatheya.

Noon + Time

Bíiya

Statement + Fear

rilrili

Hypothetical

yod

Eat

háahomid

Young + Horse

worathalehil

Relative + Bad + Minor degree

wohedeth;

Relative + Grain + Object

ril

Present

yod

Eat

behid

He

hesheth

Grass + Object

neda

Only

wa.

My perception

Báa

Question

aril

Future

thad

Be able

dutha

Heal

Ábedá

Farmer

Meri

Mary

behideth?

He + Object

Bíi

Statement

aril

Future

hathal

Good (time)

udathihée

Afternoon

wa."

My perception

Bíide

Statement + Narrative

eril

Past

áana

Sleep

Halishóna,

California

wolawida

Relative + Be pregnant

wolanemid;

Relative + Dog

óoha

Be weary

be

X

wo.

Made-up

Yod

Eat

háarul

Child + Cat

thilith.

Fish + Object

Áya

Be beautiful

ith

Light

roshethu

Sun + Partitive

háasháalethu.

Morning + Partitive

Melalom

Plural + Sing

mewoshóod

Plural + Relative + Be busy

wozhub

Relative + Insect

widahath

When

memina

Plural + Move

ben

X (6+)

mahinaha

Flower + Place

menedebe

Many

o.

Around

Bíide

Statement + Narrative

lithehul

Think + Very

Máthu

Matthew

lanemidethu

Dog + Partitive

wo.

Made-up

Mime

Ask

behid,

He

"Báa

Question

aril

Future

wóoban

Give birth

Halishóna

California

bebáaya?"

When

Bíide

Statement + Narrative

lith

Think

Thíben,

Steven

"Bíili

Statement + Love

wu

Such a...

ehená

Philosopher

háawith

Child

lezhetha

We (2-5) + Possess: Birth + Identifier

wa,"

My perception

izh

But

di

Speak

behid,

He

"Bíidi

Statement + Teaching

aril

Future

wóoban

Give birth

Halishóna

California

widahath

When

dóon

Be correct

hath

Time

wa."

My perception

Bíide

Statement + Narrative

eril

Past

ada

Laugh

Máthu

Laugh

wo.

Made-up

Mina

Move

behid

He

oma

Hand

bethath

X + Possess: Birth + Object

woleyan

Relative + Be brown

wodelith

Relative + Hair

bethadi,

X + Possess: Birth + Goal

i

And

di,

Speak

"Bíi

Statement

rilrili

Hypothetical

eb

Buy/sell

le

I

baleth

Bread + Object

i

And

laleth

Milk + Object

weheha

Store + Place

widahath

When

mesháad

Plural + Come/go

nezh

You (2-5)

edashádi

Dentist + Goal

wa.

My perception

Aril

Future

bithim

Meet

le

I

nezheth

You (2-5) + Object

aril."

Future

Bíide

Statement + Narrative

eril

Past

di

Speak

Máyel.

Michael

"Dóo,

Well...

bóoli

Request + Love

thel

Get

ne

You

yuth

Fruit + Object

íi.

Also

Aril

Future

ban

Give

le

I

losheth

Money + Object

nedi

You (1) + Goal

wa.

My perception

Mehelahela

Plural + Celebrate

len

We (6+)

bróo

Because

aril

Future

nosháad

Finish + Come/go = Arrive

Shósho

Magic Granny

wa."

My perception

Bíide

Statement + Narrative

oób

Jump

háarul

Child + Cat

lanemideha

Dog + Place

nol,

Upon

i

And

amedara

Dance

be

X

shodeha

Room + Place

mesh

Across

wo.

Made-up

Ada

Laugh

onida.

Family

Bíide

Statement + Narrative

eril

Past

nosháad

Arrive

Shósho

Magic Granny

wolirihul

Relative + Be colored + Very

wohith

Relative + Light

nanáalethuden

Begin + Night = Sunset + Partitive + Associate

wo.

Made-up

Loláad

Perceive-internal

oba

Body

betha

X + Possess: Birth

heyith,

Pain + Object

izh

But

loláad

Perceive-internal

be

X

shoneth.

Peace + Object

Medibithim

Plural + Speak + Meet = Greet

háawith

Child

betha

X + Possess: birth

i

And

hóowith

Grandchild

betha

X + Possess: birth

beth

X + Object

lámálanan

Caress + Instrument

menedebe.

Many

Yod

Eat

onida

Family

ana

Food

bethoth

X + Possess + Object

wosha

Relative + Harmony

wohábedeha

Relative + Farm + Place

nanáaleya

Sunset + Time

aril.

Future

Wóoban

Give birth

Halishóna

California

álanemideth

Infant + Dog + Object

um

Seven

náaleya.

Night + Time

Mehamedara

Plural + Dance

ozh

Dream

wumanethu

Summer + Partitive

on

Head

Máthu

Matthew

bethaha

X + Possess: birth + Place

nil

Inside

widahath

When

naháana

Begin + Sleep

behid.

He

Free Translation

The children played and laughed in the garden; Steven was listening to them. Michael asked him (with love), "When will you take baby Anna to the dentist?"

"At noon. The colt may have eaten tainted grain; he's eating only grass now. Will Farmer Mary be able to heal him? Afternoon will be a good time."

California, the pregnant dog, was asleep; she was weary. The kitten was eating fish. The morning light was beautiful. Busy insects were singing when they moved around the many flowers.

Matthew was thinking deeply about the dog. He asked, "When will California give birth?"

Steven thought (with love), "What a philosopher our son is," but he said (didactically), "California will give birth when the time is right."

Matthew laughed. He moved his hand to his brown hair and said, "Maybe I'll buy bread and milk at the store when you go to the dentist. I'll meet you later."

Michael spoke. "Well, get fruit also. I'll give you money. We will celebrate in the evening because Magic Granny will arrive."

The kitten jumped on top of the dog and danced across the room. The family laughed.

Magic Granny arrived with the very colorful light of sunset. Her body hurt, but she felt peace. Her children and grandchildren greeted her with many hugs. The family ate their food at the peaceful farm after sunset. California gave birth to seven puppies at night.

Dreams of summer danced in Matthew's head when he went to sleep.

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