CHAPTER ONE:
GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTION
tαnəkahk keyá?
How are you?
mečəkahk.
same.
pahkʷinαkʷəseyan ničəye?
How do you do brother?
kkʷey.
Hello.
tαn kəya kətaləwαsín?
How are you surviving?
kati-sαkhoket pemαsəwine eskʷatte.
It's getting hard for those of us still living.
kαlel 'li-wisi. kekʷ kətəli-wisi?
Carol is my name. What is your name?
nočəyewe alənαpe menahan.
I am from Indian Island.
tαn kočəyewé
Where are you from?
awehsohs nαkα pakamke 'wakotam.
bear and fisher are my relatives.