Omaha-Ponka language (u-móⁿhoⁿ ié) examples from Dorsey (1890)

The examples are re-assembled from the lexicon of this database. The database is experimental and subject to changes, hence it is recommended to rely on Dorsey's original text. The respective Ref. number represents page and line number (Dorsey, James Owen. 1890. The Ȼegiha Language). Apologies for the corrupted symbols here and there; they will be repaired in time.

The order of lines per example is as follows:
1. Dorsey's notation, somewhat simplified
2. Macy Standard Orthography (MSO), segmented where possible
3. Interlinear gloss
4. Dorsey's per-element gloss
5. Dorsey's translation of the whole sentence to natural English.

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Ref. D:384.001a    ID 0082
caⁿ'
shoⁿ
in.fact
in fact, and so, thus
níacɪⁿga
nía-shiⁿga
male-human
man
wiⁿ
wiⁿ
INDF.SG
one
wa'ú
wa'ú
woman
woman
wiⁿ
wiⁿ
INDF.SG
one
miⁿ'gȼaⁿ
míⁿgthoⁿ
míⁿ-gthoⁿ
take as a wife, marry
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
ciñ'gajiñ'ga
shíⁿga-zhíⁿga
human-child
child, infant
wiⁿáqtci
wiⁿ-áxtshi
one-only
just one
aȼiⁿ.
athiⁿ
in.a.state.of
have

'A man took a wife and had one child.'
Ref. D:384.002a    ID 0083
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
nújiñga
nu-zhiⁿga
man-little
boy
aká
akʰá
the.S.ANI.PROX.ST
the (subj)
ˀábae
'ábae
be.hunting
hunting
baji'
bazhiⁿ
NEG
not
ctĕaⁿ',
-shteóⁿ
at.all
at all
ugácaⁿ
u-gáshoⁿ
DEF-loose
travel
baji'
bazhiⁿ
NEG
not
ctĕaⁿ',
-shteóⁿ
at.all
at all
caⁿ'
shoⁿ
in.fact
in fact, and so, thus
edádaⁿ
e-dádoⁿ
3S-some
something, what, a thing
gáxa ~ gaxá
gaqa
do
do
baji'
bazhiⁿ
NEG
not
ctĕaⁿ',
-shteóⁿ
at.all
at all
wa'ú
wa'ú
woman
woman
hnaⁿqti
hnoⁿqti
only
only
úqtawáȼĕ
úqta-wáthe
be.loving
love
úwakɪc
úwakish
talk.to.them
talk to them
huaⁿ
huoⁿ
HAB
regularly
caⁿcaⁿ'.
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring

'The boy did not hunt at all, he did not travel at all, indeed he did nothing at all; as he was fond of the women, he was always talking to them.'
Ref. D:384.003a    ID 0084
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
níacɪⁿga
nía-shiⁿga
male-human
man
aji
azhi
NEG
different
amá
amá
the.ANIM.PROX.PL
they who
íqaqa
í-xaxa
at-laugh
laughing at him
ȼahíde
thahíde
ridicule
ridicule
hnaⁿ'
hnoⁿ
only
only
caⁿcaⁿ'
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring
biamá,
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say
iⁿ'cte
íⁿshte
so.it.was
as it was
nújiñga
nu-zhiⁿga
man-little
boy
wéȼɪgȼaⁿ
wéthigthoⁿ
mild
mild
ȼɪñgĕ'qti
thiⁿgéqti
without
without
égaⁿ
égoⁿ
as
as
ȼahíde
thahíde
ridicule
ridicule
hnaⁿ'
hnoⁿ
only
only
caⁿcaⁿ'
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'The people laughed at him and derided him as a boy without any sense.'
Ref. D:384.005a    ID 0085
iȼádi
i-tháde
of-father
father
aká
akʰá
the.S.ANI.PROX.ST
the (subj)
enáqtci
enáqtshi
do.CMPL
he done
égiȼĕqtɪaⁿ'
égithe-qti-óⁿ
help-very-much
pitied his own very much
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'The father was the only one who spared him.'
Ref. D:384.005b    ID 0086
caⁿ'
shoⁿ
in.fact
in fact, and so, thus
nújiñga
nu-zhiⁿga
man-little
boy
nú
nú
M
male
naⁿ'qti
nóⁿqti
grown
grown
égaⁿ
égoⁿ
as
as
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'He became a man.'
Ref. D:384.006a    ID 0087
ci
shi
again
again
man'dĕ
móⁿde
bow
bow
ctĕ
shte
even
even
ȼɪñgé
thiⁿgé
lack
without
hnaⁿ'
hnoⁿ
only
only
caⁿcaⁿ'
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'But he had no bow.'
Ref. D:384.007a    ID 0088
caⁿ'
shoⁿ
in.fact
in fact, and so, thus
wapé
wapé
weapon
weapon
ȼɪñgé
thiⁿgé
lack
without
hnaⁿ'
hnoⁿ
only
only
caⁿcaⁿ'
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'And he was without any other weapons.'
Ref. D:384.007a    ID 0090
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
nújiñga
nu-zhiⁿga
man-little
boy
aká
akʰá
the.S.ANI.PROX.ST
the (subj)
jaⁿ
zhoⁿ
wood
wood
wétiⁿ
wétiⁿ
club
club
wiⁿ
wiⁿ
INDF.SG
one
gáxa ~ gaxá
gaqa
do
do
biamá,
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say
baxúxu
baxúxu
weapon
weapon
dúbaha
dúba-ha
four-ADJZ
fourfold
gáxa ~ gaxá
gaqa
do
do
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'The boy made a four-sided club.'
Ref. D:384.008a    ID 0089
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
jaⁿ
zhoⁿ
wood
wood
wétiⁿ
wétiⁿ
club
club
kĕ
kÊ°e
the.PAT.INAN.HOR
the
aȼiⁿ
athiⁿ
in.a.state.of
have
hnaⁿ'
hnoⁿ
only
only
caⁿcaⁿ'
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'And he always had the war-club with him.'
Ref. D:384.009a    ID 0091
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
níacɪⁿga
nía-shiⁿga
male-human
man
amá
amá
the.ANIM.PROX.PL
they who
daⁿ'ba
doⁿ-bá
3S-see
see
bi
bi
3P
they say
ʞɪ̆,
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
ȼahíde
thahíde
ridicule
ridicule
hnaⁿ'
hnoⁿ
only
only
caⁿcaⁿ'
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring
biamá,
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say
jaⁿ
zhoⁿ
wood
wood
wétiⁿ
wétiⁿ
club
club
aȼiⁿ
athiⁿ
in.a.state.of
have
te.
tÊ°e
as
the, as

'When the people saw it, they always laughed at it.'
Ref. D:384.010a    ID 0092
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
níacɪⁿga
nía-shiⁿga
male-human
man
ukíte
ukʰít'e
fight
fight
ucté
ushté
remain
remaining, the rest
amá
amá
the.ANIM.PROX.PL
they who
nudaⁿ'
nudóⁿ
make.war
make war; the warriors
hnaⁿ'
hnoⁿ
only
only
caⁿcaⁿ'
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'And other nations regelarly going on the war path.'
Ref. D:384.010b    ID 0093
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
ȼé
thé
DEM.PROX
this
Ícɪbájɪ̆
Ishibazhi
Íshibázhi
Ícɪbájɪ̆
nudaⁿ'
nudóⁿ
make.war
make war; the warriors
aȼá
aȼá
go
went
baji'
bazhiⁿ
NEG
not
hnaⁿ'
hnoⁿ
only
only
caⁿcaⁿ'
shoⁿshóⁿ
always
always, unceasing, enduring
biamá
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say
íbahaⁿ
íbahoⁿ
know
know
baji'
bazhiⁿ
NEG
not
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'And this Ishibazhi never went to war; he knew nothing about it.'
Ref. D:384.011a    ID 0094
ci
shi
again
again
égiȼe
égithe
eventually
at length; it happened that
mácaⁿ
máshoⁿ
feather
quill feather
naⁿ'ba
nóⁿba
two
two
iⁿ'bezíga
íⁿbezíga
yellow.tuled.hawk
yellow tuled hawk
mácaⁿ
máshoⁿ
feather
quill feather
waqúbe
wa-qúbe
sth-sacred
sacred, mysterious
gáxa ~ gaxá
gaqa
do
do
biamá,
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say
aȼiⁿ
athiⁿ
in.a.state.of
have
te
tÊ°e
as
the, as
íʞı'aⁿ'
í-ki-'óⁿ
TR-DAT-paint
they painted themselves with
ctĕwaⁿ'
shtewoⁿ
secret
secret
íbahaⁿ
íbahoⁿ
know
know
baji'
bazhiⁿ
NEG
not
biamá,
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say
maⁿȼaⁿ'
moⁿthóⁿ
by.stealth
by stealth
gáxa ~ gaxá
gaqa
do
do
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'At length he made sacred two quill-feathers of a sparrow-hawk. He did this secretly. No one knew that he had them.'
Ref. D:384.013a    ID 0095
égiȼe
égithe
eventually
at length; it happened that
níacɪⁿga
nía-shiⁿga
male-human
man
nudaⁿ'
nudóⁿ
make.war
make war; the warriors
aȼé
athé
go
go
'iȼe
'ithe
speak.of
spoke of
na'aⁿ'ɪ
na'oⁿi
hear.it
heard it
hă.
ha
DECL
masculine oral period

'At length Ícɪbájɪ̆ heard the people speaking of going on the war path.'
Ref. D:384.014a    ID 0096
Ícɪbájɪ̆
Ishibazhi
Íshibázhi
Ícɪbájɪ̆
aká
akʰá
the.S.ANI.PROX.ST
the (subj)
maⁿȼaⁿ'
moⁿthóⁿ
by.stealth
by stealth
ukíte
ukʰít'e
fight
fight
aká
akʰá
the.S.ANI.PROX.ST
the (subj)
ʞɪ̆,
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
waná'aⁿ
waná'oⁿ
hear.them
heard them
biamá
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say
Ícɪbájɪ̆
Ishibazhi
Íshibázhi
Ícɪbájɪ̆
aká.
akʰá
the.S.ANI.PROX.ST
the (subj)

'When they were talking to each other by stealth, Ícɪbájɪ̆ overheard them.'
Ref. D:384.015a    ID 0097
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
Ícɪbájɪ̆
Ishibazhi
Íshibázhi
Ícɪbájɪ̆
aká,
akʰá
the.S.ANI.PROX.ST
the (subj)
ĕ'di
édi
LOC.DIST
there
bthé
bth-é
A1S-go
I go
tá
tá
DIR.to
to
miñke,
miⁿ-ke
P1S-DEF
I who
eȼégaⁿ
e-thégoⁿ
that-think
think, think that
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'And he thought "I will go thither".'
Ref. D:384.015b    ID 0098
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
íʞı'aⁿ'
í-ki-'óⁿ
TR-DAT-paint
they painted themselves with
ctĕwaⁿ'
shtewoⁿ
secret
secret
níȼa
nítha
tell
he told him
baji'
bazhiⁿ
NEG
not
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'But he ded not tell it to any one at all.'
Ref. D:384.016a    ID 0099
ihaⁿ'
i-hóⁿ
of-mother
somones's mother
ȼiñké
thiⁿkʰe
the.PAT.ANI.S.SIT
the (obj)
tí
tí
lodge
tent
te'di
te-di
DEF-at
at the
ȼɪñgé
thiⁿgé
lack
without
te
tÊ°e
as
the, as
ʞɪ̆,
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
mácaⁿ
máshoⁿ
feather
quill feather
kĕ
kÊ°e
the.PAT.INAN.HOR
the
gȼízaɪ
gthízai
take.3
he took his
ʞɪ̆,
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
aȼá
aȼá
3.went
he went
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'When his mother was not at the lodge, he took his quill feathers and departed.'
Ref. D:384.017a    ID 0100
haⁿ'
hoⁿ
night
night
ʞɪ̆
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
nudaⁿ'
nudóⁿ
make.war
make war; the warriors
ȼé
thé
DEM.PROX
this
gaⁿ'ȼa
góⁿtha
want
those who wanted
ȼañká
thoⁿkʰá
DEF.OBV.SIT
those who were
wakɪhídĕqtɪ
waki-híde-qti
3.DEF.ANIM-watch-very
watching them very closely
maⁿ'ȼi
moⁿthíⁿ
walk
go
biamá
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say
Ícɪbájɪ̆
Ishibazhi
Íshibázhi
Ícɪbájɪ̆
aká.
akʰá
the.S.ANI.PROX.ST
the (subj)

'When it was night, Ícɪbájɪ̆ walked, watching very closely those who desired to go on the war path.'
Ref. D:384.018a    ID 0101
égiȼe
égithe
eventually
at length; it happened that
aⁿ'ba
óⁿba
day
day
kañ'ge
kóⁿge
near
near
ʞɪ̆,
kɪ̆
and / when
and / when
nudaⁿ'
nudóⁿ
make.war
make war; the warriors
aȼá
athá
go
go, walk
biamá.
bi-a-má
A3P-say-the.PAT
they say

'At length, when day was near, they went on the warpath.'

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