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niito' neih'oowee3neenokoh nih'iit
first 1.PAST.NEG-very,.really,.truly-sleep he
At first I was not really asleep , he said .
niine'eehek nehe' beh'eihehi'
here.is this old.man
[ said ] the old man
nih'iitP you say neeneyei3einee where
PAST.where-pause you say REDUP-go.to.school-2PL where
where , you say you guys went to school , where ...
Ceheekuutiiniini 3owo3nooo kooneyoo nenii3ino' nii3konoo3einoo' bei'ci3e' ni'iitouni' hokohoe heecisko'usi'
electric-DETACH tin.can (can IC.possess-3S it.inhales.(metal) metal INSTR.CAUS-held-0S top,.lid while-cut.off-0S
An electric can opener has a magnet to hold the lid as it is being cut off . [ Note opener treated as animate ]
Niino'koohut huu3e' hini'iit uhh Mavericks
IMPERF-arrive.by.car-3.S over.there that(aforementioned).there uhh Mavericks
He shows up there at that uhh Mavericks [ liquor store ].
He'ne'yihxotonoo3i' hineeceebinoo
then-take.to.s.o..there-3PL 3S-chief-pers.PL
so they took it to their chiefs .
Nihkox3ihcehi3i' nuhu' nii3oxoeyoo
PAST-jump.to.the.other.side-3PL this fence
They jumped over the fence .
Yeheihoo kookooshih'eeneinoo'eino' wootii nih'iistooni' teecxo'
gee.whiz ! I.hope-3S.PAST-go.hunting-12 like PAST-what-1PL long.ago
Gee , I wish [ my grandkids ] would go hunting , like we used to do a long time ago .
hiiwoonhehe' 'oh siineseihiinoo'
now but INTENSE-wild-0S
But today it's really wild .
Niini'neeneyeiP neenei3owooyeitiitooni'
IMPERF-able-REDUP-read-pause the.way.people.pray.ceremonially-0S
They can just read it , the way they pray .
nobody says that no more hoowuuni yeah
nobody says that no more no yeah
nobody says that no more . They don't , yeah .
nii'ookunoo' nuh'uuno hokok
IC.taste.good.(soup)-0S this soup
This soup is good .
heeyou wo3onohoe heei'towuuneiitoonin hiisiihi' hihcebe' nih'oo3oo hiih'o
what.(is.it?) book 2S-tell.s.o.-3 what-ADV above trickster 3S-son
What book tells about the Son of God ?
Neih'oowuusiitene' nehe' heisonoonin hetii3oo ciiteihok
1.PAST.NEG-catch-3 this 2S-father-12POSS IMPER.FUT-tell.s.o..s.t.-3S enter-SUBJ
'Our father did not catch me , ' you will say to him when he enters .
wohei huut 3ebiiniseP
okay here there-wander.around-pause
Well we wandered over there ...
'oh ni'iini nih'ii3o'
but good-DETACH PAST-say.to.s.o.-1S
It's okay , I said to him .
noh ne'nih'iisiini
and that.was.how
and that's how it was .
Heneibee'iinit toneso'
IC.POTENT-IC.bloody-3.S cut.open-3S
He would produce blood [ if ] I cut him [ open ], [ the man thought to himself ].
wohei neneenini':
okay IC.it.is-1PL
Well that's it ;
KooP koohee'inonoo hinee huu3e' hinee nehe' heebe3ii'eihii
INTERR-pause REDUP-2S-know-3S that over.there that this eagle
Do you know him over there , that golden eagle ?
Neeneeswoxuuninoo is one way of saying it
IC.pretend-be.bear-1S is one way of saying it
I am pretending to be a bear , is one way of saying it .
Wohei heyeih'in heetwo'wuuhuno'
okay 2S-home-12POSS FUT-move.camp.farther.along-12
" Well our lodges/tents , we're going to move farther on ."
'oh neneetineihit:
but IC.stunned-3.S
And [ the bear ] was stunned (?):
he'ne'nii'ciitenou'u nuhu' tono'wuuhoeno
that-when.IMPERF-take.inside-3PL this cellar-NI.PL
Then they would put them in the cellars .
Wohei hei'eyeino'useet hihcebehe' tecenoone' hiiteen nonii nehe' neece' hinen noonouuteneet ceeseisoo hiinoon
okay when.PERF-almost-arrive-3.S nearby door-LOC village behold ! this IC.dead-3S man REDUP-taken.out.of.place,.event,.etc.-3.S only.child his
As he approached the gate of the town , a man who had died was being carried out . He was his mother's only son ,
Wohei noonoko' he'ih'ii ceese' heetniini coocooh'owuno'
okay might.as.well NARRPAST-said one FUT-DETACH REDUP-cedar.s.t.-12
" Well why don't we just cedar (?) it ," one of them said .
teecxo' nihP nih'iibi'P nooku
long.ago PAST-pause PAST.IMPERF-just-pause rabbit
A long time ago [ I ] just [ ate ] . rabbit
Ne'teexoono3eino' ce'eiibexo hu'un hotoonoono bii3wo
then-pack.a.load.on-12 barrel,.wooden.box that(aforementioned) thing.bought-NI.PL food
Then we loaded the boxes of food that we had bought onto the car .
ne'nih'iiP ne'nih'iiteso'oei3i'
that-PAST.IMPERF-pause that-PAST-where.cattle.driven-3PL
That's where they drove them .
'oh niitoyo3oo' tohuubih'iyoo'
but IMPERF-cold since.IMPERF-dark-0S
" But it [ will be ] cold , when night [ arrives ]."
Noh Simon he'ihbiibi3esee
and Simon NARRPAST-pray.for.s.o.-3S
Then Simeon blessed them ,
Houu neneenit biisniiheniito' heeyouhuu huune'etiit hii3iihi' tihcih'owouunoneino' hinono'ei heetih'e3ebnihi'neewoo3ee'
God IC.it.is-3.S IC.all-own.s.t.-3S thing life from.(time when.PAST-to.here-take.pity.on-3 Arapaho so.that-there-very-be.many-0S
God is the one who owns everything in life , through which he can pity us , so that the Arapaho tribe will increase rapidly in the future .
So he came up hii3oo3eyooke' nih'iit That's the closest you can come to saying good morning
so he came up IC.it.is.an.auspicious,.promising.morning-0S he that's the closest you can come to saying good morning
So he came up , it is an auspicious morning , he said . That's the closest you can come to saying good morning .
woow heetnootoobeno'
now.PERF FUT-consume-12
Now we will finish the food .
kokiyote' yeah
mountain.sheep yeah
bighorn sheep , yeah
Woteiheihii
one.who.makes.knocking.sound
Thumper !
Noo3oneiht they're gonna They're gonna you know noo3oneiht
IC.free-3.S they're gonna they're gonna you know IC.free-3.S
He is unoccupied ... He is unoccupied ...
Heenei'inou'u nuh'uuno niisneyeitii3i'
REDUP-know-3PL this how.IMPERF-read-3PL
They know about it , how to read it .
Hoowu'unP hiihoowniistoono' nuh'uuno
NEG.unable-pause 3.IMPERF.NEG-do-pers.PL this
These [ animals ] aren't doing anything .
Noh heetkokoh'ohwoonoo
and FUT-to.play.ball-1S
And play basketball .
'oh wootii wootii wootii beni'P wootii wootii nih'iisinihii-t nehe' neisonoo heenoo niisi'oxoh'uutooni'
but like like like IC.just-pause like like PAST.what-say-3.S this 1S-father natural IMPERF-addicted.to.sweating,.overdo.it-0S
it seems like , like they just , like , like my father said , people get addicted to sweating beyond the proper limits .
Hu'un
that(aforementioned)
That ...
Hi'in nenee' that's when
that(aforementioned) IC.it that's when
That's it , that's when ...
you know and then they'd nihniisih'eit that clan 'oh nee'eeteiht
you know and then they'd PAST-name-4 that clan but that.is.where.X.is.from-3.S
You know , and then they'd , [ the other person ] would name his clan . And that's where he's from
nehe' hisei he'ihtebi'eihii hi'iihi' nookuhoho'
this woman DUBIT.PAST-hit.in.face-3S INSTR little.rabbit
This girl threw the rabbit into it's face .
Wohei heetne'iini ne'iini howooyeitit .
okay FUT-then then pray-3.S
Well then he will ... then he prayed .
Hii3eti' betee
IC.good be.holy
Good heart .
Niih'einooku3i' heetneeninoo nih'iinoo
IC.have.slanted.eyes-3PL FUT-it.is-1S PAST-said-1S
" The Japanese , that's what I'll be ," I said .
'oh hih'oowuuP
but 3S.PAST.NEG.IMPERF-pause
But they didn't ...
niiheneihin nih'iit
own-2S PAST-said-3.S
It's up to you , she said .
Yeah I had to go school with sosoni'ii
yeah I had to go school with Shoshone-NA.PL
... Shoshones .
Hihii3 tohnoono'useet nih'oo3oo heeneesiini
from since-REDUP-arrive-3.S White.person what-DETACH
From [ back east ?] the whites all arrived , as they do .
Nihto'ooteihi3i' 'oh
PAST-???-3PL but
They ???, but ...
S Howoh'oe
son wait !
Wait .
Wohei cih'iixoohootowoo kookon be hee3eihok hiniiteh'eiho
okay EMPH.IMPER-know.how.to just.any friend ! say.to.s.o.-4 3S-friend
Well just learn it by watching me friend , his friend said to [ nih'oo3oo ].
neecee neh'ino'
chief be.three-NA.PL
Three Chiefs
Nehe' nenee3i' nowookeciiwo'
this IC.it.is-3PL 1S-cows
" There are my cows ."
Ciitoowuu' nih'iiteco'one3ee' sitee
inside PAST.IMPERF-always.lit-0S fire
Inside a fire was always lit .
Yoo3oni3i' neisiihoho'
IC.five-3PL 1S-grandchildren
I have five grandchildren .
noh cihnee'ee3ice3ei'oonee
and EMPH.IMPER-that.is.where.from-set.out,.set.off,.depart-2PL
and leave from there .
Wooce' beeto'oneit nuhu' hii3einoono
you.know.that... trample-4 this buffalo
You know these buffalos crushed/stamped him to death .
Wohei nih'ii3i'
okay they.said
\ 'ecOkay ,\ 'ee they said .
nuhu' hinono'eino' tih'etbeteeeno'
this Arapahos IRREAL.PAST-dance-12
The Arapahos , when we are going to/supposed to dance .
wohei nuhu' tohuusciitei3i' ne'okoho' hini'iit
okay this since.PERF-enter-3PL then-close.up-3S that(aforementioned).there
Wohei after they went in , then he closed the door .
Wo'ei3 niisiinih'ohuukoohun
or how.IMPERF-fly.around.aimlessly.and.quickly-2S
Or the way you fly .
Hiit 'oh nih'inono'eitino' co'oniihi'
here but PAST-speak.Arapaho-12 always-ADV
But here [ at home ] we spoke Arapaho all the time .
wohei nuhu' nihii nuhu' beniiinenno' wohei nuhu' beniiiniiseino' hiniibootiininoo ci' heetniistiino'
okay this well... this soldier-NA.PL okay this Flag.Club.woman-NA.PL 3S-song-pers.PL too FUT-how.do-12
" And this uhh , the soldiers , and the Flag Women , we're going to do their song too ."
hee'inonoot heetooni3i
IC.know-3S where.located-4PL
He knows where they are .
hooxuwutiit heseise' noh necii
make.rule.regarding-3.S windy and water-NI.PL
that he commands even the winds and the water ,
wohei niisi3ecouhuu hih'eti3oot hei'noohowoot he'ihce'iibineeneti3et
okay pharisee 3S.PAST-call.to.s.o.-3S when.PERF-see-3S NARRPAST-speak.secretly.to.o.s .
Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it , he said to himself ,
noh he'ihbiibi3itoneeno' Hihcebe' Nih'oo3ou'u Hii3oobee'
and NARRPAST-pray.to-3PL above white.person(s) IC.true-0S
blessing God . [ It is true ].
nih'iixo'oxoneenoo3i' nuhu' uhm niiteco'oninihiinoo sage
PAST.IMPERF-rub.on.skin-3PL this uhm IMPERF-always-say-1S sage
They would rub it onto their skin , this , uhm , I always say 'sage' .
henee'eehek heetniitobeet
who.is.it ? FUT-go.first-3.S
Who will go first ?
Ho'wuuteenin tecenoo
close-3.IMPER door
Shut the door .
Nehe' niihencebkoohuutiit
this oneself-run-3.S
The one who runs things ,
yeheihoo henee3neenee'eenee3ookut hibesiiwoho' nonookP
gee.whiz ! IC.very-that.is.how.one's.eyes.are-3.S 3S-grandfathers white-pause
Gee whiz , he really , he has eyes like his grandfather , white ...
Beebeet he'ihniiteinone3eihii
just NARRPAST-in.row-knock.down.by.blow.from.object-3S
He just knocked them dead all in a row , one by one .
Wo'ei3 nuhu' tohuucebiseetiini' niicihcou'u3ei'i3i'
or this since.IMPERF-people.are.walking-0S IMPERF-to.here-bother.people-3PL
Or when you're walking they bother you .
hee nih'iit noo'oeneecee
yes he around-chief
Yes , said Edward ,
nooxeihi' nee'eesoo'
maybe it.is.thus
Maybe that's how it is .
A Niixoo heetnei'towuuno' netesei hiiyoo3bisisei heetih'oonoxonnoonoo'eihceheise'tebe'eihiin
A also FUT-tell.s.o.-1S 1S-younger.sister Woman.Walks.Clean so.that-REDUP-hard,.violent-REDUP-going.around.quickly-slap-3S
Me too , I'm gonna tell my sister Walks Clean to really turn around and flatten you .
hehniiseihit hini' ho3o' ceeniihi' niinoohobeihit neneehek hini' hiseihihi' nihno'oteihit
NUM-one-3.S that(aforementioned) star down.(from.speaker)-ADV IMPERF-to.be.seen-3.S IC.it.is-SUBJ that(aforementioned) girl PAST-tough-3.S
The one star we see below -- that's the girl who had the power .
Heesneenoo nih'iinoo
IC.hungry-1S PAST-said-1S
" I am hungry ," I said .
Wootii hih'oowuuni no'o3noohobeihino'
like 3.PAST.NEG-DETACH a.lot-to.be.seen-pers.PL
Not much of them was visible/seen .
'oh nuhu' hoo3oo'o'uu neihoowneeni'enoono' nuhu' hokeciihihi3i'
but this others-NA.PL 1.NEG-REDUP-handle-1 this little-3PL
But these others , I can't handle these little ones .
Woxhoox he'ih'oyei noh woxhooxebii ne'nihi'iiniikoheino' hoowuuhu' heneeceeno'
horse NARRPAST-win and horses that-PAST-INSTR-ride.a.horse.around-3 3.NEG-ADV buffalo.bull-NA.PL
instead of buffalos .
heneecee 3i'ok
buffalo.bull sit
Sitting Bull .
'oh nihP woow nihcesowuunot hiniisoon huh
but PAST-pause now.PERF PAST-wean-2S 3S-child huh
And you weaned her colt , right ?
neito'eino' noohootowu' heniiwohoenin Hono'u' honoute' noh'oobeese'
1S.relatives see-2PL.IMPER 2S-flag-12POSS sky-loc IC.hang blowing.in.the.wind-0S
My relatives , see our flag , it is hanging in the sky , it is blowing in the breeze .
nuhu' nee'eesoo' nuhu'
this it.is.thus this
This , that's how it is .
Howoo nuhu' tohnoh'kosooni' 'oh hih'ow3o'nee'eenee3obeeno'
also this since-shiny-0.OBV but 3S.PAST-never-see.s.t..like.that-pers.PL
And especially because it was shiny , they had never seen anything like that .
'oo 'oo
yes yes
yes , yes .
Hiiko hee3eihok nouu
no said.to.s.o . swift.fox
No , said the fox to the bear .
kee'in nihbii'ini' nuhu' bii'ini'
you.know ? PAST-found-0S this found-0S
you know , it was found (?), this one that was found (?).
hohou cee'ii3een
thank.you IC.respond.back.to-1PL
Thank you I say to you again/big nose .
he'ih'iinoohoot he'ih'iiP wootii noh'oesiihi' noh'oesiihi' nuhu'
NARRPAST.IMPERF-see NARRPAST.IMPERF-pause like illumined-ADV illumined-ADV this
He saw where they were as if it was lit up .
Nuhu' hinono'einiihi' nenee' henee3oo'
this Arapaho-ADV it,.third.sg..inan..pronoun IC.important-0S
The Arapaho way of speaking , that is important/that's what's important .
Wohei noonoko' heetkoonenowuno'
okay might.as.well FUT-open-12
" Well we might as well open it up ."
nuhu' ahm
this ahm
This ahh ...
Hee3neenih'eyooteihit neisonoo 'oh hei'noo3eit
real-jealous,.bothered.by.s.t.-3.S 1S-father but when.PERF-leave-4
She was real jealous , when my father left her/so my father left her .