This book has been translated courtesy of the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Language Department,
through funding from Administration for Native Americans. This book is intended for educational purposes only. Adapted from Footprints In The Snow, by Cynthia Benjamin.
Translated by Cynthia Ford Edited by Xash-wee-tes-na Eunice Bommelyn Me'-lash-ne Loren Bommelyn Audio by Suu-daa-chu Sheryl Steinruck
Extended Conversations
Dayn-la yatlh-yalh?
K'aa-ma'sr yatlh-yalh.
(Who-is-it that-hops?)
(Rabbit hops.)
Dayn-la nalh-da?
Mee-chan-tr'vtlh-ni nalh-da.
(Who-is-it that-runs?)
(Deer runs.)
Dayn-la ch'vlh-tvm'?
T'uu-ya~ ch'vlh-tvm'.
(Who-is-it that-stomps?)
(Bear stomps.)
Dayn-la na'-t'u?
Chi'-nn-telh na'-t'u.
(Who-is that-swims?)
(Beaver swims.)
Dayn-la naa-wet?
Naa-ghaa-srii-ni naa-wet.
(Who-is-it that-races?)
(Fox races.)
Dayn-la naa-t'a?
Svs-dee-lii-chu naa-t'a.
(Who-is-it that-flies?)
(Owl flies.)
Dayn-la xan'-nee-ta?
See-lvs xan'-nee-ta.
(Who-is-it that-hurries?)
(Squirrel hurries.)
Dayn-la xan' naa-gha?
Lhvm-'e xan' naa-gha.
(Who-is-it that-scampers?)
(Mouse scampers.)
Dayn-la naa-gha?
Det-xvsr naa-gha.
(Who-is-it that-walks?)
(Girl walks.)
Dee-ni' Wee-ya'
English
t'uu-ya~ mee-ne'
bear cave
chi'-nn-telh
beaver
chi'-nn-telh mee-ne'
beaver lodge
t'uu-ya~
black bear
yulh-yvmlh
blows
mee-chan-tr'vtlh-ni
deer
mee-chan-tr'vtlh-ni mee-ne'
deer thicket
tr'ee-lat
floats-down
naa-t'a
flying/flies
xwe'
footprint/track
naa-ghaa-srii-ni
fox
naa-ghaa-srii-ni mee-ne'
fox den
det-xvsr
girl
mee-ne'
home
yatlh-yalh
hops
xan'-nee-ta
hurries
min'-ne'
inside-of
lhvm-'e
mouse
Dee-ni' Wee-ya'
English
lhvm-'e mee-ne'
mouse nest
svs-dee-lii-chu
owl
svs-dee-lii-chu mee-ne'
owl nest
k'aa-ma'sr
rabbit
k'aa-ma'sr mee-ne'
rabbit burrow
naa-wet
races
nalh-da
runs
xan' naa-gha
scampers (quickly walks)
tee-lhi
snow
dayn
someone
see-lvs
squirrel
see-lvs mee-ne'
squirrel nest
ch'vlh-tvm'
stomps
na'-tu
swims
naa-gha
walks
dayn-la
who-is-it
lhtr'ii
wind
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Winter
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