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I am Afraid

Alinguartua

Uh-ling-wa-ngah

I filled one bucket

All’ingumek wiitelumek ggui imiilaanga

Ahl’ing-oo-mook weed-loon-ek gwee e-mee-law-nga

I got quite a few, too

Ggui cali angliraa’aq pitell’aanga

Gwee-jully unh-lerh-aw’ach pe-dehl’aw-nga

I have no money/I’m broke

Ah-kee-too-ong-ah

I love you

Pingakaken/Pingakamken

Ping-ah-kah-gin/Ping-ah-kam-gin

I need to buy groceries

Piturkanek pingyaruu’unga

Pe-dookh kun-ek pin-yarh-oo-nga

I tried my best

Pitacimtun pill’ungaarma

Be-da-chim-doon pill’oong arrh-mah

I wish it would stop raining

Ggwa-tuq qiten’irli

Qwha-took get-near-lee

I wish it would stop snowing

Ggwa-tuq qanin’irli

Qwha-took kah-nin-ear-lee

I’ll be back tomorrow

Unuagu kipuciiqua

Oo-noo-auh-goo kee-booh-chik-qua

I’ll see you tomorrow

Unuaqu tangercikamken

Oo-new-a-go tung-ah-sh-kam-gen

I’m happy to see you

Epiuna tanghkamken

Ee-pew-na-dunkh-kum-gen

I’m an old man, I know

Angutnguunga, nallun’etua

Ung-oot ngoa-gnaw, nah-hloon-dah

I’m getting a bruise here

Ggun sen’igua

Huhn soo-negh-gwa

I’m glad it stopped raining

Ipiunga qiten’irngan

Ee-pew-na qee-din-ear-ng-un

I’m glad you’re coming; if I went alone I’d be afraid

Taaggwa ipitaken; kiima pikuma alingyuartua

Dah-gwa e be-ta-kin; kema-pe-goo-ma ah-ling-nugh-twah

I’m going hunting

Pisuryaqutartua

Be-zogh-yuk-ku-duh-ktwa

I’m going swimming

Kuimaqutartua

Kwee-muck ku-dukkh-twa

I’m going to come along with you

Taaggwa anga’ulirciqaken

Taagh-wa ang-ah-oo-lickh-che-ka-gen

I’m going to Cordova

Cordova-rtekutartua

Cordova-egh-goo-dugh-twa

I’m very tired

Asiillpiarluanga mernurtua

Ah-seal-pearh-loo-wong-ah moog-nerh-dwa

Ice

Chekooq

If we stay long we might get hungry

Megciqegkumnuk kaig yuartukuk

Moog-jiq-egh-koom-nook kyeh-yoo-arh-too-kook

In Aleut

Alutiitstun

Ah-loo-teet-stoon

Indeed he is Risen!

Pilcinek Unguirtuq!

Pe-gee-nick oong-wekkh-took

Inner Ankle Bone

Qah-pahng-ghuq

Is it done yet?

Uuteksiitaa-qaa?

Oo-took-see-ta-ga

Is it okay?

Ah-wah-ka

Is that all?

Kiyiinek-qaa?

Ke-een-ek-ka

It doesn’t matter

Castengun’etuq

Chuss-tu-kuun-dooq

It snowed a little bit

Ellmangua saaqamek qani’umuuq

Ehl-mung-wa saw-qa-mook qhanee’oom-mooq

It snowed a lot

Qani’umuuq amlerqamek

Qhanee’oom-oaq um-lerh-qah-mook

It stopped raining

Qiten’irtuq

Cutten’erh-tooq

itstoppedraining.mp3

It’s a little cool, too

Cali usu’anaruartuq

Chull’ee oo-zoo-ah-narh warh-tooq

It’s foggy

Oo-mookh-took

itsfoggy.mp3

It’s getting cold now

Awa usu’anai’uq

Ah-wa oozoo-an-eye-ooq

itsgettingcoldnow.mp3

It’s night

Oo-new-took

It’s twelve o’clock

Alel’egnek atrarta

Ah-dill’oogh-nook ut-rahh-ta

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