Tepa texts

In this appendix I present short texts in Tepa. Each text is presented first in Tepa, then in an idiomatic English translation (the Tower of Babel story uses the KJV text as the idiomatic English translation), and finally in an interlinear, morpheme-by-morpheme gloss.

The Tower of Babel

The following was taken from the journal of Alma Walker:

Thursday November 16th, 1871. J[oseph] and I conversed at length concerning the bewildering number and general confusion of tongues, doubtless prompted by my inquiries concering the Miapimoquitch, with whom he spent so much of his youth. I felt compelled to read aloud the account from the book of Genesis concerning the confusion of tongues and the Lord's scattering of that proud but fallen people. J remarked that the Miapimoquitch would have enjoyed this story, and asked if I would like to hear it as they might have told it. I responded that I would very much, whereupon he related it to me in the Miapimoquitch dialect as follows.

Tepa

1 huisi leŋa sukuuŋu, huisi tepa. 2 hukahekahee metapu sinaa kenipa eaŋa kitile. hukate yu. 3 huyakkee hawananpaŋana. 4 huhawaŋakkassa hanima etiŋe ukaiŋu kupine. huwaweletii pewalilkatta metasewe. 5 husahu ŋamana epite hanimaa akasa tukua. 6 huyakee ŋamana hasua! isi tukua huisi leŋa neŋu. huŋanani humuŋappulpa eŋana eamine. 7 wasahu huhawanulu leŋane numuhuyu eteppa. 8 hulika metasewe tukua yehupa huapupa ekasa hanimaa. 9 huten papele, anulu yu leŋa tukua ŋamana elika yule metasewe.

The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)

1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Verse 1

huisi leŋa sukuuŋu, huisi tepa

hu=	0-	isi	leŋa	sukuu	=ŋu	hu=	isi	tepa
and=	3-	one	language	earth:B	=to	and=	one	speech

And to the earth one language and one speech.

Verse 2

hukahekahee metapu sinaa kenipa eaŋa kitile.

hu=	0-	kahekahee	meta	=pu	sinaa	kenipa	e=	0-	aŋa	kiti	=le
and=	3>3'-	find:DIST:B	region	=in	Shinar	mesa	SS=	3-	journey	east	=from

hukate yu.

hu=	0-	kate	yu
and=	3-	dwell	there

And they found in the land Shinar a mesa as they journey from the East. And they dwelt there.

Verse 3

huyakkee hawananpaŋana.

hu=	0-	yakkee	ha=	wa-	nanpa	+	ŋana
and=	3>3'-	say:G:B	!=	1>3-	adobe	+	make

And they said to each other, let us make adobe.

Verse 4

huhawaŋakkassa hanima etiŋe ukaiŋu kupine.

hu=

ha=

wa-

ŋa"-

kassa

hanima

e=

0-

tiŋe

ukai

=ŋu

kupi

-ne

and=

!=

1>3-

CBA-

build:G

pueblo

SS=

3-

reach

sky

=to

head

-3p

huwaweletii pewalilkatta metasewe.

hu=	wa-	weletii	pe=	wa-	lilka	=tta	meta	=sewe
and=	1>3-	know:L:B	IRR=	1>3-	scatter:L	=sometime	region	=through

And let us build for ourselves a pueblo, its top reaching the sky. And we will be known if sometime we are scattered through the land.

Verse 5

husahu ŋamana epite hanimaa akasa tukua.

hu=

0-

sahu

<am>

ŋana

e=

0-

pite

hanimaa

a=

0-

kasa

tukua

and=

3-

descend

<AGT>

make

SS=

3-

see

pueblo:B

DS=

3>3'-

build

person:COLL:B

And the Creator descended to see the pueblo that the people were building.

Verse 6

huyakee ŋamana hasua!

hu=	0-	yakee	<am>	ŋana	ha=	0-	sua
and=	3>3'-	say:B	<AGT>	make	!=	3>3'-	look

isi tukua huisi leŋa neŋu.

0-	isi	tukua	hu=	0-	isi	leŋa	ne	=ŋu
3-	one	person:COLL:B	and=	3-	one	language	DEM	=to

huŋanani humuŋappulpa eŋana eamine.

hu=

0-

ŋana

=ni

hu=

mu=

0-

ŋa"-

pulpa

e=

0-

ŋana

e=

0-

ami

=ne

and=

3>3'-

do

=this

and=

NEG=

3>3'-

CBA-

stop:L

SS=

3>3'-

do

SS=

3>3'-

desire

=DEM

And the Creator said, look! The people are one, and to them is one language. And they do this, and they will not be stopped (from) doing what they desire.

Verse 7

wasahu huhawanulu leŋane numuhuyu eteppa.

wa-

sahu

hu=

wa-

nulu

leŋa

=ne

hu=

mu=

0-

huyu

e=

0-

teppa

1-

descend

and=

1-

mix

language

=3p

and=

NEG=

3>3'-

understand

SS=

3>3'-

speak:G

I (will) go down and mix their language, and they will not understand what they speak to each other.

Verse 8

hulika metasewe tukua yehupa huapupa ekasa hanimaa.

hu=

0-

lika

meta

=sewe

tukua

<am>

ŋana

hu=

a=

0-

pupa

e=

0-

kasa

hanimaa

and=

3>3'-

scattered

region

=through

person:COLL:B

<AGT>

make

and=

DS=

3>3'-

stop

SS=

3>3'-

build

pueblo:B

And the Creator scattered the people throughout the land and they stopped building the pueblo.

Verse 9

huten papele, anulu yu leŋa tukua ŋamana elika yule metasewe.

hu=

0-

ten

papele

a=

0-

nulu

yu

leŋa

tukua

<am>

ŋana

e=

0-

lika

yu

=le

meta

=sewe

and=

3>3'-

name

Babel

DS=

3>3'-

mix

there

language

person:COLL:B

<AGT>

make

SS=

3>3'-

scatter

there

=from

region

=through

And its name is Babel, (because) the Creator mixed the people's language there and scattered them from there throughout the land.

Coyote Eats Rocks

naki kenke ŋamattihu

uuppetetta ŋamattihu--uuuuppete. aŋa yin yu husua enakitte. pite ametepinhai Kimu. yake "Haya, Kimu! sukaŋanitte?"

huyakenu "wametepinhai."

huyakeni "sukaŋanittu?"

huyakenu "nakine."

huyakeni "sunaa naki?"

hunakenu "supaneman watukua."

huyakeni "kiawanaki pinpinkahai wane. uuuuwapete." hunakii nepikin Kimu ŋamattihu humumawette Kimuttin netukua. yake "hen. pesi mukenee naki. wapuu huuuwapete."

aŋa yin yu husua anaki. pite anakiuki Mese. yake "haya, Mese! sukaŋanitte?"

huyakenu "wanakiuki."

huyakeni "sunaa naki?"

huyakenu "supaneman watukua."

huyakeni "kiawanaki ukikinka wane. uuuuwapete." hunakii ukukii episite ekahene ŋamattihu humumawette Mesettin netukua. yake, "hen. pesi mukenee naki. wapuu huuuwapete."

aŋa yin yu husua enakitte. pite anasiyupi Anei. yake "haya, Anei! sukaŋanitte?"

huyakenu "wanakiyupi."

huyakeni "sunaa naki?"

huyakenu "supaneman watukua."

huyakeni "kiawanaki yupiypinka wane. uuuuwapete." hunakii yupii pakukuule ŋamattihu humumawette aneittin netukua. yake "hen. pesi mukenee naki. wapuu huuuwapete."

lea husena suŋanitte hunakitte. pite Tipukan yapalata atipi sukupu. yake "haya, Tipukan! sukaŋanitte?"

huyakenu "naŋaken. iye hapuu yu huhamawema awaisi."

huyakeni "sunaa naki?"

muweline Tipukan humutepatte hutipi sukupu yapata.

yakeni "kiawanaki kenkenka wane. uuuuwapete." hunakii mikikiin keken tukulaa episite ekahene ŋamattihu. ŋaha netunpa! yake "aa, naane!" yake "uuwaŋasalatii kekennu!" hulua hutuli asati netunpa.

uuwesi ekatatta. yake "uuwaŋasalatii kekennu pise huwaŋakkalta! waŋane ewapipi."

lupaa yapaŋu ŋamattihu. tette netunpapu keken eŋani lawi. tiluu laka eyapapu aŋallalti netunpa kenke hutupaa huluŋaa.

ŋamattihunu! sumusunutta?

Coyote eats rocks

Coyote was really hungry one day--really really hungry. He was wandering around looking for something to eat. He saw Field Mouse gathering grass seeds. "Hey, Field Mouse! What are you doing?" he asked.

"Gathering grass seeds," said Field Mouse.

"What for?" asked Coyote.

"To eat," answered Field Mouse.

"Do they taste good?"

"Me and my family like them."

"Maybe I'll eat some grass seeds. I'm really really hungry." And Coyote ate all of Field Mouse's seeds, leaving none for poor Field Mouse and his family. "Hmm. That sure wasn't very much food. I'm still really hungry."

He was wandering around looking for food. He saw Lizard eating bugs. "Hey, Lizard! What are you doing?" asked Coyote.

"Eating bugs," answered Lizard.

"Do they taste good?"

"Me and my family like them."

"Maybe I'll eat some bugs. I'm really really hungry." And Coyote ate all of the bugs he could find, leaving none for poor Lizard and his family. "Hmm. That sure wasn't very much food. I'm still really hungry."

He was wandering around looking for something to eat. He saw Beaver chewing on some bark. "Hey, Beaver! What are you doing?" asked Coyote.

"Eating bark," answered Beaver.

"Does it taste good?"

"Me and my family like it."

"Maybe I'll eat some bark. I'm really really hungry." And Coyote ate the bark off of all the trees, leaving none for poor Beaver and his family. "Hmm. That sure wasn't very much food. I'm still really hungry."

He sat down and wondered what to do about food. He saw Sage Hen down by the spring pecking at the ground. "Hey, Sage Hen! What are you doing?"

"Swallowing rocks. Now go away and leave me alone."

"Do they taste good?"

Sage Hen ignored him and didn't answer, but kept on pecking in the dirt by the spring.

"Maybe I'll try some rocks. I'm really really hungry." And Coyote ate all of the pebbles, rocks, and boulders he could find. His stomach was huge! "Aah, that did the trick!" he said. Those rocks really filled me up!" And he lay down to take a nap because his stomach was so full.

When he woke up awhile later he was really thirsty. "Those rocks really filled me up, but they sure did make me thirsty! I'd better get a drink."

Coyote walked down to the spring. All of the rocks rattled and clacked together in his stomach making a lot of noise. He leaned over the water in the spring, but his stomach was so heavy with rocks that he fell in and drowned.

That Coyote! Won't he ever learn?

naki kenke ŋamattihu

0-	naki	kenke	ŋa"-	<am>	tihu
3>3'-	eat	rock:DIST	CBA-	<AGT>	mischief

Coyote eats rocks

uuppetetta ŋamattihu--uuuuppete.

uu"=	0-	pete	=tta	ŋa"-	<am>	tihu	uu"=	0-	pete
INTENS=	3-	be.hungry	=sometime	CBA-	<AGT>	mischief	INTENS=	3-	be.hungry

Coyote was really hungry one day--really really hungry.

aŋa yin yu husua enakitte.

0-	aŋa	yi	-n	yu	hu=	0-	sua	e=	0-	naki	=tte
3-	wander	here	-and	there	and=	3>3'-	seek	SS=	3>3'-	eat	=something

He was wandering around looking for something to eat.

pite ametepinhai Kimu.

0-	pite	a=	0-	mete	+	pin	+	hai	kimu
3>3'-	see	DS=	3-	gather	+	seed	+	grass	Field.Mouse

He saw Field Mouse gathering grass seeds.

yake "Haya, Kimu! sukaŋanitte?"

0-	yake	haya	kimu	su=	ka-	ŋani	=tte
3>3'-	say	hey	Field.Mouse	?=	2>3-	do	=something

"Hey, Field Mouse! What are you doing?" he asked.

huyakenu "wametepinhai."

hu=	0-	yake	=nu	wa-	mete	+	pin	+	hai
and=	3>3'-	say	=that	1-	gather	+	seed	+	grass

"Gathering grass seeds," said Field Mouse.

huyakeni "sukaŋanittu?"

hu=	0-	yake	=ni	su=	ka-	ŋani	=ttu
and=	3>3'-	say	=this	?=	2>3-	do	=some.reason

"What for?" asked Coyote.

huyakenu "nakine."

hu=	0-	yake	=nu	0-	naki	=ne
and=	3>3'-	say	=that	3>3'-	eat	=DEM

"To eat," answered Field Mouse.

huyakeni "sunaa naki?"

hu=	0-	yake	=ni	su=	0-	naa	naki
and=	3>3'-	say	=this	?=	3-	good	eat

"Do they taste good?"

hunakenu "supaneman watukua."

hu=	0-	yake	=nu	0-	supa	=ma	-n	wa-	tukua
and=	3>3'-	say	=that	3>3'-	please	=1	-and	1p-	person:COLL:B

"Me and my family like them."

huyakeni "kiawanaki pinpinkahai wane.

hu=

0-

yake

=ni

kia=

wa-

naki

pinpi

=nka

+

hai

wa-

ne

and=

3>3'-

say

=this

maybe=

1>3-

eat

seed:DIST

=some

+

grass

1-

DEM

"Maybe I'll eat some grass seeds.

uuuuwapete."

uu"=	wa-	pete
INTENS=	1-	be.hungry

I'm really really hungry."

hunakii nepikin Kimu ŋamattihu humumawette Kimuttin netukua.

hu=

0-

nakii

ne-

pikin

kimu

ŋa"-

<am>

tihu

hu=

mu=

0-

mawe

=tte

kimu

-tti

-n

ne-

tukua

and=

3>3'-

eat:B

3-

seed:COLL:B

Field.Mouse

CBA-

<AGT>

mischief

and=

NEG=

3>3'-

leave

=something

Field.Mouse

-DIM

-and

3p-

person:COLL:B

And Coyote ate all of Field Mouse's seeds, leaving none for poor Field Mouse and his family.

yake "hen. pesi mukenee naki.

0-	yake	hen	pesi	mu=	0-	kenee	naki
3>3'-	say	hmm	certainly	NEG=	3-	be.enough:B	eat

"Hmm. That sure wasn't very much food.

wapuu huuuwapete."

wa-	puu	hu=	uu"=	wa-	pete
1-	go	and=	INTENS=	1-	be.hungry

I'm still really hungry."

aŋa yin yu husua anaki.

0-	aŋa	yi	-n	yu	hu=	0-	sua	naki
3-	wander	here	-and	there	and=	3>3'-	seek	eat

He was wandering around looking for food.

pite anakiuki Mese.

0-	pite	a=	0-	naki	+	uki	mese
3>3'-	see	DS=	3-	eat	+	bug	Lizard

He saw Lizard eating bugs.

yake "haya, Mese! sukaŋanitte?"

0-	yake	haya	mese	su=	ka-	ŋani	=tte
3>3'-	say	hey	Lizard	?=	2>3-	do	=something

"Hey, Lizard! What are you doing?" asked Coyote.

huyakenu "wanakiuki."

hu=	0-	yake	=nu	wa-	naki	+	uki
and=	3>3'-	say	=that	1-	eat	+	bug

"Eating bugs," answered Lizard.

huyakeni "sunaa naki?"

hu=	0-	yake	=ni	su=	0-	naa	naki
and=	3>3'-	say	=this	?=	3-	good	eat

"Do they taste good?"

huyakenu "supaneman watukua."

hu=	0-	yake	=nu	0-	supa	=ma	-n	wa-	tukua
and=	3>3'-	say	=that	3>3'-	please	=1	-and	1p-	person:COLL:B

"Me and my family like them."

huyakeni "kiawanaki ukikinka wane.

hu=	0-	yake	=ni	kia=	wa-	naki	ukiki	=nka	wa-	ne
and=	3>3'-	say	=this	maybe=	1>3-	eat	bug:DIST	=some	1-	DEM

"Maybe I'll eat some bugs.

uuuuwapete."

uu"=	wa-	pete
INTENS=	1-	be.hungry

I'm really really hungry."

hunakii ukukii episite ekahene ŋamattihu humumawette Mesettin netukua.

hu=

0-

nakii

ukukii

e=

0-

pisite

e=

0-

kahe

=ne

ŋa"-

<am>

tihu

hu=

mu=

0-

mawe

=tte

mese

-tti

-n

ne-

tukua

and=

3>3'-

eat:B

bug:COLL:B

SS=

3>3'-

able

SS=

3>3'-

find

=DEM

CBA-

<AGT>

mischief

and=

NEG=

3>3'-

leave

=something

Lizard

-DIM

-and

3p-

person:COLL:B

And Coyote ate all of the bugs he could find, leaving none for poor Lizard and his family.

yake, "hen. pesi mukenee naki.

0-	yake	hen	pesi	mu=	0-	kenee	naki
3>3'-	say	hmm	certainly	NEG=	3-	be.enough:B	eat

"Hmm. That sure wasn't very much food.

wapuu huuuwapete."

wa-	puu	hu=	uu"=	wa-	pete
1-	go	and=	INTENS=	1-	be.hungry

I'm still really hungry."

aŋa yin yu husua enakitte.

0-	aŋa	yi	-n	yu	hu=	0-	sua	e=	0-	naki	=tte
3-	wander	here	-and	there	and=	3>3'-	seek	SS=	3>3'-	eat	=something

He was wandering around looking for something to eat.

pite anasiyupi Anei.

0-	pite	a=	0-	nasi	+	yupi	anei
3>3'-	see	DS=	3-	chew	+	bark	Beaver

He saw Beaver chewing on some bark.

yake "haya, Anei! sukaŋanitte?"

0-	yake	haya	anei	su=	ka-	ŋani	=tte
3>3'-	say	hey	Beaver	?=	2>3-	do	=something

"Hey, Beaver! What are you doing?" asked Coyote.

huyakenu "wanakiyupi."

hu=	0-	yake	=nu	wa-	naki	+	yupi
and=	3>3'-	say	=that	1-	eat	+	bark

"Eating bark," answered Beaver.

huyakeni "sunaa naki?"

hu=	0-	yake	=ni	su=	0-	naa	naki
and=	3>3'-	say	=this	?=	3-	good	eat

"Does it taste good?"

huyakenu "supaneman watukua."

hu=	0-	yake	=nu	0-	supa	=ma	-n	wa-	tukua
and=	3>3'-	say	=that	3>3'-	please	=1	-and	1p-	person:COLL:B

"Me and my family like it."

huyakeni "kiawanaki yupiypinka wane.

hu=	0-	yake	=ni	kia=	wa-	naki	yupiypa	=nka	wa-	ne
and=	3>3'-	say	=this	maybe=	1>3-	eat	bark:DIST	=some	1-	DEM

"Maybe I'll eat some bark.

uuuuwapete."

uu"=	wa-	pete
INTENS=	1-	be.hungry

I'm really really hungry."

hunakii yupii pakukuule ŋamattihu humumawette aneittin netukua.

hu=

0-

nakii

yupii

pakukuu

=le

ŋa"- <am> tihu

hu=

mu=

0-

mawe

=tte

anei

-tti

-n

ne-

tukua

and=

3>3'-

eat:B

bark:B

tree:COLL:B

=from

CBA- <AGT> mischief

and=

NEG=

3>3'-

leave

=something

Beaver

-DIM

-and

3p-

person:COLL:B

And Coyote ate the bark off of all the trees, leaving none for poor Beaver and his family.

yake "hen. pesi mukenee naki.

0-	yake	hen	pesi	mu=	0-	kenee	naki
3>3'-	say	hmm	certainly	NEG=	3-	be.enough:B	eat

"Hmm. That sure wasn't very much food.

wapuu huuuwapete."

wa-	puu	hu=	uu"=	wa-	pete
1-	go	and=	INTENS=	1-	be.hungry

I'm still really hungry."

lea husena suŋanitte hunakitte.

0-

lea

hu=

0-

sena

su=

0-

ŋani

=tte

hu=

0-

naki

=tte

3-

sit

and=

3-

think

?=

3>3'-

do

=something

and=

3>3'-

eat

=something

He sat down and wondered what to do about food.

pite Tipukan yapalata atipi sukupu.

0-	pite	tipukan	yapa	+	la	=ta	a=	0-	tipi	suku	=pu
3>3'-	see	Sage.Hen	source	+	water	=at	DS=	3-	peck	dirt	=in

He saw Sage Hen down by the spring pecking at the ground.

yake "haya, Tipukan! sukaŋanitte?"

haya	tipukan	su=	ka-	ŋani	=tte
hey	Sage.Hen	?=	2>3-	do	=something

"Hey, Sage Hen! What are you doing?"

huyakenu "naŋaken.

0-	naŋa	+	ken
3-	swallow	+	rock

"Swallowing rocks.

iye hapuu yu huhamawema awaisi."

iye	ha=	puu	yu	hu=	ha=	mawe	=ma	a=	wa-	isi
now	!=	go	there	and=	!=	leave	=1	DS=	1-	one

Now go away and leave me alone."

huyakeni "sunaa naki?"

hu=	0-	yake	=ni	su=	0	-naa	naki
and=	3>3'-	say	=this	?=	3	-good	eat

"Do they taste good?"

muweline Tipukan humutepatte hutipi sukupu yapata.

mu=

0-

weli

=ne

tipukan

hu=

mu=

0-

tepa

=tte

hu=

0-

tipi

suku

=pu

yapa

=ta

NEG=

3>3'-

listen

=DEM

Sage.Hen

and=

NEG=

3>3'-

speak

=something

and=

3-

peck

dirt

=in

spring

=at

Sage Hen ignored him and didn't answer, but kept on pecking in the dirt by the spring.

yakeni "kiawanaki kenkenka wane.

0-	yake	=ni	kia=	wa-	naki	kenke	=nka	wa-	ne
3>3'-	say	=this	maybe=	1-	eat	rock:DIST	=some	1-	DEM

"Maybe I'll try some rocks.

uuuuwapete."

uu"=	wa-	pete
INTENS=	1-	be.hungry

I'm really really hungry."

hunakii mikikiin keken tukulaa episite ekahene ŋamattihu.

hu=

0-

nakii

mikikii

-n

keken

(-n)

boulder:COLL:B

e=

0-

pisite

e=

0-

kahe

=ne

ŋa"-

<am>

tihu

and=

3>3'-

eat:B

pebble:COLL:B

-and

rock:COLL:B

(-and)

tukulaa

SS=

3>3'-

able

SS=

33'-

find

=DEM

CBA-

<AGT>

mischief

And Coyote ate all of the pebbles, rocks, and boulders he could find.

ŋaha netunpa!

0-	ŋaha	ne-	tunpa
3-	be.big	3p-	belly

His stomach was huge!

yake "aa, naane!"

0-	yake	aa	0-	naa	=ne
3-	say	aah	3-	good	=DEM

"Aah, that did the trick!" he said.

yake "uuwaŋasalatii kekennu!"

0-	yake	uu=	wa-	ŋa"-	salatii	keken	=nu
3>3'-	say	INTENS=	1>3-	CBA-	be.full:L:B	rock:COLL:B	=that

Those rocks really filled me up!"

hulua hutuli asati netunpa.

hu=	0-	lua	hu=	0-	tuli	a=	0-	sati	ne-	tunpa
and=	3-	lie.down	and=	3-	sleep	DS=	3-	be.full	3p-	belly

And he lay down to take a nap because his stomach was so full.

uuwesi ekatatta.

uu=	0-	wesi	e=	0-	kata	=tta
INTENS=	3-	be.thirsty	SS=	3-	wake.up	=sometime

When he woke up awhile later he was really thirsty.

yake "uuwaŋasalatii kekennu pise huwaŋakkalta!

0-

yake

uu=

wa-

ŋa"-

salatii

keken

=nu

pise

hu=

wa-

ŋa"-

kalta

3>3'-

say

INTENS=

1>3-

CBA-

be.full:L:B

rock:COLL:B

=that

certainly

and=

1>3-

CBA-

be.thirsty:L

"Those rocks really filled me up, but they sure did make me thirsty!

waŋane ewapipi."

wa-	ŋane	e=	wa-	pipi
1-	should	SS=	1-	drink

I'd better get a drink."

lupaa yapaŋu ŋamattihu.

0-	lupaa	yapa	=ŋu	ŋa"-	<am>	tihu
3-	walk:B	spring	=to	CBA-	<AGT>	mischief

Coyote walked down to the spring.

tette netunpapu keken eŋani lawi.

0-	tette	ne-	tunpa	=pu	keken	e=	0-	ŋani	lawi
3-	rattle:G	3p-	belly	=in	rock:COLL:B	SS=	3>3'-	do	noise

All of the rocks rattled and clacked together in his stomach making a lot of noise.

tiluu laka eyapapu aŋallalti netunpa kenke hutupaa huluŋaa.

0-

tiluu

la

=ka

e=

0-

yapa

=pu

a=

0-

ŋa"-

lalti

ne-

tunpa

kenke

hu=

0-

tupaa

hu=

0-

luŋaa

3-

lean:B

water

=on

SS=

3-

spring

=in

DS=

3-

CBA-

heavy:L

3p-

belly

rock:DIST

and=

3-

fall:B

and=

3-

drown:B

He leaned over the water in the spring, but his stomach was so heavy with rocks that he fell in and drowned.

ŋamattihunu! sumusunutta?

ŋa"-	<am>	tihu	=nu	su=	mu=	0-	sunu	=tta
CBA-	<AGT>	mischief	=that	?=	NEG=	3-	learn	=sometime

That Coyote! Won't he ever learn?

Index

1. Introduction to Tepa
2. Tepa Phonology
3. Inflectional Morphology of Nouns
4. Inflectional Morphology of Verbs
5. Some Word Formation
6. Particles
7. Syntax
8. Annotated Texts