The Frog and Her Brothers
by Edward Riggs
\ref FROG2 clause 1

\tx  Tótseha  éstáho'kónoehoo'o     oonȧha'é'héhe
\mr  tótseha  é-h  -táho'kónoe-hoon oonȧha'é'héhe
\mg  long.ago 3-PST-sit.upon  -PRET frog:FEM

\tx  ma'xėho'honáéva. 
\mr  ma'xe-ho'honáé-vá 
\mg  big  -rock    -OBL

\ft  Long ago a frog sat on a big rock.

\ref FROG2 clause 2

\tx  Ehnémenéehoo'o.  
\mr  é-h  -némené-e  -hoon
\mg  3-PST-sing  -sit-PRET

\ft  She sat singing.

\ref FROG2 clause 3

\tx  E'ȯhketsėhéhoo'o, 
\mr  é-h  -ohke -tsė-hé -hoon
\mg  3-PST-HABIT-CAT-say-PRET

\ft  She would say,

\ref FROG2 clause 4

\tx  "Nȧhtatanemo        ȯhpėhévenenoohé'ševosėstse
\mr  \ na   -htataném-o  oh      -pėhéve-nenoohé'šé-vó -s-et  
\mg  \ 1POSS-brother -PL whenever-good  -appear(?) -3PL-3-ITER

\tx  náohkevóešetāno,"    
\mr  ná-ohke -vóeše -tanó  
\mg  1 -HABIT-joyful-mental

\ft  "When my brothers look nice (dancing) I am happy,"

\ref FROG2 clause 5

\tx  é'ȯhkėhéhoo'o.    
\mr  é-h  -ohke -hé -hoon
\mg  3-PST-HABIT-say-PRET

\ft  she would say.

\ref FROG2 clause 6

\tx  Exho'sóehoono        neše kȧsováaheho. 
\mr  é-h  -ho'sóe-hoon-o  néše kȧsováahéh-o
\mg  3-PST-dance -PRET-PL two  young.man -PL

\ft  The two young men danced.

\ref FROG2 clause 7

\tx  Néhnéšévȯse    votōnėstse     éhnéestsenóvȯsestȯtse           
\mr  néh-néše-vó -s voton      -ét é-h  -néestsé -n  -óvó-sest  -ot
\mg  CJT-two -3PL-3 tailfeather-PL 3-PST-stand(?)-FTI-3PL-ATTRIB-PL 

\tx  hemé'konēvo      néhe  tsého'sóese.   
\mr  he   -mé'kon-evó néhe  tsé-ho'sóe-se  
\mg  3POSS-head -3PL  these CJT-dance -3PL:PART

\ft  Both of those who danced had tailfeathers stuck in their 
hair on their heads.

\ref FROG2 clause 8

\tx  Tséhnėšenáamėho'sóévȯse    
\mr  tsé-h  -nėšená-ame  -ho'sóe-vó -s
\mg  CJT-PST-while -along-dance -3PL-3

\tx  é'ȯhkeéestséhoo'o       oonȧha'é'héhe,
\mr  é-h  -ohke -éestse-hoon oonȧha'é'héhe
\mg  3-PST-HABIT-speak -PRET frog:FEM

\ft  While they danced, the frog spoke,

\ref FROG2 clause 9

\tx  "Nȧhtatanemo       ȯhpėhévenenoohé'ševosėstse 
\mr  \ na   -htataném-o  oh      -pėhéve-nenoohé'šé-vó -s-et 
\mg  \ 1POSS-brother -PL whenever-good  -appear(?) -3PL-3-ITER

\tx  náohkevóešetāno," 
\mr  ná-ohke -vóeše -tanó
\mg  1 -HABIT-joyful-mental

\ft  "When my brothers look nice (dancing) I am happy,"

\ref FROG2 clause 10

\tx  é'ȯhkėhéhoo'o.  
\mr  é-h  -ohke -hé -hoon
\mg  3-PST-HABIT-say-PRET

\ft  she said.

\ref FROG2 clause 11

\tx  Hévá=móhe    tsé'tóhe tsého'sóese  
\mr  hévá  móhe   tsé'tóhe tsé-ho'sóe-se  
\mg  maybe right? these.AN CJT-dance -3PL:PART

\tx  kȧsováaheho   aénȯhevóohehahoono      néhe  
\mr  kȧsováahéh-o  aénohe-vóoheh-a-hoon-o  néhe 
\mg  young.man -PL hawk  -rabbit-?-PRET-PL these:AN

\tx  tsénésȯhomó'hese.   
\mr  tsé-nés-ohomó'he-se  
\mg  CJT-two-dance   -3PL:PART

\ft  Apparently these young men who danced, these who 
danced together, were jackrabbits.

\ref FROG2 clause 12

\tx  Mó'ȯhkėhestatanémėhénotóhe   
\mr  mó -h  -ohke -he  -htataném-é  -hé -not-ó  -hé   
\mg  DUB-PST-HABIT-have-brother -FAI-NEG-FTA-DIR-NONAFFIRM

\tx  oonȧha'é'héhe vóhkooheho. 
\mr  oonȧha'é'héhe vóhkoohéh-o 
\mg  frog:FEM      rabbit   -OBV

\ft  The rabbits were the brothers of the frog.

\ref FROG2 clause 13

\tx  Hena'háanéhe tséhetaa'óhta'hanéto. 
\mr  hena'háanéhe tsé-hetaa'-óhta'hané -tó
\mg  this.is.it   CJT-extent-tell.story-1

\ft  That is all that I have to tell.