<DIV>I don't know how correct is Nadja's rendering for "from the desert mouse", but I would have used exactly the same expression; I also used klak (Laqw) for "from" in my translation attempts, and I believe that I have seen also others using it in this sense.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Francisc<BR><BR><B><I>Yakima Belle <yakimabelle@YAHOO.COM></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">*Klahowya shiks - klak dlay ilehi hulhul:<BR><BR>Hello friends - from the desert mouse:<BR><BR>(How does one actually say from - this is litterally<BR>off the desert mouse..... but since animals were<BR>mentioned, it seemed a good time to "pop up" and learn<BR>more.)<BR><BR>Naika mamuk mimelust kepit ikt mawich pus alta nayka<BR>mekemek yaka. Yaka makenki klush mekemek bit<BR>kwitshadie. Hilu naika mamuk mimelust Sawash musmus!<BR><BR>I only kill one deer and then I eat him. He's better<BR>eats than rabbit.
I never kill buffalo!<BR><BR>Yakwa, hayu lemel kwitshadie. Klaska puli mekemek -<BR>klaska mitlayt tenas olek kikweli skin.<BR><BR>Here there are lots of jack rabbits. They are rotten<BR>food - they have worms (larvae) in their skin.<BR><BR>OK - it's not the most appetizing post but I am not<BR>sure how to do a comparative as in X is better<BR>(comparative - i.e. "than")<BR>Y. Nor do I know how to describe the disgusting little<BR>things that burrow in jackrabbits hides, but aren't<BR>seen in cottontails as a rule here in the Dlay ilehi.<BR><BR><BR>--- "Isaac M. Davis" <ISAACMACDONALDDAVIS@GMAIL.COM><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>> Oh, and here's my attempted response to another<BR>> translation request later in<BR>> the thread:<BR>> <BR>> Pus atlki msaika mitlait yakwa, wik mamuk mimêlust<BR>> kanawi musmus. Piltên<BR>> diyab.<BR>> <BR>> I hope it made sense. If it doesn't sound right, be<BR>> assured that I didn't<BR>> pretend to be a fluent speaker or
anything, just a<BR>> hobbyist.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Isaac M. Davis<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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