Translation of newest Chinuk practice text

[Dave Robertson]

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From: Tom Larsen <bvtl at odin.pdx.edu>

> >
> > 1 Patlach kanawi ukuk
> >  2 tkop man kopa nsaika, pi wik msaika mimlus, pi nsaika
> >  3 patlach makmak kopa msaika.  Pus wik msaika mamuk
> >  4 kakwa, alki nsaika mamuk kat* msaika itluil kanawi kah
> >  5       pi msaika kluchmin pi msaika tanas.
> >
> > This doesn't seem too difficult, unless there's something tricky that
> > I'm missing:
> >
> > 1 Give all of the
> > 2 white people to us, and you will not die, and we
> > 3 will give food to you. If you do not do
> > 4 like this, we will cut your flesh everywhere
> > 5       and your women and children.
> >

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> > Portland, OR 97207-1151
> >
> > (503) 725-8179
> > larsent at pdx.edu
> >

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Tom Larsen
Branford Price Millar Library
Portland State University
P.O. Box 1151
Portland, OR 97207-1151

(503) 725-8179
larsen at lib.pdx.edu