Chinuk Wawa lesson

[David Robertson]

Naika tlus siks, naika tiki wawa kopa msaika,

Thanks to Francisc Czobor for the translation into English.  It's very
good!

--  Dave R

On Tue, 3 May 2005 08:23:36 -0400, Francisc Czobor <fericzobor at YAHOO.COM>
wrote:

>Klahawya Dave pi kanawi klaksta,
>
>Here is my attempt to translate the text of the lesson.
>
>Francisc
>
>
>Ayu tilikom mamuk pipa kopa nsaika.
>
>Many people are writing letters to us.
>
>Klaska aias tiki tlap ukuk Kamlups Wawa pipa mokst taim kopa iht mun.
>
>They want very much to get this Kamloops Wawa (news)paper two times in a
>month.
>
>Pi wik kata nsaika aiak mamuk kakwa.
>
>But there's no way for us to do this soon.
>
>Ayu tilikom mitlait[,] ilo klaska mamuk hilp kopa ukuk pipa.
>
>There are many people that don?t help at all for this (news)paper.
>
>Kakwa iaka aias til mamuk alta pus mash ukuk pipa kopa msaika kanawi mun[.]
>
>So it is a very hard work now to send this (news)paper to you every month.
>
>Alki pus tilikom kanawi mamuk hilp kopa ukuk msaika pipa iawa nsaika tolo
>pus iaka kuli mokst taim kopa iht mun pi klunas kanawi sondi.
>
>In the future, if all people will help for this (news)paper of yours, then
>we will manage to issue it two times in a month and maybe even every week.
>
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