Sac and Fox Language Resource - FUNNY STORY

Funny story êyniyâchimôni  
Boy kwiyêthêha  
Girl shkwêthêha  
Big mêshaki  
Small chakishîhipa  
Walk fast haniwothêwa  
Walk slow kenâchiwôthêwa  
Stop nakîhn  
Hits pahkâkwi shînwa  
Door shkwâtemi  
Chair apôpîni  
Head âwîshi  
Cuts kîhshkahâma  
Hair wînethâni  
Scream wîshkwekethiwa  
Sit down chîtâpina  
Stand up namathôna  
Cries - crying mayôw  
Laughs pâhnenîwa  
Knife mâtethi  
Eats wîhthenitha  
A big boy walks fast to the door and doesnÕt stop. meshikwiyêthêha haniwothêwa shkwatemeki ôni âkwi nakîhichin  
He hits his head on the door pahkâkwi shînwa owêshi shkwatemeki  
and screams, oh no ôni êhwîshkwekethichi atiyâhketowa  
He walks slowly to the chair and sits down. kenachowathêwa apowpînîkakwi ôni ehchîtapich  
A small girl cuts the boys hair with a big knife and the girl eats the hair. chekishihiti shkwêthêha kîshkahami kwiyêthêhani wînethani ahayochi meshimatethi  
The boy cries and the girl laughs. kwiyêthêha mayôwa ôni shkwêthêha pâhnenîwa  
The boy is small. kwiyêthêha chakeshîhîwa  
The boy runs fast to the door. kwiyêthêha kechipenôwa shkwatemeki  
The boy walks and doesnÕt stop. kwiyêthêha pemôthêwa ôni âkwi nakahichini  
The boy hits his head on the chair. kwiyêthêha pâhkâhkwishini awîshi papîneki  
The boy sits on the floor. kwiyêthêha titapîhâha mechiki  
The girl is small. shkwêthêha châkishîhêhiwa  
The girl cuts the boyÕs head. shkwêthêha kîshkêshama kwiyêthêha owîshi  
The boy hits the girl. kwiyêthêha pakamewa shkwêthêhani  
The girl eats the boyÕs hair. shkwêthêha mîchiwa kwiyêthêhani wînithani  
The girl laughs and the boy cries. shkwêthêha apâneniwa ôni kwiyêthêha mayôch  

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