Sac and Fox Language Resource: Phrases

Rabbit goes for a walk.	meshwêha maykîkîyothêh
Rabbit put on his blue pants.	meshwêha pithekami wpekwâki kepoti
Rabbit put on his green shoes.	meshwêha pithkami eshkipakiyâneki mahkethêhani
Rabbit put on his red shirt.	meshwêha pithekami mêshkwâki pithekâ
Rabbit saw four raccoons peeking out of a hole in a tree.	meshwêha nêwêwa nyêwi hêhêpeneki ehkethâpenechi mehtekoki
Rabbit sees an eagle flying high in the sky.	meshwêha nêwêwa ketiwani anithênechi pemeki meko
Rabbit took a bath.	meshwêha anenwiwa
Rabbit walked along the edge of the water.	meshwêha kîkîyothêwa chîpînepîki
Rabbit walked home.	meshwêwa ahpenowa
Rabbit walked through the woods.	meshwêha kîkîyothêwa mehtekwâkihkîki
Rabbit went into the kitchen-A.	meshwêha pitikêwa ehtashiwachâhonich
Rabbit went into the kitchen-B.	meshwêwa pitikêwa etashiwachâhowâchi
Rabbit went outside.	meshwêha ahthâkichi ihêha
Rabbit woke up early one morning.	meshwêha mâmaya tôkîwa
Red fish	mêshkothiti menêthi
Red stick	mêshkwâki metekwi
Red string	meshkwâki thapâpi
Red wagon	meshkothiti tâpyâni
See you again	nâkachi kîhnêwone
See you again.	nâkachi kîhnêwone

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