Story 4: Ice Fish Net Story Flashcards
(21 cards)
Lhu shàmęl shùthan nàkenla
They got the fishnet ready
Lhu shàmęl shakʼàdatlʼų̀ akʼaân zenų
They are going to set the fishnet today
Kwatà tlį tlʼèl shàw nàále
Their dad is getting the dog sled ready
Kwatà kwanuha ye tlį nááthê kààtʼar
Their dad and uncle are walking in front of the dogs
Kwanduha mazi nârʼàr, nàʼį
Their uncle sees lots of caribou crossing
Atlʼà shàmęl shakʼàdatlʼų yîw yàànàkwadawê
They took a rest where they wanted to set the fishnet
Kwatà tań shaanakhel shàmęl du
Their dad is chopping a hole in the ice for the fishnet
Kwanduha tan zhû atààtlʼèt
Their uncle is shoveling snow out
Kwanäya shàmęl deshan kàshadakhel
Their older brother is cutting down poles
Tsʼu tsʼánuh ajaanakhel tań tʼäy tsʼàchʼą̀l du
He is chopping down a long tree for a jigger
Tań tʼäy tsʼàchʼą̀l tsʼu kalǔ thʼäy, tań shakankhel tsʼàn
They dragged the jigger poles back to the hole
Kwanduha tań zhû kaǎtlʼar
Their uncle is scooping the ice out
Kwashala kwân jedakʼąąl
Their younger brother is lighting a fire
Kwatà shàmęl tlʼèl kààshuh, deshan käy
Their dad ties the fishnet rope to the poles
Kwanduha shàmęl tlʼêl achʼǐ, tań
tʼäy
Their uncle pulls the fishnet under the ice
Kààkʼê shàmęl shàkantlʼų
And then, they set the fishnet
Yàànàkadawê kʼê, dì kamǔr kwân mäy
While they all took a break, they boiled tea by the fire
Kwashala dànäya yè lhu ka kedachʼąr
Their younger brother and his older brother went fishing with a hook
Mèt shäw kechʼąr
They caught a big trout
Tań tʼäy tsʼań, mèt shäw kekìnlu
They pulled the big trout through the ice
Teshakenddhį mèt shäw kamǔr yè
They are all excited to boil up the trout
