Hilada
"Read"

Produced in Atka Village 1972, and written and illustrated by Nadesta Golley.

Guide: Hovering over the Unangam Tunuu words will reveal their meaning in English and, for some, a visual aid as well; you'll notice that some of the Unangam Tunuu hoverable glosses will differ from the actual word of the story. The Unangam Tunuu glosses are in the citation form; that is, the citation form is the form that one might find in the dictionary. If you are on a desktop, clicking on the words will also play a sound recording of Moses Dirks, a fluent speaker of Unangam Tunuu, saying that word. Clicking on will play a sound clip of Moses saying the sentence.



Ulax̂

ulakuchax̂ (little house).

Sabaakax̂ ulax̂ alakux̂.

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The dog needs a house.

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Piitram ulakuchax̂ ngaan agukuu.

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Peter builds a little house for the dog.

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Sabaakaan ulax̂ matamax̂?

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Does your dog also have a house?

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Awal

awal (work).

Taatang ataqan al awakux̂.

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My father is working alone.

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Saxtalakan awazax̂.

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He works hard.

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Taatang kidul awamazaq.

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I also help my father in his work.

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Awaatumazax̂t ii?

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Do you like to work as well?

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Nas

awal (work).

Kitang nas angaliq.

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Today I hurt my foot.

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Nas akung qidaqang.

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When I hurt my foot, I cried.

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Qidal akuqaang nanaqadanax̂.

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When I cried, my foot stopped hurting.

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Txin nas agumis, qidazax̂t ii?

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When you hurt youself, do you cry?

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Igal

awal (work).

Chiidax̂ stuuluĝim sitxaa gul igakux̂.

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The pet is flying under the table.

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Stuulux̂ gul igal amaanunax̂.

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It flew under the table and went away.

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Igal amaanukux̂ ilgaqang.

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When it flew away, I looked for it.

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Ilgakung ukul angaling.

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I looked for it and found it today.

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