fish roe kalā ku’d
frog spawn kūona ku’d
The frogs are spawning. Kūonad laskõbõd ku’ddõ.
fish spawning kalād ku’ddimi
fish roe kalā mūma
to eat roe, to eat caviar mummõ sīedõ
herring with roe mūmaks sīļkõd
a special fee or tax īpiž maks
A special school reading book is needed. u’m vajāg spetsial skūol lu’gdõbrǭntõ.
These glasses do not work [~show] anymore. Se bril ä’b nä’gț je’mmitõt.
to give a speech rõkkõ piddõ
a child's story laps rõk
sinful talk patli rõk
clear speech sieldi rõk
unclear speech mǟ’dõn rõk
that is out of the question sīest ä’b ūo rõkkõ
What is it about? Missõst u’m rõk?
So, we did not finish our conversation. [~So, our conversation remained broken for us.] Se rõk ne’i mä’ddõn ei kațki.
The speech is not clear, sort of half-raw. Rõk ä’b ūo sieldõ, ne’iku pūoltūorõz.
The conversation is not going as it should anymore. Rõk jenīm ä’b lǟ’ ne’i, kui vajāg.
There is a lot of worry behind the talk. Rõk tagān u’m sūŗ mu’r.
Mute as a fish: fish are all mute. Mä’mõ ne’iku kalā: kalād attõ amād mǟ’mõd.
