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Hunting

Do you go hunting?

Си бэюктэденни? Си бултадяӈнанни?

Si beyuktedienni? Si bultadiaŋnanni?

No I don't, but my brother is a hunter.

Эчэ, акинми бэюмэн. Эчэ, акинми бэюктэвки.

Eche, akinmi beyumen. Eche, akinmi beyuktewki.

What does your brother hunt?

Акинни экунма бэюктэвки?

Akinni ekunma beyuktewki?

My brother hunts elks and sables.

Акинми токива, некэвэ бэюктэвки.

Akinmi tokiwa, niekewe beyuktewki.

Are there many sables this winter?

Кэтэ-гу некэ тугэ бичэ?

Kete-gu nieke tuge biche?

No, there are few sables this winter.

Эчэ, тугэниксэ ахакан некэ бичэ.

Eche, tugenikse ahakan nieke biche.

When did this squirrel pass?

Эр улуки окин ӈэнэчэ?

Er uluki okin ŋeneche?

This is yesterday's footprint.

Урипты удян. Тыманин удян.

Uripti udian. Timanin udian.

How far is the capercailies' mating-place?

Горо-гу хороки хорогон?

Goro-gu horoki horogon?

It's near here, in the glade at the foot of the mountain.

Эчэ, дагакан – урэкэчэн хэрэдун, кэвэрду.

Eche, dagakan — urekechen heredun, kewerdu.

Does your dog hunt elks well?

Ӈинакиннни токиду ая?

Ŋinakinni tokidu aya?

Yes, it hunts elk very well.

Э, сома ая токиду.

E, soma aya tokidu.

My dog hunts sable well.

Би ӈинав некэду ая.

Bi ŋinaw niekedu aya.

Where are the reindeer now?

Иду эткэн бэюр? Иду эткэн мэӈэтул?

Idu etken beyur? Idu etken meŋetul?

The reindeer are moving to the hills.

Мэӈэтул яӈилдула ӈэнэрэ. Бэюр яӈилдула ӈэнэрэ.

Meŋetul yaŋildula ŋenere. Beyur yaŋildula ŋenere.

When do you hunt reindeer?

Бэюрду окин бултаӈнарас?

Beyurdu okin bultaŋnaras?

We hunt reindeer at the end of winter.

Бэюрвэ тугэ илтэнэдун бултаӈнарав.

Beyurwe tuge iltenedun bultaŋnaraw.