Cabot Creole/Corpus

Assorted translations

Single sentences

Akosquó:t tsa:ruką́t : í:ts mąyųmùl

Translation activity: the entire Bible

I:stù arayetsawá:st!

Happy Easter!

Horùs: Í:ts thaquhą̀m ǫtą̀: tsiyakohorusą̀.

Horse: Everyone knows what a horse is.

Multiple sentences

Khú: Tsą́n tsarasįqua:tì Tsi:sùs. Tsą́n ararų:masįquá:t lamę́:.

I hope John finds Jesus. John hopes he finds a beer.

Original texts

Single sentences

Tsįmką́: rąkethíts kheyerų́ tsikhequhą́.

(The late) Jim taught me everything I know.

Kha:sá:k yuquetsé.

I ate my dog's leg.

Tohęsewilu:yą̀?

Were you his wife at the time?

Se:lù tsiku:wamǫ:są́ khįmyoyisí: ku:wamųskèt.

Some drunk white guy keeps waving his gun around.

A:rąthaso:ką́ oyątą́, tasęyąta’ì yuquatoką́.

We're almost out of firewood, go get my axe.

O:ské: toyątsįtsyestą̀ ’ù torų:marukét atsù?

Did he give you flowers this year or did he forget again?

Ku:wathamąrę́ tsithi:yo:hotseyą́, ro:tké: hakturì akotsą́:.

Don't play in the river, the factory up the road uses it.

Arakeraytą́ resiquikè: ku:mąra:stsíw khe’awaką́:.

I wish I'd written down my late ma's mushroom stew recipe.

Tasęskąną́, kulorù kusų́sk khesi:kǫtą́ tsi:yoku:wayąkì.

Slow down, I can't keep up with you because of my bad knee.

Tsiyakoyę́:y etsǫ́ tayakitshatuké: rų:mą:kha:tą́ oyų̀tsh.

A lot of dead fish have been washing ashore since they opened up the oil rig.

Lút ya:wakolu:skè: semų̀n, tshatàk mąnké:.

There's seven houses on the other side of the hill, for seven people.

Rų:mųnkùl khįmrų:maluquǫ́ tarąkewuką́.

His uncle often goes over the bridge to work with me.

Khé:k ku:watshokulèt takokhì:sk tsiku:wemętyą́ ku:wo:sątą́ Tsęnì, sų̀m totshų̀:?

There's leftover chocolate cake from Jenny's birthday party, do y'all want some?

Tsakàs lirų:mawè tsitrų:matsi:yątsuro:ką́, háy ya:wkutalukąmò ta:lu:sraquą́.

One of the tourists said he's gonna pet a seal, I bet you five bucks he loses a finger.

Yakhiyątąsę́ a:tsę:sę́ laqué:l ku:walahǫ́:t, hą:’á:t khįmkherukét tsityakątihą:yą̀ tsite’akosǫ:re’ì olą́tsh.

We got a new cast iron skillet, and I keep forgetting that it doesn't heat up as fast as the old one.

Yetsalo:tsį̀s yakotshathą́, ątą́ ku:wawo:yè tsiya:wkereskoyą́ tsę́:t.

Your jeans are still drying, it took ages to wash the stains out.

Ku:walowèsk a:tse:’ì tsitetkalumąyą́ toktuskè:, tǫ̀k atetshą́tsh Mįnù khįmrų:mawthàws etsǫ́.

A new law was passed against smoking in hospitals, so Dr. Miller has been taking more bathroom breaks.

Te:wìt thó: rų:me:rą:sąquhì otsitsą́; ku:wanąsàw ya:wyaquá:st ta:’ę́ que:tù tsitrų:maso:ta:yą́.

David used two sticks to make a fire; his lighter still worked but maybe he just wanted to show off.

Te:yokutsetską̀:s sųte:kè:, toyetsawá:st í:ts?

I didn't see you in church on Sunday, is everything okay?

Skatǫ́ tayakotuke:yą́ khįmnirąka:tshę̀:n tarų:maquhųmqueyeyą́ tshąytshù tarų:maną:skǫ̀, às ya:wyaquitshlorù ku:watsįquú sų̀m mįnutkè:.

When the trawlers used to come ashore, the crews would try to pay us at the bar with stolen cod, as if we couldn't catch fresher fish a few minutes away.