{"id":2716,"date":"2010-11-15T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T07:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:03:10","slug":"hard_times-lines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/stories\/text\/hard_times-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Story:Hard Times- Line by Line version"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texts: Hard Times (sample)<\/h1>\r\n\r\n

This page presents the individual lines of the ‘Hard Times’ text. The text is provided in literal and idiomatic translations. To read and listen to the complete text, refer to the Hard Times full text<\/a> page.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Line-by-Line Version<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Title<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u1473\u148c \u140a\u1528\u14a5\u1426\u14a1(**)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Kaachii ayimihch<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Hard Times<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 1<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u148c \u14a5\u1505\u1472\u140c\u1489\u14c2\u14a1, \u1401\u1405\u1484 \u140a\u14c2\u152e \u1431\u14d5\u1431\u14f4 \u148c \u1403\u1511\u14c2\u1426\u1473\u14f2\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Chii miskawechenich, eukw aniyaa Pilipisa chii ishinihkaasuu.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Chii<\/td>\r\n miskawechen-ich,<\/td>\r\n eukw<\/td>\r\n aniy-aa<\/td>\r\n Pilipis-a<\/td>\r\n chii<\/td>\r\n ishinihkaasu-u.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
PAST<\/td>\r\n find.TA(3PL>4)-3PL,<\/td>\r\n this<\/td>\r\n the.late-OBV<\/td>\r\n Pilipis-OBV<\/td>\r\n PAST<\/td>\r\n be.callled.AI-3SG.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
They found them, that one the late Philips was his name.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 2<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u148c \u1472\u1405\u1426\u1472\u144c\u1489\u14c2\u14a1, \u1401 \u148c\u1410 \u14a6\u148b\u14f1\u1419\u146f\u1438\u14c0\u14c2\u14a1\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Chii kauhkatechenich, e chiiwii miichisuwaakupanenich.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
They had starved, they had wanted to eat.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 3<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u1401\u1484 \u1473 \u14a5\u1505\u1472\u14ab\u1426\u14a1 \u140a\u14c2\u152e \u1403\u1505\u1474\u1424 \u140a\u14d0\u1466(**) \u14a6\u148d\u1419\u1426\u1431\u1426\u14a1\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Ekw kaa miskamaahch aniyaa iskweu ant miichuwaahpihch.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Then we found it (body) the late woman in the teepee.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 4<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u1401\u1484 \u140a\u14c2\u152e \u14c8\u142f\u1424 \u14c7\u14a7\u1403 \u14c5\u1426\u148b \u14a5\u1505\u146b\u14c8\u14d0\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Ekw aniyaa naapeu namui nuuhchi miskenaan.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
But the late man we didn\u2019t find it (body).<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 5<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u140b\u1450\u1410 \u146e\u1439 \u148c \u140a\u146f\u1426\u144e\u14c4\u1419\u146f\u1438\u14c0\u14d0\u1426(**) \u146f\u1505\u1472\u14c8\u1432\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Aatuwii kiipaa chii akuhtinuwaakupanenh kuskanaapiih.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
At least but they were in-the-water nightlines.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 6<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u1401\u146f\u1466 \u140b\u1466 \u14c2\u152e\u14c2\u1450\u140c\u1403\u1426\u1455\u14ab\u1426\u14a1 \u140a\u14c2\u152e \u14c8\u142f\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Ekut aat niyaanituweihtamaahch aniyaa naapeu.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
There even we looked for it (body) the late man.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 7<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u1516\u1525 \u148c \u14a5\u1426\u1489\u144e\u152b \u1405\u1455\u1419\u1512\u14bb\u1426\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Shaash chii mihchetiyuu utawaashiimh.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Already there were many his children.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 8<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u148c \u148b\u14c4\u1473\u1433\u152b \u14ab\u1483 \u1516\u1525 \u140a\u14c2\u152b \u1405\u146f\u14f4\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Chii chinukaapuyuu maak shaash aniyuu ukusa.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
He was tall already his son.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 9<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u14c7\u14a7\u1403 \u14c5\u1426\u148b \u14a5\u1505\u146f\u1419\u14c8\u14d0 \u1472\u1526 \u140a\u14d0 \u14c8\u142f\u1525\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Namui nuuhchi miskuwaanaan kaye an naapesh.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Not we did not find him also that boy.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

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Line 10<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
\u148c \u140a\u146f\u144c\u1424 \u14ab\u1483 \u140a\u14d0\u1466(**) \u144c\u1511\u1431\u1456\u1472\u14d0, \u1401\u146f\u1466 \u1401\u146f\u144c\u1528\u14a1 \u140a\u14c2\u152b \u1405\u1455\u152b\u14d0 \u140a\u14c2\u152e \u14c8\u142f\u1424\u166e<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
Chii akuteu maak ant teshipitaakan, ekut ekuteyich aniyu uutayuun aniyaa naapeu.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n\r\n
There was a cache hanging there, that is where it was hanging that his furs the late man.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

 <\/p>\r\n

Complete Idiomatic Translation<\/h4>\r\n

Hard Times<\/p>\r\n

A family was found dead.<\/p>\r\n

They found the woman and the children in the tent.<\/p>\r\n

But they couldn’t find the man and his oldest son.<\/p>\r\n

They looked everywhere.<\/p>\r\n

And where they stored their food for the winter, they only found his furs.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texts: Hard Times (sample) This page presents the individual lines of the ‘Hard Times’ text. The text is provided in literal and idiomatic translations. To read and listen to the complete text, refer to the Hard Times full text page. Line-by-Line Version Title \u1473\u148c \u140a\u1528\u14a5\u1426\u14a1(**) Kaachii ayimihch Hard Times   Line 1 \u148c \u14a5\u1505\u1472\u140c\u1489\u14c2\u14a1, \u1401\u1405\u1484… Read the full article…<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2709,"menu_order":24,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2716"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14500,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716\/revisions\/14500"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}