Ice Fishing Conversation

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Hadih, di 'alhen?Hello, what did you do?
‘Osjaz̲I was fishing.
Nts’e?Where?
Nechakoh 'etThe Nechako
Ndai s̲ilhjus̲What did you catch?
Gak 'ant̲s̲'i syedanagoohI just got bites.
Dant'i 'uniWhat did you use for bait?
'Uk’oonFish eggs
Jus̲ khuntesgwut tilaI think the fish hook was dull.
  
'Uz̲usjus̲.I caught a fish.
Dant'i?What kind?
Duk’aichoA big steelhead
Dalhcho?How big?
Nchaya ‘et hoonts'ui ulhtusNot real big but a strong fighter
Di 'inla?What did you do with it?
'Usla ‘ink’ez slenyoh bet dughadustiI cleaned it and hung it up in my smokehouse.

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