ngot
A. nithёpi wa nё mbayen
When are you going to sleep?
B. bama zhё gish gwadёman nodё mkeznen nwi mba.
After I’m done sewing these mocasins, I’ll sleep.
A. ndowatth zhna ngё bzêgwi.
ttho ngeshketosin ėwi mbayan.
I might as well get up. I can’t get to sleep.
B. wégwnithё bwa wthё mba yen
Why can’t you sleep?
A. kapi zhna gbé gishêk ngi mnêkwén.
aptthė zhna nniskadéndёm.
I drank coffee all day.
I’ve got lots on my mind.
A. nangodgёn zhё ė bmё waséyak,
ngёshketon ė mbayan
Once in a while, when it’s getting dawn,
I finally fall asleep.
nish
A. ngi ktthė mba. ttho gnёgé ngi apwési.
(ttho gnёgé - didn't even)
I slept really hard. I didn’t even dream.
B. ki gzhithanéngwam dbëkok
You snored loud last night.
A. gin sё gé zhé! ki nodwёn gbé zhéba!
You too! I heard you all morning!
B. ngi bigéyékwes, ga wthё ktthė mba yan.
I was really tired, that’s why I slept hard.
A. nwėtth mami nwi ne ndo mba ngom.
(nwėtth mami - earlier)
(nё - indicates future time)
I’m going to try to get to sleep earlier.
B. nin gé zhé. kё kwėtthpёkénadmen,
wéni nwėtth wa gzhithanéngwak!
Me too. We’ll try to beat each other,
who can snore the loudest!
nswé
A. ki mno mba né
Did you sleep well?
B. ttho wi, ngi giwnatthgwesh dbёkok.
No, I had a nightmare last night.
A. wёyé né ki bdëgwnêk
Was someone scaring you?
(in your dreams)
B. ttho wёyé ngi bdёgwnêksi.
ngi ptakwshkagé ngi napwé.
No one was scaring me.
I dreamed I ran into someone (car accident).
A. énwék sёna! ki znёg’apwé.
Geez! You had a real hard dream.
B. éhé, ngi znёg’apwé.
bėdo na mno mbayan ngom nё pkonyak
Yes, I had a hard dream.
I hope I sleep better this evening.