Funeral Notice for a Child of Tsekwisi (1928)

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May


28th


1926


ᏤᏈᏏ
tsequsi
Tsekwisi
Jeff

Jeff
Tindle

Tindle
ᎤᏂᏲᎱᏏ
uniyohusi
they just lost
ᎤᏍᏗᎢ
usdi'i
baby
ᎪᎯ
kohi
this (+ unit of time)
ᏑᎾᎴᎢ
sunale'i
morning
ᏑᎾᎴᎢ
sunale'i
tomorrow
ᎢᎪᎯ
igohi
daytime
ᏥᎨᏎᏍᏗ
tsigesesdi
will be
ᎬᏩᏃᏴᏍᏗ
gvwanoyv'sdi
they are to bury him (her)
ᎢᏦᏗ
itsodi
in Echota
ᏧᎾᏓᏂᏐᏗᎢ
tsunadanisohdi'i
cemetery
ᎢᏣᏍᎪᏍᎩᏃ
itsgosgihno
you gravediggers
ᎢᏣᏛᏅᏍᏕᏍᏗ
itsadvnvsdesdi
get ready

May 28, 1926. The family of Tsekwsi (Jeff Tindle) lost a small child this morning. It will be buried tomorrow in Echota Cemetery, and you diggers must make preparation.