Ya:kasti inicambija baxkinu dtaminwalatabi.
yaakasti i-ni-šan-bV-i-da bałki-nu t'amin-wala-tabi
long_time VEN.INTR-go-SEM-down-1-IND north-ABL foreign-people-FOC
A long time ago, foreigners came from the north.

Na:cagda idatabi wala nyanta: iyuqbija yi:thamgi:.
naaš-agda ida-tabi wala ńantaa i-yuʔ-bV-i-da yiiṭam-gii
time-near 1-FOC people VEN.INTR-lay-down-1-IND illness-INST
Not long after many of us fell sick.

Na:cagda gaza idi:m ganaxca:njanyi iyuqbugki, idatabi inyi:ja Kaɍa:bin.
naašagda ganha idiim ga-nał-šan-i-da-ńi i-yuʔ-bV-k'i, ida-tabi i-ni-i-da Kaɹan-bin
time.near eyes 1.GEN AND.TR-see-SEM-1-IND-SEQ VEN.INTR-lay-down-NMLZ | 1-FOC VEN.INTR-go-1-IND Karan-LAT
Soon we realized that we caught that sickness from the foreigners, so we went west to Karan.

Na:ciran ida co inari:ganidanyi, walatabi co gagkalkaija.
naaširan ida šo i-narin-gani-da-ńi, wala-tabi šo ga-k'al~k'al-i-da
time.that 1 INV VI-bear-GNOM-IND-SEQ | people-FOC INV AT-die~HAB-1-IND
Around the time I was born, people started dying from the sickness.

Co gagkalkaija yi:tham gku:ra:tabi yaxmiim ba:nyigwaladim.
šo ga-k'al~k'al-i-da yiiṭam k'uura-tabi yałma-im baańig-wala-de-im
INV AND.TR-kill-HAB-1-IND illness seven-FOC subclan-GEN duck-people-GEN2-GEN
Seven subclans of the Baańigwala were wiped out by disease.

Naxhi:tabi yaxmi:m binawaladim co gagkalkaijadtagi: yi:tham.
narhi-tabi yałma-im bina-wala-dim šo ga-k'al~k'al-i-da-t'agii yiiṭam
five-FOC subclan-GEN upriver-people-GEN2 INV AND.TR-kill-HAB-1-IND-also illness
Five subclans of the Binawala were also wiped out.

Ta:tabi tanyingu yaxmi:m dha:raginwaladim tanyindha:ri:dim kuwaxganida.
tan-tabi tańingu yałma-im ḍaaragin-wala-dim tańin-ḍaarin-dim ku-wał-gani-da
one-FOC only subclan-GEN pair-people-GEN2 first-second-GEN2 AI-live-GNOM-IND
Only one subclan of each survived.

Idatabiqnu tharalsa tanyingu ba:nyigwali:mnu.
ida-tabi-ʔnu ṭaralsa tańingu baańig-wala-im-ʔnu
1-FOC-EQU man only duck-people-GEN-EQU
I am the last Baańigwala.