The North Wind and the Sun in Súiⱥcúili

English

The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a traveler came along wrapped in a warm cloak. They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.

Súiⱥcúili

Hece ifasoinip nı hughpisp ⱥtıp øredⱥ aharā, sul sorā, ta sel e r' rėhu piconⱥ soso, tsalip tsalispu terā neⱥ iscilnun ʃⱥ aharā. Utsutip nı aharā sorā ta sel ri su fipf ta icimp aharā ėscėln, piconⱥ so.

Glosses

The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger,

Hece ifasoinip nı hughpisp ⱥtıp øredⱥ aharā, sul sorā, ta sel e r' rėhu piconⱥ soso,

Hecewhile ifasoin-ipdispute-pst nıand hughp-ispblow-er ⱥtıpfrom øredⱥto the north of aharā,«h» sulsun sorā,«s» tathat.O selbe eq r'thing rėh-uthing-brown.indf.sg.O picon-ⱥstrong, powerful-brown soso,out of

when a traveler came along wrapped in a warm cloak.

tsalip tsalispu terā neⱥ iscilnun ʃⱥ aharā.

tsal-ipgo-pst tsal-isp-ugo-er-brown.indf.sg terā«t» neⱥin isciln-uncoat.prep-3.gen ʃⱥto aharā.«h».prep

They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.

Utsutip nı aharā sorā ta sel ri su fipf ta icimp aharā ėscėln, piconⱥ so.

Utsut-ipagree-pst nıand aharā«h» sorā«s» tathat.O selbe rithing suthat fipfcause tathat.O icimptake off aharā«h» ėscėln,coat.O picon-ⱥstrong, powerful-brown so.than