Asking a parent for money. (Click on the Arapaho text to hear a sound file, spoken by a native speaker)

A. no’óó cíhbiiní béí’ci3éí’i

no’oo cih-biin-i bei’ci3ei’i

mother.VOC to speaker-give(TA)-1 money(PL)

‘mom, give me some money!’

B. woní’itowuunín heisónoo béí’ci3éí’i.

won-niiitowuun-in he-isonoo bei’ci3ei’i

go-ask someone for something(TA)-3 2.POSS-father money(PL)

‘go and ask your dad for money!’

A. neixóó, keiciibéí’ci3eib?

ne-ixoo koo-he-nii-cii-hibei’ci3eibi

1.POSS-father.VOC INTERR-2-IMPERF-NEG-have money(AI)

‘dad, do you have any money?’

biin- = to give something to someone

niiitowuun- < /niiit/owuun/ = desire something-BENEFACTIVE = to ask someone for something

hibei’ci3eibi- < /hi/bei’ci3ei/b/i/ = 3POSS-money-NOM.POSS-AI.STAT = to possess money