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They don't want to help them.

hiihoowbeetniiteheibeeno'.

That's how tough, hard we have it now.

Nee'ee3ei'P nee'ee3ei'totou'utoono' hiiwoonhehe'.

People don't think charitably towards each other.

Hoowniiteheibeenebiitoon.

They don't.

Hoowuuni.

People are just passed up on the side of the road.

Beni'ceecebixoo3eihiitooni'.

If you car quits on you, who is going to help you?

bee3inoo'oo3einehk, henee'eehek heetniiteheibeiit?

People don't stop and help.

Hoowtoo'uhcehiitoon

Right away they just drive straight on past.

Xonou xonouuwukoohut.

They don't stop.

Hoowuuni.

(In the old days) a person could be sure of being given something by someone (to help them).

Nih'ookohuusbiineihit he'iiteihi3i.

Money or gas.

Bei'ci3ei'i wo'ei3 cebitee.

And it comes back around on you, when people help out.

'oh niiP niice'P niicihce'iini noo'oe'oo', nuhu' tohuuniiteheitooni'.

(The good or bad) comes back around to you.

Niinoo'oeseenoo'.

You tire yourself when working for exampe.

Neeneetoxuuhetiitooni'.

Okay, thanks.

Wohei, hohou.

"(I'm going) into town," he said.

woteeniihi' nih'iit.

Whatever things (you need).

Toonheenei'isiihi'.

And also if your car has quit on you down steam there, he will just pass you by.

Howoo bee3inoo'oo3einehk, hoowuniihiihi', heetcebxoo3ein.

People won't stop for you.

Hetneihoowtoo'uhcehiitoon.

You will stand there a long time waiting.

Heetkouteekuun.

You won't be inquired after, no one will stop and ask what's going on.

Heetneihoownottoneih.

"What's up?"

Tousiini?

"Has your car quit on you or what's up with your car?"

Koohebee3inoo'oo3eih, koobei3P tousiini hototii?

They don't do that.

Hoowuuni.

People don't ask after each other.

Hoownottobeetiin.

That's how hard it is for us now.

Nee'ee3ei'totou'utoono'.

Also these children, when they're spoken to,

Howoo nuhu' tei'yoonoh'o', tih'eeneti3eihi3i', when you talked to these little ones,

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Today, they don't know it.

Hiiwoonhehe' hoowoe'inowuu.

These young ones, they don't know it.

These young ones, hoowoe'inowuu.

You're right.

hii3oobein.

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They don't know the Arapaho language.

Hoowoe'inowuu hinono'eitiit.

They don't know it.

hoowoe'inowuu

"What is he saying," they say.

Hiitousinihii, ni'ii3i'.

"What is he saying, or what?"

HiiP hiitousinihii, wo'ei3 heeyou?

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"What is he talking about?" He doesn't know, yeah.

heeyou hii'eenetiit? Hiihoowoe'in, yeah.

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Yeah, they don't.

yeah, hoowuuni.

They really don't.

Siihoowuuni.

Yeah, it's all very different now.

yeah, ceneecei'soo' hiiwoonhehe'.

Today when someone is asked a question in Arapaho, what's your name, he just looks at the person.

hiiwoonhehe' nottoneihit, hotousihi', niinei'oohobeit.

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He just stares at you.

yeah, niibi'noxoo3P noxoo3noohobein.

Yeah, they just stare at them.

yeah, niibi'noxootoohobei3i'.

Or you say "come here, come here, I want to tell you (about) something."

Wo'ei3 you say neheic, neheic, niibeetei'towuune3en he'ii3ou'u.

They just stand there.

Niibi'3i'ookuu3i'.

After a long time, then they walk on over your way.

Hoonii ne'nii'cihwo'wusee3i'.

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It is sacred.

beeteenoo'.

Yeah, this [language] is sacred, it is really sacred.

Yeah, beeteenoo' nuhu', henee3neebeteenoo'.

It's pretty sacred, that's what people say.

Nee3neeciinoo'onbeteenoo', neeneisinihiitooni'.

That's what we say.

Neeneisinihiino'.

When they say "move over,"

Wo'wusee toh'uu3i',

"Make room," when they say it,

Make room, toh'uu3i',

They don't understand.

'oh hiihoowuuni.

They just look at the ones who spoke Arapaho.

Niibi'nei'oohobei3i'.

"What did you, what did you say?" they say.

HeihtousiP what did you say, ni'ii3i'.

They don't understand.

Hoowuuni.

What is it that you said?"

heeyou heihnihii3oo?

"What did you say?"

heihtousinihii?

Or "what, what is it that you said?" they say.

Wo'ei3 heihP heeyou heihP heihnihii3oo, ni'ii3i'.

They don't know.

Hoowuuni.

They just stare dumbly.

Kookon niibi'P bi'noxootooku'oo3i'.

Then they go away.

Ne'ce3ei'oo3i'.

They go over there.

NiiyihooP

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"We don't know."

neihoowoe'ineebe.

"We don't know what they said."

neihoowoe'ineebe nih'iisinihii3i'.

"Can I come in?"

Kooneetni'ciitei?

"Do you want that coffee, or whatever?"

Koohini' woo'teenoowu', wo'ei3 heenei'isiihi'?