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When I was in the army

Mąąnąąpe hakį hanįheregi

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hą

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I was (there) for around seven years.

mąą mąą šaagowįnįįsge haʔųąnįhera

Once in a while I’d come back by here.

Hagaira higi hakiri waawešųnų.

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Virgil Pettibone lived in Minneapolis.

Virgilga Virgil Pettibonega Minneapolis ʔeeja ciišųnų

yes

hą

One time I came back and I stopped there.

Hagoreižą ʔeeja hakirira ʔeeja hipuša.

He was there.

Hija hija ʔųųnąkšąną.

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He had a black man friend, they were sitting there together.

Waxopįnį seep hižą ʔeejašge hicakoro hiira ʔee hakižu mįįnąk ʔeeja nąąkšąną.

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They were drinking a little, so I started in too, I sat down.

coowexjįk nįįsge karacgą waʔųnąąkre nįįšge jaagu hija hoinąk haanįįsge hegų hija mįąnąk.

What else?

jaagu hijąhį

At some point that black man he stood up and started to leave.

Tee hagoreižą seepįk jeega nąąžįąnąga hegų kirikere

"Virgil, Virgil, connection!" he said and went out the door.

"Virgil, Virgil, connection," ʔaanąk hegų hihinąpšąną.

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"Okay, I’ll see you," Virgil said to him.

"Yaa hą hanįcakje," Virgilga ʔee.

Virgil was saying " he’s saying I’m going home".

Virgilga waanąkšąną: "Hakerekjane ʔee waajee."

I’m going home, connection.

hakerekjane, connection.

Yes, that’s why I’m saying this all the time "connection, connection".

Hą žeesge hihajee "connection, connection".

He was saying "I’m going home".

"Hakerekjane," ʔee waaje.

No more, that’s the end of the story.

Hegų kira.