tan̓mús
it's nothing, nothing, not a joking matter, be quite something
- lut x̌l̓ tan̓m̓ús kʷ isn̓qʷnmínm̓, ixíʔ kʷ isk̓áˤwmístm̓. - It isn’t for nothing that I pitied you, I am going to hire you.
- uɬ min̓á haʔ tanm̓ús, way̓ t̓i x̌ast əɬ k̓əɬx̌ʷilstm̓. And - maybe it’s not for nothing, it’s better that we do away with him. min̓á tanm̓us kiʔ qʷásqiʔ. It isn’t for nothing that he’s Blue Jay
- way̓ t̓xʷ mat tan̓mús ilíʔ sn̓ʔučxn̓. - Well it looks like maybe s/he’s going to follow there for nothing.
- way̓ mɬ ixíʔ tan̓mús asx̌ʷáq̓ʷl̓̓qsm̓, way̓ čm̓ mɬ ixíʔ čiʔstm̓s. - Well maybe if you pretend to snore, and she’ll leave you alone.
- min̓áʔ tanm̓ús axáʔ iʔ tətwit - This boy is quite something.
- uɬ mináʔ tan̓mús uɬ way̓ t̓iʔ naʔɬ anwíʔ miʔ kʷu čmrim̓. - And maybe it’s not for nothing, I'll get married with you.
- nak̓ʷáʔ tl̓ tan̓mús kiʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓. - It’s not a joke that she is a man-eater.
- way̓ t̓iʔ tan̓mús itíʔ kʷu kstəkʷʔútaʔx iʔ t spilm̓. - Well it's just for nothing that we will travel there to the flat lands.