This example was taken from a story told by Nick Francis called “An Incident at the Sawmill”, which can be found in an article edited by Paul Garvin. I have updated the orthography to comply with the modern standard.

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Huqakiⱡʔitkine· qapsin ya·kiⱡȼikkuȼ̓ⱡaniⱡiⱡke·. K̓o·kunmiyits ⱡaxaxe· k̓uk̓e·titqa·t̓ siⱡnukne· k̓itkinⱡis. Qa·ⱡan qaⱡwiynamne· titqa·t̓ kȼxaⱡʔin k̓itqanaʔqakȼikkuȼ̓ⱡaniⱡe·s. Taxas n̓itkine· qsamunaⱡapne·. To·xa kȼyukyits qakⱡapne·: “Taxas kukⱡo·k”. Huqakiⱡne·: “Qaʔinne· kuko·qaqnawaⱡa·. Ⱡaqawunikitne· taxas kȼyukyit”. Qanta· taxas yukyitne· huⱡaȼ̓inaxaⱡaʔne· kuⱡⱡaⱡaxaxaⱡa· ʔat ya·kiⱡyukyitmumukaʔke·. Taxas hun̓iknaⱡaʔne·. Kuho·ⱡʔiknaⱡa· n̓itxuʔme·k qakⱡapne·: “Huȼqa·nmiⱡq̓umne·ʔne· na·qaskiⱡⱡaxakqate· k̓uk̓e nata·nik̓nana. Hinȼxaⱡⱡahaq̓nukaⱡknapne·”. Taxas q̓umne·ʔne· qaⱡnuqasinuwunikitse·. Taxas hunaq̓nukaⱡkine· huqakiⱡne·: “Taxas ⱡaxakqate·ʔne·”. Taxas ⱡawanxaʔmne· kȼikkuȼ̓ⱡaniⱡmo·ⱡ. Huqakiⱡʔitqanaqanaⱡaʔne· kȼikkuȼ̓ⱡa·niⱡe·ⱡ kqayaqanaⱡat̓iqaȼ̓ kqaⱡsa natanik̓nana. Qakⱡapne·: “Taxas kukⱡo·k”. Huqakiⱡne·: “ʔat qaqaⱡqaqaʔne· niʔs taxta· titqa·t̓ sⱡʔiʔitkin n̓isi·kniʔne·. Huqakiⱡne·: taxas ma·ȼ ⱡa·ʔisiⱡʔitkinin. Taxas huȼxaⱡʔisniⱡq̓a·piⱡʔitkine· saʔn paⱡ kuȼumniyat”. Taxas n̓uk̓niⱡxaⱡqanqaʔne· ʔa·kissaq̓e·s. ʔunaxune·ne·ʔs huya·qa·wiȼkuqno·maⱡke·. Huȼiʔkate· sanqame·k. Huqakiⱡne· kwanxaʔmȼe·t kȼikkuȼ̓ⱡaniⱡmuⱡis xmakaq̓maⱡʔitwusqa· kqo·qaⱡʔitwumⱡaye·ko·s miniȼ kȼaq̓malhakⱡikⱡuks naʔs kaa·kinmaⱡka·miⱡ ksⱡqa·qasnaknaps.