Shorten. čáwnam mún pináˀanita ašwaníya mɨláyaw táwax̣yaw ku mɨláyaw tawtnúkyaw ačanam kú pináčak̓aywakayiša wiyáx̣ayx̣t ‘you should never make yourself the slave to marijuana and drugs because you will shorten your life’; ku čák̓aywakt walsáycas ‘and making a long story short’.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation