A Voice from the Eastern Door
The Town Flooded
1. Tekaweratase'kó:wa Hurricane
2. Katsiskaiennià:tha Hurricane
3. Debby ratinatónkhwa They called it Debby
4. Ka'sátste ne tekaweratase'kó:wa entkáhawe ne io'sátste tsi entka'nahkwáweron A strong hurricane brings heavy rainstorms
5. Ioniatò:'on A flood
6. Taio'nahkwáweron tsi na'okén:nore It was very rainy
7. Tsi niió:re e :neken niaháhe ne okennoréhtshera kaieronnítston teionhkará:ke niaháhe ne énska wa'kahwistà:'eke There was a record level of rain of more than 2 inches per hour
8. Sótsi iohshnó:re It was too fast
9. É:so kahné:ko There is a lot of water
10. Io hnekónnion There is a lot of water
11. Tsi iokwenhrá:ron In some places
12. Onthnekawén:rate ne kaniataratákie The river overflowed
13. Wa'ohterónta'ne It was dangerous
14. Wa'kaná:to'ne The town flooded
15. Ohaha'kéhshon wa'kahné:ko'ne Roads flooded
16. Ohaha'kéhshon ontehnhotónnion Roads were closed
17. Ókia'ke wa'tkahahá:rihte tánon tonsontonhwéntsiohse aonsakahahaserón:ni Some roads were washed out and needed to be repaired
18. Onkwehshòn:'a entá:on'k wahonwati'skó:ko People had to be rescued
19. Ohontsió:kon wa'kahné:ko'ne Basements were flooded
20. Ron'shwáhtha wahonhkwíshron wahatihnekará:ko ne onkwehshòn:'a raononhwentsió:kon The firemen worked hard to pump out people's basements
21. Ókia'ke ne onkwe'ta'okòn:'a atsia'tónkie ratì:teron wahonná:ti ne raoná:wen tsi ionthonwaientáhkhwa Some people along the river lost their docks
22. Thihatí:te wahoná:ti raotihonwé:ia tánon ne raotiná:ke Others lost their boats and canoes
23. Tekaweratase'kó:wa ió'tteron tenkaweratá:se è:neken kiótte ówera kaniatara'kehkowáhne nitewéhtha Hurricanes are violent storms with high winds that form over the ocean
24. Teiotténion tsi niwenhniserò:tens The climate has changed
25. Nó:nen ne onhwéntsia aó:wen kaniatara'kehkowáhne enwa'taríha'te, tekaweratase'kó:wa entkahnekatihéntho tánon a'tarihénhsera, kawera'sátste, sénha iókste tsi entka'nahkwáweron tánon sénha enkaná:to'ne nó:nen ne tenkaweratá:se onhwentsia :ke teniaón:ko As the earth's oceans get warmer, hurricanes pull in more water and heat resulting in stronger winds, heavier rainfall, and more flooding when the storms hit land
26. Tekaweratase'kó:wa ó:nen sénha iotká:te eh niiá:wens tánon sénha teiotenonhianíhton Hurricanes are happening more often and are more severe
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