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mëkeptsy mëku'ukëtsy greetings friends
ja' tu'uk aa mäjtsk aa nkajpxa'any nyaka'any I'm going to share a few words
ja' ëjts nxëë René Gonzá*** Pizarro my name is René Gonzáles Pizarro
jäm ëjts ntsoony ëyuk käjpn jëtu'un xyë'ëtsy Jokypäjkm I come from a town named Jokypäjkm (Cacalotepec) in Mixe
ma jam maa ja' Wajkwinm ja' Nëëwinm in Wajkwinm, Nëëwinm
ja'ati'ipë amxaan txëmo'otë Oaxaca México to which they gave the name "Oaxaca, Mexico" in Spanish
tsyams jëtu'un yaa na'kajpxa'any na'matya'aka'any now I'm going to speak, I'm going to converse
tsyaa ëjts jëtu'un nminy yaatu' ja'ati'ipë ja'ay txëmo'oy ja' Mëj Manzana I've come to this place people call the Big Apple
ja'ati'ipë amxaan yajkajpxy Nueva York which is called Nueva York in Spanish
¿tii ëjts yaa ntunpy? what am I doing here?
ja' jëtu' yaa neytu'un mëët ja'ay nepyaata'any yaa ti'ipë here I've also met with people
ti'ipë y'ëyuk neytu'un kyajpxtëp ti'ipë ëyuk neytu'un ttsojktëp who speak their languages, who love their languages
kyajëtu'un yëëtsy ëyuk ja'ati'ipë winkpëtsy ëyuk not only about their language, but other languages
ja... winkpë ëyuk ja'ay tkajpxy different languages that people speak
jëte'n inglés y n español or like English or Spanish
tam jatu'uk ëyuk tkajpxtë and other languages they speak
petsytu'un ëjts nminy yam ja koo jam Wajkwinm jam jëtu'n ntuny that's why I came here from Oaxaca, where I work
maa jëtu' ja'ay nyemyukëtë ets ja' [to this place] where people come together and
jam jëtu' t'ixpëktë jam jëtu' t'ixta'atë sooxyëp where they study, where they find how
jë ntu'untë ets n'aa n'ëyuk kyayajktëkoyëtsy ja' ko täm jëtu'u yajktëkooynë and we work so that our languages are not lost, because they are being lost
ko jëtu' kyaj tsyam n'okkajpxa'anëntë because now we don't want to speak it
ko jëtu' kyaj because they don't
kyaj jëtu'un ja'ati'ipë mëja'ayitsy je'eyë amxaan ttukni'ixëtë ja'... [because] the older people only teach Spanish
ja' mutsk kiixy mutsk ëna'akëtsy to the younger generation
kyajëtu'upën ëyuk ënit t'okkajpxanë nobody wants to speak Mixe
eh tam jëtu'u ëëts tä'ätë na'yajktuna'any [but] we're going to try to use it there
petsyjëtu'u yaa neytu'n ëjts nminy yaa and that's why I came here
ets=a' ets and...
n'ok'ijxë'ntë n'ok...n'oknëja'ayëntë n'ok...në in order to see and know
sooxëp jëtu'un ntu'unëntë how we should work at it
tiixëp jëtu'un ntu'unëntë what we should do
ee ets ka' ëyuk yajktëkoyëtsy [so that] Mixe is not lost
tsyam neytu'un yaa maa jëtu'u tsyam Nueva York tamëk jëtu'un neytu'un winkpë now I'm also here in New York where different
aa ëyuk ja'ay tkajpxtë people speak different languages
kyajëtu'ujä'yëtsy jam ja' Nëëwinm tsyoontë tam jatu'u winktsow jëtu'un tsyoontë they are not only from Mexico but from different places
etsa' neytu'un ta win...wink kajpxy wink mëtya'aky tkëyaktë and they also gave their different ways of speaking, of conversing
ets sooxëp jëtu'u ntu'unëntë tsyam jëtu'u ëëts waan na'käjpxä'äny na'mëtya'aka'any and just like we're doing now, while we're talking and conversing a little bit
ets waanxyëp jëte'n ntu'unëntë and we should at least do a little bit
je'eyë jëtu'u ta'atë na'yajkajpxa'any ets pën jam mij[ts] ja' tu'uk m'ëyuk and so that's what we're talking about, and if any of you have a word of your language
xnëjaawë that you know
tii tii ko tu' ka' täpxëp jëtu'u neytu'un xyajkni'iyujëtsy you should practice [what you know]
neytu'un xyajknaxëtsy and you should also pass it on
jam pën xtukni'ixëtsy and you should teach somebody
jam u'unk ëna'ak xtukni'ixëtsy jam m'aa m'ëyuuk you should teach your children your speech, your language
ej ets kyajkyu'tëkoyëtsy jaxëp ets.... kyajxëp aa ëyuk kyu'tëkoyëtsy so that it isn't forgotten, so that that the language and the speech isn't lost
ets mëët jëtu'un neyyajktänëyëtsy and so it will endure
ajm je'yë tu' ti'ipë nkajpxa'any and so that's what I'll say
e..ets taa jatëkok nyepyaatëmëtsy jëskuyëp and so we'll meet again, thanks