006. Kwatyat and the Sunbeam Girls

Dictated by Big Fred, a Tsishaath Indian, on Oct. 6, 1913. Notebook VII: 31-32.

Kwatyat meets the Sunbeam Girls and receives the wrath of their father, the Sun.

6.1
ʔuyuʔaɬweʔin 
ʔuyuʔaɬ 
see 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he saw 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
ʔaƛa 
ʔaƛa 
two 
two 
ħaatħaakʷaƛ 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman.pl 
young women 
. 

Kwatyat saw two young women.

6.2
ʔačiicħasuu 
ʔača 
who? 
-iic 
belong to 
-ħaˑsuu 
2p.INTERR 
who do you belong to? 
t̉an̉a 
t̉an̉a 
child 
children 
, 
waaʔaƛweʔin 
waa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he said 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
ʔuukʷiɬʔaƛ 
ʔuukʷiɬ2 
refer to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
to 
ʔaƛeʔi 
ʔaƛa 
two 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the two 
ħaatħaakʷaƛ 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman.pl 
young women 
. 

'Whose children are you?' said Kwatyat to the two girls.

6.3
wik̉aƛweʔin 
wik 
not 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
they did not 
ʔiiqħuk 
ʔiiqħuk 
tell 
tell him 
ħaatħaakʷaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young women 
yaqukʔitq 
yaqʷ 
REL 
-uk 
POSS 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
who was their 
n̉uw̉iiqsu 
n̉uw̉iˑqsu 
father 
father 
. 

The young women did not tell him who their father was.

6.4
ʔayup̉itšiƛweʔin 
ʔayup̉it 
many times 
-šiƛ 
PRF 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he did many times 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
ʔaʔaatuu 
ʔaʔaatuu 
ask 
asking 
yaqukuusi 
yaqʷ 
REL 
-uk 
POSS 
-(w)uusi 
3.RelDub 
who theirs might be 
n̉uw̉iiqsu 
n̉uw̉iˑqsu 
father 
father 
. 

Many times Kwatyat asked them who their father might be.

6.5
wik̉aƛquuweʔin 
wik 
not 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-quu1 
3.CND 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
they would not do so 
ʔiiqħuk 
ʔiiqħuk 
tell 
tell him 
ħaatħaakʷaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young women 
. 

The young women would not tell him.

6.6
wiʔakšiʔaƛweʔin 
wiʔakšiƛ1 
get angry 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
they became angry 
ħaatħaakʷaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young women 
. 

The young women became angry.

6.7
ʔuucin 
ʔuuc 
belong to 
-ni 
1p.ABS 
we belong to 
t̉an̉a 
t̉an̉a 
child 
children 
, 
waaʔaƛ 
waa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they said 
ħaatħaakʷaƛʔi 
CVt- 
PL 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young women 
, 
ƛ̉uup̉in 
ƛ̉uup̉in 
Sunbeam 
Sunbeam 
. 

'We are the children of Sunbeam', said the young women.

6.8
qiičiʔaƛ 
qiičiƛ 
take a long time 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they did fo for a long time 
wawaa 
wawaa 
say 
saying 
ħaatħaakʷaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young women 
. 

For a long time the young women said so.

6.9
ƛ̉upỷiiħačiʔaƛweʔin 
ƛ̉upỷiiħiičiƛ 
start to sweat 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he began to perspire 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
ʔuusaaħaƛ 
ʔuusaaħi 
for this reason 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
for this reason 
ʔuħukqa 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
that theirs was 
n̉uw̉iiqsu 
n̉uw̉iˑqsu 
father 
father 
. 

And then Kwatyat began to perspire because their father was him (Sunbeam).

In other words, in the presence of the girls Kwatyat was really immersed in intense sunlight.

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6.10
ƛ̉upỷiiħačiʔaƛ 
ƛ̉upỷiiħiičiƛ 
start to sweat 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he began to sweat 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
qaħšiʔaƛ 
qaħšiƛ 
die 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he died 
. 

Kwatyat began to perspire and he died.

6.11
ƛ̉upỷiiħaƛ 
ƛ̉upỷiiħa 
sweat 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he was sweating 
ƛ̉iƛkšiʔaƛ 
ƛ̉iƛkšiƛ 
swell up 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he swelled up 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
ʔuusaaħaƛ 
ʔuusaaħi 
for this reason 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
because of 
ħaatħaakʷaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young women 
. 

Now Kwatyat was perspiring and he swelled up (like an inflated bladder), and it was because of the young women.

6.12
ƛ̉upaaɬačiʔaƛ 
ƛ̉upaaɬačiƛ 
heat up 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he heated up 
qaħšiʔaƛ 
qaħšiƛ 
die 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he died 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
. 

Now Kwatyat heated up and died.

6.13
qiick̉inʔaƛ 
qiick̉in 
for a little while 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he was for a little while now 
qaħak 
qaħakʷ 
dead 
he was dead 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
. 

Kwatyat was dead for quite a little while now.

6.14
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛweʔin 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
and then 
k̉aħšiʔaƛ 
k̉aħšiƛ 
burst 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he burst 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
. 

And then Kwatyat burst.

6.15
ħasʕaƛ̉aƛ 
ħasʕaƛ 
make a loud noise 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he made a loud noise 
k̉aħšiƛ 
k̉aħšiƛ 
burst 
bursting 
kʷatyaat 
kʷatyaˑt 
Kwatyat 
Kwatyat 
. 

Kwatyat made a loud noise as he burst.

6.16
naʔaaʔaƛweʔin 
naʔaˑ 
hear 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he heard now 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ħasʕaƛqa 
ħasʕaƛ 
make a loud noise 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
he made a loud noise 
k̉aħšiƛ 
k̉aħšiƛ 
burst 
bursting 
. 

He heard that he made a loud noise as he burst.

6.17
qaħakħʔaƛ 
qaħakʷ 
dead 
-(q)ħ3 
BEING 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it was while dead 
naʔaa 
naʔaˑ 
hear 
he heard 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ħasʕaƛqa 
ħasʕaƛ 
make a loud noise 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
he made a loud noise 
k̉aħšiƛ 
k̉aħšiƛ 
burst 
bursting 
. 

It was while he was dead that he heard that he made a loud noise as he burst.