014. The Jealous Woman

Dictated by Big Fred, Oct. 7, 1913. VII:50- 51, VIII:1-5

The story of a jealous woman who turns into a supernatural being and the consequences of that.

14.1
ɬučnaakšiƛukweʔin 
ɬučnaakšiƛ 
get married 
-uk 
POSS 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he got married 
čakup 
čakup 
husband 
husband 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
. 

The husband of a certain young woman got married (to a second wife).

14.2
hutʔataƛweʔin 
hutʔatu 
be jealous 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
she was jealous 
. 

She (the first young woman) was jealous.

14.3
ʔunaakʔisweʔin 
ʔunaakʷ 
have 
-ʔis 
DIM 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
she had a little one 
t̉an̉eʔis 
t̉an̉a 
child 
-ʔis 
DIM 
a little child 
. 

She (first wife) had a little child.

14.4
yaacšiʔaƛweʔin 
yaacšiƛ 
go 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
she went off 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
kanup̉aɬʔaƛ 
kanup̉aɬ 
carry on back 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
carrying him on her back 
t̉an̉eʔisukʔi 
t̉an̉a 
child 
-ʔis 
DIM 
-uk 
POSS 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
her little child 
. 

The young woman went off carrying her little child on her back.

14.5
yaacšiʔaƛ 
yaacšiƛ 
go 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
she went off 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
hitaaqƛ̉iʔaƛ 
hitaaqƛ̉iƛ 
go into woods 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
going into woods 
. 

The young woman went off, going into the woods.

14.6
hayaaʔakšiʔaƛ̉at 
hayaaʔakšiƛ 
not know 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
they did not know 
qʷicačiƛuusi 
qʷi(q) 
REL 
-ca 
go to 
-šiƛ 
PRF 
-(w)uusi 
3.RelDub 
where she might have gone 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
hitaaqƛ̉iƛqa 
hitaaqƛ̉iƛ 
go into woods 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
she went into the woods 
. 

They did not know where she had gone, that she had gone into the woods.

14.7
yaakšiʔaƛ̉at 
yaakšiƛ 
be sore 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
he became sore 
ɬim̉aqsti 
ɬim̉aqsti 
heart 
in his heart 
yaqʷacʔitq 
yaqʷ 
REL 
-ac1 
belong to 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
the one to whom she belonged 
ɬuucsma 
ɬuucsma 
wife 
wife 
ɬučnaakšiƛʔi 
ɬučnaakšiƛ 
get married 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one who got married 
. 

The one whose wife she was, the one who had married (again), became sore of heart.

14.8
qiikʷaaɬʔaƛ 
qiikʷaaɬ 
be absent a long time 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
she was away a long time 
pawaɬšiƛ 
pawaɬšiƛ 
lose 
she got lost 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
. 

The young woman was lost for a long time now.

14.9
hinaačiʔaƛweʔin 
hinaačiƛ 
set off on the water 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
they set off on the water 
ɬuucsaamiiħʔi 
ɬuucsma 
woman.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the women 
ʔuʔuʔiiħʔaƛweʔin 
ʔuʔuʔiiħ 
gather 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
gathering 
pic̉up 
pic̉up 
cedar bark 
cedar bark 
saħas 
saħas 
pick cedar bark 
picking cedar bark 
. 

The women set off to go and gather cedar bark.

14.10
neʔiičiʔaƛweʔin 
neʔiičiƛ 
hear 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
they heard now 
ʔuħʔaƛ 
ʔuħ 
is 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it was 
ʔuʔuʔiiħʔi 
ʔuʔuʔiiħ 
gather 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the ones gathering 
pic̉up 
pic̉up 
cedar bark 
cedar bark 
histaatukqa 
histaatuk 
hear a sound from swh 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
hearing the sound from there 
ʕiħak 
ʕiħakʷ 
cry 
crying 
naỷaqak 
naỷaqak 
baby 
baby 
. 

The ones who were gathering cedar bark heard the sound of a crying baby coming from there.

14.11
kamatsap̉aƛ 
kamatsap 
find out 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they knew 
yaaɬʔii 
yaaɬ 
there 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the ones who were there 
ʔuʔuʔiiħʔi 
ʔuʔuʔiiħ 
gather 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the ones gathering 
pic̉up 
pic̉up 
cedar bark 
cedar bark 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ʔuħʔaƛqa 
ʔuħ 
is 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
it was 
wiʔakšiƛitʔi 
wiʔakšiƛ1 
get angry 
-(m)it 
former 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one who got angry 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
young woman 
. 

The ones who were there gathering cedar bark knew that it was the young woman, the one who had got angry.

14.12
ʔeeʔeeʔišaƛ 
DUP- 
PL 
ʔaʔiˑš 
do quickly 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they did quickly 
waɬšiƛ 
waɬšiƛ 
go home 
go home 
ʔuʔuʔiiħʔi 
ʔuʔuʔiiħ 
gather 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the ones gathering 
pic̉up 
pic̉up 
cedar bark 
cedar bark 
. 

The ones who were gathering bark quickly went home.

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14.13
kamatsap̉aƛ 
kamatsap 
find out 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they knew 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ʔuħqaa 
ʔuħ 
is 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
it was her 
wiʔakšiƛitʔi 
wiʔakšiƛ1 
get angry 
-(m)it 
former 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one who got angry 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
young woman 
. 

They knew that it was the woman who had got angry.

14.14
waɬšiʔaƛ 
waɬšiƛ 
go home 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they went home 
ɬuucsaamiiħ 
ɬuucsma 
woman.pl 
women 
ʔuyaqħnak̉aƛ 
ʔuyaqħnakʷ 
have news 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
having news 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ʔuyuʔaɬqa 
ʔuyuʔaɬ 
notice 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
they heard 
ʕiħak 
ʕiħakʷ 
cry 
crying 
naỷaqak 
naỷaqak 
baby 
baby 
. 

The women went home with the news that they had heard a baby crying.

14.15
n̉iƛkʷaqšiʔaƛ 
n̉iƛkʷaqšiƛ 
be excited 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they became excited 
maʔasʔi 
maʔas 
tribe 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the people 
yuxtšiʔaƛ 
yuxtšiƛ 
prepare 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
preparing to 
n̉aačukw̉it̉asʔaƛ 
n̉aačukw̉it̉as 
go to look for 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
go to look for 
ʔun̉aaħw̉it̉asʔaƛ 
ʔun̉aaħw̉it̉as 
go to look for 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
going to search for 
ʕiħakʔi 
ʕiħakʷ 
cry 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the crying 
naỷaqak 
naỷaqak 
baby 
baby 
. 

The people were all excited and prepared to go in search of the crying baby.

14.16
hinaačiʔaƛ 
hinaačiƛ 
set off on the water 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they set off on the water 
ʔucačiʔaƛ 
ʔucačiƛ 
go to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they went to 
histaatukʷitʔitq 
histaatuk 
hear a sound from swh 
-(m)it 
former 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
from where the sound was coming 
. 

They set out and went to the place from where the sound was coming.

14.17
hitaaqƛ̉iʔaƛ 
hitaaqƛ̉iƛ 
go into woods 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they went into the woods 
ʔayeʔi 
ʔaya 
many 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the many 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
person 
people 
. 

The many people went into the woods.

14.18
n̉aačukšiʔaƛ 
n̉aačukšiƛ 
look for 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they started looking 
histaatukuusi 
histaatuk 
hear a sound from swh 
-(w)uusi 
3.RelDub 
where they heard a sound 
. 

They started looking where they heard the sound.

14.19
neʔiičiʔaƛweʔin 
neʔiičiƛ 
hear 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
they heard now 
histaatukʔitq 
histaatuk 
hear a sound from swh 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
where the one was making the sound 
. 

They heard where it was making a (crying) noise.

14.20
ƛawiičiʔaƛ 
ƛawiičiƛ 
approach 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they approached 
ʔayeʔi 
ʔaya 
many 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the many 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
person 
people 
w̉ac̉inap̉aƛ 
w̉ac̉inap 
surround 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
surrounding her 
. 

The many people came near and surrounded her.

14.21
yaacšiʔaƛ 
yaacšiƛ 
start off 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they walked on 
. 

They walked on.

14.22
wikiip̉aƛweʔin 
wikiip 
fail to obtain 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
they failed to get her 
. 

They failed to get her.

14.23
yiistaʕaƛweʔin 
yiist 
yonder 
-taq1 
from 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
it was coming from over there 
sayeeʔi 
sayaˑ 
far off 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
far off 
ʕiiħšiƛ 
ʕiiħšiƛ 
start to cry 
crying 
. 

The crying was now coming from over there in the distance.

14.24
ƛawiičiƛƛaa 
ƛawiičiƛ 
approach 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they came near 
ʔiqsiɬapƛaa 
ʔiqsiɬap 
do the same 
=ƛaa 
again 
they again did the same 
w̉ac̉inapƛaa 
w̉ac̉inap 
surround 
=ƛaa 
again 
again surrounded her 
. 

Again they came near, did the same thing, surrounding her.

14.25
wikiip̉aƛƛaa 
wikiip 
fail to obtain 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they failed to get her 
. 

Again they failed to get her.

14.26
histaʕaƛ̉aƛƛaa 
histaʕaƛ 
sound comes from 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again the sound came from 
ʕiiħšiƛ 
ʕiiħšiƛ 
start to cry 
start to cry 
sayeeʔi 
sayaˑ 
far off 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
far off 
. 

Now the sound of crying came again from there in the distance.

14.27
ƛawiičiƛƛaa 
ƛawiičiƛ 
approach 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they came near 
ʔiqsiɬapƛaa 
ʔiqsiɬap 
do the same 
=ƛaa 
again 
doing the same 
w̉ac̉inapƛaa 
w̉ac̉inap 
surround 
=ƛaa 
again 
again surrounding her 
. 

They came near again, doing the same thing, surrounding her.

pg. 2 begins here

14.28
wikiip̉aƛƛaa 
wikiip 
fail to obtain 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they failed to get her 
ħisʔaaħqa 
ħis...'aaħ 
unable to do 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
they were unable to do 
n̉ačuʔaɬik 
n̉ačuʔaɬ 
see 
-(y)ik 
IRR.FUT 
see her 
kʷistuup̉aƛqa 
kʷistuup 
supernatural being 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
since she was now a supernatural being 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
pukmisʔaƛqa 
pukmis2 
wild person 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
being a wild person 
. 

Again they failed to get her, for they could not catch sight of her, the young woman being now a transformed being, she being now a wild person.

14.29
waɬšiʔaƛ 
waɬšiƛ 
go home 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they went home 
čaani 
čaani 
at that time 
at that time 
ʔayeʔi 
ʔaya 
many 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the many 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
person 
person 
ʔuunuuʔaƛweʔin 
ʔunw̉iiƛ 
why 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
for that reason 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
wikiipqa 
wikiip 
fail to obtain 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
they failed to catch her 
. 

The many people returned home for a while because they could not get her.

14.30
yaaʔak̉aƛ̉atweʔin 
yaaʔakʷ 
sore 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
INAL 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he was sore 
ɬim̉aqsti 
ɬim̉aqsti 
heart 
in his heart 
yaqʷacʔitq 
yaqʷ 
REL 
-ac1 
belong to 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
to whom belonged 
ɬuucsma 
ɬuucsma 
wife 
wife 
ɬučnaakšiƛitʔi 
ɬučnaakšiƛ 
get married 
-(m)it 
former 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the one who got married 
. 

The one whose wife she was, the one who had got married (to another), was sore of heart.

14.31
ciqšiʔaƛweʔin 
ciqšiƛ 
speak 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he said 
yaqʷacitʔitq 
yaqʷ 
REL 
-ac1 
belong to 
-(m)it 
former 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
the one to whom she belonged 
ɬuucsma 
ɬuucsma 
wife 
wife 
. 

The one whose wife she had been spoke now.

14.32
waaʔaƛweʔin 
waa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he said 
ɬaakšiʔatquu 
ɬaakšiƛ 
please do 
-ˀat 
PASS 
-quu1 
3.CND 
that they should please do 
hiniip̉atuk 
hiniip 
get 
-ˀat 
PASS 
-uk 
POSS 
get his 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
yaaʔak̉aƛ̉atqa 
yaaʔakʷ 
sore 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
INAL 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
he was sore in his 
ɬim̉aqsti 
ɬim̉aqsti 
heart 
in his heart 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
pawaɬšiʔaƛukqa 
pawaɬšiƛ 
lose 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
his was lost 
naỷaqakukʷitʔi 
naỷaqak 
baby 
-uk 
POSS 
-(m)it 
former 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one who was his baby 
. 

He said that they should please find his (child), that he was miserable because the one who was his baby was lost.

14.33
waaʔaƛweʔin 
waa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he said 
quuʔasʔi 
quuʔas 
person 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the man 
. 

(That is what) the man said.

14.34
ɬaɬak̉ʷinʔaƛ 
ɬaɬak̉ʷin 
plead 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he pleaded 
ʔuukʷiɬʔaƛ 
ʔuukʷiɬ2 
refer to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
to 
kʷiisaħiʔi 
kʷiisaħi 
sea-mammal hunter 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the hunters 
ʔuħquu 
ʔuħ 
is 
-quu1 
3.CND 
they might 
hiniip 
hiniip 
get 
get 
muuquu 
muu 
four 
-quu1 
3.CND 
there should be four 
kʷiisaħim̉inħʔi 
kʷiisaħi 
sea-mammal hunter 
-m̉inħ 
PL 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the hunters 
. 

He pleaded with the hunters that they should find (the child), that there should be four hunters (searching).

14.35
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛweʔin 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
and then 
hat̉iisšiʔaƛ 
hat̉iisšiƛ 
bathe 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they started to bathe 
muuʔii 
muu 
four 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the four 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
man 
men 
kʷiisaħim̉inħʔi 
kʷiisaħi 
sea-mammal hunter 
-m̉inħ 
PL 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the hunters 
. 

Then the four men, the hunters, started to bathe.

14.36
ʔuusimčšiʔaƛ 
ʔuusimčšiƛ 
train for power 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they started to train for power 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
hiniipʔaaqƛqa 
hiniip 
get 
-ʔaaqƛ 
INTENT 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
they find her 
ʔuuyuqʷa 
ʔuuyuq 
refer to 
-(y)aˑ 
IMPF 
to the 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
. 

They started to train for power that they find the young woman.

14.37
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛweʔin 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
and then 
yuxtšiʔaƛ 
yuxtšiƛ 
prepare 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they prepared 
ʔayeʔi 
ʔaya 
many 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the many 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
man 
men 
. 

Then the many men got ready.

14.38
n̉aačukšiʔaƛƛaa 
n̉aačukšiƛ 
look for 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they started searching 
. 

And again they started searching.

pg. 3 begins here

14.39
hinasiʔaƛweʔin 
hinasiƛ 
arrive 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
they arrived 
hiɬħʔiitq 
hiɬ 
LOC 
-(q)ħ3 
BEING 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
where there was 
ʕiiħʕin 
ʕiiħʕin 
crying 
sound of crying 
. 

They reached the place where there was the sound of crying.

14.40
yaacšiʔaƛ 
yaacšiƛ 
go 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they started off 
hitaaqƛ̉iʔaƛ 
hitaaqƛ̉iƛ 
go into woods 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
going into the woods 
naʔaataħšiʔaƛ 
naʔaataħšiƛ 
listen to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
listening for 
histʕaƛʔaaqƛii 
his(t) 
LOC 
-ʕaƛ 
make ... sound 
-ʔaaqƛ 
INTENT 
-(y)iˑ 
... time 
for where the sound might be from 
ʕiiħšiƛ 
ʕiiħšiƛ 
start to cry 
start to cry 
naỷaqakʔi 
naỷaqak 
baby 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the baby 
. 

They started out, going into the woods and listening for the place where the baby could be heard (when it) started to cry.

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14.41
neʔiičiʔaƛ 
neʔiičiƛ 
hear 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they heard 
histaatukʔitq 
histaatuk 
hear a sound from swh 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
where the sound was coming from 
ʕiħak 
ʕiħakʷ 
cry 
crying 
. 

They heard where the crying was coming from.

14.42
yaacšiʔaƛ 
yaacšiƛ 
go 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they started off 
w̉ac̉inap̉aƛ 
w̉ac̉inap 
surround 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
surrounding it 
wikiip̉aƛƛaa 
wikiip 
fail to obtain 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they failed to get her 
. 

They started out, surrounded the place, again failing to get her.

14.43
histʕaƛ̉at 
histʕaƛ 
make a sound from swh. 
-ˀat 
PASS 
it could be heard from 
sayeeʔi 
sayaˑ 
far off 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
far off 
ʕiiħšiƛ 
ʕiiħšiƛ 
start to cry 
starting to cry 
. 

Crying could be heard from far off.

14.44
ƛawiičiʔaƛƛaa 
ƛawiičiƛ 
approach 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they came near 
w̉ac̉inap̉aƛƛaa 
w̉ac̉inap 
surround 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again surrounding her 
wikiip̉aƛƛaa 
wikiip 
fail to obtain 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they failed to get her 
. 

Again they came near, again surrounded her, again failed to get her.

14.45
hitakʷisc̉aƛƛaa 
hitakʷisc 
escape 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again she escaped 
wik̉aƛ̉at 
wik 
not 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
she couldn't be 
n̉ačuʔaɬʔat 
n̉ačuʔaɬ 
see 
-ˀat 
PASS 
be seen 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
kʷistuup̉aƛqa 
kʷistuup 
supernatural being 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
that she was a supernatural being 
pukmisʔaƛqa 
pukmis2 
wild person 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
being a wild person 
. 

Again she escaped from them and could not be seen, for she was now a transformed being, a wild person.

14.46
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛweʔin 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
and then 
c̉awaakħʔaƛ 
c̉awaakʷ 
one 
-(q)ħ3 
BEING 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
there was one 
hinaasiʔaƛ 
hinaasiƛ 
get on a tree 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he got on a tree 
ʔukʷiisiʔaƛ 
ʔukʷiisiƛ 
climb onto 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he climbed onto it 
ƛ̉aqaʕasʔi 
ƛ̉aqaʕas 
tree 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the tree 
ʔuxyuu 
ʔuxyuu 
fallen (of tree) 
fallen (of tree) 
kiicapiʔi 
kiicapi 
stick up 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one sticking up in the air 
. 

Now there was one of them who climbed onto a fallen tree that was slanting upward.

14.47
hiɬaasħʔaƛ 
hiɬaas 
be on a surface 
-(q)ħ3 
BEING 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he was on a surface  
hiinataħʔaƛ 
hiinataħ 
look out for 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
looking out for 
ʔuuyuqʷaƛ 
ʔuuyuq 
refer to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
refer to 
ʕiħakʔi 
ʕiħakʷ 
cry 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one crying 
naỷaqak 
naỷaqak 
baby 
baby 
. 

He was looking for the crying baby while being there on it (the tree).

14.48
yaacšiʔaƛ 
yaacšiƛ 
go 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they went to 
ƛaƛuuʔi 
ƛaʔuˑ 
other.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the others 
ʔucačiʔaƛ 
ʔucačiƛ 
go to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they went to 
histaatukʔitq 
histaatuk 
hear a sound from swh 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
where there was the sound 
ʕiħak 
ʕiħakʷ 
cry 
crying 
. 

The others went to where there was the sound of crying.

14.49
ƛawiičiʔaƛ 
ƛawiičiƛ 
approach 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they approached 
ʔayeʔi 
ʔaya 
many 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the many 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
man 
men 
. 

The many men came near.

14.50
wiikaƛšiʔaƛƛaa 
wiikaƛšiƛ 
not find 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
=ƛaa 
again 
again they didn't find her 
. 

Again they failed to find her.

14.51
n̉ačuʔaɬʔaƛ 
n̉ačuʔaɬ 
see 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he saw her 
ʔuħʔaƛ 
ʔuħ 
is 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it was 
hinaasʔi 
hina 
LOC 
-aˑs1 
on a tree 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one on the tree 
ʔukʷiisʔi 
ʔukʷiis 
slanting 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the slanting one 
kiicapiʔi 
kiicapi 
stick up 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
sticking up in air 
. 

The one on the slanting tree now saw her.

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14.52
tuxʕaaʔataƛweʔin 
tuxʕaaʔatu 
jump down 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he jumped down 
sukʷiʔaƛ 
sukʷiƛ 
grab 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he grabbed her 
quuʔasʔi 
quuʔas 
man 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the man 
ʔuuʔiʔaƛ 
ʔuuʔiƛ1 
take 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
taking her 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
. 

The man jumped down, seizing her, taking the young woman.

14.53
našuk̉ʷaƛweʔin 
našuk 
strong 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
she was strong now 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
. 

The young woman was strong now.

14.54
wiiʔak̉ap̉atweʔin 
wiiʔak̉ap 
be weak 
-ˀat 
PASS 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he was weaker 
quuʔasʔi 
quuʔas 
man 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the man 
yaqʔiitq 
yaqʷ 
REL 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
the one who 
sukʷiƛ 
sukʷiƛ 
grab 
grabbed her 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
since 
našuk̉ʷaƛqa 
našuk 
strong 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
she was strong 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
pukmisʔaƛ 
pukmis2 
wild person 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
now being a wild person 
. 

The man who seized her was weaker than her, for the young woman, now a wild person, was strong.

People become wild (pokmis) from cold and exposure in the woods, on the water in a canoe, or in the water (not in the house) for 3 or 4 days.

14.55
kanup̉aɬ 
kanup̉aɬ 
carry on back 
she carried on her back 
caqaap̉aɬʔaƛ 
caqaap̉aɬ 
head down on back 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
with its head down 
naỷaqakukʷitʔi 
naỷaqak 
baby 
-uk 
POSS 
-(m)it 
former 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one who was her baby 
. 

She carried her former baby head down on her back.

14.56
ʔatweeʔinč̉aʕašqʷa 
ʔatweeʔinč̉aʕaš qʷa 
sure enough 
sure enough 
ʔanackʷaƛ 
ʔana 
only 
-ckʷiˑ 
having ...-ed 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it was only 
hamuut 
hamuut 
bone 
bones 
naỷaqakitʔi 
naỷaqak 
baby 
-(m)it 
former 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the former baby 
k̉ʷitχpiiʔaƛ 
k̉ʷitχpii 
glue to the back 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
glued to her back 
. 

It seems that the baby was now only bones glued to her back.

14.57
haaʕinčiʔaƛ 
haaʕinčiƛ 
call to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he called out 
quuʔasʔi 
quuʔas 
person 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the man 
ʔuuyuqʷaƛ 
ʔuuyuq 
refer to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
refer to 
ʔayeʔi 
ʔaya 
many 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the many 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
person 
people 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
wiiʔakšiƛqa 
wiʔakšiƛ2 
be weak 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
he was too weak 
. 

The man called out to the many people that he was too weak.

14.58
ƛawiičiʔaƛ 
ƛawiičiƛ 
approach 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they approached him 
ʔayeʔi 
ʔaya 
many 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the many 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
person 
people 
hupiičiʔaƛ 
hupiičiƛ 
help s.o. 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they helped him 
. 

The many people approached and helped him.

14.59
sukʷiʔaƛ̉at 
sukʷiƛ 
take 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
she was taken 
hiniisuʔaƛ̉at 
hiniisawiƛ 
take along 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
she was carried along 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
hitaħt̉asʔap̉aƛ̉at 
hitaħt̉asʔap 
bring out of the woods 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
bringing her out of the woods 
. 

The young woman was taken and carried out of the woods.

14.60
wiʔumʔaƛ 
wiʔum 
wild 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
she was wild now 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
ʔuunuuʔaƛ 
ʔunw̉iiƛ 
because 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
because 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
kʷistuup̉aƛ 
kʷistuup 
transform 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
she was transformed 
. 

The young woman was wild now, because she had been transformed.

14.61
waɬšiʔaƛ 
waɬšiƛ 
go home 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they went home 
mačinup̉aƛ̉at 
mačinup 
bring into house 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
they brought her into the house 
ʔucaʔap̉aƛ̉at 
ʔucaʔap 
put s.t. in 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
put her in there 
hiɬukʔitq 
hiɬ 
LOC 
-uk 
POSS 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
where hers was 
čakup 
čakup 
husband 
husband 
. 

They went home and brought her into the house where her husband was.

14.62
qiiʔaƛ 
qii 
long time 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it was a long time 
wikɬm̉aa 
wikɬm̉aa 
unable to 
she couldn't 
ƛuyačiƛ 
ƛuyačiƛ 
get well 
get well 
. 

For a long time she could not get well.

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14.63
ʔuyaaƛweʔin 
ʔuyi 
so that 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
after a while she did 
ƛuyačiʔaƛ 
ƛuyačiƛ 
get well 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
got well 
qiiʔaƛʔitq 
qii 
long time 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
when it had been some time 
waɬšiƛ 
waɬšiƛ 
go home 
being home 
. 

After a while she got better, when it had been a long time after she was at home.

14.64
hiniip̉aƛ̉at 
hiniip 
get 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
she was captured 
ħaakʷaaƛʔi 
ħaakʷaaƛ 
young woman 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the young woman 
mačinup̉aƛ̉at 
mačinup 
bring into house 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
they brought her into the house 
č̉itaqsuʔiɬčap̉aƛ̉at 
č̉itaqsuʔiɬčap 
pen up within walls 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
it was penned up within walls 
. 

The young woman was found, taken into the house, and kept in a place that was penned in at the wall.

14.65
w̉asnaaƛ 
w̉asna 
refuse 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
she refused 
haʔuk 
haʔuk 
eat 
eating 
haʔumm̉inħʔi 
haʔum 
food 
-m̉inħ 
PL 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
any kind of food 
. 

She refused to eat any kind of food.

14.66
ʔuʔiisʔaƛ 
ʔuʔiis 
eat 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
she ate 
haʔuk 
haʔuk 
eat 
eating 
t̉anuuħc̉up 
t̉anuˑħc̉a 
wormwood 
wormwood 
. 

She ate wormwood.

14.67
ʔaanasaħaƛ 
ʔaanasaħi 
only because of 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
only because of this 
ƛuyačiƛ 
ƛuyačiƛ 
get well 
she got well 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ʔuʔiisqa 
ʔuʔiis 
eat 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
she ate 
haʔuk 
haʔuk 
eat 
eating 
t̉anuuħc̉up 
t̉anuˑħc̉a 
wormwood 
wormwood 
. 

It was only because she ate wormwood did she get well.

14.68
k̉ʷitχpiinuʔaƛ 
k̉ʷitχpiinawiƛ 
become glued to the back 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it had become glued to her back 
naỷaqakukʷitʔi 
naỷaqak 
baby 
-uk 
POSS 
-(m)it 
former 
=ʔiˑ 
REL 
the one who was her former baby 
. 

Her former baby had become stuck on her back.

14.69
ʔuuħw̉aɬʔaƛ 
ʔuuħw̉aɬ 
use 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they used 
hitaatap 
hitaatap2 
remove 
removing 
k̉ʷitχʔatap 
k̉ʷitχʔatap 
unglue 
unglue 
ƛaqmis 
ƛaqmis 
oil 
oil 
. 

They used oil to get it to come loose.