A description of the secret ritual used for success in fishing with tomcod as bait. This ritual is for use when one intends to fish with a basket trap.
30.1
c̉usšiʔat
c̉usšiƛ
dig
-ˀat
PASS
one digs
c̉ak̉umcʔi
c̉ak̉umc
dirt
=ʔiˑ
DEF
the dirt
.
30.2
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ̉at
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ
and then
-ˀat
PASS
and then he does
ʔunaakšiʔaƛ̉at
ʔunaakšiƛ
have
-ˀaƛ
NOW
-ˀat
PASS
getting
huupỷakt̉iiʔiɬa
huupỷakt̉iʔiɬa
imitation basket trap
imitation basket trap
.
30.3
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ̉at
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ
and then
-ˀat
PASS
and then he does
ʔuc̉inap̉aƛ̉at
ʔuc̉inap
put into container
-ˀaƛ
NOW
-ˀat
PASS
he puts into it
ħiiyi
ħiiyi
snake
a snake
.
30.4
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ̉at
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ
and then
-ˀat
PASS
and then he does
t̉icstaaʔap̉aƛ̉at
t̉icstaaʔap
drop into
-ˀaƛ
NOW
-ˀat
PASS
dropping it into
c̉usyuuʔi
c̉usyuu
hole
=ʔiˑ
=DEF
hole
c̉ak̉umc
c̉ak̉umc
earth
earth
.
30.5
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ̉at
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ
and then
-ˀat
PASS
and then he does
čiičiƛqatħʔap̉aƛ̉at
čiičiƛ
pull
-qaˑtħ
pretend(edly)
-ˀap
CAUS
-ˀaƛ
NOW
-ˀat
PASS
he pretends it is pulled
.
30.6
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ̉at
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ
and then
-ˀat
PASS
and then he does
waaʔaƛ̉at
waa
say
-ˀaƛ
NOW
-ˀat
PASS
saying
qʷaaʔatukʷiƛqas
qʷaa
thus
-ˀat
PASS
-uk
POSS
-iƛqas
1s.OPT
may mine be treated thus
huphupšʔiikquus
huphupš
use a basket trap
-ˀiikʷ1
HYP.FUT
-quus
1 CND
when I use a basket trap
.
30.7
cumaaʔatukʷiƛqas
cumaa
full
-ˀat
PASS
-uk
POSS
-iƛqas
1s.OPT
may mine fill up
hupỷakukqas
hupỷakʷ
basket trap
-uk
POSS
-qaˑs
1s.SUB
my basket trap
.
30.8
ħap̉itšiʔat
ħap̉itšiƛ
do a complete cycle
-ˀat
PASS
he does a complete cycle
muup̉itšiʔat
muup̉it
four times
-šiƛ
PRF
-ˀat
PASS
doing four times
wawaaʔat
wawaa
say
-ˀat
PASS
saying
.
30.9
ʔuuħw̉ink̉at
ʔuuħw̉inkʷ
using
-ˀat
PASS
he uses
kʷiiqkʷiiqa
kʷiiqkʷiiqa
rubbing
rubbing
ɬiɬicχʷʔaʔa
ɬiɬicχʷʔaʔa
spread-on-rocks seaweed
spread-on-rocks seaweed
.