032. A Girl Obtains Power from the Fish

Dictated by William, Jan. 8, 1914. Notebook XXI: 31-43.

Girl receives supernatural power from the fish.

32.1

čaỷaxweʔin

čaỷaxʷ  pick berries  -weˑʔin  3.QT

she was picking berries

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

is

yaqukʷitii

yaqʷ  REL  -uk  POSS  -(m)it  former  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

the one who was

ʔumʔiiqsu

ʔumʔiiqsu  mother

mother

ʔuuc

ʔuuc  belong to

of

puuni

puuni  Polly

Polly

.

hikuuɬʔaqsup, cousin of Santo.

32.2

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

she went to

yee

yee  yonder

yonder

hiɬukʔitq

hiɬ  LOC  -uk  POSS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

where his was

muunaakʔi

muunaˑ  mill  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

his mill

c̉awiista

c̉awiista  Mr. Bird

Mr. Bird

.

Alone-in-canoe is a white man (Mr. Bird), so called because he came to Alberni alone in his tugboat. Name first applied to him by the late Mrs. Qwaanitux, whom he first saw and who piloted for him. The mill was built around 1900. The official name was "the new Alberni Sawmill".

32.3

hitasaƛ

hitasaƛ  land on beach

they came to shore

hinuɬtaƛ

hinuɬta  get out of canoe  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she got out of the canoe

ɬuucsmeʔi

ɬuucsma  woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the woman

čaỷaxšiƛ̉asʔaƛ

čaỷaxšiƛ̉as  go to pick berries  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going to pick berries

hitaaqƛ̉iƛ

hitaaqƛ̉iƛ  go into woods

going into woods

.

32.4

n̉ačmisanuʔaƛ

n̉ačmisanawiƛ  look up  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she looked up

n̉ačuʔaɬ

n̉ačuʔaɬ  see

seeing him

yeeɬas

yaaɬ  there  -aˑs1  on a tree

there in the tree

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

person

hiɬsitkʷas

hiɬsitkʷas  crotch (of a tree)

crotch (of tree)

ʕamic̉aptʔi

ʕamic̉apt  maple  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

maple tree

.

32.5

čamiħta

čamiħta  really

she really

n̉aacsiičiƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see

start to see

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

person

.

32.6

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  there

there he was

ʕiɬqii

ʕiɬqii  head plume

head plume

ʕiiɬpiiỷas

ʕiiɬpiiỷas  feather at the forehead

feather in middle of forehead

waahaakcapi

waahaakcapi  face away from

facing away from

.

32.7

qaħšiʔaƛ

qaħšiƛ  lose consciousness  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she had lost consciousness

ɬuucsmeʔi

ɬuucsma  woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the woman

n̉aacsiičiƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see

starting to see

qaħakħʔaƛ

qaħakʷ  unconscious  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW

while unconscious

.

32.8

n̉aačukšiʔaƛ

n̉aačukšiƛ  look for  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she started looking

yayaʕatʔitq

DUP-  SUF  yaqʷ  REL  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one who was with her

ʔuyuʔaɬ

ʔuyuʔaɬ  see

she saw

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

qaħakuk

qaħakʷ  dead  -uk  POSS

hers was dead

.

32.9

sukʷiƛ

sukʷiƛ  grab

she grabbed her

hiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

wik

wik  not

not

čamiħta

čamiħta  really

really

qaħak

qaħakʷ  dead

dead

.

pg. 32 begins here

32.10

hiniisuƛ

hiniisawiƛ  take along

she brought her

ʔucaỷap

ʔucaỷap  take to swh

taking to

yaqʷiiqʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iiq1  travel by  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which they were travelling by

.

32.11

hitaqsip

hitaqsip  put into canoe

she put her into the canoe

ƛiiħšiʔaƛ

ƛiħšiƛ  set off  -[L]  GRAD  -ˀaƛ  NOW

setting off

.

32.12

qaħak

qaħakʷ  unconscious

she was unconscious

ɬuucsmeʔi

ɬuucsma  woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the woman

wik

wik  not

not

hinusa

hinusa  come to consciousness

come to consciousness

.

32.13

hitasaƛ

hitasaƛ  land on beach

she came to shore

hisaačiƛʔitq

hisaačiƛ  set out from  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

where they came from

.

32.14

haaʕinčiʔaƛ

haaʕinčiƛ  call to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she called out

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

ʔuuwiiqšʔaƛ

ʔuuwiiqš  ask for  -ˀaƛ  NOW

asking for help

.

Frank Williams says this is better: haaʕinčiʔaƛ quuʔacawiiqš.

32.15

sukʷiʔat

sukʷiƛ  take  -ˀat  PASS

she was taken

qaħakʔi

qaħakʷ  unconscious  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the unconscious one

hiniisuʔaƛ̉at

hiniisawiƛ  take along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

she was carried along

hinusčisʔap̉at

hinusčis  up the beach  -ˀap  CAUS  -ˀat  PASS

going up the beach

.

32.16

qaħak

qaħakʷ  unconscious

she was unconscious

wikɬm̉aa

wikɬm̉aa  unable to

couldn't

tiičačiƛ

tiičačiƛ  come to life

come to life

.

32.17

ƛuuč̉inƛ

ƛuuč̉anawiƛ  become late afternoon

it was late afternoon

.

32.18

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

hinusaƛ

hinusa  come to consciousness  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she came to consciousness

tiičačiƛʔaaqƛ̉aƛweʔinč̉aʕašqʷaa

tiičačiƛ  come to life  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -weˑʔinč̉aʕašqʷa  sure enough

it seems she was trying to come to life

.

32.19

n̉aacsiičiƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see

she saw

ʔuun̉ak̉uħšiƛ

ʔuun̉ak̉uħšiƛ  see in a dream

seeing in a dream

ƛaʔuuʔi

ƛaʔuˑ  another  =ʔiˑ  DEF

another

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman

young woman

wiikšaħiʔi

wiikšaħi  be safe  =ʔiˑ  =REL

one who was well

wikƛaa

wik  not  =ƛaa  again

not even being

teʔiɬt̉aneʔis

teʔiɬ  sick  -t̉aˑna  slightly  -ʔis  DIM

even slightly sick

.

32.20

huuyaaɬʔaaqƛma

huuyaaɬ  dance  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -maˑ  3.IND

she will be dancing

qiičiƛʔaaqƛma

qiičiƛ  take a long time  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -maˑ  3.IND

doing for a long time

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she said

qiičiƛsaaqƛma

qiičiƛ  take a long time  -sasa  precisely [L]  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -maˑ  3.IND

will do for a long time

huuyaaɬ

huuyaaɬ  dance

dancing

ʔaʔaasmaħi

ʔaʔaasmaħi1  Great-favorite

Great-favorite

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

called

n̉aacsiičiʔatʔi

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see  -ˀat  PASS  =ʔiˑ  =REL

the one who was seen

ʔuuc

ʔuuc  belong to

she belonged to

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  daughter

daughter

m̉eʔiħta

m̉eʔiħta  Bitten-nose

Bitten-nose

.

Great-favorite was not at the same village at the time this happened. Polly's mother was at Adzed-in-the-middle-of-the-beach; Great-favorite was with her father at Equis.

32.21

ƛuyačiʔaƛ

ƛuyačiƛ  get well  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she got well

qaħšiƛitʔi

qaħšiƛ  lose consciousness  -(m)it  former  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the one who had lost consciousness

wiikšaħiičiƛ

wiikšaħiičiƛ  get well

getting well

.

32.22

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when it was

ƛ̉up̉iičħ

ƛ̉up̉iičħ  summer

summer

n̉aacsiičiƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  have a vision

she had a vision

.

32.23

ʕiičħšiƛšiƛ

ʕiičħšiƛšiƛ  autumn begins

autumn begins

č̉uc̉inuʔaƛ

č̉uuc̉inuƛ  school of fish goes into inlet  -ˀaƛ  NOW

school of fish goes into bay

sac̉up

sac̉up  Chinook salmon

Chinook salmon

hiitac̉inƛšiʔaƛ

hiitac̉inƛšiƛ  come into the bay  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they started to come into the bay

.

32.24

šiƛstiisʔaƛ

šiƛstiis  move upstream  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they moved upstream

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

ʔuʔiiʔatħʔaƛ

ʔuʔiiʔatħ  camp at  -ˀaƛ  NOW

camping at

ƛuušƛuušuk

ƛuušƛuušuk  Goose Creek

Goose Creek

.

Goose Creek used to be camping place in fall of the Tsishaath and Hikuhlath. It was a little bay just south of mouth of little creek south of Cous Creek (near Somass Creek).

pg. 33 begins here

32.25

čaỷaxʔaƛ

čaỷaxʷ  pick berries  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she went to pick berries

ya

yaa1  that

that

n̉aacsiičiʔatʔi

n̉aacsiičiƛ  have a vision  -ˀat  PASS  =ʔiˑ  =REL

the one who was seen (in the vision)

.

32.26

tiič

tiˑča  alive

she was well

wiikšaħi

wiikšaħi  be safe

there was nothing wrong with her

.

32.27

ʔayistaƛ

ʔayista  be many in canoe  -ˀaƛ  NOW

there were many in a canoe doing

čaỷax

čaỷaxʷ  pick berries

picking berries

ʔucačiʔaƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going to

waʕitnit

waʕitnit  Frog-Stocked (Copper Mt.)

Frog-stocked

.

On the south side of Copper Mt.

32.28

kuʔaɬ

kuʔaɬ  in the morning

in the morning

ʔuʔuʔiiħʔaƛ

ʔuʔuʔiiħ  gather  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they gathered

sinmuxsỷac

sinmuxsỷac  evergreen huckleberry

Evergreen Huckleberry

.

32.29

yaacšiʔaƛ

yaacšiƛ  go  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she went off

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

c̉awaačinkšiƛ

c̉awaačinkšiƛ  be alone

be alone

.

32.30

hininqinƛ

hininqinawiƛ  go up

she went up

n̉ačuʔaɬ

n̉ačuʔaɬ  see

saw them

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

hiɬʔaƛ

hiɬ  LOC  -ˀaƛ  NOW

there now

puuʕaʔatu

puuʕaʔatu  run downhill in a group

run downhill

ħaaw̉iiħaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl

young men

ʔaya

ʔaya  many

many

takʷaa

takʷa  exclusively that

exclusively that

ʕiiɬpiiỷas

ʕiiɬpiiỷas  feather at the forehead

feather in middle of forehead

p̉uup̉uuqƛyu

DUP-  DIST  p̉uuqƛiitim  down feathers  -yuˑ  ...-ed

covered in down feathers

.

32.31

ʔuum̉aaʔak

ʔuum̉aa  thus far  -ˀak  POSS

it was as much

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

kamat

ħamat+dial. var. of  known

being known

.

32.32

qaħšiʔaƛ

qaħšiƛ  lose consciousness  -ˀaƛ  NOW

then she fainted

ħaakʷaaƛitʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  -(m)it  former  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the former girl

ƛuɬ

ƛuɬ  attractive

the pretty

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

.

32.33

wik

wik  not

they did not

kamat̉ap

kamat̉ap  know

know

yaʔaayaʕatʔitq

DUP-  PL  yaqʷ  REL  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the ones who were with her

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

qaħšiƛqa

qaħšiƛ  lose consciousness  -qaˑ  3.SUB

she had fainted

.

32.34

haaʕinapiičiʔaƛ̉at

haaʕinapiičiƛ  start to call out  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they started to call out

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

yaʔaayaqʔitq

DUP-  SUF  yaqʷ  REL  -q1  travel in...vehicle [R]  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the ones who were travelling with her in the canoe

.

32.35

wiikaƛšiʔaƛ

wiikaƛšiƛ  not find  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they couldn't find her

ɬuucsaamiiħʔi

ɬuucsma  woman.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the women

ʔaya

ʔaya  many

many

.

32.36

n̉aačuk

n̉aačuk  look for

they looked for her

wik

wik  not

not

hinuʔaɬ

hinuʔaɬ  see

seeing her

.

32.37

c̉awaakħʔaƛ

c̉awaakʷ  one  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW

one of them did

n̉ačuʔaɬ

n̉ačuʔaɬ  see

saw her

ʔuyuʔaɬ

ʔuyuʔaɬ  see

saw

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

qaħak

qaħakʷ  unconscious

she was unconscious

hiʔiis

hiʔiis  on the ground

on the ground

qaħak̉ʷas

qaħakʷ  unconscious  -ˀas1  on ground

unconscious on the ground

c̉iitk̉ʷaaqstas

c̉itkʷ  lay on side  -ˀaˑqsta  among [L]  -ˀas1  on ground

lying on her side on the ground in

ħismis

ħismis  blood

blood

.

32.38

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħ  is  -ˀat  PASS

she was

ħisaaʔat

ħisaa  be bleeding  -ˀat  INAL

bleeding from her

nic̉a

nic̉a  nose

nose

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħ  is  -ˀat  PASS

she was

ħisaaʔat

ħisaa  be bleeding  -ˀat  INAL

bleeding from her

p̉ap̉ii

p̉ap̉iˑ  ear

ears

.

pg. 34 begins here

32.39

hišimỷawiʔaƛ

hišimỷawiƛ  assemble  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they gathered

ɬuucsaamiiħʔi

ɬuucsma  woman.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the women

.

32.40

sukʷiʔaƛ̉at

sukʷiƛ  take  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

she was taken

hiniicsuʔaƛ̉at

hiniicsawiƛ  take along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

taking her along

ħaaʔuuqħšiiɬʔat

ħaaʔuuqħšiiɬ  take turns  -ˀat  PASS

taking turns

hiinicsuuɬʔat

hiinicsuuɬ  carry along at intervals  -ˀat  PASS

carrying her at intervals

.

32.41

qaħak

qaħakʷ  unconscious

she was unconscious

wik

wik  not

not

hinusa

hinusa  come to consciousness

coming to consciousness

.

32.42

hitaqsip̉at

hitaqsip  put into canoe  -ˀat  PASS

they put her into a canoe

č̉apacʔi

č̉apac  canoe  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the canoe

yaqʷiiqʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iiq1  travel by  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

by which they were travelling

.

32.43

ƛiiħšiʔaƛ

ƛiħšiƛ  set off  -[L]  GRAD  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they set off

hitapʔaʔaƛ

hitapʔaʔa  cross over  -ˀaƛ  NOW

cross over

.

Frog-stocked is on this side; Goose Creek on other side.

32.44

haaʕinčiʔaƛ

haaʕinčiƛ  call to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they called out

ɬuucsaamiiħʔi

ɬuucsma  woman.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the women

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

ʔuuwiiqšʔaƛ

ʔuuwiiqš  ask for  -ˀaƛ  NOW

asking for help

.

32.45

hitinqsaƛ

hitinqsaƛ  go down to beach

they went to the beach

ʔaya

ʔaya  many

many

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

.

32.46

hiniisuʔaƛ̉at

hiniisawiƛ  take along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

she was carried along

hinusčisʔap̉at

hinusčis  up the beach  -ˀap  CAUS  -ˀat  PASS

going up the beach

c̉itkpitap̉at

c̉itkpitap  lay s.o. down on bed  -ˀat  PASS

laying her down on her bed

ʔuʔiiʔiɬʔap̉at

ʔuʔiiʔiɬʔap  bring into house  -ˀat  PASS

having brought her into the house

čimʔiɬukʔi

čimʔiɬ1  bed  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

her bed

.

32.47

ƛuuč̉inƛ

ƛuuč̉anawiƛ  become late afternoon

it was late afternoon

wik

wik  not

not

hinusa

hinusa  come to consciousness

come to consciousness

.

32.48

ʔayiičiʔaƛ

ʔaayiičiƛ  increase  -ˀaƛ  NOW

there were many

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

.

32.49

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

weʔičquu

weʔič  sleep  -quu1  3.CND

as though sleeping

ʔaanaqħ

ʔaanaqħ  really

really

ƛuuč̉inƛ

ƛuuč̉anawiƛ  become late afternoon

it was late afternoon

.

32.50

ʔuuyištaʕiƛ

ʔuuyištaʕiƛ  start from ... time

it started from

kuʔaɬ

kuʔaɬ  in the morning

in the morning

tuupšiƛ

tuupšiƛ  evening

the evening

wik

wik  not

not

hinusa

hinusa  come to consciousness

she didn't come to consciousness

.

32.51

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

n̉aasšiƛ

n̉aasšiƛ  dawn

it dawned

wik

wik  not

not

hinusa

hinusa  come to consciousness

come to consciousness

.

32.52

hiiɬʔap̉at

hiɬ  LOC  -ˀap  CAUS  -ˀat  PASS

they made her stay there

wiinapiɬʔap̉at

wiinapiɬ  stay in the house  -ˀap  CAUS  -ˀat  PASS

staying in the house

čimʔiɬukʔi

čimʔiɬ1  bed  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

on her bed

ɬaħiɬʔap̉at

ɬaħiɬʔap  make s.o. lie prone  -ˀat  PASS

make s.o. lie on her belly

.

32.53

ħiseeʔic̉at

ħisaa  be bleeding  -ʔis  DIM  -ˀat  INAL

hers was bleeding a little

nic̉eʔis

nic̉a  nose  -ʔis  DIM

nose

qʷaaʔatƛaa

qʷaa  thus  -ˀat  INAL  =ƛaa  =also

also hers were thus

p̉ap̉ii

p̉ap̉iˑ  ear

ears

.

pg. 35 begins here

32.54

ʔapw̉inƛ

ʔapw̉inƛ  midday

midday

n̉aas

n̉aas  day

day

wik

wik  not

she was not

ƛuyačiƛ

ƛuyačiƛ  get well

getting better

.

32.55

ƛ̉uupšiʔaƛ̉at

ƛ̉uupšiƛ  doctor by laying hands on  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he laid hands on her

c̉awaakħʔat

c̉awaakʷ  one  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀat  PASS

one specific

ʔuuštaqyu

ʔuuštaqyu  doctor

doctor

.

32.56

n̉an̉aan̉ičššiʔaƛ

n̉an̉aan̉ičššiƛ  examine s.o.  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he examined her

ʔuuštaqyuʔi

ʔuuštaqyu  doctor  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the doctor

.

32.57

wikmaa

wik  not  -maˑ  3.IND

she has not

qaħšiƛuus

qaħšiƛ  die  -(w)uus2  3.RelDub

died

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

ƛuuč̉inƛ

ƛuuč̉anawiƛ  become late afternoon

it was late afternoon

.

32.58

čuu

čuu1  ok

ok

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

c̉awaakħ

c̉awaakʷ  one  -(q)ħ3  BEING

being one

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

person

hinusiiỷapcuumin

hinusiiỷap  bring s.o. to consciousness  -cuu  probably  -(m)in  1p IND

we had better bring her to consciousness

.

32.59

ʔanaač̉inƛʔis

ʔanaač̉inƛ  sun sets  -ʔis  DIM

it was about to set

hiikʷaɬʔaƛ

hiikʷaɬ  nearly  -ˀaƛ  NOW

nearly

huupʔatuƛ

huupʔatu  set (of sun)  -ˀaƛ  NOW

setting

ʔuušʕaƛ̉aƛ

ʔuušʕaƛ  sound  -ˀaƛ  NOW

there was a sound

.

32.60

ʔeeee

Eeh

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she said

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

ʔatweeʔin

ʔat  indeed  -weˑʔin  3.QT

indeed, she was

hinusaw̉it̉asʔaƛ

hinusa  come to consciousness  -w̉it̉as1  about to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she was about to come to consciousness

tiičačiƛ̉asʔaƛ

tiičačiƛ  come to life  -ˀas2  about to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

about to come to life

.

32.61

qʷis

qʷis  do thus

she did as

qʷisʔatʔitqʔaaɬa

qʷis  do thus  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL  =ʔaaɬa  =always

she always does so

ƛimkšiʔaƛ̉atquu

ƛimkšiƛ  wake up  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND

when waking up

.

32.62

n̉aacsiičiƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  have a vision

she had a vision

ʔuun̉ak̉uħšiƛ

ʔuun̉ak̉uħšiƛ  see in a dream

seeing

haʔum

haʔum  fish

fish

.

32.63

qʷisʔaƛuk

qʷis  do thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

hers was just like

waamitʔitq

waa  say  -(m)it  PAST  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which she said

yayaqħitʔitq

DUP-  PL  yaqʷ  REL  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -(m)it  former  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which the companions

n̉aacsiičiƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see

start to see

ʔumʔiiqsakʔi

ʔumʔiiqsu  mother  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his mother

puuni

puuni  Polly

Polly

.

When Polly's mother, who was living at ʕasw̉inʔis, saw ʔaʔaasmaħi in trance in the summer, latter was with father down at Equis. These moved up in early fall to Goose Creek.

32.64

ciqšiʔaƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she spoke now

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

huuyaaɬʔaaqƛweʔisi

huuyaaɬ  dance  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -waˑʔisi  1s.QT

I will dance

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she said

.

32.65

čuu

čuu1  ok

ok

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

ħaw̉iɬʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief

čučuukʷaʕinmascsuu

čučuukʷaʕinmas  go about inviting  =csuu  =go and ... [Pl.]

go and extend invitations

hišimỷawiʔaani

hišimỷawiƛ  assemble  -ˀaani  1p.PURP

so that we may assemble people

yaaʔaɬʔaani

yaaʔaɬ  witness s.t.  -ˀaani  1p.PURP

to witness it

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

ħaw̉iɬʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief

.

pg. 36 begins here

32.66

tuupšiƛ

tuupšiƛ  evening

in the evening

čučuukʷaʕinmeʔiƛ

čučuukʷaʕinmeʔiƛ  go around inviting

go around inviting

ħaaw̉iiħaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young men

hiɬħʔaƛ

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it is there

yaa

yaa1  that

that

ƛuušƛuušuk

ƛuušƛuušuk  Goose Creek

Goose Creek

hiỷatħʔaƛ

hiỷatħ  live at  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they lived there

.

32.67

w̉aaqʔuqšiʔaƛ

w̉aaqʔuqšiƛ  go to a feast  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they started coming to the feast

ʔayeʔi

ʔaya  many  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the many

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

yaaʔaỷasʔaƛ

yaaʔaɬ  look on  -ˀas3  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going to see

.

32.68

ħačatak

ħačat  all

all

w̉aqʔuu

w̉aqʔuˑ  go to feast

they went to feast

.

32.69

wik̉aƛ

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she had not

ƛuyačiƛ

ƛuyačiƛ  get well

get well

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

.

32.70

qʷaaʔaƛ

qʷaa  thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was just as

mInterlinʷaaqħʔatquu

mInterlinʷaa  rotating  -ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND

it was spinning

maħt̉iiʔi

maħt̉ii  house  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the house

.

32.71

n̉aacsaaƛ

n̉aacsa  see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she saw now

ʔuun̉ak̉uħʔaƛ

ʔuun̉ak̉uħ  watch  -ˀaƛ  NOW

looking at

qʷam̉eeʔitq

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

as many as there were

haʔum

haʔum  fish

fish

č̉uučk

č̉uučk  all

all

qʷam̉eeʔitq

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

as many as there were

ƛ̉aqaʕas

ƛ̉aqaʕas  tree

trees

ħaačatin̉ak̉uħʔaƛ

ħaačatin̉ak̉uħ  look all around  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she looked all around

n̉aacsa

n̉aacsa  see

watching

.

32.72

ƛakišiʔaƛ

ƛakišiƛ  stand up  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she stood up

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

.

32.73

ciqšiʔaƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they spoke now

c̉awaak

c̉awaakʷ  one

one

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

person

ɬaakšiƛʔaaqƛeʔicuu

ɬaakšiƛ  please do  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -(m)eˑʔicuu  2p.IND

you will please do so

hupii

hupiˑ  help

help

huuyaaɬ

huuyaaɬ  dance

dancing

huɬiita

huɬiita2  dance for s.o.

dancing for her

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they said

.

32.74

ciqšiʔaƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they spoke now

ƛaʔuu

ƛaʔuˑ  other

other one

.

32.75

qʷaaʔaaqƛin

qʷaa  thus  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ni  1p.ABS

we will do thus

ʕapaakin

ʕapaakʷ  be willing  -ni  1p.ABS

we are willing

huɬiita

huɬiita2  dance for s.o.

dancing for her

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they said

.

32.76

ʔink̉aƛ

ʔinkʷ  fire  -ˀaƛ  NOW

there was a fire

ʔiiħʔii

ʔiiħʷ  big  =ʔiˑ  DEF

a big

ʔink

ʔinkʷ  fire

fire

.

32.77

nuuʔiʔaƛ

nuuʔiƛ  start singing  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she started singing now

:.

32.78

||

yaa

yaa1  that

that

yaiʔiyaa

...

qʷaaʔi

ʔaħkuu

ʔaħkuu  thus

thus

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

qeniweʔa

...

||.

Means that the fish told her to dance as she saw them dancing. Prose: qʷeˑʔiˑ ʔaħkoˑ qʷaˑqin. These are the instructions of the fish to the girl, that she dance and sing in the way she has seen them do. The song is now frequently used by women (both Bluejays and Gulls) as a potlatch entry song. They dance as Great-favorite used to. They come in dancing in swaying fashion and scratching at their hair, both hands always to one side. They continue until they circle the inside of the house, then kneel down.

32.79

qʷeeʔii

qʷaa  thus  -ˀiˑ  2s>3.IMPER

be thus!

ʔaħkuu

ʔaħkuu  this

this

qʷaaqin

qʷaa  thus  -qin  1p REL

as we are

.

i.e., fish tell her to dance as she saw them dancing.

pg. 37 begins here

32.80

kaniɬ

kaniɬ  kneel on floor

they knelt on the floor

huuyaaɬ

huuyaaɬ  dance

while dancing

cuuccuuca

cuuccuuca  scratching

scratching

hiistaataʔaaɬ

hiistaataʔaaɬ  doing to

always doing to

ʔapcit̉imʔatʔi

ʔapcit̉im  side of head  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the sides of the head

.

32.81

ʔuuc̉aƛuk

ʔuuc  belong to  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

theirs belonged to

nuuk

nuuk  song

song

yaʕii

yaʕiˑ  Ya'ii

Ya'ii

.