033. Esowista and Ucluelet Arm Wolf Ritual Rights are Handed Over to Tom's Father

Dictated by Tom Sayachapis, Jan. 12, 1914. Notebook XXIII: 2-7.

Wolf ritual rights given to Tom Sayachapis' father. Tom has never had tuupatis handed over to him in potlatch. All his Esowista rights were thus handed over to his father by canoe-load of Ucluelets who came for that purpose. Texts 33 to 39 inclusive constitute a sort of autobiography of Tom's ceremonial activities. The Ucluelet Arm and Esowista are septs of the Ucluelet tribe.

33.1
ʔuukʷiin̉uʔa 
ʔuukʷiin̉uʔa 
Along-it-on-the-rocks 
Along-it-on-the-rocks 
ʔucħinƛ 
ʔucħinawiƛ 
marry s.o. 
marry s.o. 
čuup̉uuʔuƛ 
čuup̉uuʔuƛ 
Carried-face-down-on-back 
Carried-face-down-on-back 
hitac̉uʔaqsupʔi 
hitac̉uʔaqsup 
Ucluelet Arm woman 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
the Ucluelet Arm woman 
hisaawist̉aqsupƛaa 
hisaawist̉aqsup 
Esowista woman 
=ƛaa 
=also 
also Esowista woman 
. 

Along-it-on-the-rocks married Carried-face-down-on-the-back, who was a woman of the Ucluelet Arm and Esowista septs.

Along-it-on-the-rocks = Tom's father's father.

33.2
t̉an̉anakšiʔaƛ 
t̉an̉anakʷ 
give birth 
-šiƛ 
PRF 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
she gave birth to a child 
yaʕiiʔaqs 
yaʕiiʔaqs 
Ya'ii-woman 
Yai-woman 
meʔiƛqacuk 
meʔiƛqac 
boy 
-uk 
POSS 
her boy 
. 

Ya'ii-woman gave birth to a child, her boy.

Same person as Carried-face-down-on-the-back. This name she acquired subsequent to her marriage.

33.3
ƛuukʷaanaƛ 
ƛuukʷaana 
Wolf Ritual 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he gave a Wolf ritual 
qʷiiquʔuuɬ 
qʷiiquʔuuɬ 
Kwikoohl 
Kwikoohl 
ʔuuʔuwa 
ʔuuʔuwa 
act together with 
acted together with 
ʔappiɬačišt 
ʔappiɬačišt 
Middle-on-Water 
Middle-on-Water 
ʔukčiqƛ̉as 
ʔukčiqƛ̉as 
live with s.o. 
living with him 
. 

Kwikoohl, acting together with Middle-on-Water, with whom he lived, gave a Wolf Ritual.

A later name of Along-it-on-the-rocks.

33.4
hašiičiʔaƛ 
hašiičiƛ 
find out 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they found out about it 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
Ucluelet Arm people 
Ucluelet Arm tribe 
hišimỷuup 
hišimỷawup 
assemble  
assembling 
ʔuw̉aat̉inʔakʔi 
ʔuw̉aˑt̉in 
relative 
-ˀak 
POSS 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
their relatives 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
Ucluelet Arm people 
Ucluelet Arm tribe 
. 

The Ucluelet Arm tribe found out about it and assembled their relatives.

33.5
ciqšiʔaƛ 
ciqšiƛ 
speak 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he spoke now 
ħaw̉iɬʔi 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the chief 
. 

The chief spoke now.

33.6
ʔuuʔatumaħ 
ʔuuʔatup 
for 
-(m)aˑħ 
1s.IND 
I am doing for 
siiħiɬ 
siiħiɬ 
you (p.Obj) 
you all 
ƛuukʷaanač̉a 
ƛuukʷaana 
Wolf Ritual 
-(m)ič̉aˑ 
3.HEARSAY 
who is to give a Wolf Ritual 
kaaʔuucukqin 
kaaʔuˑc 
grandchild 
-uk 
POSS 
-qin 
1p REL 
our grandson 
hiisaỷuučiƛʔi 
hiisaỷuučiƛ1 
be newborn 
=ʔiˑ 
=REL 
the one who is newborn 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
Tsishaath people 
Tsishaa people 
. 

'I have (assembled) you for the sake of our grandson, the one just born among the Tsishaath, who is to give a Wolf Ritual.'

Ya'ii-Woman was niece to these chiefs.

33.7
ču 
čuu1 
well! 
well! 
m̉aw̉aaʔaƛ̉in 
m̉aw̉aa 
deliver 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ni 
1p.ABS 
let us take them there 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ʔuucqaa 
ʔuuc 
belong to 
-qaˑ 
3.SUB 
they belong to him 
ʔuħukqin 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qin 
1p REL 
being our 
taayii 
taayii 
senior 
senior 
. 

'So let us take the wolves there, since they belong to him, being our senior.'

Seniority is reckoned by lineage and not by age. The newly born child belonged to a senior branch of the family. The Hitatsoath chiefs were uncles to Yai-woman. Taking the wolves to the boy is a way of speaking of handing over a topati involving wolves —in this case, the ceremonial right of having the wolves come in through openings made by removing wall and roof boards.

33.8
ʔuutỷaap̉aƛ̉in 
ʔuutỷaap 
bring as a gift 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ni 
1p.ABS 
let us present it 
ʔaniƛii 
ʔaniƛ 
so that 
-(y)ii 
3.INDF-REL 
so that 
k̉aaħyaaʕiiɬuk 
k̉aaħyaʕiiɬ 
be broken repeatedly 
-uk 
POSS 
be broken over and over 
maħt̉ii 
maħt̉ii 
house 
house 
ʔaniƛii 
ʔaniƛ 
so that 
-(y)ii 
3.INDF-REL 
so that 
puusc̉iiɬʔat 
puusc̉iiɬ 
overrun the roof 
-ˀat 
PASS 
the roof will be overrun by them 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
ƛuukʷaanaquu 
ƛuukʷaana 
Wolf Ritual 
-quu1 
3.CND 
when giving Wolf Ritual 
. 

'Let us present it so that his house will always be broken open, so that his roof will always be overrun by wolves when he is giving a Wolf Ritual.'

A special ritual privilege of beginning of Wolf Ritual is to have all boards of woods' side of house taken away when wolves enter. Not all have right to this privilege.

pg. 3 begins below

33.9
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
qʷaaʔak 
qʷaa 
thus 
-ˀak 
POSS 
theirs are like 
ʔaħkuu 
ʔaħkuu 
thus 
thus 
hiʔiisʔaƛquu 
hiʔiis 
on the ground 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-quu1 
3.CND 
here when doing 
ƛuukʷaana 
ƛuukʷaana 
Wolf Ritual 
their Wolf Ritual 
yaqckʷiiʔitq 
yaqckʷiiʔitq 
ancestor 
the ancestors 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
wawaaʔakƛaa 
wawaaʔakʷ 
tradition 
=ƛaa 
=also 
it is also the tradition 
hisaawist̉atħ 
hisaawist̉atħ 
Esowista people 
Esowista people 
hist̉atħ 
his(t) 
LOC 
-ˀatħ1 
live at 
where they live 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
puusc̉iiɬʔatuk 
puusc̉iiɬ 
overrun the roof 
-ˀat 
PASS 
-uk 
POSS 
overrun the roof of 
maħt̉ii 
maħt̉ii 
house 
house 
. 

'For that was the manner of his ancestors here when giving a Wolf Ritual, and it is also the tradition of the Esowista people to have the roof of their house overrun.'

i.e., this method used to be used at Ucluelet Arm by ancestors of present tupaati holders.

33.10
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ʔuunuuƛ 
ʔunw̉iiƛ 
because 
because 
ʔuħuk 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
its was 
ʕimtii 
ʕimtii 
name 
name 
hinaasc̉iʔat 
hinaasc̉iʔat 
They-climb-his-Roof 
They-climb-his-Roof 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
hiinasc̉iiɬʔat 
hiinasc̉iiɬ 
do to roof at intervals 
-ˀat 
PASS 
the roof is always done to 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolf 
. 

'It is indeed because their roof is always (overrun) by the wolves that theirs (house) has the name of They-climb-his-Roof.'

33.11
čuu 
čuu1 
ok 
ok 
waaʔaƛ 
waa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they said 
č̉uučk̉aƛ 
č̉uučk 
all 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
all of them now 
ʔuw̉aat̉inʔi 
ʔuw̉aˑt̉in 
relative 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
the relatives 
. 

'Very well', said all the relatives.

33.12
ʔaanuwa 
ʔana 
only 
-uwa 
act together with [L] 
only they did together 
t̉aat̉aapata 
DUP- 
PL 
t̉apata 
think 
they deliberated 
hisaawist̉atħ 
hisaawist̉atħ 
Esowista people 
Esowista people 
ʔiš 
ʔiš 
and 
and 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
Ucluelet Arm people 
Ucluelet Arm people 
. 

It was only the Ucluelet Arm and the Esowista bands who took part in this council.

33.13
čučuukʷaʕinmeʔiƛ 
čučuukʷaʕinmeʔiƛ 
go around inviting 
they went around inviting 
ħaw̉iiħ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief.pl 
chiefs 
ħaayuuƛ 
ħayu 
ten 
-‘awiƛ 
PRF 
ten 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħiicʔi 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
Ucluelet people 
-iic 
belong to 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
of the Ucluelet 
ħaw̉iiħ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief.pl 
chiefs 
ħayaaƛ 
ħayu 
ten 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
there were ten 
ỷuuqʷaa 
ỷuuqʷaa 
also 
also 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
Ucluelet Arm people 
Ucluelet Arm tribe 
ħaw̉iiħ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief.pl 
chiefs 
. 

They went around inviting chiefs and called ten Ucluelet chiefs; there were also ten Ucluelet Arm chiefs.

33.14
čuu 
čuu1 
ok 
ok 
waaʔaƛ 
waa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they said 
ħaw̉iiħʔi 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the chiefs 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
Ucluelet people 
Ucluelet people 
ʕapaakin 
ʕapaakʷ 
be willing 
-ni 
1p.ABS 
we are willing 
waaʔaƛ 
waa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they said 
. 

'Very well', said the Ucluelet chiefs, 'we are willing.'

33.15
ʔaak̉ʷaɬščiʔat 
ʔaak̉ʷaɬščiƛ 
ask to borrow 
-ˀat 
PASS 
he was asked to lend 
p̉inw̉aɬ 
p̉inw̉aɬ 
long canoe 
long canoe 
ħaayuuqʷap 
ħaayuuqʷap 
Ten-score-in-air 
Ten-score-in-air 
ʔuħuk 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
his was 
ʕimtii 
ʕimtii 
name 
name 
ħaw̉iɬʔi 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the chief 
. 

Ten-score-in-the-air - that was the name of the chief - was asked for the loan of a long canoe.

33.16
ʔiiħuk 
ʔiiħʷ 
big 
-uk 
POSS 
his was big 
p̉inw̉aɬ 
p̉inw̉aɬ 
long canoe 
long canoe 
ʔukɬaaʔak 
ʔukɬaa 
name 
-ˀak 
POSS 
it was named 
ʕimtnaak 
ʕimtnaakʷ 
have a name 
have a name 
wiħwiiʔis 
wiħwiiʔis 
Dry-Bow 
Dry-Bow 
. 

His long canoe was a large one and was called Dry-Bow.

33.17
hitaqsiƛ 
hitaqsiƛ 
get into 
they got into 
p̉inw̉aɬ 
p̉inw̉aɬ 
long canoe 
long canoe 
ħaw̉iiħʔi 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the chiefs 
kuʔaɬ 
kuʔaɬ 
in the morning 
in the morning 
ʔukʷiqsʔaƛ 
ʔukʷiqs 
in a vessel 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
into the canoe 
wiħwiiʔis 
wiħwiiʔis 
Dry-Bow 
Dry-Bow 
. 

The chiefs got into the long canoe, Dry-bow, in the morning.

33.18
ƛiiħšiʔaƛ 
ƛiħšiƛ 
set off 
-[L] 
GRAD 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they set off 
ʔucačiʔaƛ 
ʔucačiƛ 
go to 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
going to 
hiikʷis 
hiikʷis 
Equis 
Equis 
. 

They paddled off and went to Equis.

pg. 4 begins here

33.19
hitasaʔaƛ 
hitasaʔaƛ 
come to shore 
they came to shore 
hiikʷis 
hiikʷis 
Equis 
Equis 
. 

They landed on the beach at Equis.

33.20
hawiiʔaƛ 
hawiiƛ 
finish 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it was finished 
ʔapw̉in n̉aas 
ʔapw̉in n̉aas 
midday 
midday 
ƛuuč̉anuʔaƛ 
ƛuuč̉anawiƛ 
become late afternoon 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it was late afternoon 
. 

It passed the middle of the day and it was late afternoon.

33.21
hinusčis 
hinusčis 
up the beach 
they went up the beach 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
Ucluelet people 
Ucluelet people 
mačinƛ 
mačinawiƛ 
enter house 
they entered the house 
. 

The Ucluelet went up the bank and entered the house.

33.22
ʔiiqħšiʔaƛ̉at 
ʔiiqħšiƛ 
tell 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
they told them 
qʷiiquʔuuɬ 
qʷiiquʔuuɬ 
Kwikoohl 
Kwikoohl 
yaʕiiʔaqs 
yaʕiiʔaqs 
Ya'ii-woman 
Ya'ii-woman 
m̉aw̉aaʔaƛin 
m̉aw̉aa 
deliver 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ni 
1p.ABS 
we have brought 
suutiɬ 
suutiɬ 
you 
you 
qʷayac̉iikukʔitqak 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
-uk 
DUR 
-ʔiˑtqak 
2s.REL 
the wolves that are yours 
ʔanik 
ʔanik 
that you 
that you 
suw̉aas 
suw̉aas 
yours 
yours 
ʔanik 
ʔanik 
that you 
that you 
suw̉aaq 
suw̉aaq 
you (sg) 
you 
taayii 
taayii 
senior 
seniors 
. 

They informed Kwikoohl and Ya'ii-Woman, 'we have brought you your wolves, for they are yours since you are (our) senior."

33.23
hišimỷuup̉i 
hišimỷuup 
gather 
-ˀiˑ 
2s>3.IMPER 
assemble! 
yaqčiʔatħiik 
yaqčiʔatħ 
neighbour 
-(y)iik 
2s.INDF.REL 
your neighbours 
waaʔaƛ̉at 
waa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
they said now 
ʔuħʔat 
ʔuħʔat 
by 
by 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħʔi 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
Ucluelet people 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
the Ucluelet people 
. 

The Ucluelet (further) said, 'assemble your neighbours!'

33.24
hišimỷuup 
hišimỷawup 
assemble  
he called together 
yaqčiʔatħʔitq 
yaqčiʔatħ 
neighbour 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
the ones who were neighbours 
qʷiiquʔuuɬ 
qʷiiquʔuuɬ 
Kwikoohl 
Kwikoohl 
. 

Kwikoohl assembled his neighbours.

33.25
yaacšiʔaƛ 
yaacšiƛ 
start off 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they started off 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
Tsishaath people 
Tsishaa people 
ʔeeʔeeʔišaƛ 
DUP- 
REP 
ʔaʔiˑš 
do quickly 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
do quickly 
yaacšiƛ 
yaacšiƛ 
go 
going 
ɬuucsaamiiħ 
ɬuucsma 
woman.pl 
women 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
man 
men 
. 

The Tsishaath started out at once, men and women going.

33.26
hitaaqƛ̉iʔaƛ 
hitaaqƛ̉iƛ 
go into woods 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they went into the woods 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
Ucluelet people 
Ucluelet people 
ʔiš 
ʔiš 
and 
and 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
Ucluelet Arm people 
Ucluelet Arm people 
. 

The Ucluelet and Ucluelet Arm people went into the woods.

33.27
ħayu 
ħayu 
ten 
ten 
hitaaqƛ̉iƛ 
hitaaqƛ̉iƛ 
go into woods 
they went into the woods 
ħaw̉iiħʔi 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief.pl 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the chiefs 
ħayuƛaa 
ħayu 
ten 
=ƛaa 
=also 
ten also 
wiinapiɬ 
wiinapiɬ 
stay in the house 
stayed in house 
maħt̉iiʔi 
maħt̉ii 
house 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the house 
. 

Ten of the chiefs went into the woods, and ten also remained in the house.

33.28
maƛšiʔaƛ 
maƛšiƛ 
tie 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they tied on 
ħayuʔi 
ħayu 
ten 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
the ten 
qʷayac̉iikšiʔaƛ 
qʷayac̉iikšiƛ 
become a wolf 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
becoming wolves 
. 

The ten tied on (their wolf blankets) and became wolves.

In older days "wolves" were entirely naked except for strip on back to make up tail. Colors painted on skins. Sometimes bearskins were worn, not wolf skins (as far as Alex knows). After wolf performance, wolves would have to wash off coal black in ice-cold water before returning to house and mingling with others. Wolves could not be m̉eeʔiƛin, but would dance ʔuušiin̉ak for novices.

33.29
ʔiiqħuk̉ʷaƛ 
ʔiiqħuk 
tell 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he told now 
ħaw̉iɬʔi 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the chief 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ 
Ucluelet people 
Ucluelet people 
ʔuukʷiɬ 
ʔuukʷiɬ2 
refer to 
refer to 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
Tsishaath people 
Tsishaa people 
ħaayuuqʷap 
ħaayuuqʷap 
Ten-score-in-air 
Ten-score-in-air 
ʔukɬeeʔi 
ʔukɬaa 
name 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the one called 
ħaw̉iɬ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
chief 
ʔuħʔaƛ 
ʔuħ 
is 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
it was 
ʔiiqħuk 
ʔiiqħuk 
tell 
telling them 
m̉aw̉aamin 
m̉aw̉aa 
deliver 
-(m)in 
1p IND 
we are bringing 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
yaʕiiʔaqs 
yaʕiiʔaqs 
Ya'ii-woman 
Ya'ii-woman 
qʷayac̉iikuk 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
-uk 
DUR 
her wolves 
ʔani 
ʔani 
that 
that 
ʔuuc 
ʔuuc 
belong to 
belong to her 
wawaaʔaƛ 
wawaa 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he said 
. 

The Ucluelet chief, the one called Ten-score-in-the-air, told the Tsishaath, 'we are bringing Ya'ii-woman her wolves, for they are hers.'

pg. 5 begins above

33.30
puħt̉asʔaƛ 
puħt̉as 
run out of the woods [Pl] 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they ran out of the woods 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
kiiik 
kiiik 
kiiik 
kiiik 
ħayuqumɬʔaƛ 
ħayu 
ten 
-qimɬ 
... unit 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
ten 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
. 

Ten wolves now rushed out of the woods calling 'kiiik.'

This imitates the sound of a whistle.

33.31
ʔukɬaa 
ʔukɬaa 
name 
it was called 
nism̉eʔi 
nism̉a 
land 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the land 
piɬpic̉aqmaʕas 
piɬpic̉aqmaʕas 
Ninebark-bushes-on-the-ground 
Ninebark-bushes-on-the-ground 
hiɬukʔitq 
hiɬ 
LOC 
-uk 
POSS 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
where his was 
maʔas 
maʔas 
house 
house 
qʷiiquʔuuɬ 
qʷiiquʔuuɬ 
Kwikoohl 
Kwikoohl 
. 

The land where Kwikoohl's house was located was called Ninebark-bushes-on-the-ground.

Bushes resembling salmonberry bushes (qaw̉iips). Text refers to part of Equis where Kwikoohl used to have his house.

33.32
puusc̉iʔaƛ 
puusc̉iiɬ 
overrun the roof 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they ran onto the roof 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
maħt̉iiʔi 
maħt̉ii 
house 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the house 
. 

The wolves ran onto the roof of the house.

33.33
n̉iƛsaap̉aƛ 
n̉iƛsaap 
lay s.t. flat 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they laid them flat 
č̉itmeʔi 
č̉itma 
wall board 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
wall boards 
puuyiiʔiʔaƛ 
puuyiiʔiƛ 
rush into house 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they rushed into the house 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
pukstiiɬʔaƛ 
pukstiiɬ 
rush through the roof 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
rushing through the roof 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
k̉aħyaʕasʔaƛ 
k̉aħyaʕas 
break open 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
now broken open 
maħt̉iiʔi 
maħt̉ii 
house 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the house 
. 

(Some) wolves laid the wall-boards flat and rushed into the house (while other) wolves came rushing through the roof of the house that was now broken open.

Two sets of wolves, one through roof, other through side. Roof method is Esowista, side probably Ucluelet Arm.

33.34
n̉iƛkʷaqšiʔaƛ 
n̉iƛkʷaqšiƛ 
be in uproar 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they were in an uproar 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
Tsishaath people 
Tsishaa people 
. 

The Tsishaath were in an uproar.

33.35
pun̉iiqsaƛ 
pun̉iiqsaƛ 
run down beach 
they ran down the beach 
puučištuƛ 
puučištuƛ 
run into the water 
running into the water 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
Tsishaath people 
Tsishaa people 
šaw̉aaʔaƛ 
šaw̉aaʔa 
flee 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
fleeing 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolves 
ʔuukʷiɬ 
ʔuukʷiɬ2 
refer to 
refer to 
. 

The Tsishaa people ran down to the beach and into the water, fleeing from the wolves.

33.36
m̉eeʔiʔaƛ̉at 
m̉eeʔiƛ 
bite away 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀat 
PASS 
he was bitten away 
n̉uw̉iiqsakitqas 
n̉uw̉iˑqsu 
father 
-ˀak 
POSS 
-ʔiˑtqas 
1s.REL 
my father 
ʔanaħʔis 
ʔanaħʷ 
small 
-ʔis 
DIM 
a little 
t̉an̉eʔis 
t̉an̉eʔis 
little child 
a little child 
. 

My father, then a little child, was bitten away.

I.e., taken away 'in the mouths' of the wolves. Novices really hidden by wolves. At first novices are said to be wiikaƛ̉in "disappeared, not to be found." Only next day, when wolves are seen to come out with novices, they are termed m̉eeʔiƛ̉in. All novices were kept in one house, but they did not actually pass time in woods. Yet they were supposed to observe certain numaak and to get power of ħiin̉a from wolves when they returned.

33.37
ʔaħ 
ʔaħ 
this 
in this way 
qʷaʔuuktukʷaħ 
qʷaʔuukt 
obtain 
-uk 
POSS 
-(m)aˑħ 
1s.IND 
I obtained mine 
ʔunaak 
ʔunaakʷ 
have 
having it 
puuyiʔiiɬʔat 
puuyiiʔiƛ 
rush into house 
-iiɬ2 
ITER 
-ˀat 
PASS 
they rush into the house 
ʔaanasa 
ʔana 
only 
-sasa 
only [L] 
only then is  
siỷa 
siỷa 
I 
I 
. 

In this way the right, exclusively mine, of having (wolves) rush into my house was obtained.

33.38
wik̉iit 
wik 
not 
-ˀat 
PASS 
there was no 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
c̉išaaʔatħ 
Tsishaath people 
Tsishaa person 
qʷaaʔap 
qʷaaʔap 
do thus 
doing so 
ʔaanasa 
ʔana 
only 
-sasa 
only [L] 
only there was 
siỷaasʔi 
siỷaas 
mine 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
my 
n̉uw̉iiqsu 
n̉uw̉iˑqsu 
father 
father 
qʷaaʔap 
qʷaaʔap 
do thus 
doing so 
. 

No Tsishaath other than my father did so (was bitten away).

pg. 6 begins above

33.39
ʔuutỷaap̉aƛ 
ʔuutỷaap 
bring as a gift 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they presented as a gift 
c̉iiqỷak 
c̉iiqỷakʷ 
ceremonial chant 
chants 
ʔuutỷaap̉aƛ 
ʔuutỷaap 
bring as a gift 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
they presented as a gift 
qʷiqqʷiqcamis 
DUP- 
PL 
qʷi(q) 
REL 
-camis 
... thing 
all sorts of things 
ƛukʷatqmis 
ƛukʷatqmis 
Wolf Ritual practice 
Wolf Ritual practice 
qʷiiqʷiin̉akʔaaqƛʔitq 
DUP- 
PL 
qʷi(q) 
REL 
-iˑn̉akʷ 
imitate ... in dance 
-ʔaaqƛ 
INTENT 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
all sorts of imitative dances 
ƛuukʷaaniikquu 
ƛuukʷaana 
Wolf Ritual 
-ˀiikʷ1 
HYP.FUT 
-quu1 
3.CND 
during the Wolf Ritual 
ʕiiʕiƛỷak 
ʕiiʕiƛỷakʷ 
tracing ritual 
tracing ritual 
. 

They then presented ceremonial chants and all sorts of Wolf Ritual practices, including different sorts of Wolf Ritual practices for all sorts of imitative dances during the Wolf Ritual and a ritual for tracing (the novices who have been bitten away).

Part of the Wolf Ritual, performed by the novices after they are initiated, is a series of dances imitating animals, supernatural beings, and various other things.

33.40
ʔaħ 
ʔaħ 
this 
in this way 
qʷaʔuuktukʷaħ 
qʷaʔuukt 
obtain 
-uk 
POSS 
-(m)aˑħ 
1s.IND 
I obtained it 
ʔunaak 
ʔunaakʷ 
have 
have 
hist̉atħʔaƛuk 
hist̉atħ 
come from 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-uk 
POSS 
mine coming from 
hisaawist̉atħ 
hisaawist̉atħ 
Esowista people 
Esowista 
. 

In this way I obtained mine (privileges) coming from Esowista.

33.41
ʔuħuk 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
I have 
susaa 
susaa 
swimming 
swimming 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolf 
ʔiiħ 
ʔiiħʷ 
big 
big 
. 

(I) have (from this source) the swimming of a big wolf.

33.42
ʔuħʔaƛuk 
ʔuħ 
is 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-uk 
POSS 
mine is 
saan̉akỷak 
saan̉akỷakʷ 
crawl dance 
crawl dance 
. 

(I) have a crawling imitative dance.

This dance imitates the wolf.

33.43
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
it is my 
ʕasicin̉ak 
ʕasicin̉akʷ 
Bee dance 
bee-dance 
. 

I have a bee imitative dance.

33.44
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
capitqin̉akỷak 
capitqin̉akỷakʷ 
Sawbill dance 
Sawbill dance 
. 

(I) have a sawbill dance.

33.45
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
huɬmisin̉akỷak 
huɬmisin̉akỷakʷ 
Dance-spirit dance 
Dance-spirit dance 
. 

I have a dance-spirit dance.

A kind of supernatural being, which dances all the time. If one sees one of them, it gives him power to dance well so as to inspire admiration and rapt attention.

33.46
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
qišapqin̉akỷak 
qišapqin̉akỷakʷ 
Wolf Ritual crazy dance 
Wolf Ritual crazy dance 
nuuɬim 
nuuɬim 
Nuthlim 
Nuhlim 
č̉akʷqʷiin̉ak 
č̉akʷqʷiin̉akʷ 
Lover-signal dance 
Lover-signal dance 
. 

I have a Wolf Ritual crazy dance, a Nuhlim (dance), a lover-signalling dance.

Nuhlim are certain men and women who dance as they are initiated. A kind of supernatural being. In the lover-signalling dance the dancers make a peculiar sound by placing the tip of the tongue against the inside of the lower lip and withdrawing the tongue with suction (supposed to imitate mating). This is a sign given by a man to a girl to indicate that he wishes to meet her in the woods.

33.47
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
ƛapisaqin̉akỷak 
ƛapisaqin̉akỷakʷ 
Raccoon dance 
Raccoon dance 
. 

(I) have a raccoon dance.

33.48
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
caciisk̉uqʷin̉akỷak 
caciisk̉uqʷin̉akỷakʷ 
Tsatsiskomts dance 
Tsatsiskomts dance 
. 

(I) have a Tsatsiskomts bird dance.

A kind of swallow.

33.49
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
tiiɬiin̉akỷak 
tiiɬiin̉akỷakʷ 
Octopus dance 
octopus dance 
. 

(I) have an octopus dance.

33.50
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
ħaw̉iɬ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
chief 
qʷayac̉iik 
qʷayac̉iikʷ 
wolf 
wolf 
ʔuuc 
ʔuuc 
belong to 
belonging to 
ƛ̉isimɬ 
ƛ̉isimɬ 
gray blanket 
gray blanket 
. 

(I) have a wolf chief's gray blanket.

33.51
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
ħiyiqin̉ak 
ħiyiqin̉akʷ 
Snake dance 
snake dance 
. 

(I) have a snake dance.

33.52
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
ʕamiqin̉ak 
ʕamiqin̉akʷ 
horse-clam dance 
horse clam dance 
. 

(I) have a horse clam dance.

33.53
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
c̉ixʷatinqin̉ak 
c̉ixʷatinqin̉akʷ 
Eagle dance 
Eagle dance 
. 

(I) have an eagle dance.

33.54
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
quʔišitqin̉ak 
quʔišitqin̉akʷ 
Raven dance 
Raven dance 
. 

(I) have a raven dance.

33.55
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
ƛ̉iħmaqin̉akỷak 
ƛ̉iħmaqin̉akỷakʷ 
Woodpecker dance 
Woodpecker dance 
. 

(I) have a red woodpecker dance.

pg. 7 begins here

33.56
ʔuħukqas 
ʔuħ 
is 
-uk 
POSS 
-qaˑs 
1s.SUB 
I have  
ʕaɬmaquuħ 
ʕaɬmaquuħ 
Cedar Bark Ogre 
Cedar Bark Ogre 
. 

(I) have a Yellow Cedar Bark Ogre.

Cf. text 22.

33.57
qʷam̉aaʔakqacsa 
qʷam̉aˑ 
all 
-ˀak 
POSS 
-qaˑcsa 
1s.DUB 
I believe that is all 
hist̉atħ 
hist̉atħ 
come from 
which come from 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
hitac̉uʔatħ 
Ucluelet Arm people 
Ucluelet Arm tribe 
. 

I believe that is all I have which come from the Ucluelet Arm people.

33.58
hisaawist̉atħʔaƛukʷaħ 
hisaawist̉atħ 
Esowista people 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-uk 
POSS 
-(m)aˑħ 
1s.IND 
I have from the Esowista 
ʔaħkuum̉inħʔi 
ʔaħkuu 
thus 
-m̉inħ 
PL 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
these ones 
caacaawiɬin̉ak 
caacaawiɬin̉akʷ 
Tsaatsaawithl dance 
Tsaatsaawithl dance 
huuɬapiqin̉ak 
huuɬapiqin̉ak 
Quivering-in-the-air dance 
quivering-in-the-air dance 
c̉aan̉ak 
c̉aan̉akʷ 
River dance 
river-dance 
nuuknaak 
nuuknaakʷ 
have a song 
have a song 
ʔaħ 
ʔaħ 
this 
this 
c̉aan̉akỷakʔi 
c̉aan̉akỷakʷ 
River dance song 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the river dance song 
c̉aʔuuyisin̉ak 
c̉aʔuuyisin̉akʷ 
Breakers dance 
breakers-dance 
n̉aasiin̉ak 
n̉aasiin̉akʷ 
Day dance 
day-dance 
suqʷiin̉ak 
suqʷiin̉akʷ 
Spring-salmon dance 
Spring-salmon dance 
kaw̉atqin̉ak 
kaw̉atqin̉akʷ 
Killer whale dance 
Killer-whale dance 
haxʷitqin̉ak 
haxʷitqin̉akʷ 
Wren dance 
Wren-dance 
kʷiickʷaaỷapšiiɬ 
kʷiickʷaaỷapšiiɬ 
be digging all around at intervals 
dig all around 
maħt̉ii 
maħt̉ii 
house 
house 
haxʷinmacʔi 
haxʷinmac 
wren 
=ʔiˑ 
=DEF 
the wrens 
. 

From the Hisawistath I have these: a Tsatsawihl dance, a quivering-in-the-air dance, a river dance - this one, the river dance, has a song - a breakers dance, a day dance, a spring-salmon dance, a killer-whale dance, a wren dance (in which) the wrens always dig about in the house.

Tsatsawihl are a kind of supernatural people living in the woods, also called Chiniath. Quivering-in-the-air dance imitates the quivering of heated air in summer.

33.59
takʷaa 
takʷa 
exclusively that 
exclusively that 
nuuknaak 
nuuknaakʷ 
have a song 
have a song 
. 

All (these dances) have songs.

33.60
suqʷiin̉akʔi 
suqʷiin̉akʷ 
Spring-salmon dance 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
there is a spring salmon dance 
ƛ̉icaʕukʷin̉ak 
ƛ̉icaʕukʷin̉akʷ 
Mouse dance 
Mouse dance 
č̉astuqʷin̉ak 
č̉astuqʷin̉akʷ 
Mink dance 
mink dance 
kʷakʷipin̉ak 
kʷakʷipin̉akʷ 
Black Oyster-catcher dance 
black oyster-catcher dance 
. 

(There is also) a spring-salmon dance, a mouse dance, a mink dance, a black oyster-catcher dance.

33.61
muuɬiiʔiƛuk 
muuɬiiʔiƛ 
flood a house 
-uk 
POSS 
mine has flooded his house 
tup̉aɬ 
tup̉aɬ 
sea 
sea 
saayaač̉apis 
sayaač̉a 
high up 
-ˀap 
CAUS 
-‘is 
on the beach 
going high up on the beach 
. 

(I) have (the topati of representing) the sea going high up on the beach flooding into the house.

33.62
t̉ick̉atqin̉ak 
t̉ick̉atqin̉akʷ 
Thunderbird dance 
there is a Thunderbird dance 
ħicstiiɬ 
ħicstiiɬ 
crawl in through roof 
crawl in through the roof 
ħiʔiƛ̉iik 
ħiʔiƛ̉iikʷ 
Lightning-Serpent 
Lightning Serpent 
. 

(There is also) a Thunderbird dance with the lightning serpent crawling in through the roof.

33.63
ʔaħ 
ʔaħ 
this 
this 
qʷaam̉ačiɬaħ 
qʷam̉aˑ 
all 
-iɬ 
do to [L] 
-(m)aˑħ 
1s.IND 
it is all I do 
kamat̉ap 
kamat̉ap 
know 
know 
. 

That is as many as I can remember.

No Wolf Ritual dances are Tsishaath in origin.