051. Alex Thomas' Marriage

Tom Sayachapis, told to Alex Thomas, rec'd December 9, 1915; ms. 50s; 122/f7 (1-7); 104/f 4; starts here in microfiche: B122/f7 (1: doc032.tif)

51.1

hišimỷuup̉aƛni

hišimỷawup  gather; assemble   -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ni  1p.ABS

we gathered together

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

.

We gathered together the Tsishaath people.

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51.2

ħaw̉iħʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chiefs

ʔaaniiƛsani

ʔaaniiƛ  take only ...  -sasa  only [L]  -ni  1p.ABS

we took only them

hišimyipitap

hišimyipitap  assemble in the house

assembling in house

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

ʔuʔiiʔiɬʔap

ʔuʔiiʔiɬʔap  bring into house

bringing into the house

maħt̉iiʔak

maħt̉ii  house  -ˀak  POSS

the house of

siixuuɬmiik

siixuuɬmiikʷ  Douglas Thomas

Douglas Thomas

.

We assembled only the chiefs, gathering in Douglas Thomas' house.

51.3

ħapiƛ

ħapiƛ  all in house

all were in the house

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

qʷaam̉iiƛqin

qʷaam̉iiƛ  invite all  -qin  1p.REL

all whom we had invited

.

All the people we had invited were in the house.

51.4

čuu

čuu1  ok

ok

naʔaataħšiʔaƛ̉is

naʔaataħšiƛ  listen to  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -‘is  on the beach

listen to me!

ħaw̉eeħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl

chiefs!

qʷaaʔatupiis

qʷaa  thus  -aaʔatup  destined for [L]  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

the reason I have brought

siiħiɬ

siiħiɬ  you (p.Obj)

you all

hišimỷuup

hišimỷawup  gather; assemble

calling together

waaʔaƛsi

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I said now

ciqšiƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak

spoke

.

"Now, chiefs, listen to me, why I have brought you all together," I said, speaking.

51.5

ʔiiħukʷaħ

ʔiiħʷ  big  -uk  IMPF  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I have something big

qʷaaʔatupiis

qʷaa  thus  -aaʔatup  destined for [L]  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

the reason I have brought

siiħiɬ

siiħiɬ  you (p.Obj)

you all

hišimỷuup

hišimỷawup  gather; assemble

calling together

.

"I had an important reason for bringing you all together."

51.6

maʔasʔamaħ

maʔasʔap  consider great tribe  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I take for a great tribe

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you

.

"I consider you a great tribe."

51.7

ʔuunuuƛaħ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

because of this I am

wik

wik  not

not

wiicaak

wiicaakʷ  be backward about ...

be backward

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

maʔasʔap

maʔasʔap  consider great tribe

consider great tribe

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you

yaqiik

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT

the ones who are

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

.

"I am not backward in calling on you because I consider you, Tsishaath, a great tribe."

51.8

ciʕasʔaaqƛin

ciʕas  woo  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ni  1p.ABS

we are going to talk marriage

huuʕiiʔatħ

huuʕiiʔatħ  Huu-ay-aht tribe

Huu-ay-aht tribe

ħaw̉iɬuk

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -uk  POSS

chief of

.

"We are going to talk marriage to the Huu-ay-aht chief."

51.9

waʔaƛ̉aƛ̉imš

waʔaƛ  be of good heart!  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀim2  2s>3.FUT IMP

now do your best

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

wikʔaaqƛ̉at

wik  not  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀat  PASS

will not do so

c̉awaaħtat

c̉awaˑ  one  -ħtaˑ1  do to  -ˀat  PASS

doing to one alone

ciʕasweʔin

ciʕas  woo  -weˑʔin  3.QT

talking marriage

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

ʔanik

ʔanik  that you

that you

waaʔaaqƛ̉at

waa  say  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀat  PASS

they say of you

neʔiičiʔat

neʔiičiƛ  hear  -ˀat  PASS

they hear

maatmaas

maatmaas  tribe

tribes

.

"Do your best so that they do not say, 'he talked marriage', of me alone, but that they say it of you, Tsishaath, and that the tribes hear about you."

51.10

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ʔuħʔaƛuk

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

it is mine

kaƛħšiƛ

kaƛħšiƛ  appear

appearing

waaỷaqƛitiis

waaỷaqƛ  think  -(m)it  PAST  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

that of which I was thinking

yaaqʷaaʔaƛukʷitiis

yaqʷ  REL  -aaʔaƛ  destined for ... [L]  -uk  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

mine which I have destined for

yaaqʷaaʔaƛ̉aasukiis

yaqʷ  REL  -aaʔaƛ  destined for ... [L]  -aˑs1  on a surface  -uk  POSS  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

mine which has been stored up

ɬim̉aqsti

ɬim̉aqsti  heart

heart

.

This that has now come out is what I have been thinking about, which I have destined for, what I had stored up in my heart.

51.11

ħisʔaaħaħʔaaɬa

ħis[...]'aaħ  unable to do  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND  =ʔaaɬa  always

I cannot do so

wiicaakik

wiicaakʷ  be backward about ...  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT

be backward in doing so to

siiħiɬ

siiħiɬ  you (p.Obj)

you all

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ħačatiic

ħačat  all  -iic  belong to

belong to all

siiħiɬ

siiħiɬ  you (p.Obj)

you all

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

ʔanaač̉asʔitqak

ʔanač̉as  all through the village/tribe  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

which is the whole length of the village

ħaw̉iiħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl

chiefs

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

.

I cannot hesitate to call on you because I belong to all of you Tsishaath chiefs the whole length of the village.

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51.12

wee

wee1  moreover

moreover

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

naỷaqp̉at̉u

naỷaqp̉at̉u1  cradle

cradle

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ʔuuc

ʔuuc  belong to

of the

suw̉a

suw̉a  you (sg)

you

yaqiik

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT

the ones who will be

ħaw̉iiħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl

chiefs

yaqʷaanuuʔaƛqas

yaqʷaanaw̉iƛ  it is for that reason  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

for which reason I do

wiiỷaaƛ

wiiỷa  never  -ˀaƛ  NOW

never doing

wiicaak

wiicaakʷ  hesitant

hesitant

hiixʷatwaƛ

hiixʷat  difficult  -waˑ  say [R]  -ˀaƛ  NOW

mentioning difficult things

siiħiɬ

siiħiɬ  you (p.Obj)

you all

ħaw̉eeħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl

chiefs!

.

I am also like a cradle belonging to you chiefs, that is why I don't hesitate to mention a difficult thing to you.

51.13

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ƛaħʔaƛ

ƛaħʷ  at present  -ˀaƛ  NOW

now

hiixʷataƛuk

hiixʷat  difficult  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF

mine is difficult

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔuupiqa

ʔuupi1  exceedingly  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it is very much

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

hiixʷatħi

hiixʷatħi  be difficult

be difficult

yaqwaaʔaƛqas

yaqʷ  REL  -waˑ  say [R]  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑs  1s.REL

that which I mention

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you

ħaw̉eeħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl

chiefs!

.

Oh Chiefs, what I have mentioned this time is most difficult.

51.14

waʔaƛ̉aƛ̉imš

waʔaƛ  be of good heart!  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀim2  2s>3.FUT IMP

do your best

qʷayaqasʔaaqƛ̉ap̉atiis

qʷaa  thus  -yuˑ  ...-ed  -ˀas5  go to  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀat  PASS  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

how they may let me get off

ħaw̉iɬʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief

.

Do your best so that the chief may let me get through it.

51.15

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ʔaƛp̉it̉aƛqas

ʔaƛa  two  -p̉it3  ... times  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

I have done twice

ʔuʔii

ʔuʔii  go to

going to

ɬučħaa

ɬučħaa  go for marriage

go for marriage

yaqckʷiiʔitq

yaqckʷiiʔitq  ancestor

the ancestor

ħaw̉iɬʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief

.

I have gone twice to the chief's ancestors for marriage .

51.16

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ʔaƛp̉it̉aƛ̉at

ʔaƛp̉it  twice  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they have done twice

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

siʔiiʔat

siỷa  I  -ʔii  go to  -ˀat  PASS

they have gone to me

ɬučħaa

ɬučħaa  go for marriage

going for marriage

.

They have twice come to me for marriage.

51.17

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ʔuuʔiʔatuk

ʔuuʔiƛ1  take  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

mine was obtained

yaʕiiʔaqs

yaʕiiʔaqs  Ya'ii-woman

Yai-woman

ʔukɬaaʔakqas

ʔukɬaa  name  -ˀak  POSS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

mine who was called

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  daughter

daughter

ɬučħaa

ɬučħaa  go for marriage

pay brideprice

.

They came to me for marriage and obtained my daughter named Ya'ii-Woman.

51.18

wee

wee1  moreover

moreover

ƛaħʔaƛ̉atsiƛaa

ƛaħʷ  at present  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -siˑ2  1s.ABS  =ƛaa  again

recently they have done to mine

ʔuħaaʔatuk

ʔuħaa  buy  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

purchasing mine

tuutma

tuutma  Thunder

Thunder

ʔukɬaaʔukqas

ʔukɬaa  name  -uk  IMPF  -qaˑs  1s.REL

mine who was named

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  daughter

daughter

ʔuħʔaƛ̉at

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was by

tuxuɬʔatħ

tuxʷiɬʔatħ  Falls Band

Falls Band

.

And recently the Falls Band purchased my daughter named Thunder.

1) tuxuɬʔatħ band living at falls. Name of a band in the Huu-ay-aht tribe.

51.19

wee

wee1  moreover

moreover

ỷuuqʷaaqas

ỷuuqʷaa  also  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

I also did

ɬučħaa

ɬučħaa  go for marriage

go for marriage

hiisacħa

his(t)  LOC  -cħa  go in connection with [L]

going for

ʕaƛyaqc̉ita

ʕaƛyaqc̉ita  Cedarbranch-in-Water

Cedarbranch-in-Water

ʔuħaa

ʔuħaa  buy

purchasing

paɬpinħimɬ

paɬpinħimɬ  Abalone-all-over

Abalone-all-over

ʔukɬeeʔi

ʔukɬaa  name  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one called

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman

young woman

caxc̉aaʔaʔaqsupʔi

caxc̉aaʔaʔaqsup  Sugsaw Creek woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

Bamfield Creek woman

ħakum

ħakum  princess

princess

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

named

paɬpinħimɬ

paɬpinħimɬ  Abalone-all-over

Abalone-all-over

.

I also went for marriage to (the village of) Cedarbranch-in-Water and bought the young woman named Abalone-all-over, the Bamfield Creek princess.

2) ʕaƛyaqc̉ita 'cedar limb in the water'. name of a village site

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51.20

hitaquuʔas

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -s  1s.Ind

I rounded the point

huun̉iisi

huun̉ii  drift whale  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I (imitated) drift whale

hitaquuʔa

hitaquuʔa  round the point

rounding the point

.

I came round the point as (imitating) a drift whale.

51.21

saʔuu

saʔawiƛ  be on all fours on the rocks

they were on all fours

ʔaƛqimɬ

ʔaƛa  two  -qimɬ  ... unit

two

qʷayac̉iik

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf

wolves

ƛ̉iiƛ̉iisʔapuʔis

DUP-  SUF  ƛ̉iisʔapuʔis  white-bellied

white-bellied

ƛ̉iƛ̉iʕašaqtu

DUP-  SUF  ƛ̉iʕašaqtu  stripe across the shoulder

with stripes on their shoulders

qʷayac̉iikm̉inħʔi

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf  -m̉inħ  PL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the wolves

ʔaƛqimɬ

ʔaƛa  two  -qimɬ  ... unit

two

misiics

misiics  follow a scent

following the scent

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

referring to

huun̉iiʔi

huun̉ii  drift whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the drift whale

taʔak

taʔakʷ  drifting

drifting

.

Two white-bellied wolves with stripes across their shoulders crept along behind, following the scent of the drift whale.

51.22

hitaquuʔaƛ

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they rounded the point

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

čačimʔak

čačimʔakʷ  hunt sea mammals

hunting sea-mammals

ʔaƛista

ʔaƛista  two together

two together

.

Then two people hunting sea mammals came round the point.

51.23

ƛawasmiʔaƛ

ƛawasmiʔa  follow close to shore  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they moved close to shore

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

ʔaƛqimɬʔi

ʔaƛa  two  -qimɬ  ... unit  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the two

qʷayac̉iik

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf

wolves

.

They followed the two wolves closely onto the rocky shore.

51.24

hitaquuʔaƛ

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it rounded the point

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

hiinisuuʔuk

hiinisuuʔuk  go along sea-mammal fashion

going along sea-mammal fashion

.

Then a whale came round the point going along sea-mammal fashion.

51.25

hitaquuʔaƛ

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they rounded the point

suutaħ

suutaħ  ready to hold

holding ready

ʔuʔuutaħʔaƛ

ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler  -ˀaƛ  NOW

whale hunters

.

Now whale hunters rounded the point holding (their spears) ready.

51.26

qʷaaʔaƛ

qʷaa  thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they did just as

qʷeeʔiitqʔaaɬa

qʷaa  thus  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL  =ʔaaɬa  =always

that which it is like

hinkʷaỷiiħʔaƛquu

hinkʷaỷiiħ  pursue  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when one is pursuing

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

.

They did as people do in pursuing whales.

51.27

suutaħʔaƛ

suutaħ  ready to hold  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they were holding ready

.

They had their (spears) ready.

51.28

p̉inw̉aɬyiiʕaƛ

p̉inw̉aɬiiq  travel by whaling canoe  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they were travelling by whaling canoe

.

They were travelling in a whaling canoe.

51.29

hitaquuʔaƛƛaa

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  also

they rounded the point also

ƛaʔuu

ƛaʔuˑ  another

another

hiinisuuʔuk

hiinisuuʔuk  go along sea-mammal fashion

going along sea-mammal fashion

.

Another one came round the point running along like a whale.

51.30

hitaquuʔaƛ

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it rounded the point

ƛaʔuu

ƛaʔuˑ  another

another

ƛušinqak

ƛušinqakʷ  barge

barge

mataasʔaƛ

mataas  be perched on a tree  -ˀaƛ  NOW

being perched on it

tutuutš

tutuutš  Thunderbird

thunderbird

ħaħap̉itšiƛ

ħaħap̉itšiƛ  extend to the edges

extended to the edges

ɬapħsp̉at̉uʔi

ɬapħsp̉at̉u  wing  =ʔiˑ  DEF

its wings

ʔanaaqasʔitq

ʔanaaqc̉u  width  -ˀas5  go to  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the width of

ƛušinqakʔi

ƛušinqakʷ  barge  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the barge

.

A barge rounded the point, a thunderbird perched on it with his wings extended the whole width of the barge.

51.31

n̉in̉ikʷataħqatħʔaƛ

n̉in̉ikʷataħ  try to seize in claws  -qaˑtħ  pretend(edly)  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it pretended to be about to seize in its claws

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

hiinisuuʔukʔi

hiinisuuʔuk  go along sea-mammal fashion  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who was going along sea-mammal fashion

yaa

yaa1  that

that

t̉iick̉inʔi

t̉iick̉in1  Thunderbird  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the thunderbird

.

The thunderbird pretended to be about to seize the one going along sea-mammal fashion with its claws.

51.32

c̉eʔiisaʔaƛquuweʔin

c̉eʔiisaƛ  waves roll onto beach  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

the waves would roll into

wiiħisʔi

wiħis  on the shore  =ʔiˑ  DEF

on the shore

pisatšiʔaƛquu

pisatšiƛ  move around  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when it got into motion

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

t̉iick̉inʔi

t̉iick̉in1  Thunderbird  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the thunderbird

.

The waves would come rolling onto the beach when the thunderbird got into motion.

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51.33

ʔaƛp̉iiɬ

ʔaƛa  two  -p̉iˑɬʷ1  ... long objects

it was two

ħiicyin

ħiicyin  be coiled in bow

they were coiled in bow

ħiʔiƛ̉iik

ħiʔiƛ̉iikʷ  Lightning-Serpent

Lightning Serpent

.

Two lightning snakes were coiled at the bow.

51.34

t̉apw̉animapuɬʔaƛ

t̉apw̉animapuɬ  imitate a belt  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they were imitating a belt

ʔaƛp̉iiɬʔi

ʔaƛa  two  -p̉iˑɬʷ2  ...songs  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the two

ħiiʔiƛ̉iik

ħiʔiƛ̉iikʷ  Lightning-Serpent

Lightning Serpents

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

yaa

yaa1  that

that

ʔiiħʔii

ʔiiħʷ  big  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the big

t̉iick̉in

t̉iick̉in1  Thunderbird

Thunderbird

.

The two Lightning Serpents were supposed to be a belt to the big Thunderbird.

51.35

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

qʷam̉aasaħtakaħ

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -saˑħtakʷ  ... kind(s)  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

that is how many kinds of things I was

hiitaquuʔa

hitaquuʔa  round the point

rounding the point

.

That' s how many kinds of things I was as I rounded the point."

51.36

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

hisiik̉aƛsi

hisiikʷ  go along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I went that way

ʔiiqħuk

ʔiiqħuk  tell

telling

yaqčiʔatħqas

yaqčiʔatħ  neighbour  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

my neighbours

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

hiiɬiyuqʷaƛ

hiɬ  LOC  -iˑyuqʷa  do to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

doing while being there

.

"This I told my neighours while here in this (Douglas') house."

3) Referring to Douglas Thomas' house

51.37

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

qʷaakʷaỷiiħʔaaqƛin

qʷaa  thus  -kʷaỷiiħ  try to get  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ni  1p.ABS

that is what we will try to get

huuʔakʷaỷiiħ

huuʔakʷaỷiiħ  try to get back

try to get back

yaqčiʔatħqees

yaqčiʔatħ  neighbour  -quus  1s.CND  -ee  VOC

my neighbours

.

This is what we will try to get back, my neighbours.

51.38

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

wiiỷaat

wiiỷa  never  -ˀat  PASS

one never does

ƛaʔuusiħʔiiʔat

ƛaʔuˑ  another  -siˑħʔii  go to  -ˀat  PASS

go to another

ciʕasʔat

ciʕas  woo  -ˀat  PASS

talk marriage to you

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

ħiwaaʔat̉aaħʔaaɬa

ħiwaa  unable to say  -ˀat  PASS  -ˀaaħ  IRR  =ʔaaɬa  always

one is always unable to say anything

.

It is said one never goes to a stranger to talk marriage because one is unable to say anything.

51.39

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

qʷacsapiqčikʔaaqƛin

qʷaa  thus  -(c,k)sapi1  blocked  -q(s/ħ)čik(ʷ)1  go along  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ni  1p.ABS

we will be protected by this

hitaquuʔa

hitaquuʔa  round the point

rounding the point

.

We will be protected by this sort of (shield) as we round the point.

51.40

wee

wee1  moreover

moreover

ʔaħʔaasiƛaa

ʔaħʔaa  that  -siˑ2  1s.ABS  =ƛaa  also

I also did that

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

going to

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ  Uchucklesaht people

Uchucklesaht people

qʷap̉itʔitq

qʷaa  thus  -p̉it3  ... times  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

as many times as

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ɬučħaa

ɬučħaa  go for marriage

going for marriage

ʔuuʔiisa

ʔuuʔiƛ1  go for  -sasa  precisely [L]

going precisely to

qʷiicuʔukqin

qʷi(q)  REL  -cuˑʔuk  go to [L+S]  -qin  1p.REL

where we were going to

.

I also went for marriage to the Uchucklesaht as many times as they, to the very one we are going to.

51.41

ʔuk̉ʷičiipsi

ʔuk̉ʷičiip  obtain as dowry  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I obtained as dowry

quuɬ

quuɬ  slave

slave

paɬpinħimɬ

paɬpinħimɬ  Abalone-all-over

Abalone-all-over

qʷiyiqas

qʷiyii  when  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

when I

ʔuħaa

ʔuħaa  buy

buy

ɬučħaa

ɬučħaa  pay bride price

pay brideprice

.

I got a slave as dowry the time I purchased Abalone-all-over.

51.42

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

she was named

wiwiišsuɬ

wiwiišsuɬ  Angry-Eyed

Angry-Eyed

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman

young woman

quuɬʔii

quuɬ  slave  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the slave

yaqʷʔičʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -(č̉,k̉ʷ)ʔič  clothed in...  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

what was her dowry

paɬpinħimɬ

paɬpinħimɬ  Abalone-all-over

Abalone-all-over

.

The female slave, who was dowry for Abalone-all-over, was called Angry-Eyed.

dowry ??

pg. 5 begins below

51.43

kaanup̉iʔaƛ̉i

kaanup̉iƛ  take on the back  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

pack away on the back!

čuu

čuu1  ok

ok

waaʔaƛ̉atsi

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I was told by them

ʔuħʔaaqƛukma

ʔuħ  is  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -uk  IMPF  -maˑ  3.IND

hers will be

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

č̉ayaasaqħsi

č̉ayaasaqħsi  water-carrier

water-carrier

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

paɬpinħimɬ

paɬpinħimɬ  Abalone-all-over

Abalone-all-over

waaʔaƛ̉atsi

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I was told by them

.

They told me, "Come pack away this girl to be a water-carrier for Abalone-all-over".

51.44

ʔuuʔaƛiisʔap̉at

ʔuuʔaƛ  for ... purpose  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀat  PASS

she was made to take her along for the purpose

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  so that

since

wiicaakquuč

wiicaakʷ  shy  -quuč  3.CND

she might be shy

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

ʔaam̉aaqstapiʔiikquu

ʔaam̉aaqstapiƛ  first meet spouse's family  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quu1  3.CND

she would first meet her husband's family

č̉eeʔiƛỷakuk̉ʷap̉aƛ̉at

č̉eeʔiƛ  fetch water  -ỷakʷ  use  -uk  POSS  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

having hers to fetch water

.

She was to take her lest she be alone when she first joined her husband's family, and would have her to fetch water.

51.45

hiinapuƛuk

hiinapawiƛ  present  -uk  POSS

they presented hers

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ɬučħeeʔi

ɬučħaa  go for marriage  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones going for marriage

hiinapuƛ

hiinapawiƛ  present

presenting him

c̉aħt̉imc

c̉aħt̉imc  Rotten-Spruce-Knot

Rottenwood

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

named

quuɬʔii

quuɬ  slave  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the slave

.

The marriage party presented the slave named Rottenwood.

51.46

kaanup̉iƛỷak̉aƛuk

kaanup̉iƛ  take on the back  -ỷakʷ  use  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF

it was his to take away

ʔuʔiip̉aƛ̉at

ʔuʔiip  give to  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

giving to him

n̉uw̉iiqsak

n̉uw̉iˑqsu  father  -ˀak  POSS

his father

paɬpinħimɬ

paɬpinħimɬ  Abalone-all-over

Abalone-all-over

.

He was given to Abalone's father to take away.

51.47

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

wawaaʔaƛaħ

wawaa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I was saying

.

This I was saying.

51.48

hisiik̉aƛaħ

hisiikʷ  go along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I went along

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

ʔiiqħuk

ʔiiqħuk  tell

telling them

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

.

I continued thus, telling the story to the Tsishaath.

51.49

čuu

čuu1  ok

ok

ƛaħʔaƛ̉in

ƛaħʷ  at present  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ni  1p.ABS

let us do now

ʔucačiʔaƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going to

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ  Uchucklesaht people

Uchucklesaht people

.

"Well, let us now go on to the Uchucklesaht."

51.50

ʔumʔiiqsakqas

ʔumʔiiqsu  mother  -ˀak  POSS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

it was my mother

ʔuc̉uupitap̉aƛsiƛaa

ʔuc̉uupitap  put out on the floor  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -siˑ2  1s.ABS  =ƛaa  again

I put her out on the floor

ʔani

ʔana  thus much

since

ħuučuqƛisʔaqsupqa

ħuučuqƛisʔaqsup  Uchucklesaht woman  -qaˑ  3.SUB

she was an Uchucklesaht woman

ʔɔɔm̉is

ʔumʔiiqsu  mother

mother

.

As for my mother, I also put her out on the floor since she was an Uchucklesaht woman.

51.51

sak̉ʷas

sak̉ʷas  go on a social visit

they went on a social visit

kiikiixʔinʔaqsup

DUP-  PL  kiixʔinʔaqsup  Kiihin woman

the Kiihin women

.

The Kiihin women went on a social visit.

4) sak̉ʷas : in the olden days a tribe used to go to another without being invited and dance there and give presents and receive gifts in return by the tribe they went to.

51.52

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

they went to

husmatqc̉us

husmatqc̉us  Kelp Bay

Kelp Bay

kiikiixʔinʔaqsup

DUP-  PL  kiixʔinʔaqsup  Kiihin woman

the Kiihin women

humaqƛ

humaqƛ  all together

all

qʷam̉aaʔakituusi

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -ˀak  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  -(w)uusi  3.Rel.Dub

as many as theirs might be

ɬuucsaamiiħ

ɬuucsma  woman.pl

women

kiixʔinʔatħ

kiixʔinʔatħ  Kiihin band

Kiihin tribe

.

The women of the Kiihin Tribe, as many as they might have been, went to Kelp Bay.

5) husmatqc̉us, kelp in bay, name of a bay where there used to be a village site right across to Bamfield Creek.

51.53

ʔuksỷaqsti

ʔuksỷaqsti  leader

the leader was

tapušħuʔaqs

tapušħuʔaqs  Spouting-out-Front-Woman

Spouting-out-Front-Woman

.

The leader was Spouting-out-Front-Woman.

51.54

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

she was

ħakum

ħakum  princess

princess

tapušħuʔaqsʔi

tapušħuʔaqs  Spouting-out-Front-Woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

Spouting-out-Front-Woman

.

Spouting-out-Front-Woman was a princess.

51.55

ʔukɬaaʔak

ʔukɬaa  name  -ˀak  POSS

he was named

n̉uw̉iiqsu

n̉uw̉iˑqsu  father

father

tapušħuʔa

tapušħuʔa  Spouting-out-Front-on-Rocks

Spouting-out-Front-on-Rocks

tapušħuʔaqs

tapušħuʔaqs  Spouting-out-Front-Woman

Spouting-out-Front-Woman

ħakumʔi

ħakum  princess  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the princess

kiixʔinʔaqsup

kiixʔinʔaqsup  Kiihin woman

Kiihin woman

.

The father of the Kiihin princess, Spouting-out-Front-Woman, was called Spouting-out-Front-on-Rocks.

pg. 6 begins here

51.56

ʔuħʔaƛƛaa

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

he was doing so

ʔuckʷii

ʔuckʷii  be descended from

being descended from

ħaw̉iɬʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief

yaqʷʔiiʔaaqƛqin

yaqʷ  REL  -ʔii  go to  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -qin  1p.REL

the one to whom we are going

ciʕas

ciʕas  woo

talking marriage

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief

chief

.

The chief to whom we will go to talk marriage is also descended from him (Spouting-out-Front-on-Rocks).

51.57

huuɬaqtas

huuɬaqtas  dance over the hill

they were dancing over the hill

hiisaqtas

hiisaqtas  cross over a hill

cross over

husmatqc̉us

husmatqc̉us  Kelp Bay

Kelp Bay

kiikiixʔinʔaqsup

DUP-  PL  kiixʔinʔaqsup  Kiihin woman

the Kiihin women

.

The Kiihin women went dancing across the hill at Kelp Bay.

51.58

ʔaƛqimỷiħtasuk

ʔaƛa  two  -qimɬ  ... unit  -ˀiħta  leading  -sasa  only [L]  -uk  POSS

they had two going ahead of them

haxʷitqapuɬ

haxʷitqapuɬ  imitate wren

imitating wrens

ħaaw̉iiħaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl

young men

.

They had two young men going ahead of them, representing wrens.

51.59

||

siỷaaʕiiƛs

wa

waa  say

say

ħačiinup

ħačiinupčip

t̉ašiiʔakč

t̉ašii  trail  -ˀak  POSS  -či2  at

road belonging to

wa

waa  say

say

husmatqc̉us

husmatqc̉us  Kelp Bay

Kelp Bay

,

haxʷinmacuks

haxʷinmac

haxʷinmac  wren

wren

||.

It will be I, will it not? who deepens it for them: their trail, is it not? (for) the Kelp Bay (people). My wren, wren.

51.60

ʕimtšiƛ part

ʕimtšiƛ part  the words go

the words go

.

"It is I who will make it deep, make it deep, deep, the Kelp Bay road," went the song, "mine is a wren, wren".

ref. R & S no. 48. (vii F 80b). čiisčiisa song for potlatches; sung by Tom, Tsishaath. Uchucklesaht tupaati. Originally belonged to Kiihin Tribe and was used once when tapušħuʔaqs, the Kiihin princess, came with a group of women to husmatqc̉us, where some Uchucklesaht were dwelling, on an informal dancing and gift-exchange visit. Flashing-light, a young Uchucklesaht chief, eloped with the Kiihin princess, and the next day the marriage was ceremonially sanctioned. Later, certain Kiihin people who had become jealous of the Uchucklesaht plotted to kill the two sons of Flashing-light and tapušħuʔaqs. As a result, although the boys were finally permitted to escape, there was a war between the two tribes until the Kiihin were virtually wiped out. Their land came to belong to the Uchucklesaht. The narrative does not state specifically how the song came to belong to the Uchucklesaht, but it was either by virtue of tapušħuʔaqs marriage or by virtue of the defeat of the Kiihin or by virtue of both. If the marriage alone were responsible, one would expect that it would be known as a Kiihin tupaati.

51.61

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ʔaaʔanuwasa

ʔaaʔaanuwa  only say  -sasa  only [L]

that is all it says

.