059. A Potlatch Speech at Huu-ay-aht

Told by Tom Sayachapis, recorded by Alex Thomas, in March, 1916; rec'd Dec. 1921; ms. 50z: 45-52, B123/F1 (f1): 45-52.

Account of a speech given at wiiħswisan̉ap's ƛ̉iʔiỷas potlatch at Huu-ay-aht in November of 1916.

59.1

ƛ̉iiʔassčimmaħ

ƛ̉iiʔas  go for potlatch  -sčim  along with others  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I went along for a potlatch

ƛatw̉ii

ƛatw̉iˑ  paddler

paddler

.

I was taken along as a crewman on a potlatch trip.

wiiħswisan̉ap is John Jackson, half Quileute half Tsishaath.

59.2

ʔaƛamin

ʔaƛa  two  -(m)in  1p IND

we were two

ƛatw̉ii

ƛatw̉iˑ  paddler

paddlers

.

There were two of us crewmen.

59.3

ʔuupaaɬaħ

ʔuupaaɬ2  along with  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I was with

t̉at̉aỷuuʔas

t̉at̉aỷuuʔas  Ambush-Trail

Ambush-Trail

qatw̉aatʔi

qatw̉aat  half  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who is half

kʷinyuut̉atħ

kʷinyuut̉atħ  Quileute people

Quileute people

qatw̉aat

qatw̉aat  half

half

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

.

I was with Ambush-Trail, who is half Quileute and half Tsishaa.

59.4

ʔuucin

ʔuuc  belong to  -ni  1p.ABS

we belong to

ƛatw̉ii

ƛatw̉iˑ  paddler

paddlers

ʔuuħsasatin

ʔuħ  is  -sasa  precisely [L]  -ˀat  PASS  -ni  1p.ABS

he did so to us

sukʷiʔat

sukʷiƛ  grab  -ˀat  PASS

were taken

huuʕiiʔatħ

huuʕiiʔatħ  Huu-ay-aht tribe

Huu-ay-aht tribe

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man

young man

.

We were crewmen for a young Huu-ay-aht man who came to get us.

pg. 46 begins above

59.5

ʔuuʔinɬw̉it̉asni

ʔuuʔinɬ  distribute  -w̉it̉as2  go to  -ni  1p.ABS

we were going to a feast

caqiicħtak

caqiˑc  twenty  -ħtaˑkʷ2  ... containers full

twenty

niisaak

niisaˑkʷ  sack

sacks

qaawac

qaawac  potato

potatoes

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

suč̉aħtak

suč̉a  five  -ħtaˑkʷ2  ... containers full

five

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

suč̉aqimɬ

suč̉a  five  -qimɬ  ... unit

five

ƛ̉aħiqs

ƛ̉aħiqs  box

boxes

χaχašk̉uk

χaχašk̉uk  crackers

crackers

.

We were going to feast with twenty-five sacks of potatoes and five boxes of biscuits.

59.6

wikuusʕiƛni

wikuusʕiƛ  find house unoccupied  -ni  1p.ABS

we found the house unoccupied

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

hitasaƛ

hitasaƛ  land on beach

coming to shore

numaqimyis

numaqimyis  Sarita Bay

Sarita

wikstupuus

wikstuˑp  be in vain  -(w)uus2  3.Rel.Dub

practically no one was

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

going to

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ  Uchucklesaht people

Kildonan

hiɬʔii

hiɬ  LOC  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones who were there

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

.

Arriving at Sarita, we found practically no one home the ones who were Ucluelet people at Kildonan;

59.7

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

it was

ħaw̉iɬuk

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -uk  POSS

chief of

huuʕiiʔatħ

huuʕiiʔatħ  Huu-ay-aht tribe

Huu-ay-aht tribe

ɬučħaaỷas

ɬučħaaỷas  go to propose marriage

go to propose marriage

.

the Huu-ay-aht chief had gone on a marriage party.

59.8

hawiiʔap̉aƛ

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they finished when

ʔapw̉in

ʔapw̉in  middle

middle

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

hininʔaƛ

hinin  come  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they came

huuʕiiʔatħ

huuʕiiʔatħ  Huu-ay-aht tribe

Huu-ay-aht tribe

.

The Huu-ay-aht people arrived after midnight.

59.9

hiiɬnii

hiɬ  LOC  -ni  1p.ABS

we were there

hiỷatħʔitq

hiɬ  LOC  -ˀatħ1  live at  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

where he was living

ħaw̉iɬʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief

ƛaʔuu

ƛaʔuˑ  other

other

n̉uukm̉iis

n̉uukm̉iis  Nukmiis

Nukmiis

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

name

.

We were at the home of another chief, called Nuukmiis.

59.10

ʔiqiyak̉ap̉aƛ̉at

ʔiqiyakʷ  same night  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

did so the same night

hinuɬta

hinuuɬta  get out of canoe

they got off the boat

qaawac

qaawac  potato

potatoes

yaqʷacqin

yaqʷ  REL  -ac2  ... vessel  -qin  1p.REL

our vessel

ƛatw̉ii

ƛatw̉iˑ  paddler

paddlers

.

The crewmen took the potatoes out of our vessel the same night.

59.11

ʔuʔiiʔiɬʔap̉aƛ̉at

ʔuʔiiʔiɬʔap  bring into house  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they were brought into the house

hiiɬħʔaaqƛiič̉in

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -iič̉in  1p.INDF.REL

where we were to do

ƛ̉iiʔiɬ

ƛ̉iiʔiɬ  feast

giving a feast

.

They put them in the house where we were to give the feast.

59.12

čučuukʷaʕinmasʔaƛ

čučuukʷaʕinmas  go about inviting  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went about inviting

n̉aasšiʔaƛʔitq

n̉aasšiƛ  dawn  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

when it was the next day

.

Next day they went about the village inviting.

59.13

ʔuucsʔaaqƛweʔincuk

ʔuucs  take along  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -weˑʔincuk  2s.QT

you should take along

ƛuɬʔii

ƛuɬ  good  =ʔiˑ  DEF

good

tiiʔiisỷak

tiiʔiisỷakʷ  tea-cup

tea-cups

wawaaɬmasma

wawaaɬyu  be saying (pl.)  -maˑs  move about in village  -maˑ  3.IND

saying as they moved about in the village

čučuukʷaʕinmasʔi

čučuukʷaʕinmas  go about inviting  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones going about inviting

.

"You are to take along good teacups", the ones going about inviting said as they went about.

59.14

w̉aaqʔuqšiʔaƛ

w̉aaqʔuqšiƛ  go to a feast  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they started coming to the feast

huuʕiiʔatħ

huuʕiiʔatħ  Huu-ay-aht tribe

Huiaht tribe

tuupšiƛ

tuupšiƛ  evening

in the evening

ħapiƛ

ħapiƛ  all in house

all in house

yacpiƛ

yacpiƛ  go into house

they went into the house

ɬuucsaamiiħ

ɬuucsma  woman.pl

women

čaakupiiħ

čakup  man.pl

men

t̉aatn̉eʔis

t̉an̉eʔis  little child.pl

little children

.

In the evening all the Huiaht people came in response to the invitation; men, women and children all entered.

59.15

ʔuuqmis

ʔuuqmis  be pleasing

they were joyful

maʔasʔi

maʔas  tribe  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the tribe

nunuuk

nunuuk  singing

singing

nuuk

nuuk  song

songa

.

The tribe was joyful, singing songs.

59.16

haɬaačiƛni

haɬaačiƛ  pay  -ni  1p.ABS

we paid

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

maħt̉ii

maħt̉ii  house

house

hiiɬħʔaaqƛqin

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -qin  1p.REL

where we were

.

We paid for the house we were using.

pg. 47 begins above

59.17

n̉upqimɬayiima

n̉up  one  -qimɬ  ... unit  -ayiˑ  give  -maˑ  3.IND

he gave one dollar

wiiħswisan̉ap

wiiħswisan̉ap  John Jackson

John Jackson

taanaa

taanaa  dollar

dollars

haɬaačiƛ

haɬaačiƛ  pay

paying

maħt̉iiʔi

maħt̉ii  house  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the house

hiiɬħw̉it̉asqin

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -w̉it̉as2  go to  -qin  1p.REL

where we were going

.

John Jackson paid a dollar for the house to which we were going.

59.18

haɬaačiƛčipni

haɬaačiƛ  pay  -čiˑp  INDIR  -ni  1p.ABS

we paid for

ƛaqmis

ƛaqmis  oil

oil

yaqc̉iiɬħʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -c̉iˑɬħ  use ... as fuel  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

which would be used for fuel

ƛ̉uƛ̉umuʕin

ƛ̉uƛ̉umuʕin  motorboat

motorboat

yaqyiiqʔitq

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

which would be travelled by

yaʕaanitqin

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)it  PAST  -qin  1p.REL

that we would do

sukʷiƛ̉asʔat

sukʷiƛ  take  -ˀas5  go to  -ˀat  PASS

going to take

ʔaƛqimɬ

ʔaƛa  two  -qimɬ  ... unit

two

taanaa

taanaa  dollar

dollars

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

k̉aħw̉aat

k̉aħw̉aat  half dollar

half dollar

.

We paid two and a half dollars for fuel oil in the boat that came for us.

59.19

haɬaačiƛ

haɬaačiƛ  pay

he paid

p̉atqaawam̉inħitʔi

p̉atqʷaa  loading goods  -aˑwa  take ... at intervals  -m̉inħ  PL  -(m)it  PAST  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the ones who were packing the goods

ħayu

ħayu  ten

ten

ħaaw̉iiħaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl

young men

kʷaataa

kʷaataˑ  quarter

quarter

ʔuuƛʔuuya

ʔuuƛʔuuya  be giving to each

giving to each

ħaačatiɬ

ħačat  all  -iɬ1  refer to

to all

ħayuʔi

ħayu  ten  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the ten

ħaaw̉iiħaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl

young men

.

He paid a quarter each to the ten men who had packed the goods.

59.20

hinaħawiʔaƛ

hinaħawiƛ  serve  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they were served to

χaχašk̉ukʔi

χaχašk̉uk  crackers  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the biscuits

.

The biscuits were served to the people.

59.21

waaỷaqƛaħ

waaỷaqƛ  think  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I was thinking

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

haʔuktipʔaaqƛ

haʔuk  eat  -(š)tiˑp  do to while...  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT

do while they were eating

ʕatiqšiƛ

ʕatiqšiƛ  thank

thank them

ʔani

ʔani  that

since

wik̉iitʔaaqƛqa

wik̉iit  non-existent  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -qaˑ  3.SUB

there would be no

čaamapi

čaamapi  time to do so

time to do so

.

I was thinking that I would thank them while they were eating, since there would be no time (later on).

59.22

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ħamat̉ap

ħamat̉ap  be aware

knew

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔiiħʔaaqƛqa

ʔiiħʷ  very  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that they would be very

n̉iƛaak

n̉iƛaakʷ  be excited

be excited

yaqʷinƛqas

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

so for that reason I did

wik

wik  not

not

ʔuuyiʔinħi

ʔuuyiʔinħi  wait for when

wait

.

I knew they would be all excited and did not wait.

59.23

nuuʔiƛ

nuuʔiƛ  start singing

they start singing

nuuk

nuuk  song

song

.

They started singing a song.

59.24

hiiɬħqin

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -qin  1p.REL

we did while being there

ƛ̉iiʔiɬ

ƛ̉iiʔiɬ  feast

giving a feast

n̉upqimɬkʷiʔatma

n̉up  one  -qimɬ  ... unit  -či1  along with  -ˀat  PASS  -maˑ  3.IND

he gave one

p̉ačiʔat

p̉ačiƛ  give gift at potlatch  -ˀat  PASS

giving a potlatch gift

wiiħswisan̉ap

wiiħswisan̉ap  John Jackson

John Jackson

.

John Jackson potlatched a dollar for the house in which we were holding the feast.

59.25

n̉uun̉uupqimɬayatin

DUP-  DIST  n̉up  one  -qimɬ  ... unit  -ayiˑ  give  -ˀat  PASS  -ni  1p.ABS

he gave one to each of us

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

yaqin

yaqʷ  REL  -ni  1p.ABS

that we were

ƛaaƛatw̉i

DUP-  PL  ƛatw̉iˑ  paddler

paddlers

ʔaƛa

ʔaƛa  two

two

.

Then he gave a dollar each to both of us crewmen.

59.26

wik̉ateʔic

wik  not  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)eˑʔic  2s.IND

he does not do to you

ʔaanaštisʔat

ʔaanaštis  do at random  -ˀat  PASS

do so at random

hiiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

qʷaqʷaaʔat

DUP-  PL  qʷaa  thus  -ˀat  PASS

doing so to you

maʔees

maʔas  tribe

Oh, tribe

waamaaħ

waa  say  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I said

ciqšiƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak

speaking

.

"He does not take you at random, O Tribe", I spoke.

59.27

c̉išaaʔatħma

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people  -maˑ  3.IND

he is Tsishaa

hiiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

yaqʷacqas

yaqʷ  REL  -ac2  ... vessel  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

the one whose canoe I am

ƛatw̉ii

ƛatw̉iˑ  paddler

paddler

.

"The one whose crewman I am is Tsishaa.

pg. 48 begins above

59.28

hisakʷist̉asma

hisakʷist̉as  arise from ground  -maˑ  3.IND

he arose from the ground

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

.

He arose from the ground among the Tsishaa.

59.29

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

she went to

ƛ̉aaʔasʔatħ

ƛ̉aaʔasʔatħ  Makah

Makah

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman

young woman

.

A young woman went to the Neah Bay Tribe.

59.30

hiɬħʔaƛƛaa

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

while she was there

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ħakʷaƛnakšiʔaƛƛaa

ħakʷaƛnakšiƛ  have a daughter  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

she had a daughter

c̉išaaʔaqsupʔi

c̉išaaʔaqsup  Tsishaath woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the Tsishaa woman

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman

young woman

.

While there this young Tsishaa woman gave birth to a daughter.

59.31

wee

wee1  moreover

moreover

ɬučħaaʔaƛ̉atƛaa

ɬučħaa  go for marriage  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  =ƛaa  again

again they went to propose marriage

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

kʷinyuut̉atħʔaƛ̉at

kʷinyuut̉atħ  Quileute people  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was done to by the Quileute

.

And the Quileute went to them for marriage.

59.32

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

she went to

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  there

there

kʷinyuut̉atħ

kʷinyuut̉atħ  Quileute people

Quileute people

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

.

The young woman went to the Quileute.

59.33

ʔanik

ʔanik  that you

that you

takʷaa

takʷa  exclusively that

exclusively that

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

qʷam̉eeʔitqak

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

all of you

ħaw̉iiħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl

chiefs

huuʕiiʔatħʔitqak

huuʕiiʔatħ  Huu-ay-aht tribe  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

who are Huu-ay-aht

yaqʷinƛiik

yaqʷ  REL  -aˑnaw̉iƛ  because of ...  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT

for this reason

čamiħtak

čamiħta  really  -ˀak  POSS

really are of

ʔuw̉aat̉in

ʔuw̉aˑt̉in  relative

relatives

.

All of you Huu-ay-aht chiefs belong to the Tsishaaht tribe, and hence are really relatives.

59.34

wik̉ateʔic

wik  not  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)eˑʔic  2s.IND

he does not do to you

ʔaanaštisʔat

ʔaanaštis  do at random  -ˀat  PASS

do so at random

qʷaqʷaaʔat

DUP-  PL  qʷaa  thus  -ˀat  PASS

doing so to you

.

"He did not select you at random.

59.35

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

piħaaʔaƛ

piħaa  notice  -ˀaƛ  NOW

noticing you

qʷeeʔiitqak

qʷaa  thus  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

what you are like

.

I am taking stock of what you are like.

59.36

ʔuuʕaqƛeʔic

ʔuuʕaqƛ  glad  -(m)eˑʔic  2s.IND

you are happy

.

You are happy.

59.37

n̉aacsamaħ

n̉aacsa  see  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I see

ʔanik

ʔanik  that you

that you

ʔuuʕaqƛ

ʔuuʕaqƛ  glad

happy

.

I see that you are happy.

59.38

takeeʔi

takaa  nevertheless  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

do so in spite of

suu

suu  hold

holding

qʷaaqʷackʷiʔitqak

DUP-  SUF  qʷaa  thus  -ckʷiˑ  former  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

that which was the quality of your ancestors

ħaw̉eeħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl

chiefs!

.

Act in spite of the quality of your ancestors, Chiefs.

59.39

ʔanik

ʔanik  that you

that you

ʕuuʕuħtisuk

ʕuuʕuħtis  flow down the beach  -uk  IMPF

it was flowing down the beach

hitinqis

hitinqis  beach

beach

ƛaqmis

ƛaqmis  oil

oil

ħaaʔuqsak̉aƛquuk

ħaaʔuqsakʷ  next generation  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quuk  2s.CND

as you enter the next generation

yaqiik

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT

the one who will be

huuʕiiʔatħ

huuʕiiʔatħ  Huu-ay-aht tribe

Huu-ay-aht tribe

.

You Huu-ay-aht have oil flowing down the beach generation after generation.

59.40

ʔaƛiisʔaƛukquuk

ʔaƛa  two  -iics  take ... along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS  -quuk  2s.CND

there would be two pulled up

čiiʔis

čii  pull  -‘is  on the beach

pulled up on the beach

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whales

muuʔisʔaƛukquuk

muu  four  -‘is  on the beach  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF  -quuk  2s.CND

it might be four on the beach

čiiʔis

čii  pull  -‘is  on the beach

pulled up on the beach

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whales

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

ʔanic̉aƛuusik

ʔanic  thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(w)uusik  2s.Rel.Dub

you would be thus

ħaaƛħuuqsač

ħaaƛħuuqsač  generation after generation

generation after generation

maʔas

maʔas  tribe

tribe

.

There used to be two or four whales pulled up on the beach, in all the generations of your greatness.

59.41

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

yaqp̉aɬỷiħaqas

yaqʷ  REL  -p̉aɬ1  smell of...  -ỷiˑħa2  suffer from ...  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

that is what I smelled

č̉uuqƛ̉iħta

č̉uuqƛ̉iħta  smell in nostrils

smelling in the nostrils

yaqqaas

yaqʷ  REL  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

I who am

maatmaas

maatmaas  tribe

tribes

.

That is the smell I perceived in my nostrils, I who am of the different tribes.

pg. 49 begins here

59.42

yaaqcħaqas

yaqʷ  REL  -cħa  go in connection with [L]  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

which is what I came in connection with

ƛaawiičiƛ

ƛawiičiƛ  approach

approaching from

hiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

histaqšiƛ

histaqšiƛ  come from

coming from

hišcitħuʔisʔi

hišcitħuʔis  both ends of coast  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the ends of the coast

.

That is what I came for from the ends of the coast.

59.43

qʷaasuuk

qʷaa  thus  -suˑk  2s.ABS

you are like

ʔaʔayaqƛ̉atquuk

DUP-  SUF  ʔaya  much  -ˀaqƛ1  inside  -ˀat  PASS  -quuk  2s.CND

that you have much inside

ʔinma

ʔinma  breast milk

breast milk

.

You are like one (a mother) with much milk.

59.44

ʔinmaaƛsi

ʔinma  suckle  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I suckled

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that way

that way

hišcitħuʔisqas

hišcitħuʔis  both ends of coast  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

me being from both ends of the coast

maatmaas

maatmaas  tribe

tribes

sutiic̉isʔaƛ

sut  you [sg]  -iic  belong to  -ˀiˑs1  consume  -ˀaƛ  NOW

then as sucking of yours

qʷiyiʔitqak

qʷiyii  when  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

when you did

ʔuucyin

ʔuucyin  bow (of canoe)

at the bow (of canoe)

simaacyin

simaacyin  be leaning in the bow

bow

ƛukʷiitukʔitqak

ƛukʷiit  large in girth  -uk  POSS  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

when yours were thick in circumference

miɬsỷi

miɬsỷi  spear

spears

ʔukɬaaʔakʔitqak

ʔukɬaa  name  -ˀak  POSS  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

yours were called

hiinaan̉uħsim

hiinaan̉uħsim  whaling harpoon

whaling spears

ʔukɬaaʔakʔitqak

ʔukɬaa  name  -ˀak  POSS  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

yours were called

xʷišimɬ

xʷišimɬ  harpoon

harpoons

yaaqħw̉aɬʔitqak

yaqʷ  REL  -ħw̉aɬ  use [L]  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

that which you used for

niiniiħmaqa

DUP-  SUF  niiħʷ  we  -maqa  doing for the sake of ... [R+L]

doing so for us

ʔuuʔumqa

ʔuuʔumqa  doing for the sake of

doing for the sake of

yaqqaas

yaqʷ  REL  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

we who are

maatmaas

maatmaas  tribe

tribes

.

I, of different tribes from the ends of the coast, suckled your milk in the days when you went about with spears, called harpoons and whaling harpoons, protruding from your canoes; you used them for the sake of us tribes.

59.45

ɬaakʷaaỷasʔaƛquus

ɬaakʷaˑỷas  go to buy food  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quus  1s.CND

I would come to buy food

yaqiis

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

I who am

ħiškʷiiʔatħ

ħiškʷiiʔatħ  Hesquiaht people

Hesquiaht people

ɬaakʷaaỷasʔaƛquus

ɬaakʷaˑỷas  go to buy food  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quus  1s.CND

I would come to buy food

yaqiis

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

I who am

ʕaaħuusʔatħ

ʕaaħuusʔatħ  Ahousaht people

Ahousaht people

ƛ̉aaqħaaỷasʔaƛquus

ƛ̉aaqħaaỷas  go to buy blubber  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quus  1s.CND

I would come to buy blubber

yaqiis

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

I who am

qiɬcmaʕatħ

qiɬcmaʕatħ  Kelsmaht tribe

Kelsmaht tribe

ƛ̉aaqħaaỷasʔaƛquus

ƛ̉aaqħaaỷas  go to buy blubber  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quus  1s.CND

I would come to buy blubber

yaqiis

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

I who am

ƛaʔuukʷiʔatħ

ƛaʔuukʷiʔatħ  Clayoquot people

Clayoquot tribe

yaqiis

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

I who am

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

yaqiis

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

I who am

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Toquaht band

Tukwaa tribe

.

I would come to buy, I who am the Hesquiat, I would come to buy, I who am Ahousaht, I would come to buy blubber, I who am Kelsmaht, I would come to buy blubber, I who am Clayoquot, Ucluelet and Tukwaa Tribes.

59.46

č̉iʔasʔaƛquus

č̉iʔas  go to butcher  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quus  1s.CND

I would come to butcher

siỷa

siỷa  I

I

yaqiis

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

I who am

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ  Uchucklesaht people

Uchucklesaht people

yaqiis

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

I who am

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

.

I would come to butcher, I who am Uchucklesit and Tsishaa.

59.47

niiniiʔataƛquu

DUP-  DIST  niiʔatu  sink  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

each would sink

maatmaas

maatmaas  tribe

tribes

waaɬʕaqa

waɬ  go home  -ˀaqa  several ...-ing

going home

ƛ̉aaq

ƛ̉aaq  blubber

blubber

cucum

DUP-  SUF  cumaa  be full

full of

.

Each tribe would sink low in the water going home loaded with blubber.

59.48

ħayuutaƛquu

ħayu  ten  -ʔatu1  spend  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

they would spend ten

suč̉aatu

suč̉a  five  -ʔatu1  spend

five

ƛ̉isaɬ

ƛ̉isaˑɬ  blanket

blankets

ħaw̉iiħuk

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl  -uk  POSS

chiefs

maatmaas

maatmaas  tribe

tribes

.

The various chiefs of the tribes would spend five or ten blankets.

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59.49

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

qʷaap̉aɬỷiħamaħ

qʷaa  thus  -p̉aɬ1  smell of...  -ỷiˑħa1  ... excessively  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I smell off of

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you

yaaʕiiħʔatʔitqak

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiiħ2  try to get [L]  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

that which they came to you for

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

qʷaaʔat

qʷaa  thus  -ˀat  PASS

did thus

hišsaatħʔi

hiš  all  -saˑtħ  ... many tribes  =ʔiˑ  DEF

all the tribes

maatmaas

maatmaas  tribe

tribes

.

I smell about you this thing that all the tribes came to you for.

59.50

mamuukqaasčɔɔ

mamuˑk  work  -qaˑs  1s.SUB  -čwa  Quot.Past

although I work

maatmaasqas

maatmaas  tribe  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

we tribes do so

yaaɬʔaƛsišƛaa

yaaɬ  there  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -siˑš  1s.INF  =ƛaa  again

that I again might do

wiicsuƛ

wiicsawiƛ  fall behind

fall behind

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you(s.Obj)

yaqiik

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT

the one who will be

maʔas

maʔas  tribe

tribe

.

We different tribes work but nevertheless I might fall behind you who are a tribe.

59.51

ʔiiqst̉iiħʔatħsukqɔɔ

ʔiqħ  still  -st̉iiħ  seek out [L]  -ˀatħ1  live at  -suˑk  2s.ABS  =qʷa  thus

it still seeks you out

ħaw̉iɬmis

ħaw̉iɬmis  wealth

wealth

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ħamat̉apqa

ħamat̉ap  be aware  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it is aware

ħaw̉iɬmis

ħaw̉iɬmis  wealth

wealth

yaʕatʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the ones who are

ƛ̉uuʔat

ƛ̉uu1  think of  -ˀat  PASS

thinking of it

.

Wealth indeed still seeks you out, for it knows who is thinking of it.

59.52

qʷaqatħʔaƛsiš

qʷaa  thus  -qaˑtħ  pretend(edly)  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -siˑš  1s.INF

we try to be thus

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

yaqqaas

yaqʷ  REL  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

we who are

maatmaasʔis

maatmaas  tribe  -ʔis  DIM

the lesser tribes

qʷaqatħ

qʷaa  thus  -qaˑtħ  pretend(edly)

try to be thus

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

.

All we lesser tribes also try to be that way.

59.53

yaaɬʔaƛʔickƛaa

yaaɬ  there  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ʔick  2s.Obj  =ƛaa  also

you are also there

ʔiiqħapuʔaƛƛaa

ʔiqħ  still  -api1  SUPER [L]  -‘awiƛ3  PRF  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

again get to be foremost

yaqiik

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT

the one who will be

maʔas

maʔas  tribe

tribe

.

Yet you are again the foremost.

59.54

ʔeʔiiħʔatqaqɔɔ

ʔiiħʷ  big.pl  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB  =qʷa  thus

its are big ones

qasii

qasii  eye

eyes

ħaw̉iɬmisʔi

ħaw̉iɬmis  wealth  =ʔiˑ  DEF

wealth

šaxʷaaqa

be fleeing

it flees

ħaw̉iɬtipqa

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -(š)tiˑp  do to while...  -qaˑ  3.SUB

even that he is a chief

šaxʷaa

šaxʷaa  be fleeing

flee

yaaqʷiɬʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -iɬ1  do to [L]  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one whom he did

šaxʷaa

šaxʷaa  be fleeing

flee

.

Wealth surely has large eyes and runs away even from a chief.

59.55

yaaqʷiɬʔitqak

yaqʷ  REL  -‘iɬ3  in the house  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

the ones who are in your house

suw̉a

suw̉a  you (sg)

you

wikcuk̉ʷap̉aƛ

wikcuk̉ʷap  simplify  -ˀaƛ  NOW

simplifies

suw̉a

suw̉a  you (sg)

you

maʔasʔitqas

maʔas  tribe  -ʔiˑtqas  1s.REL

those who are your tribe

.

But your tribe makes it into something simple.

59.56

takaaʔaƛ̉iičɔɔ

takaa  nevertheless  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiiču  2p.HORT  -ee  VOC

nevertheless, you should do so

kʷiscaqimỷuup̉aƛ

kʷiscaqimỷawup  shift around  -ˀaƛ  NOW

shift it around

ʔanik

ʔanik  that you

that you

ʔuuħw̉aɬʔaƛ

ʔuuħw̉aɬ  use  -ˀaƛ  NOW

are using

ʔuỷakukʷitʔitqak

ʔuỷakʷ  used for  -uk  IMPF  -(m)it  PAST  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

that which is used by you for

hiyisimɬn̉iʔi

hiyisimɬn̉i  move about on the sea  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones that move about on the sea

ʔeʔiiħʔi

DUP-  PL  ʔiiħʷ  big  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the big ones

.

Nonetheless, shift it around, for you are using what was for the big things that moved about on the sea."

59.57

ʔapsčiik̉aƛ̉imɔɔ

ʔapsčiikʷ  right  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀimu  2s.IMP  -ee  VOC

go right ahead!

ʔuuħʔuuħsaƛuk̉ʷim

DUP-  SUF  ʔuħ  is  -sasa  only [L]  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF  -ˀim2  2s>3.FUT IMP

let yours be the ones

wawaa

wawaa  say

saying

waaʔataħ

waa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

he said to me

ciʕuupšiʔat

ciʕuupšiƛ  respond to  -ˀat  PASS

responding to me

saƛ̉iiwin

saƛ̉iiwin  Satliiwin

Satliiwin

.