065. High-above's Potlatch Games

Tom Sayachapis, Nov. 9, 1913; ms. XII: 4-7, 38-39, 43-47

This text consist of three separate stories: 1. How Sayachapis had people scramble for prizes at his potlatches (Nov. 9, 1913); 2. Sayachapis uses the hoop game in potlatches (Nov. 11, 1913); 3. Some of Sayachapis' privileges in potlatches and winter feasts (Nov. 11, 1913).

65.1

ħaw̉iičiʔaƛ

ħaw̉iičiƛ  become rich  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he became rich

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  Tom Saayaachapis

Tom Saayaachapis

.

Tom Sayachapis became rich.

pg. 4 begins here

65.2

ʔuupuʔaƛ

ʔuupuƛ  surpass  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he became the outstanding one

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief

chief

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

maatmaasʔi

maʔas  tribe.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the tribes

.

He became the outstanding chief among the tribes.

65.3

č̉uučknaakšiʔaƛ

č̉uučknaakšiƛ  acquire everything  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he acquired everything

ʔunaakšiʔaƛ

ʔunaakšiƛ  have  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he got to have

p̉acsaakum

p̉acsaakum  potlatch handle

potlatch handles

.

He acquired everything, he acquired potlatch handles.

The p̉acsaakum is intended to represent substitute for thing that they get, like stick for canoe.

65.4

ħayuštaqisuk

ħayu  ten  -taqak  ... many units  -‘is  on the beach  -uk  POSS

he had ten on the beach

p̉aacsac̉im

p̉aacsac̉im  potlatch platform

potlatch platforms

.

He had ten potlatch platforms.

65.5

ħaayuštaqimɬmisʔap̉aƛquuweʔin

ħayu  ten  -taqimɬ  ... group(s)  -miˑs  move about on beach  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would have ten groups moving about on the beach

p̉ač̉aksmaʕaqa

p̉ač̉aksmaʕaqa  scramble for potlatch gift

scramble for gifts

suč̉ištaqimɬmisʔaƛquuweʔin

suč̉a  five  -taqimɬ  bundle  -miˑs  move about on beach  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it would be five groups

čaakupiiħ

čakup  man.pl

men

suč̉ištaqimɬmisʔaƛquuweʔin

suč̉a  five  -taqimɬ  bundle  -miˑs  move about on beach  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it would be five groups

ɬuucsaamiiħ

ɬuucsma  woman.pl

women

p̉ač̉aksmaʕaqa

p̉ač̉aksmaʕaqa  scramble for potlatch gift

scrambling for gifts

.

He would have ten groups scrambling for gifts, five groups of men and five groups of women.

Often they have pair of p̉acsaakum, male and female, called hicsnup (Frank Williams).

65.6

ʔuukʷaỷiiħʔaƛquuweʔin

ʔuukʷaỷiiħ  try to get  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they would try to get

k̉ʷaƛaq

k̉ʷaƛaq  sea-otter skin

sea-otter skin

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

is

ɬuucsaamiiħʔi

ɬuucsma  woman.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the women

.

The women would try to get a sea-otter skin.

65.7

ʔuukʷaỷiiħʔaƛquuweʔin

ʔuukʷaỷiiħ  try to get  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they would try to get

quuɬ

quuɬ  slave

slave

čaakupiiħʔi

čakup  man.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the men

.

The men would try to get a slave.

65.8

yaqʔaaqƛʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one who was going to

hiniiswaħsuɬ

hiniis  go along  -waħsuɬ  exit ...

take it out of (the crowd)

p̉acsaakum

p̉acsaakum  potlatch handle

potlatch handle

.

(The winner) was the one who came out with the potlatch handle.

pg. 5 begins here

65.9

našukʔi

našuk  strong  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the strong one

ʔuħʔaƛ

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was

hiniiswaħsuɬ

hiniis  go along  -waħsuɬ  exit ...

take it out of (the crowd)

.

A strong person would take it out.

65.10

ʔaƛa

ʔaƛa  two

two

quuɬkʷaỷiiħ

quuɬ  slave  -kʷaỷiiħ  pursue ... [L]

they went after

yaqʔaaqƛʔitqƛaa

yaqʷ  REL  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL  =ƛaa  again

again it was the one who would do

hiniiswaħsuɬ

hiniis  go along  -waħsuɬ  exit ...

take it out of (the crowd)

ƛaʔuktaqimɬʔi

ƛaʔuˑ  other  -taqimɬ  ... group(s)  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the other group

.

The ones in the other group also went after two slaves, taking it out of (the crowd).

65.11

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

č̉učmaqaɬ

č̉učmaqaɬ  mountain-goat blanket

mountain-goat blanket

ʔuuʔiiħʔaƛ

ʔuuʔiiħ  try to do  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they tried to get

ƛaʔuktaqimɬʔi

ƛaʔuˑ  other  -taqimɬ  ... group(s)  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the other group

.

And then another group tried for a mountain goat blanket.

65.12

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

ʔuuʔiiħʔaƛ

ʔuuʔiiħ  try to do  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they tried to get

hišcuqʷati

hišcuqʷati  abalone

abalone shell

ƛaʔuktaqimɬʔi

ƛaʔuˑ  other  -taqimɬ  ... group(s)  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the other group

.

Another went for an abalone shell.

65.13

ƛaʔuuʔiƛaa

ƛaʔuˑ  another  =ʔiˑ  DEF  =ƛaa  again

also there was another

ʔuukʷaỷiiħ

ʔuukʷaỷiiħ  try to get

they were trying to get

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

hišcuqʷati

hišcuqʷati  abalone

abalone shell

.

And the remaining one also went for an abalone shell.

65.14

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ʔaƛtaqimɬ

ʔaƛa  two  -taqimɬ  ... group(s)

two groups of

ɬuucsaamiiħʔi

ɬuucsma  woman.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the women

ʔuuʔiiħ

ʔuuʔiiħ  try to do

tried to get

k̉ʷaƛaq

k̉ʷaƛaq  sea-otter skin

sea-otter skin

.

Likewise two groups of women tried for an otter skin.

65.15

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

ʔuuʔiiħʔaƛ

ʔuuʔiiħ  try to do  -ˀaƛ  NOW

one tried to get

ħiixʷaa

ħiixʷaˑ  dentalium

dentalium

n̉uupħtaayuk

n̉uupħtaayuk  measure of dentalium

dentalium string

.

One tried for a measure of dentalia.

65.16

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ƛaʔuuʔi

ƛaʔuˑ  another  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the other one

ʔuuʔiiħ

ʔuuʔiiħ  try to do

tried to do

n̉uupħtaayuk

n̉uupħtaayuk  measure of dentalium

dentalium string

ħiixʷaa

ħiixʷaˑ  dentalium

dentalium

ɬuucsaamiiħ

ɬuucsma  woman.pl

women

.

And the other women went for a measure of dentalia.

65.17

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wilapis

wilapis

hexʷayi

'hiƛ̉a

wiiwiikinɬuk

wiiwiikinɬ  nothing around the neck  -uk  POSS

nothing around the neck of

ħakʷaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman

young woman

matmayis

hiya

hiya

matmas

ya

yaa1  that

that

matmas

hiya

hiya

matmas

ya

yaa1  that

that

matmas

yaha

yi

haʔe

hi

hiy  well!

well!

hi

hiy  well!

well!

ho

ho

ho

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Dentalia remaining on the beach, just wait, the girls of different tribes have nothing about their necks. (Boasting about his tribe.)

vii.F.68b - 23 (vii F 68b). Haatshuuthla song, sung by Tom, Tsishaa. A tupaati of the Hisaawistat sept, going back to the first bearer of the name Saayaachapis, who obtained many such tupaatis by dreaming. This song is used in holding a gift scramble (p̉ačaksmaʕaqa), in which a "potlatch handle" (p̉acsaakum) is thrown among the people at the end of the song. The one who succeeds in getting the potlatch handle and bringing it out of the crowd receives a prize. Although the meaning of the separate words is known, the total meaning is not clear; the general idea is of boasting of the singer's tribe which stands in contrast with other tribes in which the girls have no dentalia for their necks. The words indicate that dentalia are to be given away, since Sayaachapis used to give ten fathoms of dentalia to the winner of the scramble. However, dentalia need not actually be distributed with this tupaati; it is always possible to distribute another form of wealth, which for the purpose of the tupaati is considered to be what the tupaati calls for.

65.18

wiinapis

wiinapi  remain  -‘is  on the beach

it remains on the beach

ħiixʷaa

ħiixʷaˑ  dentalium

dentalium

hiiƛ̉i

hiiƛ̉i  wait and see!

wait!

wiiwiikinɬuk

wiiwiikinɬ  nothing around the neck  -uk  POSS

nothing around the neck of

ħaatħaakʷaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman.pl

young women

maatmaas

maʔas  tribe.pl

tribes

.

Dentalia remaining on the beach, just wait, the young women of different tribes have nothing about their necks.

pg. 6 begins here

65.19

t̉ičiʔaƛ

t̉ičiƛ  throw  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they threw in

p̉acsaakum

p̉acsaakum  potlatch handle

potlatch handle

hawiiʔaƛquu

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when they finished

nunuuk

nunuuk  singing

singing

.

The potlatch handle was thrown when they finished singing.

65.20

muup̉it

muup̉it  four times

four times

nuuʔiƛ

nuuʔiƛ  start singing

they started singing

muup̉itƛaa

muup̉it  four times  =ƛaa  also

four times also

t̉ičiƛ

t̉ičiƛ  throw

they threw

p̉acsaakumʔakʔi

p̉acsaakum  potlatch handle  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his potlatch handle

.

Four times they sang and four times, too, they threw his potlatch handle.

65.21

ʔanaaƛ

ʔana  only  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was only

natnaašukʔi

našuk  strong.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the strong ones

ʔuušiiỷip

ʔuuš  some  -iiỷip  obtain

they got something

.

Only the strong ones won something.

65.22

hawiiʔaƛ

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they finished

p̉ač̉aksmaʕaqa

p̉ač̉aksmaʕaqa  scramble for potlatch gift

scrambling for gifts

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

nuuʔiʔaƛƛaa

nuuʔiƛ  start singing  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

he again started singing

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  Tom Saayaachapis

Tom Sayachapis

.

They finished scrambling over the gift device and then Tom Sayachapis would sing again:

65.23

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waŋaaŋaa

yiiyaaŋee

hooŋooŋoo

hooŋoohoo

yiiyaaŋee

hiiniiŋii

hayooŋoo

štaqeesooks

p̉aŋaaŋaa

sac̉aaŋiim

aniiŋiis

haw̉iiŋaaɬ

kiikiihiiqamaaʔyee

hiikiihiqama

yaŋaaŋee

wiŋiiŋiik̉iiŋiitħaʔac

miŋii

hiiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

ħayiiʔat

ʔaniiŋiis

ħaw̉aaŋiiɬ

kiikiihiiqamayaŋaaŋee

||.

I am equaled by no one, for I am wealthy. I have ten potlatch platforms on the beach, for I am wealthy.

song no. 81, vii.F.70a - 31 (vii F 70a). Haatshuuthla song, sung by Tom, Tsishaa. Hisaawista tupaati, going back to the first Saayaachapis, who used it in performing the potlatch handle tupaati. The words as given by the informant (they are considerably garbled in the recorded singing). kiikiiqama is a Kwakiutl word, equivalent to Nootka ħaw̉iɬ "chief, wealthy." Saayaachapis is said to have used ten potlatch handles, five for the men and five for the women, and to have given ten prizes.

pg. 7 begins here

65.24

wik̉iitħʔataħ

wik̉iit  non-existent  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I am by no one

miiɬħiiʔat

miiɬħii  equal  -ˀat  PASS

be equalled

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  wealth

wealthy

kiikiiqama

ħayuštaqisukʷaħ

ħayu  ten  -taqak  ... many units  -‘is  on the beach  -uk  IMPF  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I have ten on the beach

p̉acsaac̉im

p̉aacsac̉im  potlatch platform

potlatch platforms

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  wealth

wealthy

kiikiiqama

.

I am equaled by no one, for I am wealthy. I have ten potlatch platforms on the beach, for I am wealthy.

65.25

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hoowaaʔee

yiiyaaʔee

yiiyaaʔee

hoyiyi

hoowaaʔee

yiiyaaʔaa

hoowaaʔee

yiiyaaʔaa

yiiyaaʔee

hoowaayee

yiiyaaʔee

hohoooohoohoohooho

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"When mine is being packed on the shoulder my potlatch handle what is mine is flying in the air my wealth mine is surely looking for who would also be like me be like chief."

cf text no. 39, line 486 ??

65.26

ʔapiisʔaƛ̉atukquus

ʔapiics  carry on shoulder  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  IMPF  -quus  1s.CND

when mine is being packed on the shoulder

p̉acsaakumʔakqas

p̉acsaakum  potlatch handle  -ˀak  POSS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

my potlatch handle

mamaatmaɬapaks

DUP-  SUF  mat  fly  -maɬ  move about  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀak  POSS  -s  1s.Ind

what is mine is flying in the air

ħaw̉iɬmisukqas

ħaw̉iɬmis  wealth  -uk  POSS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

my wealth

ʔun̉aaħʔaƛuksaaʕimš

ʔun̉aaħ  look for  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF  -saˑʕaš  1s.INF

mine is surely looking for

yaqčiqħuusi

yaqʷ  REL  -či2  at  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -(w)uusi  3.Rel.Dub

who would also be like me

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

be like

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief

chief

.

When mine is being packed on the shoulder my potlatch handle what is mine is flying in the air my wealth mine is surely looking for who would also be like me be like chief.

R&S 26 (vii F 7). Haatshuuthla song, sung by Tom, Tsishaa. Cf. no. 27. Used with the potlatch handle tupaati (see notes to song 23). Hisaam.stat tupaati, going back to the first Saayaachapis. ?apiis?aXatukquus +acsaakum?akqas. mamaatmatapaks HawiEmisukqas ?uhaaH?aXuksaaiimS yaqtiqHuusi qwaa Hawit. My potlatch handle is carried around on the shoulder. My wealth is flying about, it seems to be seeking its equal in being wealthy. Shouts in the course of the singing: tu, "well, now!" (signal to sing the verse) kwisuwatii?i,"go across!" (signal to sing the second verse) The reference to carrying the potlatch handle on the shoulder is in keeping with the custom of this tupaati; the potlatch handle, a two foot block of wood, is carried on the shoulder by someone hired to do so, until the end of the song when it is thrown up in the air.

65.27

p̉aaƛp̉iičiʔaƛ

p̉aaƛp̉iičiƛ  give potlatch gifts  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he started giving gifts

č̉uučkataƛ

č̉uučk  all  -aˑta  direct action at  -ˀaƛ  NOW

did so to all

quqʷaasʔi

quqʷaas  man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the men

ɬuucsaamiiħʔiƛaa

ɬuucsma  woman.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF  =ƛaa  also

also the women

.

Then he handed out gifts to all the men and women.

65.28

ʕasp̉uup̉aƛ

ʕasp̉awup  pay  -ˀaƛ  NOW

pay off

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

č̉iiʕaqamitqa

č̉iiʕaqa  fight  -(m)it  PAST  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that they fought

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  Tom Saayaachapis

Tom Sayachapis

.

Tom Sayachapis paid them for having fought.

i.e. gave money to all besides special prizes.

65.29

puuw̉icʔukt̉aƛuk

puuw̉icʔukt  obtain in dream  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

he obtained it by dream his

tupaatiičiƛuk

tupaatiičiƛ  become a ceremonial privilege  -uk  POSS

it become his ceremonial privilege

.

He obtained his ceremonial privilege in a dream.

65.30

ʔuyiʔukt̉aƛuk

ʔuyi  when  -ʔuˑkt  obtain  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

he obtained it at the time

qʷiyiič

qʷi(q)  REL  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

when

ħaw̉iičiƛaʕaƛ

ħaw̉iičiƛ  become rich  -aq  very  -ˀaƛ  NOW

become very wealthy

.

He obtained it at the time he became very wealthy.

pg. 38 begins here: entitled "Sayachapis uses the hoop game in potlatches (Nov. 11, 1913)"

65.31

ʔuƛʔucačitweʔin

ʔuƛʔucač  go every now and then  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he used to go every now and then to

šiiƛuk

šiiƛuk  move house

moving house

ƛ̉iħmam̉it

ƛ̉iħmam̉it  Woodpecker-Son

Woodpecker

hisaawist̉a

hisaawist̉a  Esowista

Hisaawista

.

Woodpecker moved at intervals to Hisaawista.

65.32

hiƛhistaqš

hiƛhistaqš  go there from time to time

he went there from time to time

m̉aʔaquuʔa

m̉aʔaquuʔa  Macoah

Macoah

.

He went there once in a while from Macoah.

Point in Toquaht county other side of Equis (Alex Thomas)

65.33

hiniisʔaƛquuweʔin

hiniis  take along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would take along

c̉aʔakukʔi

c̉aʔakʷ  river  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his river

ʔunitukʔi

ʔunit  be stocked with  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one stocked with

miʕaat

miʕaˑt  sockeye salmon

sockeye salmon

.

He used to take along his river stocked with sockeye salmon.

65.34

hawiiʔaƛ

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he stopped

ʔuƛʔucač

Fulldup-  SUF  ʔu  REF  -ca  go to  -š1  ITER [F]

going there every now and then

.

Then he stopped going there.

65.35

ʔuuciičiʔaƛ

ʔuuciičiƛ  become  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it became

maʔuɬ

maʔuɬʷ  village site

village site

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  High-on-the-Beach

High-on-the-Beach

.

It became the village site of High-on-the-Beach.

65.36

ʔuħiičiʔaƛuk

ʔuħiičiƛ1  become  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

it became his

tupaati

tupaati  ceremonial privilege

ceremonial privilege

nuutỷak

nuutỷakʷ  hoop

hoops

yaqʷinƛiis

yaqʷaanaw̉iƛ  it is for that reason  -(y)iis  1s.INDF.REL

for which reason it is mine

ʔuħʔaƛuk

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

it is now mine

tupaati

tupaati  ceremonial privilege

ceremonial privilege

nuutỷak

nuutỷakʷ  hoop

hoops

.

The hoop game became his ceremonial privilege, and the hoop game is therefore my ceremonial privilege now.

65.37

ʔunaak̉aƛuk

ʔunaakʷ  have  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

it has its

nuuk

nuuk  song

song

nuutỷak

nuutỷakʷ  hoop

hoop game

ʔuuciičiʔaƛ

ʔuuciičiƛ  become  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it became

tupaati

tupaati  ceremonial privilege

ceremonial privilege

tupaataƛuk

tupaati  ceremonial privilege  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

it is his ceremonial privilege

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  High-on-the-Beach

High-on-the-Beach

.

There is a song to the hoop game and it became High-on-the-Beach's:

65.38

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waayiiʔiii

hiiyiiʔi

heeʔaa

heeʔaaʔa

nootwayaa

nootwayaa

nootwayaa

nootwayaa

wayiʔi

...

‎‎

nuutšiʔaƛquuč

nuutšiƛ  play hoops  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quuč  3.CND

he used to play hoops

ƛ̉iħmam̉it

ƛ̉iħmam̉it  Woodpecker-Son

Woodpecker

nootwaayaa

nuutšiʔaƛquuč

nuutšiƛ  play hoops  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quuč  3.CND

he used to play hoops

ƛ̉iħmam̉it

ƛ̉iħmam̉it  Woodpecker-Son

Woodpecker

waaaa

waa+

yiihii

||.

Red-headed Woodpecker, it is said, used to throw the hoop.

Song no. 83; vii.F.71a - ref R & S no. 46. Song for hoop game, used in girl's puberty potlatch; sung by Tom Sayachapis, Tsishaath. Hisaawista tupaati, going back to Saayaachapis, who made the hoop-game his tupaati on the basis of the fact that long before he came to live at Hisaaw'sta, Red-headed Woodpecker used to come there from Maʔaquuʔa (in the Toquaht country) to play this game.

65.39

ʔuỷak̉aƛukʷaħ

ʔuỷakʷ  used for  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I use it for

ʕiict̉uuɬa

ʕiict̉uuɬa  puberty potlatch

puberty potlatch

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

ɬučħaaʔaƛ̉atquus

ɬučħaa  pay bride price  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quus  1s.CND

when they come for courting

.

I use it for girls' puberty potlatches and when people come to me for marriage.

pg. 43 begins here - "Some of Sayachapis' privileges in potlatches and winter feasts", Nov. 11 1913.

65.40

n̉ušmiisitweʔinʔaaɬa

n̉ušmiis  go along coast distributing gifts  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT  =ʔaaɬa  always

he always went along the coast distributing gifts

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  High-on-the-Beach

High-on-the-Beach

hišsaacu

hiš  all  -saˑcu  in ... place

everywhere

maatmaasʔi

CVt-  PL  maʔas  tribe  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the tribes

.

High-on-the-Beach used to go along the coast distributing gifts everywhere among the tribes.

65.41

ʔuħtinʔak

ʔuħtin  consist of  -ˀak  POSS

his consisted of

p̉ač̉ak

p̉ač̉akʷ  potlatch gift

potlatch gift

k̉ʷaƛaq

k̉ʷaƛaq  sea-otter skin

sea-otter skin

ħayuqumɬʔaƛukquuweʔin

ħayu  ten  -qimɬ  ... unit  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

ten of them

p̉ač̉ak

p̉ač̉akʷ  potlatch gift

potlatch gift

k̉ʷaƛaq

k̉ʷaƛaq  sea-otter skin

sea-otter skin

č̉učmaqaɬ

č̉učmaqaɬ  mountain-goat blanket

mountain-goat blanket

hišcuqʷati

hišcuqʷati  abalone

abalone shell

č̉itiiʔasim

č̉itiˑʔasim  copper

copper

ħiixʷaa

ħiixʷaˑ  dentalium

dentalium

č̉ip̉uuqs

č̉ip̉uˑqs  brass

brass

.

His potlatch gifts consisted of ten sea-otter skins, mountain-goat blankets, abalone, copper, dentalia, brass.

pg. 44 begins here

65.42

ʔuupaƛquuweʔin

ʔuupi1  exceedingly  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he used to be way ahead

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  High-on-the-Beach

High-on-the-Beach

ʔuħʔaƛquu

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when they did

n̉ušmiis

n̉ušmiis  go along coast distributing gifts

go along coast distributing gifts

ʔayaak

ʔaya  many  -ˀak  POSS

have many

p̉ač̉ak

p̉ač̉akʷ  potlatch gift

potlatch gift

.

High-on-the-Beach used to be outstanding with his many gifts when he went about the coast distributing gifts.

65.43

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔin

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

and then he would do

waɬšiʔaƛ

waɬšiƛ  go home  -ˀaƛ  NOW

go home

.

Then he would return home.

65.44

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔinƛaa

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT  =ƛaa  again

and then again he would do

hinataʔasʔaƛ

hinataʔas  go to call out invitations  -ˀaƛ  NOW

went to call out invitations

maatmaas

maʔas  tribe.pl

tribes

.

And again he would invite the tribes.

65.45

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔinƛaa

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT  =ƛaa  again

and then again he would do

ƛuukʷaanaƛƛaa

ƛuukʷaana  Wolf Ritual  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  also

give a Wolf Ritual also

.

He would also give the Wolf Ritual.

65.46

kiɬaawaƛquuweʔin

kiɬaawa  lift up several canoes  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would go lift up their canoes

w̉aqʔuʕasʔaƛ̉atquu

w̉aqʔuʕas  go to a feast  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND

when they would go to a feast

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

maatmaas

maʔas  tribe.pl

tribes

.

When tribes came to his feasts, he would lift them up in their canoes.

65.47

kiiɬʔiʔaƛquuweʔin

kiiɬʔiƛ  lift up canoe  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they would go and lift up canoes

ʔič̉aỷap

ʔič̉aʔap  lift up

they raised it

ħaačatiɬ

ħačat  all  -iɬ1  refer to

to all

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔaya

ʔaya  many

they were many

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

people

hisaawist̉atħ

hisaawist̉atħ  Esowista people

Hisaawista people

.

The Hisaawista could lift them all, because they were numerous.

65.48

c̉awaaqƛwiiʔisʔaƛquuweʔin

c̉awaˑ  one  -ˀaqƛ1  inside  -wiiʔis1  at the bow  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

the one in the bow would

c̉acpaaʔatħ

c̉acpaaʔatħ  Flow-past-Person

Flow-past-Person

ʔuħuk

ʔuħ  is  -uk  POSS

his was

ʕimtii

ʕimtii  name

name

našukʔi

našuk  strong  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the strong one

.

The strong fellow who stood at the bow had the name of Flow-past-Person.

Name: "Stream-overflowing person"

65.49

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔinƛaa

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT  =ƛaa  again

and then again he would do

ƛuukʷaanaƛ

ƛuukʷaana  Wolf Ritual  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he gave a Wolf ritual

.

He would also give a Wolf Ritual.

65.50

susaaʔaƛuk

susaa  be swimming  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF

his was swimming

qʷayac̉iik

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf

wolf

ʔiiħʔaƛuk

ʔiiħʷ  big  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

his big one

qʷayac̉iik

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf

wolf

susaa

susaa  be swimming

swimming

.

His wolf was swimming, his big wolf was swimming.

65.51

yacsaʔaƛquuweʔin

yacsaʔa  reach land  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it would go to shore

nism̉eʔi

nism̉a  land  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the land

hisaawist̉a

hisaawist̉a  Esowista

Hisaawista

.

It would come to shore at the land of Hisaawista.

65.52

ƛaħqħʔaƛquuweʔin

ƛaħʷ  at present  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

as soon as he would do

yacsaƛ

yac  step  -‘isaƛ  on the beach

step onto the beach

qʷayac̉iikʔi

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf  =ʔiˑ  DEF

wolf

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  big

big

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔin

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

and then he did

qʷaaʔapšiʔaƛ

qʷaaʔapšiƛ  do thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW

do thus

ʔiiħʔii

ʔiiħʷ  big  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the big

qʷayac̉iik

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf

wolf

ʔaɬšiʔaƛquuweʔin

ʔaɬšiƛ  vomit  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would vomit

ʔuwaħsuɬʔaƛ

ʔuwaħsuɬ  come out  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it came out

ʔanaħʔis

ʔanaħʷ  small  -ʔis  DIM

little

qʷayac̉iik

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf

wolves

.

As soon as the big wolf stepped ashore, then it would vomit out small wolves.

pg. 45 begins above

65.53

muuqumɬwaħsuɬʔaƛquuweʔin

muu  four  -qimɬ  ... unit  -waħsuɬ  exit ...  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

four would come out

ʔeʔinħʔisʔi

small  -ʔis  DIM  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the little ones

qʷayac̉iik

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf

wolves

yaacšiʔaƛ

yaacšiƛ  go  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went off

hitaaqƛ̉iʔaƛ

hitaaqƛ̉iƛ  go into woods  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going into the woods

ʔucačiʔaƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went to

ƛ̉aqaʕasʔi

ƛ̉aqaʕas  woods  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the woods

.

Four little wolves would come out of him and then go off into the woods.

65.54

hinaasʔaƛ

hinaas  be on a surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he was on it

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

ʔukʷiisʔaƛ

ʔukʷiis  on a surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW

on a surface

ʔiiħʔii

ʔiiħʷ  big  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the big

qʷayac̉iik

qʷayac̉iikʷ  wolf

wolf

hiɬaasħʔaƛ

hiɬ  LOC  -ˀas3  on ground  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he was standing

nunuuk

DUP-  REP  nuuk  sing

singing

c̉iiqaa

c̉iiqaa  sing secret chant

sing secret chant

.

The young man was on the big wolf, standing and singing a chant.

65.55

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔin

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

and then they did

m̉aakʷaỷiiħšiʔaƛ

m̉aakʷaỷiiħšiƛ  go to rescue wolf-captive(s)  -ˀaƛ  NOW

went to rescue wolf-captive

hiniip̉aƛ

hiniip  get  -ˀaƛ  NOW

to get them now

.

Then they would go to rescue the wolf captives.

65.56

ʔuušiin̉akšiʔaƛ

ʔuušiin̉akšiƛ  perform imitative dance  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they performed imitative dances

ʔuun̉ak̉aƛ

ʔuun̉akʷ  dance  -ˀaƛ  NOW

doing a dance

ƛ̉iicaʕuk

ƛ̉icaʕuk  mouse

mice

.

They started to perform a dance imitating mice.

It takes a lot of money to use this tupaati, because rats eat up lots of flour.When Tom gave his big Wolf Ritual, he (i.e. his dancers) burst lots of bags of flour (over 100), which are thrown away (must not be eaten); these bags were said to be ʔaktkʷačiƛ "gnawed".

65.57

ʔuyaaƛquuweʔin

ʔuyi  when  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

at that time they would do

ʔuun̉ak

ʔuun̉akʷ  dance

dancing

ʔayaaƛukquu

ʔaya  many  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS  -quu1  3.CND

when his would become much

ħaw̉iɬmis

ħaw̉iɬmis  wealth

wealth

ħayuʔup̉aƛquu

ħayu  ten  -ˀuˑp  put on the rocks  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when he made ten come onto the rocks

taʔuup

taʔuup  make s.t. drift onto the rocks

drifting onto the rocks

huun̉ii

huun̉ii  drift whale

drift whales

.

They would dance (this dance) when he had a lot of wealth, when he had brought in ten drift whales.

Harder to ritually train for drift whales than ordinary spearing, because one must cause whale spirit to go out of whale of its own accord (commit suicide) and drift where you want it to.

65.58

ʔaaktc̉upitap

ʔaaktc̉upitap  gnaw in middle of floor

they bit and dragged into the middle of floor

ƛ̉aaq

ƛ̉aaq  blubber

blubber

ƛ̉iicaʕukʔi

ƛ̉icaʕuk  mouse  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the mice

.

The mice would bite the blubber and drag it out onto the floor.

65.59

ʔunaakmaƛaa

ʔunaakʷ  have  -maˑ  3.IND  =ƛaa  also

it also has

nuuk

nuuk  song

song

taʔuupʔaaqƛ̉aƛquu

taʔuup  make s.t. drift onto the rocks  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when one will make it drift onto the rocks

huun̉ii

huun̉ii  drift whale

drift whale

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

ƛuukʷaanaaqƛ̉aƛquu

ƛuukʷaana  Wolf Ritual  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when there is a Wolf Ritual

c̉uuʔičħʔiikquu

c̉uʔičħ  winter  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quu1  3.CND

when it will be winter

.

There is a song used when one is going to make a drift whale come ashore during a Wolf Ritual in the winter.

65.60

nuuʔiʔaƛquuweʔin

nuuʔiƛ  start singing  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would start singing

ʔatħiiʔaƛquu

ʔatħii  night  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when it would be night

.

He would begin to sing at night.

65.61

n̉ašiʔičak

n̉aššiƛ  go to see  -ˀiˑčak  come! [2p]

go and see!

waaʔaƛ̉atquuweʔin

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they would be told

qʷaqʷam̉ačiɬʔaaqƛii

DUP-  SUF  qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -čiɬ  name [R]  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

how many he will name

.

They would be told, "go and see how many he will mention."

pg. 46 begins below

65.62

ʔuuʔiʔaƛeʔitim

ʔuuʔiƛ1  go for  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -eʔitim  for one's part...

he, for his part, has started to do

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  High-on-the-Beach

High-on-the-Beach

ʔiiħukʔi

ʔiiħʷ  big  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his big one

nuuk

nuuk  song

song

.

High-on-the-Beach has started to sing his big song".

65.63

pukʷiʔaƛquuweʔin

pukʷiƛ  run in group  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they would run in a group

ħaaw̉iiħaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young men

č̉uučk̉aƛ

č̉uučk  all  -ˀaƛ  NOW

all of them now

naʔaataħw̉it̉as

naʔaataħ  listen  -w̉it̉as1  in order to

in order to listen

.

All the young men would run to listen.

65.64

hinasip̉aƛquuweʔin

hinasip  reach  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would reach

huksaaʔak

huksaa  be counting  -ˀak  POSS

counting his

nuuk

nuuk  song

songs

saayaač̉apis

saayaač̉apis  High-on-the-Beach

High-on-the-Beach

hinasip̉aƛquuweʔin

hinasip  reach  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would reach

ħayu

ħayu  ten

ten

ʕimtʕimta

ʕimtʕimta  singing words

singing the words

nuukʔii

nuuk  song  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the song

.