077. The Long War in Barkley Sound

Kwishanishim, ms. 50l; 122/f5 (2: 20 - 5: ?) 1-148, Nov. 11, 1914

The war that broke out between five tribes, the Ucluelet, Toquaht, Huu-ay-aht, Tsishaaht and Huupachasath and how it started. Kwishanishim refers to his father as participant (:197); he states at (:565) that he had seen the wife of one participant, suggesting he was alive at the time or near. qʷišanišim states at ː 1316 that he was born at that time during war (??) (: 1319)

77.1

niitiinaʔatħma

niitiinaʔatħ  Ditidaht people  -maˑ  3.IND

there was a Ditidaht

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

named

histaatuk̉ʷa

histaatuk̉ʷaʔa  Sounding-on-Rocks

Sounding-on-Rocks

quɬnaak

quɬnaakʷ  own a slave

had a slave

yaqʔiitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one whom he did

makʷʔatu

makʔatu  sell off

sell off

quuɬ

quuɬ  slave

slave

.

There was a Ditidaht called Sounding-on-Rocks who owned a slave whom he sold.

77.2

ʔuħʔaƛ

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was he

maakuk

maakuk  buy

buying

caʕitap

caʕitap  Plants-in-Ground

Plants-in-Ground

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħʔi

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the Ucluelet

.

It was Plants-in-Ground, the Ucluelet, who bought him.

77.3

wik

wik  not

he did not

qiinaak

qiinaakʷ  have for a long time

have for a long time

quuɬʔii

quuɬ  slave  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the slave

.

He did not have the slave for a long time.

77.4

šiiƛuk̉ʷaƛ

šiiƛuk  move house  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he moved to

ʔuuciỷuk

ʔuuciiỷuk  go to

going to

nam̉int

nam̉int  Nahmint Bay

Nahmint

.

He moved to Nahmint.

77.5

ʔuʔiiyačišt̉aƛ

ʔuʔiiyačišt  get to be on the water  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they laid to on the water

k̉anačištuƛ

k̉anačištawiƛ  stop temporarily on the water

stopping temporarily

t̉ašw̉in

t̉ašw̉in  Road-in-Middle

Road-in-Middle

.

They laid to on the water, stopping temporarily at Road-in-Middle.

77.6

hiɬaas

hiɬ  LOC  -aˑs1  on a surface

there was on

ʔanaħʔis

ʔanaħʷ  small  -ʔis  DIM

a little

č̉apac

č̉apac  canoe

canoe

hiiɬeʔeʔi

hiiɬaʔa  edge  =ʔiˑ  DEF

at the edge

ƛušinqakʔi

ƛušinqakʷ  canoe platform  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the canoe platform

.

There was a small canoe on the edge of a canoe platform.

77.7

ʔuucaħtaksa

ʔuucaħtaksa  and then

and then

ƛiħʕaaʔatap

ƛiħʕaaʔatap  push off the end

he pushed it off the end

t̉amaaχin

t̉amaaχin  Tamaahin

Tamaahin

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

named

t̉amaaχin

t̉amaaχin  Tamaahin

Tamaahin

quuɬʔii

quuɬ  slave  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the slave

.

And then the slave, whose name was Tamaahin, at once pushed (the canoe) off the end (of the platform).

77.8

ƛiiħšiƛ

ƛiħšiƛ  set off

he set off

č̉iiɬšiƛ

č̉iiɬšiƛ  run away

running away

ħaw̉iɬukʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his chief

.

He paddled off, running away from his chief.

77.9

wik

wik  not

they did not

qii

qii  long time

long time

hiỷatħ

hiỷatħ  live at

living at

nam̉int

nam̉int  Nahmint Bay

Nahmint

.

They did not stay long at Nahmint.

pg. 1b begins here

77.10

šiƛwiiʔisʔaƛ

šiƛwiiʔis  move to the coast  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they moved to the coast

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

ʔuʔiiʔatħʔaƛ

ʔuʔiiʔatħ  go to live at  -ˀaƛ  NOW

go to live at

hiikʷis

hiikʷis  Equis

Equis

.

The Ucluelet people moved to the coast, going to live at Equis.

77.11

hiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

he was there

saač̉ink

saač̉inkʷ  always

always

histaatuk̉ʷa

histaatuk̉ʷaʔa  Sounding-on-Rocks

Sounding-on-Rocks

m̉aʔaquuʔa

m̉aʔaquuʔa  Macoah

Macoah

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

m̉aɬt̉iiʔakqa

m̉aɬt̉ii  relative by marriage  -ˀak  POSS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that he was related by marriage

ʔuħuk

ʔuħ  is  -uk  POSS

his was

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

ʔucħičipqa

ʔucħi  married to  -čiˑp  INDIR  -qaˑ  3.SUB

she was married to

ɬuučm̉uup

ɬuučm̉uup  sister

sister

ħaw̉iɬuk

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -uk  POSS

chief of

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

Sounding-on-Rocks was always at Macoah because he was related by marriage to the Dookqua, his sister being married to the chief of the Dookqua.

77.12

ħaciiỷasʔaƛ

ħaciiỷas  go the length of the village  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went the length of the village

maʔas

maʔas  house

houses

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

hiikʷis

hiikʷis  Equis

Equis

.

The Ucluelet houses went the length of the village at Equis.

pg. 2 begins above

77.13

ħeʔiiʔaƛ

ħeʔiiƛ  reach  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they reached

maʔas

maʔas  house

houses

k̉in̉aʕa

k̉in̉aʕa  Herring-Guts-Rocks

Herring-Guts-Rocks

.

The houses reached all the way to Herring-Guts-Rocks.

A small creek at the east end of Equis.

77.14

hisaačiʔaƛ

hisaačiƛ  set out from  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he set out from

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

caʕitap

caʕitap  Plants-in-Ground

Plants-in-Ground

hinaačiƛ

hinaačiƛ  set off on the water

set off on the water

.

Plants-in-Ground set out from there, setting off on the water.

77.15

ʔayistinƛ

ʔayistinawiƛ  be many in canoe

there were many in the canoe

.

There were many in the canoe.

77.16

ʔucačiʔaƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went to

m̉aʔaquuʔa

m̉aʔaquuʔa  Macoah

Macoah

.

They went to Macoah.

77.17

waaw̉it̉asʔaƛ

waaw̉it̉as  go to say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he went to say

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  so that

so that

xasw̉aatayiiʔatquu

xasw̉aat  some  -ayiˑ  give  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND

they would give back part (of cost)

yaʕiisukʷitʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiˑs1  cost  -uk  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which it had cost him

č̉iiɬšiƛʔi

č̉iiɬšiƛ  run away  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who had run away

quuɬ

quuɬ  slave

slave

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

k̉aačnaakseʔisqa

k̉ač  short time  -naˑkʷ  have  -sasa  only [L]  -ʔis  DIM  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that he owned him for such a short time

quɬnaak

quɬnaakʷ  own a slave

had a slave

.

He went to ask that they return part of the cost of the slave who had run away, because he had owned the slave for such a short time.

77.18

wik̉aƛ

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he did not

histaatuk̉ʷa

histaatuk̉ʷaʔa  Sounding-on-Rocks

Sounding-on-Rocks

wik

wik  not

not

hinii

hinii  give

giving

wik

wik  not

not

xasw̉aatayii

xasw̉aatayii  give part of s.t.

give part of s.t.

.

Sounding-on-Rocks did not give back anything.

77.19

nasakšiƛ

nasakšiƛ  try every way possible

he tried every way possible

hiinač

hiinač  ask for

asking for

caʕitap

caʕitap  Plants-in-Ground

Plants-in-Ground

xasw̉aatayiimiħsat

xasw̉aatayii  give part of s.t.  -miħsa  want  -ˀat  PASS

wanting to be given part back

.

Plants-in-Ground tried asking in every way possible, wanting to be given back something.

77.20

wik

wik  not

he did not

hinii

hinii  give

give

histaatuk̉ʷa

histaatuk̉ʷaʔa  Sounding-on-Rocks

Sounding-on-Rocks

.

Sounding-on-Rocks did not give (anything back).

77.21

ʔuħʔaƛ̉at

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was by him

našuk̉ʷap̉at

našuk̉ʷap  be strengthened by  -ˀat  PASS

he was strengthened

wik

wik  not

not

hinii

hinii  give

give

ỷimiiqsakʔi

ỷimiiqsu  brother-in-law  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his brother-in-law

ħaw̉iɬukʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief of

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

It was his brother-in-law, the Dookqua chief, who strengthened him in not giving anything back.

77.22

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

hiiʕinčiʔaƛ

hiiʕinčiƛ  begin quarrelling  -ˀaƛ  NOW

begin quarrelling

c̉aaħaqsuɬ

c̉aaħaqsuɬ  Tough-Mouth

Tough-Mouth

ʔukɬeeʔi

ʔukɬaa  name  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one called

ỷimiiqsu

ỷimiiqsu  brother-in-law

brother-in-law

ʔuuc

ʔuuc  belong to

of the

caʕitap

caʕitap  Plants-in-Ground

Plants-in-Ground

ʔuʔukʷinkšiʔaƛ

ʔuʔukʷinkšiƛ1  compete with  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they did together

hiiʕin

hiiʕin  quarrel

quarrelling

ħaw̉iɬukʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief of

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

Then, Tough-Mouth, the brother-in-law of Plants-in-Ground, and the Dookqua chief began quarrelling.

77.23

hiikʷaɬ

hiikʷaɬ  nearly

they nearly did

sukʷiƛst̉aɬik

sukʷiƛst̉aɬ  grab each other  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT

grabbing each other

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  very

very much

hiiʕin

hiiʕin  quarrel

quarrelling

.

They came near to grappling, they were quarrelling so much.

pg. 3 begins here

77.24

yuxtšiʔaƛ

yuxtšiƛ  prepare  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they got ready

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħʔi

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the Ucluelet people

waɬšiʔaƛ

waɬšiƛ  go home  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going home

wikiipšiƛ

wikiipšiƛ  fail to obtain

they failed to do so

yaaʕiƛitʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiƛ  go for [L]  -(m)it  PAST  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which they had gone after

.

The Ucluelets got ready to go home, having failed to get what they had gone after.

77.25

t̉apatšiʔaƛ

t̉apatšiƛ  deliberate  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they deliberated

yaa

yaa1  that

that

witwišksaqƛʔi

witwišksaqƛ  bad-tempered  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the bad-tempered

ħaaw̉iiħaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl

young men

ƛiiħakħʔaƛ

ƛiiħakʷ  paddle  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW

while paddling along

.

The bad-tempered young men deliberated while paddling along.

77.26

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they said

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

p̉iyaỷapʔaaqƛ

p̉iyaỷap  cause to be bad  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT

they would cause to be bad

hisaačiƛʔitq

hisaačiƛ  set out from  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

where they had come from

.

They said they would make things bad in the place they had set out from.

i.e. Macoah

77.27

neeč

neeč  say! [pl]

say!

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

c̉awaakħ

c̉awaakʷ  one  -(q)ħ3  BEING

being one

ħaaw̉iiħaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young men

k̉ʷak̉ʷeeʔiħtanup̉in

DUP-  PL  k̉ʷeeʔiħtanup  break the end of s.t.  -ni  1p.ABS

break the end of s.t.

ʔuxʷaapukqin

ʔuxʷaap(i)  paddle  -uk  POSS  -qin  1p.REL

our paddles

.

"Say, fellows," said one of the young men, "let's break the ends of our paddles."

77.28

ʔuuʔuupuʔaƛma

ʔuuʔuupawiƛ  do too much  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -maˑ  3.IND

they are doing too much

p̉išaq

p̉išaq  very bad

bad

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

k̉ʷayaaʔaanukʷitin

k̉ʷayaa  be breaking  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  -ni  1p.ABS

they were breaking ours

ʔuxʷaap

ʔuxʷaap(i)  paddle

paddles

waaʔaani

waa  say  -ˀaani  1p.PURP

we will say so

.

We will say: 'the Dookqua people are getting to be too bad, they broke up our paddles."

77.29

čuu

čuu1  ok

ok

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they said

ƛaƛuuʔi

ƛaʔuˑ  other.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the others

ħaaw̉iiħaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl

young men

.

The other young men said "ok".

77.30

ʔuucaħtaksa

ʔuucaħtaksa  and then

and then

k̉ʷaʔakʷaʔapšiƛ

k̉ʷaʔakʷaʔapšiƛ  break up

they broke up

ʔuxʷaapm̉inħukʔi

ʔuxʷaap(i)  paddle  -m̉inħ  PL  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

their paddles

.

And then they broke up their paddles.

77.31

k̉ayaaʕiħta

k̉ayaaʕiħta  "tentacles-on-end"

"tentacles-on-end"

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

they called

ʔuxʷaapʔi

ʔuxʷaap(i)  paddle  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the paddles

qʷaaʔakitii

qʷaa  thus  -ˀak  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

that theirs were like that

ʔuxʷaap

ʔuxʷaap(i)  paddle

paddles

yaqwiimit

yaqwiimit  ancestor

ancestors

.

Their paddles were like what the ancestors called "tentacles on the end".

"tentacles on end" refers to the shredding of the wood at the end of the paddle

77.32

hitasaʔaƛ

hitasaʔaƛ  come to shore

they came to shore

hiikʷis

hiikʷis  Equis

Equis

.

They came to shore at Equis.

77.33

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they said

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔuuʔuupuʔaƛ

ʔuuʔuupawiƛ  do too much  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they were very much

p̉išaq

p̉išaq  very bad

bad

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

They said that the Dookqua were getting to be very bad.

77.34

ʔiqn̉iiqisqħ

ʔiqħ  still  -n̉iˑq  along a slope  -‘is  on the beach  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

while they were still on the beach

hitinqisʔi

hitinqis  beach  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the beach

wawaa

wawaa  say

they were saying

ɬaakħɬi

ɬaakħɬi  talk of one's misfortune

talking of their misfortune

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

wikiisʔap̉atqa

wikiisʔap  deprive s.o. of s.t.  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they were deprived of

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

k̉ʷaaʔakʷaʔap̉aanukʷitqa

k̉ʷaʔakʷaʔap  break up  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  -qaˑ  3.SUB

theirs were broken up

ʔuxʷaap

ʔuxʷaap(i)  paddle

paddles

.

While still on the beach they told of their misfortune, that their paddles were taken away and broken to pieces.

pg. 4 begins above

77.35

čuu

čuu1  ok

ok

ħaʔukʷiƛ̉asʔaƛ̉in

ħaʔukʷiƛ̉as  go to take revenge  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ni  1p.ABS

let us go and take revenge

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they said

ħaw̉iiħʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chiefs

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

.

"Well, let us go and take revenge," said the Ucluelet chiefs.

77.36

ʔuuʔuupuƛsaƛma

ʔuuʔuupawiƛ  do too much  -sasa  only [L]  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -maˑ  3.IND

they are doing too much

p̉išaq

p̉išaq  very bad

bad

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

"The Dookqua people are too mean.

77.37

ħaʔukʷiƛ̉asʔaƛ̉in

ħaʔukʷiƛ̉as  go to take revenge  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ni  1p.ABS

let us go and take revenge

.

Let's go and take revenge.

77.38

ʔam̉iiqħʔin

ʔam̉ii  tomorrow  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀin5  1p.IMP

let us do tomorrow

hinaačiƛ

hinaačiƛ  set off on the water

set off on the water

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they said

ħaw̉iiħʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chiefs

.

Let us set out tomorrow," said the chiefs.

77.39

takuk̉aƛin

takuk  at once  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ni  1p.ABS

we will do at once

qaħsaaʕas

qaħsaaʕas  go to kill

go to kill

.

"We will go to kill them right away.

77.40

wiinaseʔin

wiina  war party  -sasa  only [L]  -ˀin5  1p.IMP

let us go exactly as a war party

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

c̉awaakħ

c̉awaakʷ  one  -(q)ħ3  BEING

being one

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief

chief

.

Let's go there strictly as a war party," said one chief.

77.41

ciqšiʔaƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he spoke now

caʕitap

caʕitap  Plants-in-Ground

Plants-in-Ground

wik̉in

wik  not  -ni  1p.ABS

let's not do so

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

.

Then Plants-in-Ground spoke and said, "Let's not do it that way.

77.42

piisat̉asseʔin

piisat̉as  go to have fun  -sasa  only [L]  -ˀin5  1p.IMP

let's go just for fun

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

.

Let's go just to have fun," he said.

77.43

tuuħukqas

tuuħuk  afraid  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

I am afraid

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

wik

wik  not

not

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

is

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief

chief

ʔanis

ʔanis  1s.SUB

that I

wik

wik  not

not

ʔuuc

ʔuuc  belong to

of the

č̉it̉uuɬ

č̉it̉uuɬ  war club

war club

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

.

I am afraid that I am not a chief, that I do not have a war club," he said.

This implies that he does not have the right to declare war.

77.44

ʔayaakqas

ʔaya  many  -ˀak  POSS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

I have many

taataayi

DUP-  PL  taayii  senior

seniors

ħaw̉iiħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief.pl

chiefs

yaqʷinƛqas

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

for which reason I did

wim̉aaqƛ

wim̉aaqƛ  cannot

could not

ʔuħquus

ʔuħ  is  -quus  1s.CND

I would do so

ʔiič̉apup

ʔiič̉aapawup  lift up

lift up

č̉it̉uuɬ

č̉it̉uuɬ  war club

war club

.

Since I have many senior chiefs, I cannot be the one to lift the war club."

77.45

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

ciqšiʔaƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he spoke now

ƛiħwituʔeʔi

ƛiħwituʔa  Pokes-past-Head  =ʔiˑ  DEF

Pokes-past-Head

neʔiiqsakqas

neʔiiqsu  uncle  -ˀak  POSS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

my uncle

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

ʔaniisiɬeʔin

ʔanasiɬa  only do  -ˀin5  1p.IMP

let's only do so

č̉iiʕaqiičiƛ

č̉iiʕaqiičiƛ  start fighting

start fighting

.

Then my uncle, Pokes-past-Head-on-Rocks (Tyee Jack), spoke, "Let us just grapple with them.

pg. 5 begins here

i.e. the uncle of Kwishanishim

77.46

qaqaħcamiiỷap̉in

qaqaħcamiiỷap  cause to be nearly dead  -ni  1p.ABS

let's cause them to be nearly dead

ʔaniisiɬa

ʔana  only  -siɬa  do

do only thus

.

Let's only leave them nearly dead.

77.47

ʔuuʔuupaƛqa

ʔuuʔuupi  be too much  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they are now too much

maʔasmiħsa

maʔasmiħsa  want to be a great tribe

wanting to be a great tribe

p̉iip̉iišapuʔaƛqa

p̉iip̉iišapawiƛ  get to be too bad  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑ  3.SUB

get to be bad

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

The Dookqua people want too much to be a great tribe, they have become too bad."

77.48

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  that

that

ʔuʔatħ

ʔu  REF  -ˀatħ2  ...tribe

he was a member of the tribe

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

(He did) this, even though he belonged to the Dookqua people (on his mother's side).

77.49

ỷuuqʷaaʔaƛ

ỷuuqʷaa  also  -ˀaƛ  NOW

also now

waa

waa  say

they said

niixʷʕin

niixʷʕin  Coiling-Sound

Coiling-Sound

ʔukɬeeʔi

ʔukɬaa  name  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one called

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

ħiimaɬn̉i

ħiimaɬn̉i  Glides-on-Sea

Glides-on-Sea

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

n̉uukm̉iis

n̉uukm̉iis  Nukmiis

Nukmiis

taataayiʔi

DUP-  PL  taayii  older brother  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the older brothers

ʔuuc

ʔuuc  belong to

of

caʕitap

caʕitap  Plants-in-Ground

Plants-in-Ground

.

The elder brothers of Plants-in-Ground, the ones called Coiling-Sound and Glides-about-Sea and Nuukmiis, also said so.

77.50

ʔam̉iičiʔaƛ

ʔam̉iičiƛ  be next morning  -ˀaƛ  NOW

the next morning

ƛ̉iiqsiʔaƛ

ƛ̉iiqsiƛ  embark  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they embarked

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

ʔaƛiiqc̉iqšiƛ

ʔaƛiiq  forty  -c̉iq1  ... long objects  -šiƛ  PRF

doing in forty canoes

ƛ̉iiqsiƛ

ƛ̉iiqsiƛ  embark

they embarked

.

The next day the Ucluelets embarked in forty canoes.

77.51

xasw̉aat̉aƛ

xasw̉aat  some  -ˀaƛ  NOW

some did so

hisaquuʔa

hisaquuʔa  come around a point

coming around the point

ʔiiħtuupquuʔa

ʔiiħtupquuʔa  Whale Point

Whale Point

ʔukɬeeʔi

ʔukɬaa  name  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one called

ʔuusismaaʔaƛʔi

ʔuusis  at the beach  -maaʔaƛ  intend to...  =ʔiˑ  REL

those intending to land at the beach

.

Some, who were to land in front of the village, came round the point at the place called Whale-Point.

On the southern tip of Southern Stopper Island.

77.52

hitasaƛ

hitasaƛ  land on beach

they landed at

m̉aʔaquuʔa

m̉aʔaquuʔa  Macoah

Macoah

caqiicc̉iq

caqiˑc  twenty  -c̉iq1  ... long objects

twenty canoes

ʔuusismaaʔaƛʔi

ʔuusis  at the beach  -maaʔaƛ  intend to...  =ʔiˑ  REL

those intending to land at the beach

.

The ones who were intending to land on the beach (in front of the village) landed at Macoah in twenty canoes.

77.53

hitasaƛ

hitasaƛ  land on beach

they came to shore

caqiicc̉iqƛaa

caqiˑc  twenty  -c̉iq1  ... long objects  =ƛaa  also

also twenty canoes

hisiikšiƛ

hisiikšiƛ  go along

going along

hitaakƛakʔi

hitaakƛi  back  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the back of

meeʔisiik

meeʔisiik  Northern Stopper Island

Northern Stopper Island

ʔukɬeeʔi

ʔukɬaa  name  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one called

čaʔak

čaʔakʷ  island

island

.

Another twenty canoes went along to the back of the island called Northern Stopper Island.

77.54

hisasaƛmaaʔaƛ̉asʔaƛ

hisasaƛ  there on the beach  -maaʔaƛ  intend to...  -ˀas5  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they were to land at the beach

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

is

kʷispisʔi

kʷispiis  other side of beach  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the other side of the beach

m̉aʔaquuʔa

m̉aʔaquuʔa  Macoah

Macoah

č̉an̉iimaaʔaƛ̉asʔap̉aƛ̉at

č̉an̉iˑ  not see  -maaʔaƛ  intend to...  -ˀas5  go to  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they should not be seen

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

hitaseʔiikquu

hitasaʔaƛ  come to shore  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quu1  3.CND

when they would come to shore

.

They were to land at the other side of the beach at Macoah without being seen by the Dookqua when the would come to shore.

pg. 6 begins here

77.55

ʔuwiiʔaƛ

ʔuwii  be first  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they were first

hitasaƛ

hitasaƛ  land on beach

coming to shore

ʔuusisʔi

ʔuusis  at the beach  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the ones at the beach

.

The ones on the beach (in the front of the village) were the first to land.

77.56

hisasaƛ

hisasaƛ  there on the beach

they were there on the beach

qʷiiqʷiim̉aħinʔitq

DUP-  SUF  qʷi(q)  REL  -m̉aˑ  as far as  -ħin1  at the end [RL]  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

where is the extreme end of

maʔas

maʔas  village

village

.

They landed at the farthest end of the village.

77.57

ʔuwiiʔap

ʔuwii  be first  -ˀap2  CAUS

first they did

hisiikn̉iqis

hisiikn̉iqis  go along the beach

going along the beach

kiiƛkʷaʔap

kiiƛkʷaỷap  shatter in pieces

shattering to pieces

č̉aỷaapacʔi

č̉apac  canoe.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the canoes

.

They first went along the beach breaking canoes into pieces.

77.58

ʔeʔimʔap

ʔeʔim  at first  -ˀap2  CAUS

they did as soon as

hitaquuʔa

hitaquuʔa  round the point

rounding the point

ʔiinaxiičiʔaƛ

ʔiinaxiičiƛ  get ready  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they got ready

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

The Dookqua got ready as soon as they came around the point.

77.59

waa

waa  say

they said

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

qaħsaapʔaaqƛqa

qaħsaap  kill  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that they would kill them

.

They said that they would kill them.

77.60

hup̉iħtanup

hup̉iħtanawup  fix at the point

he placed at the point

c̉axỷakukʔi

c̉axỷakʷ  spear  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

of his spear

nanicaqsuɬ

nanicaqsuɬ  Grandfather-Voice

Grandfather-Voice

ʔuupaaɬ

ʔuupaaɬ2  along with

along with

winaaxcit

winaaxcit  Winaahtsit

Winaahtsit

ʔukɬeeʔi

ʔukɬaa  name  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one called

wiʔak

wiʔakʷ1  warrior

warrior

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

The Dookqua warrior called Winaahtsit fixed the point on his spear, Grandfather-Voice.

meaning not clear

77.61

ʔatimtweʔiš

ʔatimtweʔiš  nevertheless.3.QUOT

nevertheless

ɬiiɬitkħinʔatʔaɬ

ɬiiɬitkħin  jerk away from  -ˀat  PASS  =ʔaɬ  PL

they were jerked away from them

k̉ʷaỷaaʕatuk

k̉ʷaỷaap  break  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

theirs were broken up

k̉ʷaʔakʷaʔap̉atuk

k̉ʷaʔakʷaʔap  break up  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

theirs were broken up

c̉iiħati

c̉iiħati  arrow

arrows

muustati

muustati  bow

bows

.

Nevertheless, their bows and arrows were jerked away from them and broken to pieces.

77.62

puusčiisʔaƛ

puusčis  run up the beach  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they ran up the beach

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

.

Then the Ucluelets ran up the beach.

77.63

pucsuħtaƛ

pucsuħta  run out of the woods  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they ran out of the woods

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

hisasaƛitʔi

hisasaƛ  there on the beach  -(m)it  PAST  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones there on the beach

hinap̉iiʔisʔi

hinap̉iiʔis  back beach  =ʔiˑ  DEF

at the back beach

maʔasʔi

maʔas  village  =ʔiˑ  DEF

village

.

Those who had landed at the back of the village also ran out of the woods.

77.64

ʔaanaħaƛ

ʔana  only  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they only did so

č̉aaɬkʷaʔap

č̉aaɬkʷaʔap  split up

split up

ɬuʔukʔi

ɬuʔuk  board  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the boards

.

They only split up the (house)boards.

77.65

wik̉aƛ

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they did not

ʔaanaħi

ʔaanaħi  just

just

maħkʷaʔap

maaħkʷaʔap  break down

break down

maamaħt̉iʔi

maħt̉ii  house.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the houses

.

They did not break the houses down.

pg. 7 begins here

77.66

wisχmiiỷap̉aƛ̉atquuweʔin

wisχmiiỷap  rough s.o. up  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they would rough up

quucqʷaacšiʔaaħʔaƛquu

quucqʷaacšiƛ  show spirit  -ˀaaħ  IRR  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when someone tried to show fight

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ

t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħ  Dookqua band

Dookqua band

.

They would rough up any Dookqua who tried to show fight.

77.67

ʔuyaaƛ̉atquuweʔin

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

they would do so when

ɬačiʔat

ɬačiƛ  give up  -ˀat  PASS

let him go

qaqaħcamiičiʔaƛquu

qaqaħcamiičiƛ  be nearly dead  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when he was nearly dead

wisχmiiỷap

wisχmiiỷap  rough s.o. up

they roughed him up

ʔaniisiɬa

ʔana  only  -siɬa  do

only doing

.

They would let him go when he was nearly dead, only roughing him up pretty well.

77.68

wik̉iitsapčip

wik̉iitsap  make disappear  -čiˑp  INDIR

they did not break up theirs

č̉axʷac

č̉axʷac  pail

pails

wik̉iitsapčip

wik̉iitsap  make disappear  -čiˑp  INDIR

they did not break up theirs

ɬuʔuk

ɬuʔuk  board

boards

č̉aɬkʷaʔapčip

č̉aaɬkʷaʔap  split up  -čiˑp  INDIR

splitting them up

wiwiiknaksap

DUP-  PL  wiiknaksap  deprive of

causing them to have no more

hiyiqtup

hihiqtup  all sorts of things

all sorts of things

.

They broke up their buckets, split their weatherboards all to pieces and took everything away from them.

77.69

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

waɬšiʔaƛ

waɬšiƛ  go home  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went home

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

going to

hiikʷis

hiikʷis  Equis

Equis

.

Then they went home to Equis.

77.70

hiiỷatħsimtweʔinʔaaɬa

hiỷatħ  live at  -sasa  only [L]  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT  =ʔaaɬa  always

they always lived there

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

hiikʷis

hiikʷis  Equis

Equis

ʔaaneʔitq

ʔana  thus much  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

thus much

c̉uʔičħ

c̉uʔičħ  winter

winter

.