088. Ahead-on-Sea as a Whaler

Ucluelet story told by qʷišanišim; collected by Alex Thomas; ms. 50p; Jan. 22, 1915; 8pp. B124 (f3): 1-8

Ucluelet story told by Qwishanishim; collected by Alex Thomas

88.1

ʔaya

ʔaya  many

there were many

ʔuʔuutaħ

ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler

whalers

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

.

The Ucluelet had many whalers.

pg. 943/1

88.2

čikʷaa

čikʷaa  all of them

all of them

ʔuʔuutaħnak

ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler  -naˑkʷ  have

had a whaler

qʷaam̉aaštaʕasʔitq

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -(š,k)taʕas  ... band  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

as many bands as there were

.

All of them had a whaler, as many bands as there were.

88.3

c̉awaak̉aƛ

c̉awaakʷ  one  -ˀaƛ  NOW

there was one

ħaaw̉iɬsaqħ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -sasa  only [L]  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

being a chief

ʔuʔuutaħ

ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler

whaler

yaaqwiisayiič

yaqʷ  REL  -wiˑ1  at first  -sasa  only [L]  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

the one who was the very first

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

.

But there was one whaler, Dog-Dancer, being a head chief, who was the very first.

88.4

ʔuupaaƛ

ʔuupi1  exceedingly  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he did exceedingly

ʔaayimk

ʔaayimk  catch many

catching many

ʔuwimɬn̉i

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea

Ahead-on-Sea

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

yaa

yaa1  that

that

ħaw̉iɬħʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -(q)ħ3  BEING  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who was chief

ʔuʔuutaħ

ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler

whaler

ʕiiɬčin̉akʔi

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer  =ʔiˑ  DEF

Dog-dancer

.

Ahead-on-Sea got more whales than the one who was chief, the whaler Dog-Dancer.

88.5

hisačuqħ

his(t)  LOC  -čuˑ  having ...-ed  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

he got his there

ʔaayimk

ʔaayimk  catch many

catching many

ʔuwimɬn̉i

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea

Ahead-on-Sea

ʔukɬaama

ʔukɬaa  name  -maˑ  3.IND

it is called

čuʔas

čuʔas  Chu'as

Chu'as

hiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

hiinaan̉uɬʔi

hiinaan̉uɬ  upstream  =ʔiˑ  DEF

upriver

nam̉int

nam̉int  Nahmint Bay

Nahmint

.

Ahead-on-Sea got his many there at the place named Chu'as there upstream at Nahmint (on the Alberni Canal).

88.6

ʔuwiiʔap̉aƛquuweʔin

ʔuwiiʔap  do first  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would do first

ʔuwimɬn̉i

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea

Ahead-on-Sea

hiɬaas

hiɬaas  be on a tree

being on the tree

ƛ̉aqaʕasʔi

ƛ̉aqaʕas  tree  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the tree

ħiinapi

ħiinapi  lean toward

leaning toward

hiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

hiɬatisʔi

hiɬatis  downriver  =ʔiˑ  DEF

downriver

nam̉int

nam̉int  Nahmint Bay

Nahmint

.

Ahead-on-Sea would first perch on a tree leaning there downstream at Nahmint.

pg. 943b/1b

88.7

ʔiqmaa

ʔiqħ  still  -maˑ  3.IND

it is still there

yaqii

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

where he did so

ƛ̉aqaʕas

ƛ̉aqaʕas  tree

tree

hiɬaasitiičʔaaɬa

hiɬaas  be on a tree  -(m)it  PAST  -yiič  3.INDF.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

on which he always used to sit

.

The tree on which he used to always sit is still in existence there.

88.8

qiqiiqač̉a

DUP-  REP  qii  long time  -qaˑč̉a  3.DUB

it must have been there a long time

wik

wik  not

not

p̉atħšiƛ

p̉atħšiƛ  rot

decaying

ƛ̉aqaʕas

ƛ̉aqaʕas  tree

tree

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

ʔuyimt

ʔuyi  when  -(m)it  PAST

this was when

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

huuʔaksimč̉a

huuʔakʷ  early  -sim2  lack  -(m)ič̉aˑ  3.HEARSAY

very long ago

.

The trees must have been there a long time without decaying since this was a long time ago.

88.9

hiɬaasʔaƛquuweʔin

hiɬaas  be on a tree  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would be on a tree

ƛ̉aqaʕasʔi

ƛ̉aqaʕas  tree  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the tree

ʔuwiiʔap

ʔuwii  be first  -ˀap2  CAUS

first he did

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hiiɬsasakqa

hiɬ  LOC  -sasa  only [L]  -ˀak  POSS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

his was right there

hiin̉iiƛ̉eʔi

hiin̉iiƛ̉a  below  =ʔiˑ  DEF

below

t̉apsuɬ

t̉apsuɬ  ping place

ping place

.

He would sit in the tree first because his ping place was right below there.

pg. 944/2

88.10

ʔukɬaama

ʔukɬaa  name  -maˑ  3.IND

it is called

ʕumaaqat̉a

ʕumaaqat̉a  Green Cover

Green Cover

ʔukɬaama

ʔukɬaa  name  -maˑ  3.IND

it is called

hiɬħitiičʔaaɬa

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -(m)it  PAST  -yiič  3.INDF.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

where he always used to do so

.

The place where he always used to go is called Green Cover.

88.11

čaanaaƛquuweʔin

čaani  at first  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

at first he would do

n̉aacsa

n̉aacsa  see

watch

wik̉iitšiʔiikquu

wik̉iitšiƛ  not exist  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quu1  3.CND

when they would not be there

č̉aapuk

č̉aapuk  manned canoe

manned canoe

.

At first he would watch for when there were no manned canoes there.

88.12

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔin

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

and then he would do

t̉apsšiʔaƛ

t̉apsšiƛ  pe  ʔaƛa  two

pe

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

wik̉iitšiʔaƛquu

wik̉iitšiƛ  not exist  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

there were no

č̉aapuk

č̉aapuk  manned canoe

manned canoes

.

And then he would pe down when there were no manned canoes there.

88.13

ʔaaneʔiiħ

ʔana  only  -ˀiiħ2  try to get [L]

only trying to

.

He was often simply doing so.

88.14

ʔuʔiisweʔin

DUP-  SUF  -‘is  on the sand  -weˑʔin  3.QT

there is at the bottom

hitaapuʔisʔi

hitaapuʔis  bottom of river  =ʔiˑ  DEF

bottom of river

mačiiɬ

mačiiɬ  be inside

be inside

ʕaʕiƛʔi

ʕaʕiƛ  cave  =ʔiˑ  DEF

a cave

ʔuʔis

DUP-  SUF  -‘is  on the sand

is lying on the bottom

,

mačiiɬʔi

mačiiɬ  be inside  =ʔiˑ  DEF

be inside

sat̉uuʔak

sat̉iiwa  evergreen cone  -ˀak  POSS

cones of

ʔišmapt

ʔišmapt  white fir

white fir

.

There was at the bottom of the river, inside a cave, white fir cones lying at the bottom.

original had ʔuʔiɬs, corrected

88.15

ʔayiis

ʔaya  many  -‘is  on the sand

there were many on the bottom

tuʔis

tu  throw  -‘is  on the sand

thrown on the bottom

yaaʕiʔaƛitiičʔaaɬa

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiƛ  take [L]  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)it  PAST  -yiič  3.INDF.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

of which he would always take

n̉uupp̉iiw̉iƛ

n̉up  one  -p̉iˑɬʷ1  ... long objects  -ˀiƛ  take [L]

he took one piece

n̉upp̉iiɬiicsʔaƛquuweʔin

n̉up  one  -p̉iˑɬʷ1  ... long objects  -iics  take ... along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would bring one

hinusa

hinusa2  surface

surfacing

.

There were many thrown on the bottom of which he would always take one and bring it to the surface.

88.16

muučiiɬšiʔaƛquuweʔin

muu  four  -čiˑɬ  ... days  -šiƛ  PRF  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would do so for four days

qʷaaʔap

qʷaaʔap  do thus

do

t̉apst̉apsš

t̉apst̉apsš  pe repeatedly

pe repeatedly

.

For four days he would be ping thus.

88.17

muup̉itšiʔaƛquuweʔin

muup̉it  four times  -šiƛ  PRF  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would do so four times

t̉apsšiƛ

t̉apsšiƛ  pe

ping

n̉up̉it̉aƛquuweʔin

n̉up̉it  once  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

each time he would do

ʔaanaħi

ʔaanaħi  just

just

ʔuucsw̉isa

ʔuucsw̉isa  bring s.t. to the surface

bringing one to the surface

sat̉uu

sat̉iiwa  evergreen cone

evergreen cone

.

He would pe four times, coming to the surface each time bringing along one cone.

88.18

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔin

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

and then he did

hiinaan̉awiʔaƛ

hiinan̉awiƛ  move upstream  -ˀaƛ  NOW

move upstream

c̉aʔakʔi

c̉aʔakʷ  river  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the river

nam̉int

nam̉int  Nahmint Bay

Nahmint

.

And then he would go up the Nahmint River.

pg. 945/3 begins above

88.19

yaacšiʔaƛ

yaacšiƛ  go  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he walked to

waɬaak̉aƛ

waɬaakʷ  go  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going to

čuʔas

čuʔas  Chu'as

Chu'as

sayaa

sayaˑ  far off

far from

hiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

ʔapqiiʔi

ʔapqii  summit  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the top

nučiiʔi

nučiˑ  mountain  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the mountain

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

name

čuʔas

čuʔas  Chu'as

Chu'as

hiɬħʔiitqƛaaʔaaɬa

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL  =ƛaa  again  =ʔaaɬa  always

where he would always do

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

.

He would walk to Chu'as far away at the top of the mountain named Chu'as where he always bathed.

88.20

t̉iɬt̉iɬšʔaƛ

t̉iɬt̉iɬš  soak at intervals  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he would soak at intervals

tič̉imʔakʔi

tič̉im  rubbing medicine  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his rubbing medicine

.

Then he would soak his rubbing medicine at intervals.

88.21

ƛuɬʔas

ƛuɬ  good  -ˀas3  on ground

it was good on the ground

ʔaʔaaniic̉asʔi

DUP-  DIST  ʔana  thus much  -iic̉as  all around the edge  =ʔiˑ  DEF

all around it

ʕuʔasʔi

ʕuʔas  waterhole  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the waterhole

.

The waterhole was good all around it.

88.22

wik̉iit

wik  not  -ˀat  PASS

there were no

ƛ̉aqapt

ƛ̉aqapt  bush

bushes

hat̉inquɬukʔi

hat̉inquɬ  ritual bathing site  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

at his bathing site

.

There were no bushes at his bathing place.

88.23

ɬaaħʔataƛ

ɬaaħʔatu  dip into water  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he dipped his body down into the water

.

He would dip his body into the water.

88.24

wiiỷimtweʔinʔaaɬa

wiiỷa  never  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT  =ʔaaɬa  always

he would never do

čuuʔatu

čuuʔatu  dip one's head underwater

dip his head underwater

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔuušmaqak

ʔuušmaqakʷ  terrible

it was terrible

qʷaacsit

qʷaacsit  colour of the water

the colour of the water

qʷaacsitʔitq

qʷaacsit  colour of the water  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

which was the colour of

č̉iitm̉ita

č̉iitm̉ita  hemlock bark dye

hemlock bark dye

.

He would never put his head under the water because the colour of the water is terrible, like the colour of hemlock bark dye.

88.25

ʔanicʔasʔic̉ap̉aƛ̉atquuweʔin

ʔanic  thus  -ˀas5  go to  -ʔis  DIM  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it would do so when he was there a short while

ɬaaħsitʔas

ɬaaħsitʔas  lie face down in water on the ground

lying face down

ʔuušʕaƛ̉aƛquuweʔin

ʔuušʕaƛ  sound  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it would make a sound

hitaapuʔisʔi

hitaapuʔis  bottom of river  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the bottom of the river

č̉aʔakʔi

č̉aʔakʷ  water  =ʔiˑ  DEF

water

.

The bottom of the river would make a sound in the water when he had been lying face down on the pool for a short while.

88.26

t̉ickʕaƛ̉aƛquuweʔin

t̉ickʕaƛ  sound of thunder  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it would make the sound of thunder

.

It would make the sound of thunder.

88.27

č̉iiminkstakƛaƛquuweʔin

č̉iiminkstakƛi  plug up between the buttocks  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he used to have his backside between his legs plugged up

hitaakƛatʔi

hitaakƛi  rump  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his rump

ʔumaak

ʔumaak  fearing

lest

hitaqstuʔatquu

hitaqstawiƛ  get into  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND

that it might get into him

.

He used to have his rump between his legs plugged up for fear that it might get inside him.

88.28

č̉iipyuuʔap̉aƛquuweʔinƛaa

č̉iipyuu  plugged up  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT  =ƛaa  again

he would also have it plugged up

ʔaaʔapsw̉inɬʔatʔi

ʔaaʔapsw̉inɬ  armpit  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his armpits

qʷam̉aaʔatʔitq

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

as many as

ʔaniit̉ukʔic̉at

ʔaniit̉uk  thickness  -ʔis  DIM  -ˀat  PASS

his thin body

.

He would also have his armpits plugged up with as much as his thin, short body (could hold).

pg. 946/4 begins here

88.29

wik̉ap̉aƛ̉atquuweʔin

wik  not  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would not be caused to be

qii

qii  long time

long time

ɬaaħasuʔas

ɬaaħasuʔas  lie face down in the water

lying in pool face down

hinusaƛquuweʔin

hinusa2  surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

when it would come to the surface

;

č̉ač̉ačas

DUP-  PL  č̉ačas  water lizard

water lizards

ʔeʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  big.pl

big ones

č̉uk̉ʷaaʔaƛ̉atquuweʔin

č̉uk̉ʷaa  settle on  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they would settle on his body

n̉uupiʔakšiʔat

n̉uupi  all over  -ˀak  POSS  -šiƛ  PRF  -ˀat  PASS

went all over his body

ʔanačitʔitq

ʔanač  that much  -(m)it  former  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

all other parts of him

k̉ʷixaat

k̉ʷixaa  be sucking  -ˀat  INAL

sucking on him

.

He was not long in the pool lying face down when big water lizards would come back to the surface and settle all over his body and suck on him.

88.30

wik̉aƛquuweʔin

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he did not

qiyasuʔas

qii  long time  -asuˑ  under  -ˀas3  outside

stay in the pool for long

.

He did not remain in the pool for long.

88.31

ʔeʔimʔap̉aƛquuweʔin

ʔeʔim  as soon as  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would do so as soon as

t̉ickʕaƛ̉as

t̉ickʕaƛ  sound of thunder  -ˀas4  about to

it was about to thunder

tuxšiʔaƛquuweʔin

tuxšiƛ  jump  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would jump up

kamitqw̉isčas

kamitqw̉isčas  run up the bank

run up the bank

tuuħšiƛ

tuuħšiƛ  fear

afraid

.

As soon as it was about to thunder he would jump out and run up the bank in fright.

88.32

wik̉aƛquuweʔin

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he did not do

n̉aačʔatu

n̉aačʔatu  look down

look down in water

tuuħuk

tuuħuk  afraid

afraid

.

He did not look down under the water (because he was) afraid.

88.33

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛitweʔinqač̉aʔaaɬa

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT  -qaˑč̉a  3.DUB  =ʔaaɬa  always

and then it must have always done

hinusaƛ

hinusa2  surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW

come to the surface

yaqnitiič

yaqʷ  REL  -(m)it  PAST  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

that with which it was stocked

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

ʔunit

ʔunit  be stocked with

it was stocked with

mamaasiỷak

maamaasiỷakʷ  mud shark

mudsharks

yaaqsaaħiiyiič

yaqʷ  REL  -saˑħi  because of  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

which cause it to be

wik̉iit

wik  not  -ˀat  PASS

there was no

ƛ̉aqapt

ƛ̉aqapt  bush

bushes

hihiiɬiic̉asʔi

hihiiɬiic̉as  around the edge  =ʔiˑ  DEF

around the pool

sayaas

sayaˑ  far off  -ˀas3  on ground

far off on the ground

.

And then the mudsharks that infested the place must have come up to surface which was the reason why there was no bushes around the pool extending far off on ground.

88.34

wik̉as

wik  not  -ˀas3  on ground

there were none on the ground

ƛ̉aqapt

ƛ̉aqapt  bush

bushes

ʔuusaaħaƛ

ʔuusaaħi  for this reason  -ˀaƛ  NOW

because of

sisInterlinmiikƛaƛquu

DUP-  PL  sInterlinmiikƛi  flap the tail about  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

flapping the tail about

mamaasiỷak

maamaasiỷakʷ  mud shark

mudsharks

.

There were no bushes on the ground because of the mudsharks flapping their tails about.

88.35

ʔuunuuʔaƛquuweʔin

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

because of that he would be so

wik

wik  not

not

n̉aacsa

n̉aacsa  see

look

hinusaƛquu

hinusa2  surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when it surfaced

tuuħuk

tuuħuk  afraid

afraid

ʔuuʔumiiʔak

ʔuuʔumiiʔak  for fear that

for fear that

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  if

if

ʔuušinkquu

ʔuuš  some  -(w)inkʷ  along with ...  -quu1  3.CND

if something else might do

yaqʷaanuuƛitiičʔaaɬa

yaqʷ  REL  -aˑnaw̉iƛ  because of ...  -(m)it  PAST  -yiič  3.INDF.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

for which reason he always did so

wik

wik  not

not

n̉aacsa

n̉aacsa  see

look

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

hinusaƛquu

hinusa2  surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when it surfaced

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

.

It was because of that he would not look when it came up to surface fearing that something else might come up because of which he would not look up when it came up to the surface.

pg. 947/5 begins above

88.36

hašiɬitweʔinqač̉a

hašiɬ  know about  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT  -qaˑč̉a  3.DUB

he must have known about it

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  if

if

ʔuušinkquuʔaaɬa

ʔuuš  some  -(w)inkʷ  along with ...  -quu1  3.CND  =ʔaaɬa  always

when something always comes up along with it

qʷinuuƛħitiiʔaaɬa

qʷi(q)  REL  -aˑnaw̉iƛ  because of ...  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -(m)it  PAST  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

for which reason he did so always

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

wik

wik  not

not

n̉aacsa

n̉aacsa  see

look

hinusaƛquu

hinusa2  surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when it surfaced

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

mamaasiỷakʔi

maamaasiỷakʷ  shark monster  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

mudshark

.

He must have known that there was always something else coming up along with it, for which reason he always did not look when the mudsharks came up to the surface.

88.37

qʷiisasaƛquuweʔin

qʷi(q)  REL  -sasa  just [L]  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would do just that

.

He would do just that.

88.38

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

n̉up̉it̉ap

n̉up̉it  once  -ˀap2  CAUS

made it do so once

t̉ickʕaƛ

t̉ickʕaƛ  sound of thunder

sound of thunder

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛquuweʔin

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

and then he did

waaɬšiƛšiʔaƛ

waɬ  go home  -šiƛšiƛ  GRAD.PRF  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he started off for home

.

It thundered once and then he would start going home.

88.39

ʔuukʷiɬʔaƛitaħ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)it  PAST  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I did so to him

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

ƛ̉anaʔa

ƛ̉anaʔa  Tlana'a

Tlana'a

ʕiiʕiit̉aqƛa

ʕiiʕiit̉aqƛa  be telling lies

telling lies

qʷiyii

qʷiyii  when

when he was

n̉uššiƛ

n̉uššiƛ  distribute property

distributing property

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔuucitqa

ʔuuc  belong to  -(m)it  PAST  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it had belonged to him

hat̉inquɬ

hat̉inquɬ  ritual bathing site

ritual bathing site

ʕiiɬčin̉akič̉a

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer  -(m)ič̉aˑ  3.HEARSAY

Dog-dancer

hiɬč̉aa

hiɬ  LOC  -(m)ič̉aˑ  3.HEARSAY

the one supposed to be there

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

hat̉inquɬ

hat̉inquɬ  ritual bathing site

ritual bathing site

čuʔas

čuʔas  Chu'as

Chu'as

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  there

there

ħačatak

ħačat  all

all

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

kamat̉ap

kamat̉ap  know

they knew

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔuucitħweʔin

ʔuuc  belong to  -(m)it  PAST  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it belonged to

ʔuuwimɬn̉imč̉a

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea  -(m)ič̉aˑ  3.HEARSAY

Ahead-on-Sea

hat̉inquɬ

hat̉inquɬ  ritual bathing site

ritual bathing site

.

I said this to Tlana'a that I knew he was lying at that time he gave a potlatch, when he said that the bathing place belonged to Dog-dancer, the one supposed to be there at this bathing site at Chu'as, though all of the Ucluelet knew that the ritual bathing site belonged to the one who was called Ahead-on-Sea.

88.40

qʷačuuqħʔaƛquuweʔin

qʷaa  thus  -čuˑ  having ...-ed  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

after having done so

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ƛiƛiħwiiʔisʔaƛ

ƛiƛiħwiiʔis  move out of the interior  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he would then move out of the interior

ʔucačiʔaƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going to

w̉aayi

w̉aayi  Wya Point (Ucl.)

Wya Point (Ucl.)

.

After having done this, he would then move out of the interior to go to Wya Point.

original was ƛiƛwiiʔisʔaƛ -ħ is missing (merge with w?)

88.41

ʔuʔuutaħšiʔaƛquuweʔin

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛ  go whaling  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

then he would go whaling

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ʔuwimɬn̉i

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea

Ahead-on-Sea

.

And then Ahead-on-Sea would go whaling.

pg. 948/6

88.42

ʔaayimk̉aƛquuweʔin

ʔaayimk  catch many  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would get many

wik̉iitqħʔaƛ̉atquuweʔin

wik̉iit  non-existent  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

there would be no one who would do so

miiɬħiiʔat

miiɬħii  equal  -ˀat  PASS

be equal to him

ƛawasʔat

ƛawas  approach  -ˀat  PASS

approaching him

ʔuwimɬn̉i

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea

Ahead-on-Sea

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  very

very

ʔaayimk

ʔaayimk  catch many

he was catching many

.

Ahead-on-Sea would get many and there would be no one equal to him, catching up to him, because he was getting very many.

88.43

hiitasuup̉aƛquuweʔin

hiitasuup  kill  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would be killing

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  humpbacked whale

humpbacked whales

.

He would be killing California whales and humpbacked whales.

88.44

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

hinaačiʔaƛƛaa

hinaačiƛ  set off on the water  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

he set off to sea again

ʔuwimɬn̉i

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea

Ahead-on-Sea

.

And then again Ahead-on-Sea went out to sea again.

88.45

ʔuyuʔaɬʔaƛ

ʔuyuʔaɬ  see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he then saw

hinuʔaɬ

hinuʔaɬ  see

he saw

ʔaʔaaƛiiqwinkč̉a

DUP-  PL  ʔaƛiiq  forty  -(w)inkʷ  along with ...  -(m)ič̉aˑ  3.HEARSAY

the forty going along together

č̉uyaa

č̉uyaa  going in a school

going in a pod

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

.

He then saw forty California whales passing along in a pod.

88.46

ʔaʔaaƛiiqwinkweʔin

DUP-  SUF  ʔaƛiiq  forty  -(w)inkʷ  along with ...  -weˑʔin  3.QT

there were 40 going along

č̉uyaa

č̉uyaa  going in a school

going in a pod

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

;

ƛiiħʔaaqstanuʔaƛ

ƛiiħʔaaqstanawiƛ  paddle among  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he then paddled among them

ʔuwiimɬn̉i

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea

Ahead-on-Sea

.

There were forty California whales going along in a pod; Ahead-on=Sea then paddled among them on the water.

88.47

n̉aacsiičiʔaƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he saw now

yiiɬpiiɬc̉u

yii1  yonder  -piiɬc̉u  in centre

there right in the middle

ʔuuštuupʔi

ʔuuštuup  something  =ʔiˑ  DEF

something

hiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

ʔappiʔiɬ

ʔam1  LOC  -piˑɬ1  in the middle

there in the midst of

ʔaƛiiqwinkʔi

ʔaƛiiq  forty  -(w)inkʷ  along with ...  =ʔiˑ  DEF

among the forty

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

.

He then saw something there right in the middle of the school, there at the centre among the forty California whales.

88.48

ʔuuħtaasa

ʔuuħtaasa  straight away

straight away

ħamupšiʔaƛ

ħamupšiƛ  recognize  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he recognised

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

p̉uuʔiqa

p̉uuʔi  halibut  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it was a halibut

yaaɬpiiɬc̉uʔi

yaaɬ  there  -piiɬc̉u  in centre  =ʔiˑ  DEF

there in the centre

hiiỷaaqsta

hiiỷaaqsta  amongst

amongst

ʔaƛiiqʔi

ʔaƛiiq  forty  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the forty

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

.

At once he recognized that it was a halibut, there in the middle among the forty California whales.

88.49

hixuksap̉aƛ

hixuksap  not care about  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he then did not care

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  if

if

ʔuħtaaquu

ʔuħtaa  towards  -quu1  3.CND

he did so to it

c̉axšiƛ

c̉axšiƛ  spear

spear

ʔayeʔi

ʔaya  many  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the many

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

ʔani

ʔana  thus much

since

ʔaayimk̉aƛqa

ʔaayimk  catch many  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he was a getter of many

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

.

He did not care if he speared many California whales since he was now a getter of many California whales.

pg. 949/7

88.50

waaỷaqstuʔaƛ

waaỷaqstawiƛ  think  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he thought to himself

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔuħtaaʔaaqƛqa

ʔuħtaa  towards  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that he would do so to it

c̉axšiƛ

c̉axšiƛ  spear

spear

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  there

there

p̉uuʔiʔi

p̉uuʔi  halibut  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the halibut

,

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

wikỷuu

wikỷuu  not yet

never done so

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

ʔuuỷipnak

ʔuuỷip  catch  -naˑkʷ  have

caught it

qʷaam̉eʔitq

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

as many as there were

ʔuʔuutaħ

ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler

whalers

;

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

n̉aačaɬačiiħʔaaqƛ̉aƛqa

n̉aačaɬačiiħ  test s.o.  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he would do so to find out

.

Then he thought in his mind that he would spear the halibut that no one had ever done so, as many whalers as there were; he would do so to find out.

88.51

hinʔiiħšiʔaƛ

hinʔiiħšiƛ  pursue  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he started pursuing

ʔuwiimɬn̉i

ʔuwimɬn̉i  Ahead-on-Sea

Ahead-on-Sea

p̉uuʔiʔi

p̉uuʔi  halibut  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the halibut

.

Then Ahead-on-Sea began chasing the halibut.

88.52

ƛaawuuɬšiƛ

ƛaawuuɬšiƛ  get near to

he got near to

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

.

Then he got near to it.

88.53

wik̉aƛquuweʔin

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it would not do so

miɬšiƛ

miɬšiƛ  be the same

at the same time

hinʔatu

hinʔatu1  go underwater

ping underwater

p̉uuʔiʔi

p̉uuʔi  halibut  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the halibut

hinʔatum̉inħaƛquu

hinʔatu1  go underwater  -m̉inħ  PL  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when they would going underwater

maaʔakm̉inħʔi

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale  -m̉inħ  PL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the California whales

yaaqčiiqsteʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -či2  at  -ˀaˑqsta  among [L]  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

among which he was

.