090. Broken-Jaw of the Uchucklesaht

Told by Tom Sayachapis. B123/f9 (1); 50x: 1-31;

k̉ʷac̉itaqsuɬ of ħučuqƛisʔatħ. All of k̉ʷac̉itaqsuɬ's secrets for whale ʔuusimč goes along with this. Told by Tom.

90.1

hat̉iisweʔin

hat̉iis  bathe  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he was bathing

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ  Broken-Jaw

Broken-Jaw

ʔeʔim

ʔeʔim  at first

at first

ħaaw̉iɬaƛšiƛ̉as

ħaaw̉iɬaƛšiƛ̉as  be about to become a young man

being about to become a young man

.

Broken-Jaw was bathing for the first time, being about to become a young man.

90.2

ʔuukʷaỷiiħ

ʔuukʷaỷiiħ  pursue

he was trying to get

muuqʔičħ

muu  four  -qʔiˑčħ  for ... years

after four years

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

muuqʔičħšiƛʔaaqƛqa

muu  four  -qʔiˑčħ  for ... years  -šiƛ  PRF  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he would do so for four years

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

ʔuuʔutaħsimč

ʔuuʔutaħsimč  do ritual for whaling

do ritual for whaling

.

He would bathe for four years doing ritual training to try to get whales.

90.3

ʔuħuk

ʔuħ  is  -uk  POSS

his was

n̉uw̉iiqsu

n̉uw̉iˑqsu  father

father

suuktqyaap̉uuƛ

suuktqyaap̉awiƛ  Seizes-at-Back

Seizes-at-Back

.

His father was Seizes-at-Back.

90.4

wik̉iituk

wik̉iit  eliminate  -uk  IMPF

he did not do so

pawaɬšiƛ

pawaɬšiƛ  miss s.o.

miss

qʷam̉eeʔitq

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

as many as there were

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

nights

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

ʔaanaħw̉aɬsa

ʔaanaħw̉aɬ  use only ...  -sasa  only [L]

only using

ʔiiħk̉umc̉atʔi

ʔiiħk̉umc  thumb  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his thumbs

.

He never missed even one night bathing using only his thumbs.

90.5

qʷaačiɬʔaƛquuweʔin

qʷaačiɬ  nevertheless  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

despite that he would do so

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

k̉aħšiʔat

k̉aħšiƛ  burst  -ˀat  PASS

he had burst

c̉ik̉umc̉atʔi

c̉ik̉umc  neck  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

his neck

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔeʔimtaq

ʔeʔimtaq  often

he was doing so often

ʔiiħk̉umc̉atʔi

ʔiiħk̉umc  thumb  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his thumbs

ʔumaɬasʔap

ʔumaɬasʔap  rub

rubbing it

k̉aħšiƛ

k̉aħšiƛ  burst

he burst

c̉ik̉umc̉atʔi

c̉ik̉umc  neck  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

his neck

.

Nevertheless, he would burst open the skin of his neck because he was rubbing so often with his thumbs, bursting the skin on his neck.

90.6

hišcpaaqħʔat

hišcpaa  on both sides  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀat  PASS

it was on both sides

ʔaħkuu

ʔaħkuu  thus

thus

c̉ik̉umc̉atʔi

c̉ik̉umc  neck  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

his neck

.

His neck was like that on both sides.

90.7

k̉aħšiʔat

k̉aħšiƛ  burst  -ˀat  PASS

he had burst

kʷisaasʔatʔiƛaa

kʷiscaas  other side  -ˀat  PASS  =ʔiˑ  DEF  =ƛaa  again

his other side also

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

histaata

his(t)  LOC  -aˑta  direct action at

directing action there

tiiƛtiiya

tiiƛtiiya  rub o.s. ritually

rubbing ritually

,

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

wikmiħsatqa

wik  not  -miħsa  want  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he did not want to be done to

n̉ašiʔatquu

n̉aššiƛ  go to see  -ˀat  PASS  -quu1  3.CND

that he be seen

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

,

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

c̉axšiƛ̉asʔiikquu

c̉axšiƛ  spear  -ˀas4  about to  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quu1  3.CND

he was about to spear it

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

.

The other side (of his neck) was also burst open because he did not want to be looked at by the whale when he was going to spear it.

90.8

wik̉atikqas

wik  not  -ˀat  PASS  -ikqas  1s.OPT

may it not do to me

n̉ašiʔat

n̉aššiƛ  go to see  -ˀat  PASS

look at

.

"May it not look at me.

90.9

quušayuksapikqas

quušayuksap  make s.o.'s neck stiff  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

may I make it's neck stiff

wawaa

wawaa  say

saying

kʷiiɬkʷiiɬa

kʷiiɬkʷiiɬa  be praying

while praying

.

May I cause its neck to be stiff," he said while praying.

* original was quuš{aa}yuksapikqas

90.10

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

it is because

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

n̉ašiʔatqa

n̉aššiƛ  go to see  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it would see him

ʔuʔuutaħʔi

ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whaler

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  if

when

wikčuuqħʔaƛquu

wik  not  -čuˑ  having ...-ed  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

he has not done so

histaata

his(t)  LOC  -aˑta  direct action at

directing action there

tiiƛtiiya

tiiƛtiiya  rub o.s. ritually

rubbing ritually

.

It was because it might see the whaler if he has not first rubbed there ritually.

90.11

ỷiỷimħičiʔaƛqa

ỷiỷimħičiƛ  be unable to  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it would be unable to

n̉ačkumqƛinƛ

n̉ačkumqƛinawiƛ  look behind

looking behind

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

k̉aħkʷačiʔaƛ̉atquu

k̉aħkʷačiƛ  burst open  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  INAL  -quu1  3.CND

his might be burst open

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

c̉ik̉umc

c̉ik̉umc  neck

neck

.

For that it (the whale) became unable to look behind when (the skin of) his (the whaler's) neck was completely burst open.

90.12

wawaaʔaƛʔitq

wawaa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which he said

hat̉iisʔaƛquu

hat̉iis  bathe  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when he would bathe

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

qʷisʔapikqas

qʷis  do thus  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ikqas  1s.OPT

may I cause it to be thus

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that way

that way

.

What he said when bathing was "May I cause it to become like this.

pg. 2 begins above

90.13

quušwiiqƛinuupiƛqas

quušwiiqƛinawup  cause neck to be stiff  -iƛqas  1s.OPT

may I cause its neck to be stiff

.

May I cause its neck to be stiff.

90.14

qʷaayikqas

qʷaa  thus  -ikqas  1s.OPT

may I be like

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

yaakwiiqƛinuupquus

yaakwiiqƛinawup  cause neck to be sore  -quus  1s.CND

when I cause its neck to be sore

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

.

May I be as though I cause his neck to get sore.

90.15

ħisiɬat̉aaħiƛqas

ħisiɬa  be unable to do  -ˀat  PASS  -ˀaaħ  IRR  -iƛqas  1s.OPT

may it be unable to do

n̉ašiʔat

n̉aššiƛ  go to see  -ˀat  PASS

see me

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

suutaħʔiikquus

suutaħ  ready to spear  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quus  1s.CND

when I would be ready to spear

wawaaʔaƛ

wawaa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

kʷiiɬkʷiiɬa

kʷiiɬkʷiiɬa  be praying

while praying

.

May it be unable to go to see me when I would be set to spear," he said while praying.

*original was suutaħʔ{i}quus

90.16

ʔanic̉aƛquuweʔin

ʔanic  thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would do thus

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

wikiičiƛ

wik  not  -iičiƛ  INC

he didn't

čaani

čaani  for a while

for a while

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

ʔanic̉atʔitq

ʔanic  thus  -ˀat  INAL  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

when its would be thus

k̉aħyuu

k̉aaħyuu  broken up

broken up

c̉ik̉umc

c̉ik̉umc  neck

neck

.

He would stop bathing for a while as long as (the skin on) his neck was broken.

90.17

naaw̉aħiičiʔaƛquuweʔin

naaw̉aħiičiƛ  wait for  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he would wait for

ʔuuʔinħičiƛ

ʔuuʔinħičiƛ  wait for

waiting for

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

masšiʔat̉iikquu

masšiƛ  heal up  -ˀat  INAL  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quu1  3.CND

when his would heal up

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

.

He would wait, waiting for when his (neck) would heal up.

90.18

ƛawaanuʔaƛ

ƛawaanawiƛ  get close to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was now close to

muuqʔičħšiƛ

muu  four  -qʔiˑčħ  for ... years  -šiƛ  PRF

doing for four years

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

.

Then it became close to four years of bathing.

90.19

hinačištuƛħʔaƛ

hinačištawiƛ  go out to sea  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he went out to sea

ʔaacʔaacššiʔaƛ

ʔaacʔaacššiƛ  go whaling at intervals  -ˀaƛ  NOW

began going whaling at intervals

.

He went out to sea now, going out whaling at intervals.

90.20

n̉uun̉up̉itšmiik

n̉uun̉up̉itšmiikʷ  Hunts-One-timers

Hunts-One-timers

ʔukɬaaʔaƛuk

ʔukɬaa  name  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF

he was called

taayi

taayii  older brother

older brother

;

n̉up̉itačiƛ

n̉up̉itačiƛ  Goes-out-once-to-sea

Goes-out-once-to-sea

ʔukɬaaʔaƛ

ʔukɬaa  name  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he was called

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

is

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ  Broken-Jaw

Broken-Jaw

.

His elder brother was called Hunts-One-timers; Broken-Jaw was called Goes-out-once-to-sea.

90.21

t̉iick̉in

t̉iick̉in1  Thunderbird

Thunderbird

ʔuuc̉aƛuk

ʔuuc  belong to  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF

it belonged to

ʕimtii

ʕimtii  name

name

.

Their names belonged to Thunderbird.

See Text 11 for the origin of these names.

90.22

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

ʔukɬaamit

ʔukɬaa  name  -(m)it  PAST

he was called

t̉iick̉in

t̉iick̉in1  Thunderbird

Thunderbird

qʷiyiič

qʷi(q)  REL  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

when he was

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

human

.

That was Thunderbird’s name when he was human.

90.23

ʔuʔuʔiiħ

ʔuʔuʔiiħ  hunt

hunt for

taayiiʔi

taayii  older brother  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the oldest brother

n̉uup̉itukʔi

n̉up  one  -p̉it3  ... times  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one whose did once

hiinuusaʔaaɬ

hinusa2  surface  =ʔaaɬa  always

come to the surface

.

His older brother was the hunter of the ones who came up to the surface once.

90.24

ʔuunuuƛuk

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because  -uk  POSS

for that reason his was

n̉uun̉up̉itšmiik

n̉uun̉up̉itšmiikʷ  Hunts-One-timers

Hunts-One-timers

wawaa

wawaa  say

saying

ʕimtii

ʕimtii  name

name

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

qʷaqʷaʔiiħqa

DUP-  SUF  qʷaa  thus  -ˀiiħ2  hunt [R]  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he would hunt the ones like that

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

qʷeeʔii

qʷaa  thus  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones that were like

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

.

For that reason his name was Hunts-One-timers since he would hunt the whales who were like that.

90.25

ʔuỷuuqħʔaƛuk

ʔuỷuuqħ  referring to  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF

his referred to

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

qaɬaatikʔi

qaɬaatik  younger brother  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the younger brother

n̉up̉itačiƛ

n̉up̉itačiƛ  Goes-out-once-to-sea (Thunderbird)

Goes-out-once-to-sea

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

name

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

n̉up̉itħʔaaɬa

n̉up̉it  once  -(q)ħ3  BEING  =ʔaaɬa  always

always doing once

hinaačiƛ

hinaačiƛ  set off on the water

setting off on the water

ʔuuỷip

ʔuuỷip  catch

going after

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whales

.

The younger brother's name, Goes-out-once-to-sea, also referred to the fact that he always did so the first time, going out to sea hunting whales.

pg. 3 begins here

90.26

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ʔuʔuwaqħʔaƛuk

ʔuʔuwa  speak  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF

his says so

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ʕimtii

ʕimtii  name

name

.

That is what his name means.

90.27

hiỷaaʔaqħʔaƛƛaa

hiỷaaʔa1  rocky place  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

he was there on the rocks

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

tum̉aqƛ̉a

tum̉aqƛ̉a  Dark-in-Rocks

Dark-on-Rocks

ʔuuʔutaħsimč

ʔuuʔutaħsimč  do ritual for whaling

do ritual for whaling

nuumiiɬħʔaƛ̉at

nuumiiɬ  tame  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it would be tame

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

.

He also bathed there on the rocks at Dark-on-Rocks, doing ritual training so that the whale would be tame to him.

90.28

c̉axc̉axšʔaƛ

c̉axc̉axš  be spearing  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he speared at intervals

kʷiInterlinm̉iitaʔaaɬʔaƛuk

kʷInterlinm̉ita  glance off  -ʔaaɬ2  each  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

his glanced off it each time

ʔaanaħi

ʔaanaħi  just

only

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ħaaqʔičħsapqa

ħaaqʔičħsap  complete full cycle of years  -qaˑ  3.SUB

complete the full number of years

taayiiʔi

taayii  older brother  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the oldest brother

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

muuqʔičħuʔiikquu

muu  four  -qʔiˑčħ  for ... years  -‘awiƛ3  PRF  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quu1  3.CND

that he would do the full four years

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

k̉ʷaaɬayaƛ

k̉ʷaaɬayi  give branches  -ˀaƛ  NOW

giving him branches

hiniipw̉it̉asʔap̉aƛ

hiniipw̉it̉as  go to catch  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW

letting him go to catch it

.

He speared at intervals but his bounced off the flesh each time because the elder brother wanted him to finish the full four years, after which he would give him branches and let him go out to get it.

90.29

hat̉iisʔaƛƛaa

hat̉iis  bathe  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

he bathed again

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

qawašuɬħ

qawašuɬ(ħ)  Cowishil

Cowishil

hiỷatħqħʔaƛ

hiỷatħ  live at  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW

while living there

.

He was bathing again while living there at Cowishil.

original was hiỷatqħʔaƛ

90.30

wikiɬ

wikiɬ  be away from home

he was away from home

taayiiʔi

taayii  older brother  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the oldest brother

,

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

going to

ʕaʔukʔi

ʕaʔuk  lake  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the lake

n̉uun̉up̉itšmiikʔi

n̉uun̉up̉itšmiikʷ  Hunts-One-timers (Thunderbird)  =ʔiˑ  DEF

Hunts-One-timers

.

The older brother, Hunts-One-timers, was away from home going to the lake.

90.31

hineeʔiƛ

hineeʔiƛ  enter house

they entered

qʷaaʔapʔitq

qʷaaʔap  do thus  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which they would do

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hineeʔiƛqa

hineeʔiƛ  enter house  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they entered the house

ʔuʔuʔutaħ

DUP-  PL  ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler

whalers

.

The whalers would go in as they did, entering the house.

90.32

hiinisuuʔuk

hiinisuuʔuk  go along sea-mammal fashion

he went along sea-mammal fashion

hiỷatħʔitq

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

where he was living

ʔuuʔutaħsimč̉aƛquu

ʔuuʔutaħsimč  do ritual for whaling  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

doing ritual for whaling

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

.

He went along in sea-mammal fashion into where he was living, doing ritual training.

90.33

hiisiikʷaʔapiʔaƛ

hiisiikʷaʔapiƛ  go along close to bed  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he went along close to the side of the bed

hiiɬukʔitq

hiɬ  LOC  -‘iɬ3  in the house  -uk  POSS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

where his was in the house

čiin̉upsiqsu

čiin̉upsiqsu  cross sibling-in-law

his sister-in-law

hiinisuuʔuk

hiinisuuʔuk  go along sea-mammal fashion

going along sea-mammal fashion

.

Then he went along close to the bed where his sister-in-law was in the house, going along in sea-mammal fashion.

90.34

ʔuuħtaasa

ʔuuħtaasa  straight away

straight away

sukʷiʔat

sukʷiƛ  grab  -ˀat  PASS

she grabbed him

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ  Broken-Jaw

Broken-Jaw

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

čiin̉upsiqsakʔi

čiin̉upsiqsu  cross sibling-in-law  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the sister-in-law

.

Straight away, his sister-in-law grabbed Broken-Jaw.

90.35

ɬaaksuqstuʔaƛ

ɬaksuuqstawiƛ  take pity on  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she took pity on him

qʷiiciqnak̉aƛukʔitq

qʷiiciqnak  suffer  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one of hers who was suffering

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

čiin̉upsiqsu

čiin̉upsiqsu  cross sibling-in-law

her brother-in-law

.

She took pity on her brother-in-law who was suffering from bathing.

90.36

c̉itkpitap

c̉itkpitap  lay s.o. down on bed

she made him lay down in bed

ʔam̉aqpiƛ

ʔam̉aqpiƛ  have sex with

she had sex with him

ʕuỷikʷiʔaƛ

ʕuỷikʷiƛ  give s.o. medicine  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she gave him medicine

čiin̉upsiqsakʔi

čiin̉upsiqsu  cross sibling-in-law  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the sister-in-law

n̉uun̉up̉itšmiik

n̉uun̉up̉itšmiikʷ  Hunts-One-timers

Hunts-One-timers

ʔucħi

ʔucħi  married to

married to

.

The sister-in-law married to Hunts-One-timers made him (Broken-Jaw) lay down in the bed and had sex with him, giving him medicine.

"giving him medicine" refers to the sex making him ready to hunt whales.

pg. 4 begins here

90.37

ʕuỷikʷiʔaƛ̉at

ʕuỷikʷiƛ  give s.o. medicine  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he was given medicine

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ  Broken-Jaw

Broken-Jaw

ʔam̉aqpiʔaƛ̉at

ʔam̉aqpiƛ  have sex with  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

having sex with her

,

hiteʔissap̉aƛ̉at

hiteʔissap  make s.o. have sex  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

making him have sex with her

čiin̉upsiqsakʔi

čiin̉upsiqsu  cross sibling-in-law  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the sister-in-law

.

His sister-in-law gave Broken-Jaw medicine by having sex with him, making him have sex with her.

90.38

wik̉aƛ̉im

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀim2  2s>3.FUT IMP

don't do so

wikpiƛ

wikpiƛ  leave house

leave the house

kuʔaɬik

kuʔaɬ  in the morning  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT

in the morning

waaʔaƛ̉at

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he was told now

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ  Broken-Jaw

Broken-Jaw

čiin̉upsiqsakʔi

čiin̉upsiqsu  cross sibling-in-law  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the sister-in-law

.

"Now don't leave the house in the morning," Broken-Jaw was told by his sister in law.

90.39

ʔaƛaap̉im

ʔaƛa  two  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀim2  2s>3.FUT IMP

make two do so

ɬiitkɬiitka

ɬiitkɬiitka  jigging for cod

fishing for cod

kʷaakʷaqakʔitqak

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  -ˀak  POSS  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

your crew

n̉ač̉aaʔap

n̉ač̉aaʔap  make s.o. watch from the rocks

make them watch

kuʔaɬik

kuʔaɬ  in the morning  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT

in the morning

hitac̉inƛʔaaqƛ̉aƛma

hitac̉inawiƛ  enter (bay, container)  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -maˑ  3.IND

it entered the bay

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

waaʔaƛ̉at

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he was told now

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ  Broken-Jaw

Broken-Jaw

čiin̉upsiqsakʔi

čiin̉upsiqsu  cross sibling-in-law  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

his sister-in-law

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

.

"Make your two crew fish for cod, make them watch in the morning, the whale will now come inside the bay," Broken-Jaw was told by his sister-in-law.

90.40

n̉aacseʔičim

n̉aacsa  see  -ˀiˑčim  2>3p.FUT.IMP

you will watch

yii

yii1  yonder

yonder

hitaquuʔaquu

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -quu1  3.CND

that it comes round the point

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

maaptaaỷaquɬħ

maaptaaỷaquɬħ  Maptyakulh

Maptyakulh

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

hinčiʔaƛʔitq

hinaačiƛ  set off on the water  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

when they were going out in canoes

kʷaakʷaqakʔi

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his crew

.

"You will watch if the whale comes around the point at Maptyakulh," (s)he said to his crew when they were going out in canoes.

90.41

ʔaƛistaƛ

ʔaƛista  two in canoe  -ˀaƛ  NOW

two were in the canoe

.

There were two in the canoe.

90.42

ʔuucaħtakseʔičim

ʔuucaħtaksa  and then  -ˀiˑčim  2>3p.FUT.IMP

and then you will do so

ƛiiħšiƛ

ƛiħšiƛ  set off

set off

huʔacačiƛ

huʔacačiƛ  return

returning

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  if

if

ʔuyuʔaɬquusuu

ʔuyuʔaɬ  see  -quusuu  2p.CND

you would see

hiitac̉inƛquu

hitac̉inawiƛ  enter (bay, container)  -quu1  3.CND

coming into the canal

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

kʷaakʷaqakʔi

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his crew

.

"You shall set off, coming back if a whale comes into the canal," (s)he said to his crew.

90.43

ʕaʕapɬtup̉iiħitħweʔinʔaaɬa

ʕaʕapɬtup̉iiħ  fish for small cod  -(m)it  PAST  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -weˑʔin  3.QT  =ʔaaɬa  always

they used to be fishing for small cod

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ  Uchucklesaht people

Uchucklesaht people

hiɬquuʔaqħ

hiɬquuʔa  point of land  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

point of land at

ʔinma

ʔinma  Chup Point

Chup Point

.

The Uchucklesaht used to be fishing for small codfish there at Chup Point.

90.44

nawaaỷasʔaƛ

nawaaỷas  sit outside  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he sat outside

n̉up̉itačiƛ

n̉up̉itačiƛ  Goes-out-once-to-sea (Thunderbird)

Goes-out-once-to-sea

kuʔaɬʔi

kuʔaɬ  in the morning  =ʔiˑ  DEF

in the morning

.

Goes-out-once-to-sea sat on the ground outside in the morning.

original was naw̉aaỷasʔaƛ

90.45

hiy

hiy  hiy!

Hiy!

hiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

hitaquuʔak

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -akʷ  IMPF

they were rounding the point

kʷaakʷaqakʔi

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his crew

ƛiiħiics

ƛiiħiics  paddle hard

paddling hard

.

Hey! There, his crew came around the point, paddling hard.

90.46

ʔiinaxiičiʔi

ʔiinaxiičiƛ  get ready  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

get ready!

hiɬʔaƛma

hiɬ  LOC  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -maˑ  3.IND

it is there

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

waaʔaƛ̉at

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he was told now

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

kʷaakʷaqakʔi

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his crew

.

"Get ready! the whale is there," he was told by his crew.

90.47

ʔiinaxiičiƛ

ʔiinaxiičiƛ  get ready

he got ready

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ  Broken-Jaw

Broken-Jaw

hineeʔiƛ

hineeʔiƛ  enter house

entering the house

.

Broken-Jaw got ready, entering the house.

pg. 5 begins here

90.48

ʔiinaxiičiʔaƛ

ʔiinaxiičiƛ  get ready  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they got ready

kʷaakʷaqiʔi

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the crew

,

p̉atqn̉iiqsan̉ap

p̉atqn̉iiqsan̉ap  take goods down to the beach

taking it down to the beach

p̉atqukukʔi

p̉atquk  (whaling) outfit  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his (whaling) outfit

,

kiiɬʔiƛ

kiiɬʔiƛ  lift up canoe

lifting up canoe

p̉inw̉aɬukʔi

p̉inw̉aɬ  whaling canoe  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his whaling canoe

kiɬačištup

kiɬačištup  place canoe on water

placing the canoe on the water

.

The crew were getting ready, taking his outfit down to the beach, lifting up his whaling canoe and putting it on the sea.

90.49

hiy

hiy  hiy!

Hiy!

hitakʷisc̉us

hitakʷisc̉us  go out of bay

he went out of the bay at

qawašuɬħ

qawašuɬ(ħ)  Cowishil

Cowishil

.

Hiy! He went out of the bay at Cowishil.

90.50

ʔapstačink̉aƛ

ʔapstačinkʷ  come together  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they came together now

hiyiɬ

hiɬ  LOC

there

hiitaquuʔaƛʔi

hitaquuʔa  round the point  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones coming around the point

waaɬʕaqaƛ

waɬ  go home  -ˀaqa  several ...-ing  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they were going home

ʔuʔuʔutaħckʷi

DUP-  PL  ʔuʔuutaħ  hunt whale  -ckʷiˑ  having ...-ed

having been hunting whale

ħuučuqƛisʔatħm̉inħ

ħuučuqƛisʔatħ  Uchucklesaht people  -m̉inħ  PL

the Uchucklesaht people

.

They met those who were coming around the point, the Uchucklesaht tribe, having been whaling, were now going home.

90.51

hist̉uuƛ

hist̉awiƛ  land on the rocks

they came to shore

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whales

ʔasčiħink

ʔasčiħinkʷ  parent and child together

parent and child together

kʷisuw̉atʔi

kʷiisuw̉at  other side  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the other side

qawašuɬħ

qawašuɬ(ħ)  Cowishil

Cowishil

.

Now the whales, mother and child together, came to shore there at the other side of Cowishil.

90.52

hist̉uuƛ

hist̉awiƛ  land on the rocks

they came to land there

yaqii

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

where is

č̉aqii

č̉aqii  Water-on-Head

Water-on-Head

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

name

.

They came to land there where it was called Water-on-Head.

90.53

ʔukɬaama

ʔukɬaa  name  -maˑ  3.IND

it was called

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

č̉aqii

č̉aqii  Water-on-Head

Water-on-Head

kʷiisuw̉at̉eʔeʔi

kʷiisuw̉at  other side  -ˀaˑʔa  on the rocks  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the other side of the rocks

qawašuɬħ

qawašuɬ(ħ)  Cowishil

Cowishil

.

It was called Water-on-Head on the other side of the rocks at Cowishil.

90.54

c̉iisan̉awiʔaƛ

c̉iisan̉awiƛ  fix harpoon to line  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he fixed his harpoon to the line

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ

k̉ʷacitaqsuɬ  Broken-Jaw

Broken-Jaw

.

Broken-Jaw then fixed his harpoon to the line.

90.55

hiitapʔaʔaqħʔaƛ

hitapʔaʔa  cross over  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he was going across the water while doing

c̉iisan̉uuƛ

c̉iisan̉awiƛ  fix harpoon to line

fixing his line to the harpoon

hisimỷuʔaƛ

hisimỷawiƛ  go about along the shore  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going back and forth

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ʔiiħtuupm̉inħʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  -m̉inħ  PL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whales

ʔaƛa

ʔaƛa  two

two

.

He was fixing his harpoon to the line while going across (the canal) while the two whales began going back and forth (along the shore).

90.56

minkmiiʔuʔaƛ

minkmiiʔawiƛ  go back and forth on the rocks  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it began going back and forth on the rocks

hisimỷaʔa

hisimỷaʔa  move about on the rocks

move about on the rocks

č̉aqii

č̉aqii  Water-on-Head

Water-on-Head

.

It was going back and forth moving about on rocks at Water-on-Head.

90.57

hinasiƛ

hinasiƛ  arrive

it arrived

hisimỷeʔeʔitq

hisimỷaʔa  move about on the rocks  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

moving about on the rocks

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

.

They arrived where the whales were moving about at the shore.

90.58

ƛiħc̉inƛčip

ƛiħ  move pointwise  -c̉inawiƛ1  inside container  -čiˑp  INDIR

they went head-first into

ʔicckʷiiʔakʔi

ʔicckʷii  wake of a boat  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

wake of the canoe

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

.

Then they moved head-first into the wake of the whale.

90.59

wik̉iitšiƛ

wik̉iitšiƛ  disappear

disappeared

ʔiiħtuumitʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  -(m)it  PAST  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the former whale

wikiičiƛ

wik  not  -iičiƛ  INC

it didn't

hinusa

hinusa2  surface

surfacing

.

The whale disappeared, not surfacing.

90.60

hiɬaačeešt

hiɬaačišt  on the sea  -ee  VOC

he was on the sea

n̉aačuk

n̉aačuk  look for

looking for

hisusaʔaaqƛii

hisusa  surface  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

where it would surface

.

He stayed there on the sea, looking for where it would come up to the surface.

90.61

ʔataweʔiš

ʔataweʔiš  CONTR

but

ʔaanuʔaɬsa

ʔana  only  -(y)uʔaɬ  see  -sasa  only [L]

he only saw

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hiɬqaa

hiɬ  LOC  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that there is

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

wiiħʔuƛquu

wiħʔawiƛ  be shallow  -quu1  3.CND

that it was becoming shallow

hitaštqakʔi

hita  LOC  -(š,k)tqa  underneath  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

there underneath his (canoe)

,

n̉aačʔatu

n̉aačʔatu  look down

looking down in water

.