093. Dog-Dancer as a Whaler

told by Kwishanishim (qʷišanišim), a Ucluelet Indian; taken down in Nov. 1916 by Alex Thomas. ms 50y; 124 f4 (1): 1-30

Story of Dog-Dancer as a whaler and of Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman, the first woman to train for drift whales, the princess Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman. Graphic description of the ritual training for drift whales. Also a discussion of Glide-over-Head-on-Rocks gaining power from the Ya'ii.

93.1

ỷuuqʷaamitweʔin

ỷuuqʷaa  also  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he was also

ʔaayimk

ʔaayimk  getter of many

getter of many

ʕiiɬčin̉akič̉a

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

he who was Dog-dancer

yaaqwiisimtiič

yaqʷ  REL  -wiˑ1  at first  -sasa  only [L]  -(m)it  PAST  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

he who was the first one

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

.

Dog-Dancer was also said to be a getter of many, he who was the first Dog-Dancer.

pg. 1/952 begins here

93.2

ʔaanaħmitweʔin

ʔaanaħi  just  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it was just him doing so

ʔuħuk̉ʷap̉at

Fulldup-  SUF  -uk  IMPF  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀat  PASS

it was his

c̉amuu

c̉amuu  disgrace

disgrace

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

taakʷimkitħweʔin

takʷa  exclusively that  -miikʷ  ... getter [L]  -(m)it  PAST  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he was a getter of nothing but

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛʔi

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ  become thin  =ʔiˑ  REL

ones who were thin

.

Only he was doing so that his were caused to be disgraced since he was getting nothing but thin ones.

93.3

ʔiiħʔaƛukquuweʔin

ʔiiħʷ  very  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

his would be very

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛuk

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ  become thin  -uk  POSS

his was thin

ʔuuỷip̉aƛquu

ʔuuỷip  catch  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when he had captured

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whale

ʔuuỷip̉aƛquu

ʔuuỷip  catch  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when he had captured

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

.

His would be very thin when he captured a California whale, whenever he captured a whale.

93.4

ʔuħweeʔinqač̉a

ʔuħ  is  -weˑʔin  3.QT  -qaˑč̉a  3.DUB

it must have been

qʷacsỷi

qʷacsỷi  kind of medicine

the kind of medicine

č̉iħaaʔak

č̉iħaa  supernatural  -ˀak  POSS

his being supernatural

č̉iħaač̉a

č̉iħaa  supernatural being  -(m)ič̉aˑ  3.HEARSAY

supernatural being

p̉aʕim

p̉aʕim  chiton

chiton

.

It must have been, it as said, the kind of supernatural medicine of the one known as supernatural chiton.

93.5

ʔuktaqyimtweʔin

ʔuktaqyu  have power from  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he had power from it

qiičiƛ

qiičiƛ  take a long time

for a long time

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

qʷaqʷeeʔiiħ

DUP-  SUF  qʷaa  thus  -ˀiiħ2  hunt [R]

getting ones like that

ʔuʔuʔiiħ

ʔuʔuʔiiħ  hunt

getting them

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛʔi

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ  become thin  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones who were thin

.

Dog-dancer was powered by that (the chiton) for a long time, getting ones like that, those that were scrawny.

93.6

qat̉aƛukquuweʔin

qat1  hard  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

his was tough

haʔuk̉ʷat

haʔuk  eat  -ˀat  PASS

to eat

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  very

very

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ  become thin

become thin

c̉iikħw̉ink̉aƛ̉atukquuweʔin

c̉iikħw̉ink  use s.t. useless  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  IMPF  -quu1  3.CND  -weˑʔin  3.QT

that it was useless to do so

haʔuk̉ʷat

haʔuk  eat  -ˀat  PASS

to eat

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔiiħuk

ʔiiħʷ  very  -uk  POSS

his was very

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ  become thin

become thin

ʔuuỷip̉aƛquu

ʔuuỷip  catch  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when he had captured

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

.

His was tough to eat because it was very thin and it was useless to eat because the California whales he obtained were so thin.

93.7

qiičiƛ

qiičiƛ  take a long time

it was for a long time

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

ʔuʔuʔiiħ

ʔuʔuʔiiħ  hunt

hunting for

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛʔi

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ  become thin  =ʔiˑ  REL

ones that were thin

.

For a long time he captured the thin ones.

pg. 2/953 begins below

93.8

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

ɬučnaakšiʔaƛ

ɬučnaakšiƛ  get married  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he got married

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

yaaɬweeʔinquu

yaaɬ  although  -weˑʔin  3.QT  -quu1  3.CND

although he was (already)

ɬučnaakƛaa

ɬučnaakʷ  married  =ƛaa  again

married

.

And then Dog-dancer got married although he was already married at the time.

93.9

ƛaʔuucħinuʔaƛ

ƛaʔuucħinawiƛ  marry another  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he married another

ɬučnaakšiƛ

ɬučnaakšiƛ  get married

getting married

qʷaamitiičʔaaɬa

qʷaa  thus  -(m)it  PAST  -yiič  3.INDF.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

as it always used to be

yaqwiimit

yaqwiimit  ancestor

ancestors

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

ʔayacħimtʔaaɬa

ʔayacħi  marry many  -(m)it  PAST  =ʔaaɬa  always

they would marry many

ħaw̉iɬʔi

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the chief

.

He took another wife, marrying in the way that the ancestors used to do, the chief used to marry many.

93.10

ɬučnaakšiʔaƛ

ɬučnaakšiƛ  get married  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he got married

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

ʔucħinƛ

ʔucħinawiƛ  marry s.o.

marrying her

ʔuucʔii

ʔuuc  belong to  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who belonged to

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  daughter

daughter

t̉aỷac̉u

t̉aỷac̉u  Sinker

Sinker

.

Dog-dancer got married, marrying the daughter of Sinker.

93.11

ʔuuʔukʷiɬsat

ʔuʔukʷiɬ  be called  -sasa  only [L]  -ˀat  PASS

she was just called

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker

Daughter-of-Sinker

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

.

The young woman was just called Daughter-of-Sinker.

93.12

ʔuusimčšiʔaƛ

ʔuusimčšiƛ  train for power  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he started to train for power

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

.

Dog-dancer then started training.

93.13

qʷisʔaƛ

qʷis  do thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he did so

qʷaaʔapʔitqʔaaɬa

qʷaaʔap  do thus  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

that which they always do

ʔuusimčšiʔaƛ

ʔuusimčšiƛ  train for power  -ˀaƛ  NOW

starting to train for power

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

hitinqsaʔaƛ

hitinqsaƛ  go down to beach  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he went down to the beach

qʷis

qʷis  do thus

doing thus

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

hitinqsaƛ

hitinqsaƛ  go down to beach

going down to the beach

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

yaqcħinƛʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -cħi  be married to  -inawiƛ1  GRD [L+S]  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one whom he had married

t̉aỷac̉uqʷasʔi

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker  =ʔiˑ  DEF

Daughter-of-Sinker

.

He was doing what they always used to do, starting to train for power, going down to the beach, and the young woman whom he married, Daughter-of-Sinker, also going down to the beach.

93.14

ʔuuħtaasa

ʔuuħtaasa  straight away

straight away

hat̉iisšiƛ

hat̉iisšiƛ  bathe

she started bathing

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker

Daughter-of-Sinker

yaaɬweʔin

yaaɬ  although  -weˑʔin  3.QT

although

wik

wik  not

he did not

waa

waa  say

say

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  if

if

ỷuuqʷaaquu

ỷuuqʷaa  also  -quu1  3.CND

she should do also

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

ʔuʔuukʷaqħ

DUP-  REP  ʔukʷa  oneself  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

doing of her own accord

qʷis

qʷis  do thus

doing thus

haat̉inqšiƛ

haat̉inqšiƛ  bathe

bathing

.

Straight away, Daughter-of-Sinker also started bathing, although Dog-dancer did not say if she should also bathe, she was bathing of her own accord.

pg. 3/954 begins here

93.15

ʔiiħʔaƛ

ʔiiħʷ  very  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he was very much

ʔuušp̉aɬa

ʔuušp̉aɬa  be amazed

be surprised

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

qʷisʔiitq

qʷis  do thus  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which had happened

yaqcħinƛʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -cħi  be married to  -inawiƛ1  GRD [L+S]  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one whom he had married

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman

young women

t̉aỷac̉uqʷasʔi

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker  =ʔiˑ  DEF

Daughter-of-Sinker

.

Dog-Dancer was very surprised by what his wife, the young woman, Daughter-of-Sinker, was doing.

93.16

hiniiʔiʔaƛ

hiniiʔiƛ  go inside  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went into the house

hawiiʔaƛ

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW

having finished

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

.

They went inside the house after they had finished bathing.

93.17

ciqšiʔaƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she started to speak now

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker

Daughter-of-Sinker

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

saying to him

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

w̉aaʔakcimqa

w̉aaʔakʷ  ashamed  -cim  might  -qaˑ  3.SUB

she might be ashamed

takaaquu

takaa  still  -quu1  3.CND

if he would still be

qʷaamiik

qʷaa  thus  -miikʷ  ... getter [L]

a getter of such kind

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

qʷaamiikʔitq

qʷaa  thus  -miikʷ  ... getter [L]  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that he was a getter of

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ƛ̉iiħaqmiikqa

ƛ̉iħaq2  thin  -miikʷ  ... getter [L]  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he would get scrawny ones

.

Daughter-of-Sinker started to speak, saying that she might be ashamed if Dog-dancer was still a getter of whales like this, that he would be a getter of scrawny ones (whale).

93.18

ʔaʔaatuučiʔaƛ

ʔaʔaatuučiƛ  ask  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she then began to question him

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker

Daughter-of-Sinker

čakupšiƛukʔi

čakupšiƛ  become husband  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who became their husband

qʷanaakii

qʷaa  thus  -naˑkʷ  have  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

that which he had

ʕuỷi

ʕuỷi  medicine

medicine

yaaɬweeʔinquu

yaaɬ  although  -weˑʔin  3.QT  -quu1  3.CND

although she was (already)

hašiɬ

hašiɬ  know about

knowing about

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

p̉aʕim

p̉aʕim  chiton

chiton

ʔunaakqa

ʔunaakʷ  have  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he had

.

Daughter-of-Sinker questioned her new husband about what medicine he had got, although she knew he had chiton.

original was ʔ{aa}ʔ{a}tuučiʔaƛ

93.19

ʔaʔaatuučiʔaƛ

ʔaʔaatuučiƛ  ask  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she then began to question him

čakupukʔi

čakup  husband  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

her husband

ʔiiqħuk

ʔiiqħuk  tell

he told her

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔunaakqa

ʔunaakʷ  have  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he had

ʕuỷinak

ʕuỷinakʷ  have medicine

have medicine

p̉aʕim

p̉aʕim  chiton

chiton

.

She asked her husband and Dag-dancer told her that he had medicine from the chiton.

ʔaaʔatuučiʔaƛ

93.20

waħšiʔaƛ̉im

waħšiƛ  discard  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀim2  2s>3.FUT IMP

throw it away!

hiišiɬʔaaqƛeʔic

hiišiɬ2  in spite of  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -(m)eˑʔic  2s.IND

you will be in spite of it

ʔaayimk

ʔaayimk  catch many

catching many

waħšiʔiikquuk

waħšiƛ  discard  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quuk  2s.CND

if you throw it away

.

"Throw it away! you shall still be a getter of many even if you cast it away."

93.21

ʔuusaaħimeʔic

ʔuusaaħi  for this reason  -(m)eˑʔic  2s.IND

it is for that reason that you are

ƛ̉iiħaqmiik

ƛ̉iħaq2  thin  -miikʷ  ... getter [L]

a getter of thin ones

ʔaħn̉ii

ʔaħn̉ii  that

that

ʕuỷaakʔitqak

ʕuỷi  medicine  -ˀak  POSS  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

your medicine

.

"It is because of your medicine that you have been caused to be getting scrawny ones."

93.22

hiišiɬʔaaqƛ̉amaħ

hiišiɬ2  in spite of  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀap2  CAUS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I will cause you to be so in spite of

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you

ʔaayimk

ʔaayimk  getter of many

getter of many

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she said

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker

Daughter-of-Sinker

.

"I will cause you to still be a getter of many in spite of that," said Daughter-of-Sinker.

pg. 4/955 begins below

93.23

w̉asna

w̉asna  be unwilling

he was unwilling

čaani

čaani  at first

at first

waħšiƛ

waħšiƛ  discard

discard

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

ʕuỷuukʔi

ʕuỷi  medicine  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his medicine

qii

qii  long time

long time

čaani

čaani  at first

first

w̉asna

w̉asna  be unwilling

he was unwilling

.

Dog-dancer was unwilling to throw away his medicine at first, for a long time being unwilling to do so.

93.24

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

waħšiʔaƛ

waħšiƛ  discard  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he threw away

ʕuỷaakitʔi

ʕuỷi  medicine  -ˀak  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his medicine

.

And then he threw away his medicine.

93.25

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

ħaaħuupšiʔaƛ

ħaaħuupšiƛ  advise  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she advised him

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker

Daughter-of-Sinker

čakupukʔi

čakup  husband  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

her husband

qʷaasaaħaaqƛʔitq

qʷaasaaħi  by reason of  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

because of which

ʔaayimk

ʔaayimk  catch many

catching many

ƛ̉aƛ̉ac̉iiħšiƛ

ƛ̉aƛ̉ac̉iiħšiƛ  hunt for fat ones

seeking fat ones

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

.

And then Daughter-of-Sinker advised her husband, because of which he became a getter of many looking for fat whales.

93.26

ʔayimsweʔin

ʔayims  often  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it has often happened

ʔuʕašt

ʔuuʕašt  accomplish

causing to happen

ɬuucsaamiiħ

ɬuucsma  woman.pl

women

kʷistuupsap

kʷistuupsap  transform s.o.

making someone to become extraordinary

čapxnaakšiʔaƛquu

čapxnaakšiƛ  marry  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when they marry someone

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

.

It has often happened that a woman has caused the man they married to become extraordinary.

93.27

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  if

if

ʔumaqak̉aƛ

ʔumaqakʷ  be able  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she was able

qii

qii  long time

for a long time

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

qʷan̉aaħiičʔaaɬa

DUP-  SUF  -n̉aˑħ  seek  -yiič  3.INDF.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

that which they would seek

yaquusi

yaqʷ  REL  -(w)uusi  3.Rel.Dub

who he might be

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief

chief

ɬučn̉aaħ

ɬučn̉aaħ  seek a woman/wife

seeking a wife

yaaqsaaħaaqƛʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -saˑħi  because of  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

because of that

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  very

very

ħaw̉iičiƛ

ħaw̉iičiƛ  become rich

become rich

.

If she was smart, that was what a chief would seek for a long time, seeking a wife who will cause him to become very wealthy.

93.28

ʔuucaħtaksa

ʔuucaħtaksa  and then

and then

hawiiƛ

hawiiƛ  finish

he finished

ʔuʔuʔiiħ

ʔuʔuʔiiħ  hunt

hunting for

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛʔi

ƛ̉iħaqšiƛ  become thin  =ʔiˑ  REL

ones that were thin

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

taataakʷaʔiiħšiƛ

taataakʷaʔiiħšiƛ  begin to only get s.t.

begin to only get s.t.

ƛ̉acʔii

ƛ̉ac  fat  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones that are fat

č̉itʔisʔi

č̉itʔis  soft  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones that are soft

.

And then he finished looking for whales that were thin and began getting only the fat and tender ones.

93.29

qʷisʔaƛ

qʷis  do thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW

now he did so

wawaaʔaanitʔitq

wawaa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)it  former  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

what he had been told

ɬuucsmiičiƛukʔi

ɬuucsmiičiƛ  become a woman  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who had become his wife

t̉aỷac̉uqʷasʔi

t̉aỷac̉uqʷas  Daughter-of-Sinker  =ʔiˑ  DEF

Daughter-of-Sinker

.

Now he did what the one who became his wife, Daughter-of-Sinker, said to him.

93.30

hinaačiʔaƛƛaa

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

he set off to sea again

ʕiiɬčin̉ak

ʕiiɬčin̉akʷ  Dog-dancer

Dog-dancer

ʔuʔuutaħʔaƛƛaa

ʔuʔuutaħ  hunt whale  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

going hunting whales again

hinaačiƛ

hinaačiƛ  set off on the water

setting off on the water

c̉axšiʔaƛ

c̉axšiƛ  spear  -ˀaƛ  NOW

spearing it

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whale

.

Dog-dancer went out to sea again, going whaling, going out to sea spearing a whale.

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93.31

ʔuħtaa

ʔuħtaa  towards

he did so to it

c̉axšiƛ

c̉axšiƛ  spear

spearing it

ƛ̉apħakʔi

ƛ̉apħakʷ  be in thick bunch  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the thickly bunched-up

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

ƛ̉apħakukqa

ƛ̉apħakʷ  be in thick bunch  -uk  IMPF  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that were in a thick bunch

qʷaỷak

qʷaỷakʷ  habit

as was their habit

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

.

He speared at the thickly bunched-up California whales, which was the habit of the California whales to bunch up thickly.

93.32

c̉axšiƛ

c̉axšiƛ  spear

he speared

yaaɬweʔin

yaaɬ  there  -weˑʔin  3.QT

there it was

ʔaaƛaan̉uɬuk

ʔaƛa  two  -aˑn̉uɬ  along ... [L]  -uk  POSS

his hit two

n̉up̉itħ

n̉up  one  -p̉it3  ... times  -(q)ħ3  BEING

while doing only once

c̉axšiƛ

c̉axšiƛ  spear

spearing

ʔaniit̉ukʷiicsʔisičweʔinqač̉a

ʔaniit̉uk  thickness  -iics  go ... along  -ʔis  DIM  -yiič  3.INDF.REL  -weˑʔin  3.QT  -qaˑč̉a  3.DUB

it must have only barely glanced by

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

is

hačiscpeʔi

hačiscpa  on this side  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one on this side

.

He speared there, hitting two while spearing only once as it must have only glanced barely past the one on this side.

93.33

wikitqaʔaaɬaʔaɬ

wik  not  -(m)it  PAST  -qaˑ  3.SUB  =ʔaaɬa  always  =ʔaɬ  PL

they never used to do so

waa

waa  say

say

qʷisituusi

qʷis  do thus  -(m)it  PAST  -(w)uusi  3.Rel.Dub

that which actually happened

ʔaƛaʔaɬħtimʔakweʔin

ʔaƛa  two  -ʔaɬħtim  hit s.o.  -ˀak  POSS  -weˑʔin  3.QT

his hit two

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whales

n̉up̉itħ

n̉up̉it  once  -(q)ħ3  BEING

doing at once

c̉axšiƛ

c̉axšiƛ  spear

spear

.

They had never used to do so, what actually happened was that his (harpoon) hit two California whales when speared only once.

93.34

ʔuukʷiɬaħ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

with respect to this, I do so

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

hayaacpa

hayaacpa  not know for sure

not know for sure

qʷisitii

qʷis  do thus  -(m)it  PAST  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

that which had happened

muxtiimitquu

muxtiip  get all  -(m)it  PAST  -quu1  3.CND

if he got both

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

.

With respect to this, I do not know for sure what had happened, whether he captured both.

93.35

muxtiimitqač̉a

muxtiip  get all  -(m)it  PAST  -qaˑč̉a  3.DUB

he might have got both

.

He might have got both.

93.36

wawaaɬyimtaʔaaɬa

wawaaɬyu  be saying (pl.)  -(m)it  PAST  -(y)aˑ  IMPF  =ʔaaɬa  always

they used to say

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

wiiʔak

wiʔakʷ2  weak

they become weak

ʔaƛaaɬħtimʔaƛquu

ʔaƛa  two  -ʔaɬħtim  hit s.o.  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when two are hit

.

They used to say that they (the whales) become weak when two are hit (at one time).

93.37

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ʔuyimtweʔinni

ʔuyi  when  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔinni  1p.QT

when we did

haaskʷaɬšiƛ

haaskʷaɬšiƛ  nearly do

nearly doing so

wikstuupšiƛ

wikstupšiƛ  become nothing

become nothing

yaqin

yaqʷ  REL  -ni  1p.ABS

we who are

ƛ̉aw̉iħtaštaqimɬ

ƛ̉aw̉iħtaštaqimɬ  Carved-Point Band

Carved-point Band

,

qʷiyiič

qʷi(q)  REL  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

when

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

ʔuʔuutaħ

ʔuʔuutaħ  hunt whale

he was hunting whales

ʕiiɬčin̉akič̉a

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

he who was Dog-dancer

.

At that time we who were of the Carved-Point band had come near to becoming extinct when Dog-Dancer was hunting whales.

93.38

haaskʷaɬšiƛitweʔin

haaskʷaɬšiƛ  nearly do  -(m)it  former  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they nearly became

wikstuupmiičiʔaaħ

wikstuupmiičiƛ  get to be nothing  -ˀaaħ  IRR

get to be nothing

ƛ̉aw̉iħtaštaqimɬ

ƛ̉aw̉iħtaštaqimɬ  Carved-Point Band

Carved-point Band

.

The Carved-Point band came near to becoming nothing.

93.39

ʔaanimɬsa

ʔaanimɬ  only survive  -sasa  only [L]

she was the only one surviving

tuutiisʕaʔatuʔaqs

tuutiisʕaʔatuʔaqs  Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman

Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman

ʔukɬeeʔi

ʔukɬaa  name  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one called

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  girl

girl

.

The only one surviving was the girl called Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman.

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93.40

ħaakʷaaƛ̉aƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she became a young woman

hawiɬckʷaƛ

hawiɬ  finish  -ckʷiˑ  having ...-ed  -ˀaƛ  NOW

finishing doing so

ʕic̉aatšiƛ

ʕic̉aatšiƛ  have first menses

she was having her first menses

ʔaanimɬsa

ʔaanimɬ  only survive  -sasa  only [L]

she was the only one surviving

c̉awaak

c̉awaakʷ  one

one

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

.

She finished growing up, becoming a young woman, the only surviving girl then got her first menses.

93.41

ʔaanapaaɬsa

ʔana  only  -paˑɬ  along with [L]  -sasa  only [L]

she only had along with her

ʔanaħʔisukʔi

ʔanaħʷ  small  -ʔis  DIM  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

her little

ħačimsiqsu

ħačimsiqsu  female's brother

her brother

ʔuʔumħi

ʔuʔumħi  appropriate

being just about right

ʔuk̉ʷič

ʔuk̉ʷič  wearing

wearing

yaqitii

yaqʷ  REL  -(m)it  former  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

that which was

ƛ̉itink

ƛ̉itinkʷ  old style cape

old style cape

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

name

ʔuʔumħi

ʔuʔumħi  appropriate

just about right

.

She only had her little brother who was just the right size to wear what used to be called "old-style cape".

93.42

c̉axc̉axmiɬuk

c̉axc̉axmiɬ  be striking the floor  -uk  POSS

(the bottom edges) were striking the floor

ʔanaħʔis

ʔanaħʷ  small  -ʔis  DIM

a little

meʔiƛqacʔi

meʔiƛqac  boy  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the boy

.

The bottom edges of the cape of the small boy were touching the floor.

93.43

ʔukɬaaʔap̉aƛ̉at

ʔukɬaaʔap  call ...  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they called him

č̉aqucit

č̉aqucit  Bubbling-at-Body

Bubbling-at-Body

.

They called him Bubbling-at-Body.

93.44

ʔuỷuuqħuk

ʔuỷuuqħ  referring to  -uk  POSS

his refers to

huun̉ii

huun̉ii  drift whale

drift whale

ʔanič

ʔanič  that

that

c̉aʔuɬimɬʔaaɬa

c̉aʔuɬimɬ  sea churns along a body  =ʔaaɬa  always

the sea churns along a body

ʔuukʷiɬʔatmaʔaaɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to  -ˀat  PASS  -maˑ  3.IND  -ʔaaɬ2  each

to that it is always

č̉aqucak

č̉aqucak  bubbling

bubbling

waaʔat

waa  say  -ˀat  PASS

said about

c̉aʔuɬeʔi

c̉aʔuɬa  breakers  =ʔiˑ  DEF

breakers

kʷaaxkʷaaxeʔi

kʷaaxkʷaaxa  be spraying  =ʔiˑ  REL

which are spraying

.

His name referred to a drift whale, that the sea churns along its body, which is said to be churning, said of the rough sea which is splashing.

93.45

ʔuuc̉usʔaƛ̉atweʔin

ʔuuc̉us  laugh at  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -weˑʔin  3.QT

she was laughed at

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

tuutiisʕaʔatuʔaqs

tuutiisʕaʔatuʔaqs  Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman

Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hašiičiʔatqa

hašiičiƛ  find out  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it was found out

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

huun̉iqsimčqa

huun̉iqsimč  train for drift whales  -qaˑ  3.SUB

she was training for drift whales

.

The girl called Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman was laughed at by the Ucluelet tribe when it was learned that she was training for getting drift whales.

93.46

ʔuuc̉isʔaƛ

ʔuuc̉us  laugh at  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they laughed at her

ƛ̉iiw̉inʔap

ƛ̉iiw̉inʔap  laugh at

laughing at

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ

yuuɬuʔiɬʔatħ  Ucluelet people

Ucluelet people

ʔani

ʔani  that

since

wiikỷuuqʷa

wikỷuu  never  -quu1  3.CND

never did before

ɬuucsmaqħ

ɬuucsma  woman  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

being a woman

huun̉iqsimč

huun̉iqsimč  train for drift whales

training for drift whale

yaqʷinƛʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -aˑnaw̉iƛ  because of ...  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

for which reason

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  very

very

ƛ̉iiw̉inʔap̉at

ƛ̉iiw̉inʔap  laugh at  -ˀat  PASS

laughing at her

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ħaakʷaaƛqħqa

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -qaˑ  3.SUB

she did so while being a young woman

huun̉iqsimč

huun̉iqsimč  train for drift whales

training for drift whale

.

What caused the Ucluelet tribe to laugh was that no woman had done training for drift whales before, for which reason she was greatly laughed at since she was the first girl to train for drift whales.

93.47

ʔeʔimʔat

ʔeʔim  at first  -ˀat  PASS

at first they did

waaʔat

waa  say  -ˀat  PASS

said to

qʷaaʔaaqƛuusčk

qʷaa  thus  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -uusčk  Rel.Dub

wonder what it will be like

waaqyaqačišt

waaqyuu  with foreskin pulled back  -ačišt  on the sea

lying with the foreskin retracted on the sea

huun̉iqsimč

huun̉iqsimč  train for drift whales

training for drift whale

tuutiisʕaʔatuʔaqs

tuutiisʕaʔatuʔaqs  Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman

Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman

.

At first they said of her, "wonder what it will be like, Carrying-Thunder-down-Woman lying on the surface of the water with her foreskin retracted, training for drift whales."

93.48

waaʔaƛ̉atquuweʔin

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

they would say that of her

kuʔuqʷat

kuʔuqʷa  swear  -ˀat  PASS

she would be sworn at

ħakumʔi

ħakum  princess  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the princess

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  daughter

daughter

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔiiħʔat

ʔiiħʷ  very  -ˀat  PASS

very

ʕitaak̉at

ʕitaakʷ  lie  -ˀat  PASS

not believe

.

They used to say that of her, the princess would be insulted that way because she was not believed.

93.49

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

wiiỷaqa

wiiỷa  never  -qaˑ  3.SUB

one never does so

ʔuusimč

ʔuusimč  do ritual training

do ritual training

yaquusi

yaqʷ  REL  -(w)uusi  3.Rel.Dub

one who is doing

huun̉iqsimč

huun̉iqsimč  train for drift whales

training for drift whale

yaa

yaa1  that

that

ɬačaaƛckʷatʔi

ɬačaa  be escaping  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ckʷiˑ  having ...-ed  -ˀat  PASS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one that has escaped

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whale

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

.

It was because the one who is doing training for drift whales never trains for the California whale that has escaped.

93.50

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔuusimčqaʔaaɬa

ʔuusimč  do ritual training  -qaˑ  3.SUB  =ʔaaɬa  =always

one always does training

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔuỷiħaaqƛ̉apqa

ʔuuỷiiħa  die  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀap2  CAUS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it might die of

qaħšiƛ

qaħšiƛ  die

dying

k̉ukʷinkckʷiikquu

k̉ukʷinkckʷi  tied (of animals mating)  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -quu1  3.CND

that it would be tied in mating

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

wikɬm̉iičiƛʔaaqƛ̉atqa

wikɬm̉iičiƛ  become unable to  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it would become unable to

huʔaqstuƛ

huʔaaqstawiƛ  go back inside

retract

čiiqstuƛ

čiiqstawiƛ  retract

retract

hašaħʔatʔi

hašaħ  private parts  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his penis

maaʔak

maaʔakʷ  California gray whale

California whale

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

qʷaỷiiħaaqƛ̉apqa

qʷaa  thus  -ỷiˑħa2  die of ...  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀap2  CAUS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that it might die thus

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

qaħšiƛ

qaħšiƛ  die

die

.