099. How the Young Chief of Coleman Creek became a Whaler

Dictated by William, Oct. 16-17, 1913; VIII:36-50; IX:1-29; 107/f 2 (1-2)

99.1

ƛ̉iiw̉inʔap̉aanitweʔin

ƛ̉iiw̉inʔap  laugh at  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)it  PAST  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they were laughed at

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ  San Mateo Bay people

San Mateo Bay tribe

.

They were laughed at by the people of San Mateo Bay.

p̉op̉omaʕa, “Lots-Of-Moss-On-The-Rocks", is on a small bay opposite Nob Point. It was a regular village, but nothing is left there now. Huu-ay-aht used to camp there but Frank Williams did not think it was a Huu-ay-aht village at the time of the story. p.s. William said they formed a distinct tribe.

pg. 36 begins here

99.2

ƛ̉iiw̉inʔap̉at

ƛ̉iiw̉inʔap  laugh at  -ˀat  PASS

they were laughed at

ʔuuc̉usʔat

ʔuuc̉us  laugh at  -ˀat  PASS

laughed at

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛqa

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛ  become a whaler  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they were becoming whalers

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛ

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛ  become a whaler

starting to become a whaler

ʔuħ

ʔuħ  is

is

ħuħinqtaqimɬ

ħuħinqtaqimɬ  Always-Handling-Cedar family

Always-Handling-Cedar family

.

They were laughed at because they started to be whale-hunters, the Always-Handling-Cedar family group started to hunt.

The p̉op̉omaʕaʔath had been good whalers. These others were just trying to hunt now, and were laughed at because they were thought not to have the requisite ritual training.

“Always-Handling-Cedar” was a family, now extinct, living at Coleman Creek (a sandy beach at a little point on the left of the mouth of Coleman Creek as you go downstream. This family was Tsishaath. p.s. William said no, they were distinct from the Tsishaath.

yašitquuʔatħ, a separate tribe, Reserve at Nahmint Bay owned by Ucluelets, who won it long ago by war.

99.3

ʔuħuk

ʔuħ  is  -uk  POSS

theirs was

ʕimtii

ʕimtii  name

name

ħuħinqtaqimɬ

ħuħinqtaqimɬ  Always-Handling-Cedar family

Always-Handling-Cedar family

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʕac̉iksatħ

ʕac̉iksatħ  carpenter family

tribe of good carpernters

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʕac̉iksatħ

ʕac̉iksatħ  carpenter family

'carpernter family'

ʔuħuk

ʔuħ  is  -uk  POSS

his was

ʕimtii

ʕimtii  name

name

.

Their name was the 'Always-handling-Cedar-Wood' family because they were good carpenters for which reason they were called the 'carpenter family'.

< ħu- "cedar". This family always made boards and sold them to other tribes. Name - ħumisiiɬtaqimɬ / ħuħumiqtaqimɬ.

99.4

waaʔaƛuk

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  POSS

they told themselves

ɬim̉aqsti

ɬim̉aqsti  mind

mind

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  so that

so that

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛquu

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛ  become a whaler  -quu1  3.CND

they would become whalers

.

They made up their minds that they would become whalers.

99.5

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

ħačỷaak̉aƛ

ħačỷaakʷ  gift visit  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went on a gift visit

hitasaʔaƛ

hitasaʔaƛ  come to shore

coming to shore

ħačỷaak̉aƛ

ħačỷaakʷ  gift visit  -ˀaƛ  NOW

bringing gifts

ʔuutỷaap̉aƛ

ʔuutỷaap  bring as a gift  -ˀaƛ  NOW

bringing as gifts

ɬuʔuk

ɬuʔuk  board

boards

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ  San Mateo Bay people

San Mateo Bay people

hiɬukʔitq

hiɬ  LOC  -uk  POSS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

where his was

čapxnaak

čapxnaakʷ  marry (of women)

married

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  daughter

daughter

.

And then they visited the San Mateo Bay people with presents in their canoes; they got to shore with boards as presents where their (chief)'s daughter was married (to the chief of the San Mateo Bay people).

the word, ħačỷaak, is not confined in use to visit of father-in-law to son-in-law or vice versa.

99.6

hiisasaqħʔap̉aƛ̉i

hiyiis  there on beach  -sasa  just [L]  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

have them just be there on the beach

sitkʷačiƛ

sitkʷačiƛ  split in pieces

splitting in pieces

haʔuk̉ʷaani

haʔuk  eat  -ˀaani  1p.PURP

so that we can eat

hiisasaqħ

his(t)  LOC  -sasa  only [L]  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

being right there

hitinqisʔi

hitinqis  beach  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the beach

.

“Just let them sit there while they're split up so that we can eat right there on the beach."

i.e. eat the boards for whale meat, mocking them for always bringing boards for presents instead of whales. Frank's family got whaling rituals from the Coleman Creek young man who got power, as told in the story.

99.7

ħisʔap̉aaħqinʔaaɬa

ħisʔap̉aaħ  be unable  -qin  1p.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

we are never able to do so

haʔukʷiƛ

haʔukʷiƛ  start to eat

start to eat

[

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

wik

wik  not

not

haʔum

haʔum  food

food

]

waɬšiʔaƛ

waɬšiƛ  go home  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went home

ʔucačiʔaƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went to

yašitquuʔa

yašitquuʔa  Coleman Creek

Coleman Creek

.

As we can never eat [because there is no food], we go home to Coleman Creek.

inserted by Frank Williams.

pg. 37 begins below

99.8

ʔiiqħuk̉ʷaƛ

ʔiiqħuk  tell  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they told now

waaʔatʔitq

waa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

what they had been told

hitasaʔaƛʔitq

hitasaʔaƛ  come to shore  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the ones who came to shore

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

then

ʔuʔukʷink̉aƛ

ʔuʔukʷinkʷ1  talk to  -ˀaƛ  NOW

talking to

yaqčiʔatħʔitq

yaqčiʔatħ  neighbour  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the ones who were neighbours

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ħaħanaqƛwat

ħanaaqƛʕaƛ  answer angrily  -waˑ  say [R]  -ˀat  PASS

answered angrily

.

They told their neighbours of what was said when they landed: that they had been answered sarcastically.

99.9

ʔuʔuutaħʔaaqƛaħ

ʔuʔuutaħ  whaler  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I am going to be a whaler

n̉ɔɔw̉i

n̉uw̉iˑqsu  father

father

.

"I'm going to be a whaler, father!"

99.10

yaakšiʔataħ

yaakšiƛ  be sore  -ˀat  INAL  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

mine is sore

ɬim̉aqsti

ɬim̉aqsti  heart

heart

wawaaʔatʔitq

wawaa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

what was told

ħačỷaakukʷitqas

ħačỷaakʷ  gift visit  -uk  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

gift visit

.

"My heart is sore at what was said to those whom I sent on a gift visit."

99.11

haat̉inqšiʔaƛ

haat̉inqšiƛ  bathe  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he started to bathe

ʔuusimčšiʔaƛ

ʔuusimčšiƛ  train for power  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he started to train for power

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whales

.

He started to bathe, doing training for whales.

99.12

qiičiƛ

qiičiƛ  take a long time

he took a long time

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

.

He bathed for a long time.

99.13

ʔanaħʔisuk

ʔanaħʷ  small  -ʔis  DIM  -uk  IMPF

he had a little

ʔinkʔis

ʔinkʷ  fire  -ʔis  DIM

little fire

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

ʔuỷakuk

ʔuỷakʷ  used for  -uk  POSS

(used ) for

taayaačiiɬqa

taayaačiiɬ  be warming oneself  -qaˑ  3.SUB

warm himself

.

He had a little fire at night, using it to warm himself.

99.14

huuʔiiʔasčiiɬ

huuʔiiʔasčiiɬ  go in and out of the house

go in and out of the house

qʷam̉aa

qʷam̉aˑ  thus many

thus many

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

nights

.

He went in and out of the house every now and then each night.

99.15

qiičiƛ

qiičiƛ  take a long time

he took a long time

kʷisqʔičħšiƛƛaa

kʷisqʔičħšiƛ  the next year  =ƛaa  again

the next year came

.

He did for a long time until another year came.

99.16

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

he bathed

m̉ačinksap

m̉ačinksap  make one year's circuit

one year's circuit

m̉ačinkšiƛuk

m̉ačinkšiƛ  make one-year circuit  -uk  POSS

making one year circuit

hawiiʔaƛ

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he finished

hat̉iis

hat̉iis  bathe

bathing

.

He bathed for one full year, then he stopped bathing.

99.17

t̉iqpiʔaƛ

t̉iqpiƛ  get up from bed  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he sat up in bed

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

wik̉aƛ

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW

not doing

weʔič

weʔič  sleep

sleeping

ƛimkaa

ƛimkaa  be awake

being awake

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

t̉iqʷaɬc̉iɬ

t̉iqʷaɬc̉a  sit against the wall  -‘iɬ3  in the house

sitting against the wall

ʔuk̉ʷičiɬʔaƛ

ʔuk̉ʷič  wearing  -‘iɬ3  in the house  -ˀaƛ  NOW

wearing

mucmuħaqukʔi

mucmuħaq  bearskin  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his bearskin

.

He sat up in bed at night, didn't sleep, being awake all night, sitting up against the wall dressed in his bearskin.

99.18

n̉aacsaaƛ

n̉aacsa  see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he saw now

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hineeʔiƛ

hineeʔiƛ  enter house

it entered

ƛawiičiʔatuk

ƛawiičiƛ  approach  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

approaching his

ʔucačiʔatuk

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

going to his

ʔinkukʔi

ʔinkʷ  fire  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

his fire

;

sukʷiʔaƛ̉atuk

sukʷiƛ  take  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

taking his

ʔinkukʔi

ʔinkʷ  fire  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

his fire

.

Then he saw something that came into the house and went up close to his fire, taking it.

99.19

ʔuuʔiʔatuk

ʔuuʔiƛ1  take  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

it took his

ʔanaħʔis

ʔanaħʷ  small  -ʔis  DIM

a little

ʔink

ʔinkʷ  fire

fire

hiniiswiiʔas

hiniiswiiʔas  take along outside

take along outside

.

It took his little fire along outside.

pg. 38 begins here

99.20

n̉aacsaaƛ

n̉aacsa  see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he saw now

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

t̉iqʷaɬc̉iɬ

t̉iqʷaɬc̉a  sit against the wall  -‘iɬ3  in the house

sitting against the wall

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hiniiswiiʔasʔatukqa

hiniiswiiʔas  take along outside  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

his had been taken outside

ʔink

ʔinkʷ  fire

fire

.

The young man sitting against the wall saw that his fire had been taken outside.

99.21

t̉iqpiʔaƛ

t̉iqpiƛ  sit on floor  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he sat up

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

ħan̉aħtuʔaƛ

ħan̉aħtawiƛ  disrobe  -ˀaƛ  NOW

taking off his clothes

mucmuħaqukʔi

mucmuħaq  bearskin  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his bearskin

.

The young man sat up and took off his bearskin.

99.22

hinʔiiħšiʔaƛ

hinʔiiħšiƛ  pursue  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he started pursuing it

kamatsapmaʕiiqƛ̉aƛ

kamatsapmaʕiiqƛ  want to know  -ˀaƛ  NOW

wanting to know

qʷiqħʔatukuusi

qʷi(q)  REL  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS  -(w)uusi  3.Rel.Dub

by what his was beiong done to

.

He started off after it, wanting to know by what his was being taken away.

99.23

n̉ačuʔaɬʔaƛ

n̉ačuʔaɬ  see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he saw

ʔuyuʔaɬʔaƛ

ʔuyuʔaɬ  see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

seeing

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hiniisʔatuk

hiniis  take along  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

his was being taken

ʔink

ʔinkʷ  fire

fire

.

He saw that his fire was being taken away.

99.24

hinʔiiħšiʔaƛ

hinʔiiħšiƛ  pursue  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he started pursuing it

wik̉aƛ

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW

did not

ƛiħasiƛ

ƛiħasiƛ2  get close behind

getting closer behind

.

He started pursuing it but could not get closer.

99.25

yaacuk

yaacuk  walk

he walked

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

hinʔiiħ

hinʔiiħ2  go in pursuit

going in pursuit

ʔiqsči

ʔiq  same  -aˑsči  in one group

both doing the same

ʔanačas

ʔanačas  close behind

being close behind

ʔukʷiqħčik

ʔukʷi  at, on  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -q(s/ħ)čik(ʷ)1  go along

going along

ƛuɬʔii

ƛuɬ  good  =ʔiˑ  DEF

a good

nism̉a

nism̉a  land

land

.

He walked all night after him at about the same distance following behind going along in the fine country.

99.26

hinasiƛ

hinasiƛ  arrive

he arrived

ʕuuʕuqʷacqi

ʕuuʕuqʷacqi  Bladders-on-Top

Bladders-on-Top

qaħšiʔaƛ

qaħšiƛ  lose consciousness  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he fainted

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

yaacuksaqħ

yaacuk  walk  -sasa  only [L]  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

while just walking along

qaħšiƛ

qaħšiƛ  lose consciousness

he lost consciousness

.

He got to Bladders-on-Top then the young man fainted, just as he was walking along he just lost consciousness.

99.27

n̉aacsiičiʔaƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he began to see

qaħak̉aƛʔitq

qaħakʷ  unconscious  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one who was unconscious

ʔuyaaƛ

ʔuyi  when  -ˀaƛ  NOW

doing so when

ʔuyuʔaɬ

ʔuyuʔaɬ  see

he saw

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  there

there

ʔinxaa

ʔiinaxi  get ready

getting ready

n̉ačuʔaɬ

n̉ačuʔaɬ  see

he saw him

qaħakħʔaƛ

qaħakʷ  unconscious  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ˀaƛ  NOW

being unconscious

nunuuk

DUP-  REP  nuuk  sing

singing

:

t̉apỷak

t̉apỷakʷ  tama song

tama song

.

The one who was unconscious began to see while he was unconscious, that there was singing:

[R&S song no. 68]: ?? seems wrong

same as tamaa song obtained from Tom in 1910: (vii F 5). Tamaa song, sung by Tom, Tsishaa. The song represents the lightning-serpent as speaking.

99.28

||

hiiii

hii+

...

yayimaaaa

...

hiyaaʔaʔee

...

hiiii

hii+

...

ħes

t̉amaa

t̉amaa  sing tama song

singing a tama song

ƛiisyuu

ƛiisyu  Marked

Tlisyu

wawiyaa

hiiyesiš

t̉amaa

t̉amaa  sing tama song

singing a tama song

...

qʷaʔaaq

...

||.

99.29

hiỷaaʔaqħaħ

hiỷaaʔa1  rocky place  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I am on the rocks

t̉amaa

t̉amaa  sing tama song

singing a tama song

ƛiisyuu

ƛiisyu  Marked

Marked

qʷaʔaaʔaqħaas

qʷaa  thus  -ˀaˑʔa  in hearth  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -(y)aˑ  IMPF  -sasa  only [L]

I am on the rocks

t̉amaa

t̉amaa  sing tama song

singing a tama song

.

"I am singing tamaa on the rocks of Marked. I am singing tamaa coiled on the rocks of Red-faced."

pg. 39 begins here

99.30

n̉aacsiičiʔaƛ

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he saw

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

nunuukqa

nunuuk  singing  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they were singing

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

t̉amaaqa

t̉amaa  sing tama song  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they were singing tama songs

hiiỷaaʔaqħ

hiỷaaʔa1  rocky place  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

being there on the rocks

ƛiisyu

ƛiisyu  Marked

Marked

.

He saw that they were singing tamaa songs there on the rocks at Marked.

99.31

kamatsap

kamatsap  realize

he realized

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

ʔaƛaaʔa

ʔaƛa  two  -ˀaˑʔa  on the rocks

there were two on the rocks

t̉ameeʔi

t̉amaa  sing tama song  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones singing tama songs

ʔaaƛuuwa

ʔaƛa  two  -uwa  act together with [L]

two doing together

.

The young man knew there were two on the rocks, two who were singing tamaa songs together.

99.32

hiɬʔat

hiɬ  LOC  -ˀat  INAL

they had there

ʕiyaaɬ

ʕiyaaɬ  feather

feathers

hiɬʔat

hiɬ  LOC  -ˀat  INAL

there on theirs

t̉uħc̉itatʔi

t̉uħc̉iti  head  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

their heads

ʕiɬqii

ʕiɬqii  head plume

head plume

t̉ameeʔi

t̉amaa  sing tama song  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones singing tama songs

.

The ones singing tamaa songs had feathers there on their heads, head-plumes.

99.33

n̉ačuʔaɬʔaƛ

n̉ačuʔaɬ  see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he saw

ƛaʔuuyuʔaɬƛaa

ƛaʔuˑ  other  -(y)uʔaɬ  perceive  =ƛaa  =again

again he saw others

ʔuyuʔaɬʔaƛ

ʔuyuʔaɬ  see  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he saw

ħaakʷaaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman

young women

ʔaya

ʔaya  many

many

ħaatħaakʷaƛ

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman.pl

young women

ʔinxaa

ʔiinaxi  get ready

getting ready

ʔukʷiqħ

ʔukʷi  at, on  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

in

ʔiiħʔi

ʔiiħʷ  big  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the big

maħt̉ii

maħt̉ii  house

house

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  there

there

maħt̉ii

maħt̉ii  house

house

hiɬħʔiitq

hiɬ  LOC  -(q)ħ3  BEING  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

where they were doing

ʔinxeeʔi

ʔinxaa  getting ready  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones getting ready

.

He saw others too, saw young women, many young women getting ready in that big house in which the ones were getting ready.

99.34

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  there

the one there

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

was called

c̉iiƛc̉iiyaʔuƛ

c̉iiƛc̉iiyaʔuƛ  Always-Pouring-Oil-into-Fire

Always-Throwing-Oil-into-Fire

.

The one (young woman) was called Always-Throwing-Oil-into-Fire.

A name William can use as he can trace descent from the Coleman Creek people.

99.35

ʔukɬaaƛaa

ʔukɬaa  name  =ƛaa  also

another was named

n̉aan̉aasat̉aqs

n̉aan̉aasat̉aqs  Day-down-Woman

Day-down-Woman

.

Another was named Day-down-Woman.

Name refers to pouring oil on flames.

99.36

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  there

there

ʔukɬaaƛaa

ʔukɬaa  name  =ƛaa  also

also named

n̉aan̉aasweʔis

n̉aan̉aasweʔis  Says-Daylight

Says-Daylight

.

There was another named Says-Daylight.

Again referring to pouring oil on flames. The ending -ʔis shows that it is a little girl’s name. There was also a fourth name which has been forgotten by William. Perhaps n̉aan̉aaỷaɬuk ̉Day-down-Woman' from XXI: 18a: ?

99.37

c̉iiƛc̉iičiʔaƛ

c̉iiƛc̉iičiƛ  pour on  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she started to pour (oil)

ʔink̉ʷaỷap̉aƛ

ʔink̉ʷaỷap  light a fire  -ˀaƛ  NOW

lighting the fire

ʔuc̉iiɬħʔaƛ

ʔuuc̉iiɬħ  use ... as fuel  -ˀaƛ  NOW

using it as fuel

ƛaqmis

ƛaqmis  oil

oil

ʔuħʔaƛ

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was

c̉iiƛc̉iiyaʔuƛ

c̉iiƛc̉iiyaʔuƛ  Always-Pouring-Oil-into-Fire

Always-Throwing-Oil-into-Fire

.

One started to pour it out, causing the fire to burn using oil as fuel, it was Always-Throwing-Oil-into-Fire.

99.38

ʔink̉ʷačiʔaƛuk

ʔink̉ʷačiƛ  start to burn  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -uk  IMPF

hers started to burn

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

.

Hers (fire) burned all night.

99.39

qʷisʔap̉aƛ

qʷiisʔap  do thus  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she did thus

qʷeeʔiitq

qʷaa  thus  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

what is a

n̉aas

n̉aas  day

day

.

She made it be like daylight.

99.40

ƛawaaʔap̉aƛ

ƛawaaʔap  make s.o. approach  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she made it be near

n̉aasšiʔaƛʔitq

n̉aasšiƛ  dawn  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

when it dawned

hawiiʔaƛ

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she finished

.

She made it be near to when daylight comes, then she stopped.

pg. 40 begins here

99.41

ʔaatħšiƛƛaa

ʔatħii  night  -šiƛ  PRF  =ƛaa  again

it became night again

ʔiiqħiiƛaa

ʔiiqħii  same  =ƛaa  again

again she did the same

qʷaaʔamitʔitqƛaa

qʷaaʔap  do thus  -(m)it  PAST  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL  =ƛaa  again

what she had been doing

.

When night fell again, she did just as she had done before.

99.42

ƛimkšiʔaƛ̉i

ƛimkšiƛ  wake up  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

wake up!

waaʔaƛ̉at

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he was told now

ʔuħʔaƛ̉at

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was by

yaʕaanitʔitq

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

the one by whom he was

hiniisʔat

hiniis  take along  -ˀat  PASS

being taken along

ʔucaỷap̉at

ʔucaỷap  take to swh  -ˀat  PASS

taking him

ʕuuʕuqʷacqi

ʕuuʕuqʷacqi  Bladders-on-Top

Bladders-on-Top

yaʕaanukʷitʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS  -(m)it  PAST  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

by whom his had been done to

sukʷiʔatuk

sukʷiƛ  take  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

his was taken

ʔink

ʔinkʷ  fire

fire

.

"Wake up!" he was told by the one who had brought him to Bladders-on-Top, by whom his fire had been taken.

99.43

hawiiʔaƛ

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he finished

n̉ačuʔaɬ

n̉ačuʔaɬ  see

he saw it

ʔuyuʔaɬ

ʔuyuʔaɬ  see

seeing

č̉uč̉uħt̉a

č̉uč̉uħt̉a  Stretched-down-onto-Rocks

Stretched-down-onto-Rocks

.

He finished (sleeping), then he saw a "Stretched-down-onto-the-Rocks".

This being is said to look like a big devilfish. It gives good power for whale-hunting. Said to be extremely difficult to get. When you get near, he goes right up the bluff out of reach, so you cannot get a piece of him for an amulet. It is not a snake (would be: ḥiḥiḥt̉i ); is no "belt"; Always-stays-on-rocks has the colour of whale-skin (black); it has many "eyes" like a devilfish. He exists only at Fish-Bladders-on-Top, at least as far as Alberni Canal region is concerned. (viii: 40a:)

99.44

tiičačiʔaƛ

tiičačiƛ  come to life  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he came back to life

hawiiʔaƛ

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW

finished

qaħak

qaħakʷ  unconscious

being unconscious

yaacšiʔaƛ

yaacšiƛ  go  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he went off

waaɬšiƛšiƛʔaaqƛ̉aƛ

waaɬšiƛšiƛ  start for home  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀaƛ  NOW

starting for home

.

He came back to life, ceased to be unconscious, and started off for home.

99.45

wik̉aƛ

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he did not

ʔiqii

ʔiqiya  at the same time

same day

qaacc̉ačiɬuuʔuk̉ʷaƛ

qacc̉a  three  -čiˑɬ  ... days  -uuʔuk  go along [L+S]  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going along for three days now

hinasiʔaƛ

hinasiƛ  arrive  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he arrived

maħt̉iiʔakʔi

maħt̉ii  house  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his house

.

He didn't get there the same day, he was three days reaching his house.

99.46

wiinappiʔaƛ

wiinappiƛ  remain in house  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he remained in the house

c̉eeʔiyipiʔaƛ

c̉eeʔiyipiƛ  be in seclusion in the house  -ˀaƛ  NOW

being in seclusion in the house

.

He stayed home, being secluded in the house.

99.47

ʔunaaksap̉aƛ̉is

ʔunaaksap  provide with  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑs2  2s>1.IMP

provide me with it!

p̉inw̉aɬ

p̉inw̉aɬ  whaling canoe

whaling canoe

qʷiyiiʕaaħis

qʷi(q)  REL  -(y)iiq1  travel by  -aaħsa  1s.PRP

so that I may go out in it

waaʔaƛweʔin

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he said

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

n̉uw̉iiqsakʔi

n̉uw̉iˑqsu  father  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his father

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

naneʔiqsakʔiƛaa

neʔiiqsu  uncle.pl  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF  =ƛaa  again

his uncles

.

"Let me have a whaling canoe so I may go out in it," he said to his father and his uncles also.

99.48

ʔukʷiiɬšiʔaƛ̉atuk

ʔukʷiiɬšiƛ  make  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS

they started to make his

.

They started to make it (for him).

99.49

ʔukʷiiɬčip̉ičas

ʔuukʷiiɬ  make  -čiˑp  INDIR  -ˀiˑčas  2>1.IMP

make me!

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

hiinaan̉uħsim

hiinaan̉uħsim  whaling harpoon

whaling harpoon

.

"Make me a whaling harpoon" he said.

99.50

hinaačiƛʔaaqƛaħ

hinaačiƛ  set off on the water  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I'll set off on the water

hitac̉inƛquu

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

if it should enter

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

waaʔaƛweʔin

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he said

.

"I'll go out to sea if a whale should come into (the canal)" he said.

99.51

ʔukʷiiɬčipikin

ʔuukʷiiɬ  make  -čiˑp  INDIR  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT  -ni  1p.ABS

we will make them for you

waaʔaƛ̉atweʔin

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

he was told

ʔuħʔaƛ̉at

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was by

naneʔiqsakʔi

neʔiiqsu  uncle.pl  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

uncles

.

"We will make them for (you)" he was told by his uncles.

pg. 41 begins here

99.52

hitac̉inuʔaƛ

hitac̉inawiƛ  enter (bay, container)  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they went into

ʔasčiħink

ʔasčiħinkʷ  parent and child together

parent and child together

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whales

.

Parent and child whales came into the bay together.

99.53

yaaɬma

yaaɬ  there  -maˑ  3.IND

it is there

ʔiiħtuuma

ʔiiħtuup  whale  -maˑ  3.IND

there are whales

hitac̉inƛma

hitac̉inawiƛ  enter (bay, container)  -maˑ  3.IND

they are entering

waaʔaƛ̉at

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he was told now

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

ʔiiqħuk̉ʷaƛ̉at

ʔiiqħuk  tell  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he was told

..

"It is there, there are whales in the bay" the young man was told.

99.54

ħaħanaqƛwaƛ̉at

ħaħanaqƛwa  mock  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he was mocked

ʔuħʔaƛ̉at

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was by

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ  San Mateo Bay people

San Mateo Bay people

.

He was mocked by the San Mateo Bay people.

99.55

n̉aacseʔič

n̉aacsa  see  -ˀiˑč2  2p>3.IMP

watch!

ħaaw̉iiħeeƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl  -ee  VOC

you, young men!

wikkʷisc̉aaqƛ̉ama

wik  not  -kʷisc  get out of  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -ˀap2  CAUS  -maˑ  3.IND

he won't let it get out of there

.

"You watch young fellows, he'll not let it get out of the bay!"

99.56

c̉axšiƛʔaaqƛma

c̉axšiƛ  spear  -ʔaaqƛ  INTENT  -maˑ  3.IND

they will spear it

ħuħinqtaqimɬ

ħuħinqtaqimɬ  Always-Handling-Cedar family

Always-Handling-Cedar family

waaʔaƛ̉atweʔin

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

he was told

ħaħanaqƛwaƛweʔin

ħaħanaqƛwa  mock  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they mocked him

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħʔi

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ  San Mateo Bay people  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the San Mateo Bay people

.

The Always-Handling-Cedar family will spear it," the San Mateo Bay people said, mocking them.

99.57

ħačỷaak̉aƛweʔin

ħačỷaakʷ  gift visit  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they came on a gift visit

ƛaʔuuk̉ʷaƛ

ƛaaʔuk  another one  -ˀaƛ  NOW

doing another one

ʔucačiʔaƛƛaa

ʔucačiƛ  go to  ʔaƛa  two  =ƛaa  =again

again going to

m̉aɬt̉iiʔakʔi

m̉aɬt̉ii  relative by marriage  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

their son-in-law

.

"They came again to bring another present to their son-in-law."

99.58

hitasaʔaƛ

hitasaʔaƛ  come to shore

they are coming to shore

ħačỷaakʔi

ħačỷaakʷ  gift visit  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the gift-visit party

ʔuutỷaap

ʔuutỷaap  bring as a gift

bringing a gift

ɬuʔuk

ɬuʔuk  board

boards

.

"The gift party is arriving at the beach bringing boards as gifts."

99.59

ciqšiʔaƛ̉at

ciqšiƛ  speak  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they were told

hiisasaqħʔap̉aƛ̉i

hiyiis  there on beach  -sasa  just [L]  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

have them just be there on the beach

sitkʷaỷap̉aƛ̉i

sitkʷaỷap  split up  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

split them up!

hiisasaqħʔap̉aƛ

hiyiis  there on beach  -sasa  only [L]  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW

while they are being there on the beach

.

"Now cause them to be just there on the beach, split (the boards) up while they are on the beach" they were told.

99.60

ħisʔap̉aaħqinʔaaɬa

ħisʔap̉aaħ  be unable  -qin  1p.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

we are never able to do so

haʔukʷiƛ

haʔukʷiƛ  start to eat

start to eat

wikqaa

wik  not  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it was not

haʔum

haʔum  food

food

yaqʷiitỷap̉atqinʔaaɬa

yaqʷ  REL  -iˑtỷaˑp  bring ... as a gift  -ˀat  PASS  -qin  1p.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

that which they always bring as a gift to us

.

"We can never eat because it is not food which they always bring to us as a present."

99.61

naʔaaʔaƛ

naʔaˑ  hear  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he heard now

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

waaʔatqa

waa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they said it

yaqsiiħʔiiʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -siˑħʔiip  present gifts to ...  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

to the ones who came to give gifts

.

He heard that they said this to the ones who came to give presents.

99.62

ħaħanaqƛwaƛ̉at

ħaħanaqƛwa  mock  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they were mocked

kamatsap̉aƛ

kamatsap  understand  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he understood

wawaaʔatʔitq

wawaa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

what they were saying

.

They were mocked; he understood what they were saying.

pg. 42 begins here

99.63

waɬšiʔaƛ̉in

waɬšiƛ  go home  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀin5  1p.IMP

let's go home!

waaʔaƛweʔin

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he said

ħačỷaakitʔi

ħačỷaakʷ  gift visit  -(m)it  former  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who was on a gift visit

.