102. The San Mateo Bay Woman who had a Whale for a Lover

Told by Tom Saayaach’apis to Alex Thomas, Ms. 50v, pp. 24-42, received April 28, 1916; 123/f4 (1); 107/f2 (5)

The story of a young woman who falls in love with a whale and the jealous man who intercedes.

102.1

hinʔiiħʔatweʔin

hinʔiiħ2  go in pursuit  -ˀat  PASS  -weˑʔin  3.QT

she was being pursued by him

ħaakʷaaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young woman

p̉up̉umʕaʔaqsup

p̉up̉umʕaʔaqsup  San Mateo Bay woman

San Mateo Bay woman

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

called

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

hinʔiiħʔat

hinʔiiħ2  go in pursuit  -ˀat  PASS

being pursued by

yaa

yaa1  that

that

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛʔi

ʔuuʔutaħšiƛ  become a whaler  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one preparing to be a whaler

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man

young man

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ

p̉up̉umʕaʔatħ  San Mateo Bay people

San Mateo Bay tribe

.

There was a young San Mateo Bay woman, named Slithers-Through-Woman, who was being pursued by a young man of San Mateo Bay who was preparing to become a whaler.

pg. 24/225 begins above

pg. 25/226 begins below

fn 22/50v: 444 p̉up̉umʕa, a village site right across the mouth of Uchucklesaht harbour. The tribe that used to live there are now all dead.

102.2

wikħaasa

wik  not  -ħaˑ2  buy  -sasa  only [L]

she refused him as a husband

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

yaʕatʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀat  PASS  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

who was doing

hinʔiiħʔat

hinʔiiħ2  go in pursuit  -ˀat  PASS

pursuing her

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man

young man

.

Slithers-through-Woman refused the young man who was pursuing her (as his wife).

102.3

čiišʔaƛ

čiiš  defecate  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she went to defecate

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

hitinqsaƛ

hitinqsaƛ  go down to beach

going down to the beach

hisiikʷačišt

hisiikʷačišt  go along on the water

going along on the water

naʔaaʔat

naʔaˑ  hear  -ˀat  PASS

it was heard

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

ʔampiiyisʔi

ʔampiiyis  middle of river  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the middle of river

hiiħhiiħaqčik

hiiħhiiħa  blowing  -q(s/ħ)čik(ʷ)1  go along

going along blowing

.

Slithers-through-Woman went to defecate down at the beach; a whale could be heard going along the water in the middle of the canal, blowing while going along.

102.4

ʔee

ʔee  ee

'ee

,

ʔucħiquus

ʔucħi  married to  -quus  1s.CND

I would be married to

histaatuk

histaatuk  hear a sound from

sounding

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

naʔaaʔat

naʔaˑ  hear  -ˀat  PASS

it was heard

hiinuusaʔaaɬ

hinusa2  surface  =ʔaaɬa  always

coming to the surface

waaʔaƛ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she said

ciqšiƛ

ciqšiƛ  speak

speaking

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

.

'Oh, I wish I was married to the whale making that sound!' said Slithers-through-Woman as the whale could be heard coming up to surface from time to time.

102.5

ƛ̉iiw̉aqiičiʔaƛ̉at

ƛ̉iiw̉aqiičiƛ  several start laughing  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they started laughing at her

yayaaqʷinkʔitq

DUP-  PL  yaqʷ  REL  -(č,k)inkʷ3  together with  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the ones who were together

.

The ones who were along with her started laughing.

102.6

ʔačee

ʔačee  dear girl!

dear girl!

hiɬʔii

hiɬ  LOC  =ʔiˑ  REL

the ones who were there

ʔuušaɬaʔapšiƛmaʔaaɬa

ʔuušaɬaʔapšiƛ  exaggerate  -maˑ  3.IND  =ʔaaɬa  always

she always exaggerates

ʔanaħcħimiħsaħii

ʔanaħʷ  size  -cħi  be married to  -miħsa  want  -ħiˑ  IMPF

she wants to marry someone of that size!

wawaaɬyuučiʔaƛ̉at

wawaaɬyuučiƛ  begin saying  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they began saying

.

"The poor girl! she always exaggerates, look at the size of what she is wanting to marry!" the ones who were there all began saying.

102.7

ƛ̉iiw̉iniiỷap̉aƛ̉at

ƛ̉iiw̉iniiỷap  laugh at someone  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they laughed at her

.

They laughed at her.

102.8

t̉iimaɬsnaʕaaɬʔaƛuusħak

t̉iimaɬsnaʕaaɬ  throw about in the hands  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(w)uus2  3.Rel.Dub  -ħaˑk  2s.INTERR

would you be throwing it about in your hands?

waa

waa  say

they said

ʔaanaħsnaʕaaɬ

ʔanaħʷ  size  -(c,k)snaˑʕaɬ  play with [L]

playing with that big one

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ʔaʔuuqʷak

ʔaʔuˑqʷak  play with spouse

play with your husband

ʔucħiquuk

ʔucħi  married to  -quuk  2s.CND

if you married him

histaatukʔi

histaatuk  hear a sound from  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one from whom you hear the sound

wawaaɬyuučiʔaƛ̉atƛaa

wawaaɬyuučiƛ  begin saying  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  =ƛaa  again

they again began saying

.

"Would you be throwing it about in your hands?" they said, "would you play with that big thing, playing with as your husband if you were married to the one making the sound?" again they began saying to her.

pg. 26/227 begins here

102.9

taakaasaqasquu

takaa  nevertheless  -sasa  only [L]  -qaˑs  1s.SUB  thus

nevertheless I would do so

ʔucħimiħsa

ʔucħimiħsa  want to marry

want to marry it

waaʔaƛƛaa

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ƛaa  again

she said again

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

.

"Anyway, I would still want to marry it," the Slithers-through-Woman again said.

102.10

naʔaaʔaƛ

naʔaˑ  hear  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he heard now

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

wawaaʔatqa

wawaa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that she was saying

.

The whale heard what she was saying.

102.11

hinusčis

hinusčis  up the beach

they went up the beach

ħaatħaakʷaƛʔi

ħaakʷaaƛ  young woman.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young women

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hawiiʔaƛqa

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they had finished doing

čiišaaqa

čiišaa  be defecating  -qaˑ  3.SUB

defecating

.

The young women went up the beach, when they had finished defecating.

102.12

wawaaɬyaƛ̉at

wawaaɬyu  be saying (pl.)  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they were saying

ʔiiqħʕaqaƛ̉at

ʔiiqħ  tell  -ˀaqa  several ...-ing  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

they were telling about

,

ʔuħʔaƛ̉at

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was by

yayaaqʷinkitʔitq

DUP-  SUF  yaqʷ  REL  -(č,k)inkʷ3  together with  -(m)it  PAST  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the ones who were together

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔucħimiħsaqa

ʔucħimiħsa  want to marry  -qaˑ  3.SUB

that she wanted to marry it

wacswuuʔuƛʔi

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

Slithers-through-Woman

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

hiiħhiiħa

hiiħhiiħa  blowing

blowing

.

Those who were together were then said things about her, saying that Slithers-through-Woman wanted to marry the whale who kept blowing.

102.13

ʔaanačiɬʔaaħʔaƛ̉i

ʔana  only  -iɬ1  do to [L]  -ˀaaħ  IRR  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

so let her do so to it only

ʔucħimiħsa

ʔucħimiħsa  want to marry

want to marry it

yaqii

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

the one that is

wiimacħi

wimacħi  ugly

ugly

.

"Just let her get married to the one which is ugly."

102.14

wikwaamaa

wik  not  -waˑ  say [R]  -maˑ  3.IND

she said she does not

wikħsaa

wikħsaa  not want to marry

refusing to marry

yaqyaaʕatii

DUP-  SUF  yaqʷ  REL  -ˀat  PASS  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

the ones who are doing

hinʔiiħm̉inħʔat

hinʔiiħ2  go in pursuit  -m̉inħ  PL  -ˀat  PASS

pursuing her

,

ʔuħʔaƛ̉at

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was by

wawaaʔat

wawaa  say  -ˀat  PASS

they said

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

yayaaqčiqƛ̉asʔitq

DUP-  SUF  yaqʷ  REL  -či2  at  -ˀaqƛ1  inside  -ˀas5  go to  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the ones who were living with her

.

'She said she does not want to marry the ones who are pursuing her," said the ones living with her in the house.

102.15

weʔičuƛ

weʔičawiƛ  sleep

they went to sleep

huuʔičuƛ

huuʔičawiƛ  go to sleep (pl)

going to sleep

maʔasʔi

maʔas  tribe  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the tribe

.

The whole tribe went to sleep.

102.16

ʔanuʔaɬ

ʔanuʔaɬ  become aware of

she became aware

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

čaqšiʔaƛ̉atqa

čaqšiƛ  push  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

she was being pushed

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

.

Slithers-through-Woman became aware that something was pushing her.

pg. 27/228 begins here

102.17

ƛupkšiʔaƛ̉i

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

wake up!

siỷaaʕaƛaħ

siỷaaq  I  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

it is I

,

yaaqʷiɬitʔitqak

yaqʷ  REL  -iɬ1  do to [L]  -(m)it  former  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL

the one to whom you do so

ʔucħiquus

ʔucħi  married to  -quus  1s.CND

I would be married to

histaatukʔi

histaatuk  hear a sound from  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the one whose sound was heard

wawaa

wawaa  say

saying

,

waaʔaƛ̉at

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

he said now

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

.

'Wake up!, it is me to whom you were saying 'I wish to marry the one making noise in the distance," he said to Slithers-through-Woman.

102.18

ʔuum̉aaʔuk

ʔuum̉aa  thus far  -uk  POSS

hers was that far

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

hinʔaɬuk

hinʔaɬ  aware of  -uk  POSS

being aware of

.

That was as far as she knew what was happening.

102.19

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

wikʔaɬšiʔaƛ

wikʔaɬšiƛ  become unconscious  -ˀaƛ  NOW

she became unconscious

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

.

And then Slithers-through-Woman became unconscious.

102.20

kuw̉iɬaƛ̉at

kuw̉iɬa  do as directed  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

then he did so as she had directed

ƛawiičiʔaƛ̉at

ƛawiičiƛ  approach  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

approaching her

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

yaaqʷiɬitʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -iɬ1  do to [L]  -(m)it  former  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one whom she did to

ʔucħiquus

ʔucħi  married to  -quus  1s.CND

I would be married to

histaatuk

histaatuk  hear a sound from

sounding

wawaa

wawaa  say

saying

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

.

She was then approached by the whale as she wished, to whom she had said "I want to marry the one who makes the sound, the whale."

102.21

wik

wik  not

not

čaani

čaani  for a while

for a while

ɬuɬučataħ

ɬuɬučataħ  try to get a wife

he tried to get a wife

yaqʔiitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

the one who

ɬuuɬuučataħšiiɬ

ɬuuɬuučataħšiiɬ  always going after a wife

always going after a wife

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man

young man

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-Thru-woman

,

ħačuuʔaƛqa

ħačuu  be up to the mark  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he was now right up to work

ỷuuqʷaa

ỷuuqʷaa  also

also

ʔuuʔutaħsimčču

ʔuuʔutaħsimč  do ritual for whaling  -čuˑ  having ...-ed

doing ritual training for whaling

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

.

The young man who was always trying to get a wife stopped going there trying to get the Slithers-through-Woman for a while, for the young man had been right up for training for whaling.

ɬuɬučataħ is when a man goes and sleeps with a woman at another house.

102.22

wee

wee2  wa!

wa!

ƛaaʔuuk̉ʷaƛʔitq

ƛaʔuˑ  another  -uk  POSS  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

when it was another one

ʔaatħšiƛ

ʔaatħšiƛ  become night

becoming night

ʔuyaaƛ

ʔuyi  when  -ˀaƛ  NOW

then did so when

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ɬuuč̉aɬʔaƛ̉at

ɬuuč̉aɬ  try to sleep w/woman  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

going to try to sleep with her

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

ʔuħʔaƛ̉at

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was by

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

.

"Oh! when it was another night, he tried to sleep with Slithers-through-Woman, it was the young man."

102.23

miɬimɬʔaƛʔi

miɬimɬ  full moon   -ˀaƛ  NOW  =ʔiˑ  DEF

it was full

hupaɬ

hupaɬ  moon

moon

ʔeʔimʔi

ʔeʔim  at first  =ʔiˑ  DEF

at first (night)

miɬimỷuuƛ

miɬimỷawiƛ  become a full moon

become a full moon

hupaɬ

hupaɬ  moon

moon

.

It was a full moon, the first night of a full moon.

pg. 28/229 begins here

102.24

hineeʔiƛ

hineeʔiƛ  enter house

he entered

hiỷatħʔitq

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

where she was living

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

.

The young man went inside the house where Slithers-through-Woman lived.

102.25

k̉uuqšiƛ

k̉uuqšiƛ  move stealthily

he went stealthily

hitac̉upiƛ

hitac̉upiƛ  go to rear of house

going to the rear of the house

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

.

The young man went stealthily along to the back end of house.

102.26

ʔam̉aqiɬʔaƛ̉at

ʔam̉aqiɬ  have sex with  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS

it was having sex with her

wacswuuʔuƛʔi

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

Slithers-through-Woman

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

ʔuħʔat

ʔuħʔat  by

by

.

The whale was having sex with Slithers-through-Woman.

102.27

ʔapħtiiɬħiweʔin

ʔapħtiiɬ  halfway in house  -ħiˑ  IMPF  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he got halfway into the house

č̉uč̉uušuʔaɬʔaƛ

č̉uč̉uušuʔaɬ  become suspicious  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he became suspicious

.

When he got to the middle of the house, he became suspicious.

102.28

hisiikʷiɬweʔin

hisiikʷ  go along  -‘iɬ3  on the floor  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he was going along the floor

naʔaaʔat

naʔaˑ  hear  -ˀat  PASS

it was heard

quuʔas

quuʔas  man

man

.

He was going along the floor, hearing the man.

102.29

hisiikʷaʔaqiɬʔatweʔin

hisiikʷ  go along  -(w)aʔaq1  alongside  -‘iɬ3  in the house  -ˀat  PASS  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he was going along the floor

naʔaaʔat

naʔaˑ  hear  -ˀat  PASS

hearing

t̉it̉ick̉aqƛħtiɬ

t̉it̉ick̉aqƛħtiɬ  feet thump on the floor

feet thumping along the floor

hiniiʔas

hiniiʔas  go out

going outside

.

Along on the side he went on the floor, he heard feet thumping along the floor, heading outside of the house.

102.30

n̉ačkumqƛinuʔaƛweʔin

n̉ačkumqƛinawiƛ  look behind  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he looked behind him

.

He then looked behind him.

102.31

yiiɬweeʔin

yii1  yonder  -weˑʔin  3.QT

there he was

quuʔas

quuʔas  person

person

čukʷiƛ

čukʷiƛ  stoop over

he stooped over

yiiɬweeʔin

yii1  yonder  -weˑʔin  3.QT

there

hiniiʔas

hiniiʔas  go out

he went out

.

Over there was a person, stooping over there as he went outside.

102.32

ʔuuħtaasaweʔin

ʔuuħtaasa  straight away  -weˑʔin  3.QT

straight away he did so

kamitqšiƛ

kamitqšiƛ  run

running

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

huuʔiiʔas

huʔiiʔas  go back outside

going back outside

.

At once the young man ran back outside.

102.33

n̉aacsiičiƛweʔin

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he saw

yiiɬʔaƛweʔin

yii1  yonder  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -weˑʔin  3.QT

being over there

quuʔas

quuʔas  man

man

yaacuk

yaacuk  go

going

,

qʷaaweeʔin

qʷaa  thus  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it was like this

ħan̉aħquu

ħan̉aħ  naked  -quu1  3.CND

as if he was naked

quuʔasʔi

quuʔas  person  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the man

,

wikweeʔin

wik  not  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he wasn't

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  big

big

quuʔasʔi

quuʔas  person  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the man

.

He saw there a man walking, being as if the person was naked and not a big man.

pg. 29/230 begins here

102.34

hupkimɬweʔin

hupkimɬ2  be short  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he was short

ƛ̉acχʷimɬ

ƛ̉acχʷimɬ  be chubby

be chubby

.

He was short and chubby.

102.35

yaackʷaỷiiħšiƛ

yaackʷaỷiiħšiƛ  go after s.o.

he went after him

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

ɬuuč̉aɬitʔi

ɬuuč̉aɬ  try to sleep w/woman  -(m)it  PAST  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who had tried to sleep w/woman

ʔuuciỷuk

ʔuuciiỷuk  go to

going to

wacswuuʔuƛ

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman

Slithers-through-Woman

.

The young man walked after the one who went to try to sleep with Slithers-through-Woman.

102.36

yaaɬweeʔin

yaaɬ  there  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he was there

,

nuut̉iħta

nuut̉iħta  roll one's hair up at the forehead

roll one's hair up at the forehead

n̉aacsiičiƛweʔin

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see  -weˑʔin  3.QT

he saw

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

nuut̉iħtaqa

nuut̉iħta  roll one's hair up at the forehead  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he had rolled his hair up at the forehead

hapsỷup̉atʔi

hapsỷup  hair  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his hair

.

There it was with his hair rolled up at the forehead; he saw that his hair was tied in a roll at the forehead.

102.37

ʔum̉aačas

ʔum̉aačas  go along at a proper distance

he did at a proper distance

ʔanačas

ʔanačas  close behind

close behind

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

yaac̉iiħ

yaac̉iiħ  follow s.o.

following him

.

The young man went along at a distance, following him.

102.38

wikčicsapiqa

wikčiiɬ  uncovered  -(c,k)sapi1  screened by  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he was visible, not obstructed

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

yaaɬapiqa

yaaɬ  there  -api2  in the air [L]  -qaˑ  3.SUB

there in the sky

hupaɬʔi

hupaɬ  moon  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the moon

miɬimɬ

miɬimɬ  full moon

it was full (moon)

n̉eʔiƛak

n̉eʔiƛ  shine  -ˀak  POSS

shining

n̉aapi

n̉aapi  moonlight

moonlight

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

it was like

n̉aasquu

n̉aas  day  -quu1  3.CND

it was day

.

He was visible without any obstructions, since there up in the sky was the full moon; the moonlight lit up the sky like it was day.

102.39

ʔuuʔumasa

ʔuʔuma  go to  -sasa  precisely [L]

he was going directly

hinaaqtas

hinaaqtas  go across a hill

going across the hill

ʔamaqtasʔi

ʔamaqtas  hill  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the hill

p̉up̉umʕa

p̉up̉umaʕa  San Mateo Bay

San Mateo Bay

.

He (the whale) went straight across the hill at San Mateo Bay.

A village site right across the mouth of Uchucklesaht Harbour. The tribe that used to live there are now all dead.

102.40

ƛawas

ƛawas  follow

he followed

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ƛawasqa

ƛawas  follow  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he was following him

hitaaʕat̉as

hitaaʕat̉as  go downhill

going downhill

kʷispaasʔi

kʷispaas  other side of  =ʔiˑ  DEF

other side of the hill

.

The young man followed close behind, following going down the hill, the other side of the hill.

102.41

hitinqsaƛ

hitinqsaƛ  go down to beach

he went down to the beach

wiinapiʔaƛ

wiinapi  remain  -ˀaƛ  NOW

remaining there

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

n̉aacsiičiƛqa

n̉aacsiičiƛ  start to see  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he started to see

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

yiiɬc̉uusqa

yii1  yonder  -c̉uˑs  in a bay  -qaˑ  3.SUB

there in the bay was

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

.

The young man went down to the beach then stayed still on the ground that he saw that there in the bay was a whale.

pg. 30/231 begins here

102.42

n̉aacsa

n̉aacsa  see

he saw

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

yiiɬqa

yii1  yonder  -qaˑ  3.SUB

it was over there

tuxʷasiƛqa

tuxʷaasiƛ  jump onto  -qaˑ  3.SUB

jumping onto

yaa

yaa1  that

that

ʔaamaan̉uʔiħtatʔi

ʔaamaan̉uʔiħta  nose  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the nose of

ʔiiħtuup

ʔiiħtuup  whale

whale

yaa

yaa1  that

that

quuʔasʔi

quuʔas  person  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the man

yaaʕiiħʔitq

yaqʷ  REL  -ˀiiħ2  try to get [R+L]  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

whom he was trying to get

yaac̉iiħ

yaac̉iiħ  follow s.o.

following him

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

.

He saw that over there, the man whom the young man had been pursuing, jumped onto the nose of the whale.

102.43

qʷaaweeʔin

qʷaa  thus  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it was as though

histaataquu

his(t)  LOC  -aˑta  direct action at  -quu1  3.CND

that he was doing so there

kʷicšiƛ

kʷicšiƛ  open up

opening up

hitaakƛasʔatʔi

hitaakƛi  back  -aˑs1  on a surface  -ˀat  PASS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

where was behind

čakʷaasatʔi

čakʷaasi  dorsal fin  -ˀat  INAL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the dorsal fin of

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

.

It was as though he was lifting up (a trap door) right behind the dorsal fin of the whale.

102.44

qʷaaweeʔin

qʷaa  thus  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it was like this

ʔanasiɬaquu

ʔanasiɬa  only do  -quu1  3.CND

only doing

qʷis

qʷis  do thus

doing thus

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

kʷicšiƛ

kʷicšiƛ  open up

opening up

yiiɬ

yii1  yonder

yonder

hitaqstuʔaƛ

hitaqstawiƛ  get into  -ˀaƛ  NOW

getting into

quuʔasitʔi

quuʔas  person  -(m)it  former  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the former person

.

It was like this when he did this, lifting up the (door), there the person got inside it (the whale).

102.45

taakuksaweʔin

takuk  at once  -sasa  only [L]  -weˑʔin  3.QT

all at once it did

ʔuušsiɬa

ʔuušsiɬa  happen

happening

ʔiiħtuumitʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  -(m)it  PAST  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the former whale

.

All at once, something happened to the whale.

102.46

c̉aʔuɬsap

c̉aʔuɬsap  cause the sea to become rough

it caused the sea to become rough

kʷakʷisc̉us

kʷakʷisc̉us  exit bay tail first

going out of the bay tail first

.

It went out of the bay with tail first, causing the sea to become rough.

102.47

wikweeʔin

wik  not  -weˑʔin  3.QT

it didn't

qiikʷaaɬ

qii  long time  -kʷaˑɬ  absent

stay away long

.

It did not stay out of view for long.

102.48

hiy

hiy  hiy!

Hiy!

hinusaƛ

hinusa2  surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it came to the surface

hiħšiʔaƛ

hiħšiƛ  blow (of a whale)  -ˀaƛ  NOW

blowing

ʔiiħtuupʔi

ʔiiħtuup  whale  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the whale

.

Hiy! The whale came up to surface of the sea, blowing.

102.49

yiiɬʔaƛ

yii1  yonder  -ˀaƛ  NOW

over there it did

takkʷisc̉u

takkʷisc̉u  head out of bay

heading out of

hitakʷisc̉us

hitakʷisc̉us  go out of bay

going out of bay

p̉up̉umʕa

p̉up̉umaʕa  San Mateo Bay

San Mateo Bay

.

There it went out of the bay, going out of the bay at San Mateo Bay.

102.50

wikʔaɬʔaƛqa

wikʔaɬ  not know  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑ  3.SUB

she didn't know about

wacswuuʔuƛʔi

wacswuuʔuƛ  Slithers-through-Woman  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

Slithers-through-Woman

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

hiniip̉atukqa

hiniip  get  -ˀat  PASS  -uk  POSS  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he had found out about him

ʕiwiiqsuučiƛukʔi

ʕiwiiqsuučiƛ  become s.o.'s lover  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  REL

the one who became her lover

.

Slithers-through-Woman was not aware that the young man had found out about her new sweetheart.

pg. 31/232 begins here

102.51

n̉aasšiƛ

n̉aasšiƛ  dawn

dawn came

hišimỷuup

hišimỷawup  gather

he called together

kʷaakʷaqakʔi

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his crew

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

.

Day came, the young man assembled his crew.

102.52

wik

wik  not

he did not do

mačiiɬħ

mačiiɬ  be in house  -(q)ħ3  BEING

being in the house

hišimỷuup

hišimỷawup  gather

calling together

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

going to

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

w̉aayaakʔi

w̉aayi  hill  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the hill of

p̉up̉umʕa

p̉up̉umaʕa  San Mateo Bay

San Mateo Bay

.

He did not assemble them inside the house but they went directly to the hill at San Mateo Bay.

original was waaỷaakʔi

102.53

ʔiiqħšiʔaƛ

ʔiiqħšiƛ  tell  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he told them

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

qʷayuʔaɬʔitq

qʷaa  thus  -(y)uʔaɬ  see  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

that which he had seen

naʔaataħ

naʔaataħ  listen

listening

ħaaw̉iiħaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young men

kʷaakʷaqiʔi

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the crew

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ħaaw̉iiħaƛistaqa

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl  -ista  ... person(s) in canoe  -qaˑ  3.SUB

they were the young men in the canoe

.

The young man told them what he saw, the young men in his crew, listened.

102.54

waʔaƛ̉iikeʔicuu

waʔaƛ  be of good heart!  -ˀiikʷ2  HYP.FUT  -(m)eˑʔicuu  2p.IND

you will do like smart fellows

hiinataħikin

hiinataħ  lie in wait  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT  -ni  1p.ABS

we will try to catch him

.

"You fellows will do so like brave fellows, we will try to catch him."

102.55

ʔiiħtuuma

ʔiiħtuup  whale  -maˑ  3.IND

it is a whale

yaqii

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)ii  3.INDF-REL

which does

ɬuuč̉aaỷasšiiɬ

ɬuuč̉aaỷasšiiɬ  be going to sleep with s.o. at intervals

is going to sleep with her at intervals

hiininʔaaɬ

hinin  come  -ʔaaɬ2  at intervals

coming at intervals

ʔatħiiʔaƛquu

ʔatħii  night  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

when it is night

.

It is a whale who comes at intervals to sleep with her (the one he was after), coming from time to time when it is night.

102.56

wik̉iičim

wik  not  -ˀiˑčim  2>3p.FUT.IMP

you should not do

weʔičuʔaaħ

weeʔičuƛ  fall asleep  -ˀaaħ  IRR

going to sleep

c̉awaakqħ

c̉awaakʷ  one  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

while one does

wawaaʔaƛ

wawaa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he said

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  refer to

refer to

kʷaakʷaqiʔi

kʷaakʷaqi  crew  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the crew

.

"You fellows will not sleep at all, not even one of you should do so," he said to the paddlers.

102.57

puuxyaqsap

puuxyaqsap  inflate s.t.

they inflated them

tukʷaqapiiħukʔi

tukʷaqimɬ  float.pl  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

their floats

n̉aas

n̉aas  day

day

,

čimyaqsap

čimyaqsap  get ready

getting ready

ɬukskaapuɬukʔi

ɬukskaapuɬ  harpoon lanyard  -uk  IMPF  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his lanyard

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

.

They inflated their floats with air that day, the young man getting his lanyard ready.

pg. 32/233 begins here

102.58

čimyaqsap

čimyaqsap  get ready

he got his ready

ʕaƛyaqan̉uɬukʔi

ʕaaƛyaqan̉uɬ  cedar-branch rope  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his cedar-branch rope

.

He got his cedar branch rope ready.

102.59

ʕaʕaatinkšiƛ

DUP-  PL  ʕatinkšiƛ  join

they were all connected them

qʷis

qʷis  do thus

doing thus

qʷaaʔiitqʔaaɬa

qʷaa  thus  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

as they always did

ʕaaƛyaqan̉uɬʔi

ʕaaƛyaqan̉uɬ  cedar-branch rope  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the rope

.

They (the floats) were all tied together the way it was always done with the cedar branch rope.

102.60

ʔanasiɬamaaʔaƛ̉ap̉aƛ

ʔanasiɬa  only do  -maaʔaƛ  intend to...  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they only had to do so

maƛaɬačiƛ

maƛaɬačiƛ  tie onto

tying them onto (canoe)

tukʷaqapiiħukʔi

float  -uk  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

their floats

.

They only had to tie the floats onto the canoe.

102.61

ʔaatħšiƛƛaa

ʔatħii  night  -šiƛ  PRF  =ƛaa  again

it became night again

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

nawaaỷiʔaƛ

nawaaỷiƛ  sit on the ground  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he sat on the ground

ħaaw̉iɬaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young man

.