116. Tom Encounters A Big Storm

Told by Tom Sayachapis to Alex Thomas, received April 28, 1916 at the Division of Anthropology, Geological Survey, ms. 50v: 154-167; B123/F4 (3-4); 107/f4 (1)

Entitled '"Tom encounters a big storm on a sealing schooner and uses Nawe?ik's spell to calm the waves".

116.1

yaašmaɬin

yaašmaɬ  hunt seal  -ni  1p.ABS

we were hunting seal

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

n̉aas

n̉aas  day

day

ƛuuɬapiʔisʔi

ƛuuɬ  do gently  -api2  in the air [L]  -ʔis  DIM  =ʔiˑ  REL

when the wind was doing gently

.

A gentle wind was blowing as we were out sealing one day.

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116.2

ħaasiƛni

ħaasiƛ2  all board ship  -ni  1p.ABS

all of us boarded the ship

tuupšiƛ

tuupšiƛ  evening

in the evening

kuuneeʔi

kuunaˑ2  schooner  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the schooner

.

We all got back on the schooner that evening.

116.3

qačc̉aqimỷaħsin

qacc̉a  three  -qimɬ  ... unit  -ˀaħs  in vessel  -ni  1p.ABS

we had three in the canoe

siixuuɬmiik

siixuuɬmiikʷ  Douglas Thomas

Douglas

.

We had caught three (seals) in the canoe, Douglas (and me).

116.4

ƛičaaʔaƛsi

ƛičaˑ  steersman  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I was steersman now

ʔuħʔaƛ

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was

yaašmaɬ

yaašmaɬ  hunt seal

hunting seal

siixuuɬmiik

siixuuɬmiikʷ  Douglas Thomas

Douglas Thomas

.

I was steersman and Douglas was hunting the seals.

116.5

wiiqsiičiʔaƛ

wiiqsiičiƛ  become stormy  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it had become stormy

ƛaasʔii

ƛaas  barometer  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the barometer

wiiwiiʕaaɬukỷakʔi

DUP-  DIST  wiiq1  become squally  -ˀaaɬuk  look after [L or R]  -ỷakʷ  tool  =ʔiˑ  DEF

which was used for checking for bad weather

.

The barometer, which was used for checking for bad weather, showed that it had become stormy.

116.6

wiħiiʔiƛmaʕiiqstuƛ

wiħiiʔiƛmaʕiiqstawiƛ  want to go ashore

he wanted to go ashore

kaaptinʔakqin

keeptin  captain  -ˀak  POSS  -qin  1p.REL

our captain

.

Our captain wanted to go ashore.

116.7

santu

santu  Santo

Santo

ʔuħʔaƛ

ʔuħ  is  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was

w̉asna

w̉asna  be unwilling

he was unwilling

wiħiiʔuƛ

wiħiiʔawiƛ  go to dry land

go ashore

.

It was Santo who was unwilling to go ashore.

116.8

ʔeʔimʔama

ʔeʔimʔap  happen as soon as  -maˑ  3.IND

it happened as soon as

qiic̉ukʷiƛt̉ana

qiic̉ukʷiƛ  get to be late  -t̉aˑna  slightly

get to be a bit late

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

ħayup̉iɬčapqač̉a

ħayu  ten  -p̉iˑɬʷ1  ... o'clock  -či2  at  -ˀap2  CAUS  -qaˑč̉a  3.DUB

I think it was at 10 o'clock

ʔatħii

ʔatħii  night

night

.

It happened as soon as it got a bit late at night, at ten o'clock at night, I think.

116.9

wiiqsiičiʔaƛ

wiiqsiičiƛ  become stormy  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it became stormy

hininʔaƛ

hinin  come  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they came

huỷaak

huỷaakʷ  waves

waves

ʔeʔiiħ

DUP-  PL  ʔiiħʷ  big

big ones

.

Then it became stormy, with big waves coming in.

116.10

ʔukɬaaʔakni

ʔukɬaa  name  -ˀak  POSS  -ni  1p.ABS

ours was called

louie

louie  Louie

Louie

kaaptin

keeptin  captain

captain

.

Our captain was called Louie

A trader. Is this "Lewie" Young?

116.11

ʔalipeek

ʔalipeek  Alipeek

Alipeek

ʔukɬaaʔakni

ʔukɬaa  name  -ˀak  POSS  -ni  1p.ABS

ours was called

kuunaa

kuunaˑ2  schooner

schooner

yaqʷiiq

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iiq1  travel by

which we were travelling by

.

Our schooner, which we were travelling by, was called Alipeek.

Halifax ??

116.12

n̉aasšiƛ

n̉aasšiƛ  dawn

at dawn

wiiqsiiʔaƛ

wiiqsii  be stormy  -ˀaƛ  NOW

it was stormy

.

The next day it was stormy.

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116.13

hiiỷaqƛ̉aħssaqħʔat

hiiỷaqƛ̉aħs  hold of a ship  -sasa  only [L]  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀat  PASS

one did so right down in the hold

naʔaaʔat

naʔaˑ  hear  -ˀat  PASS

were heard

c̉istuupm̉inħʔi

c̉istuˑp  rope  -m̉inħ  PL  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the ropes

qʷaa

qʷaa  thus

thus

t̉ickaaquu

t̉ickaa  thunder  -quu1  3.CND

being like thunder

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  big

big

yuʔaɬ

yuuʔi  North wind  -ʔaɬ1  attached on

North wind on them

.

One could hear right down in the hold, the ropes sounding like thunder as the North wind blew through them.

116.14

t̉ikʷisačišt̉aƛquu

t̉ikʷisačišt  be thrown out of the water  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

it would be thrown out of the water

yaqʷiiqqin

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iiq1  travel by  -qin  1p.REL

the one we were travelling in

.

Our boat would be thrown about on the sea.

116.15

hiy

hiy  hiy!

Hiy!

winsyaqačišt̉aƛquu

winsyaqačišt  be righted on the sea  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

it would be righted on the sea

.

My! then it would land upright again.

116.16

yaaɬ

yaaɬ  there

there

ʔiiħw̉anim

ʔiiħw̉anim  Mountain-Cap

Mountain-Cap

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

ʔeʔinħmaqak

ʔeʔinħʷ  size  -maq  ... quality  -ˀak  POSS

being the size of

huỷaak

huỷaakʷ  waves

waves

.

The waves were as high as Mountain-Cap.

ʔiihw̉anim "Big-In-middle", name of the mountain right across from Alberni Canal.

116.17

ʔuc̉inama

ʔuc̉inap  put into container  -maˑ  3.IND

he put into it

č̉iipmeʔi

č̉iipma  caulking  =ʔiˑ  DEF

caulking

louie

louie  Louie

Louie

č̉iipc̉inap

č̉iipc̉inap  shove into container

shoving into container

niisaakčinup

niisaakčinup  put into a sack

putting it into a sack

.

Louie shoved some caulking into a sack.

116.18

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then

and then

ƛaqaaɬačiʔaƛ

ƛaqaaɬačiƛ  put oil on  -ˀaƛ  NOW

he put oil on

c̉iʔaɬačiʔaƛ

c̉iʔaɬačiƛ  pour onto a surface  -ˀaƛ  NOW

pour onto

kʷinʔuuyin

kʷinʔɔɔyin  coal oil

coal oil

.

Then he put oil onto it (the sack), pouring on coal oil.

116.19

ʔaƛħtačinuma

ʔaƛa  two  -ħtaˑkʷ2  ... containers full  -činawiƛ  put into container  -maˑ  3.IND

he put two

qʷisʔap

qʷis  do thus  -ˀap2  CAUS

doing like that

yaqʷinƛqin

yaqʷ  REL  -aˑnaw̉iƛ  because of ...  -qin  1p.REL

that is why we

ʔaani

ʔaani  really

really

ʕupỷuk

ʕupỷuk  be calm

being calm

.

He put two sacks like that out; that's why it caused the sea to really calm down around us.

116.20

qatqatšʔaƛ

qatqatš  be breaking  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they broke up

huỷaakʔi

huỷaakʷ  waves  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the waves

ʔuusaaħaƛ

ʔuusaaħi  for this reason  -ˀaƛ  NOW

because of

ƛaqmisʔi

ƛaqmis  oil  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the oil

yaqʷaaɬačišt̉aƛqin

yaqʷ  REL  -aˑɬ  on fabric-like surface  -ačišt  on the sea  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qin  1p.REL

which we had spread on the sea

maƛaaɬačišt

maƛ  tie  -aˑɬ  on fabric-like surface  -ačišt  on the sea

spreading on the sea

qʷaaqʷačimin

DUP-  SUF  qʷaa  thus  =čiˑ  go and ...  -(m)in  1p IND

as we had done

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

n̉aasšiƛ

n̉aasšiƛ  dawn

dawn

.

The waves were broken up because of the oil we had placed on the sea at dawn.

116.21

ƛaʔuuʔasʔaƛquu

ƛaʔuˑ  other  -ˀas5  go to  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

other ones went out

ħaaw̉iiħaƛ

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl

young men

.

Other young men would go out.

116.22

qaħak̉aƛč̉inš

qaħakʷ  dead  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -č̉inš  1pl.INFER

we might die

waaʔaƛquu

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

they would say

.

"We might die now," they would say.

116.23

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛaħ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

and then I did

waaỷaqstuʔaƛ

waaỷaqstawiƛ  think  -ˀaƛ  NOW

thought to myself

ʔiinaxiičiƛquus

ʔiinaxiičiƛ  get ready  -quus  1s.CND

I should get ready

.

And then I thought to myself that I should get ready.

116.24

sukʷiƛaħ

sukʷiƛ  take  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I took it

ƛ̉upaapiiħukqas

ƛ̉upaapiiħ  warm  -uk  IMPF  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

my warm one

ƛiƛiħʔaqƛ

ƛiƛiħʔaqƛ  shirt

shirt

m̉uč̉ičuƛaħ

m̉uč̉ičawiƛ  get dressed  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I got dressed

.

I took my warm shirt and put it on.

116.25

hitač̉ičuƛaħ

hitač̉ičawiƛ  put on clothing  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I put on

ʔat̉aqimɬukqas

ʔat̉aqimɬ  thick  -uk  IMPF  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

mine that was thick

čaqswii

čaqswii  vest

vest

.

I put on my thick vest.

116.26

hitač̉ičuƛsi

hitač̉ičawiƛ  put on clothing  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I put on

kuutukqas

kuut  coat  -uk  POSS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

my coat

ʔat̉aqimɬaqaq

ʔat̉aqimɬ  thick  -aq  very

very thick

.

I put on my very thick coat.

116.27

suč̉aqimỷisckʷaksi

suč̉a  five  -qimɬ  ... unit  -ˀiˑs1  consume  -ckʷiˑ  having ...-ed  -ˀak  POSS  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I had paid five dollars

hist̉atħ

his(t)  LOC  -ˀatħ1  live at

where it was

hikuuɬ

hikuuɬ  Ecoole

Ecoole

mista nuukum

mista nuukum  Mr. Newcombe

Mr. Newcombe

.

I had paid five dollars to Mr. Newcombe for it at Ecoole.

Mr. Newcombe, a trader

116.28

weʔič̉aƛ

weʔič  sleep  -ˀaƛ  NOW

they slept

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

.

The Tsishaa people were sleeping.

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116.29

qatw̉aat̉aƛitqač̉ana

qatw̉aat  half  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)it  former  -qač̉ana  116.pl.DUB

it seems we were half

qaħak

qaħakʷ  dead

dead

c̉awaak

c̉awaakʷ  one

one

ciqmanak

ciqmanakʷ  have the voice to

he had the voice

yaqitii

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

which was

p̉išʔakƛim

p̉išʔakƛim  Bad-Rear

Bad-Rear

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

named

.

I think we were half dead, but one still had the voice to speak up, named Bad-Rear.

116.30

p̉išsuuqstuʔaƛaħ

p̉išsuuqstawiƛ  get angry  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I then got angry

hiihiiqʷiiʔasčiiɬaqeʔi

DUP-  PL  hiq  all  -iiʔas  go outside  -ičiiɬ  INC.IT [L]  -ˀaqa  several ...-ing  =ʔiˑ  DEF

at all who were going outside

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

ʔaʔaniwaqa

ʔaaʔaanuwa  only say  -qaˑ  3.SUB

only saying

qaħak̉aƛč̉inš

qaħakʷ  dead  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -č̉inš  1pl.INFER

we might die

wawaaɬyuʕaqa

wawaaɬyu  be saying (pl.)  -ˀaqa  several ...-ing

they kept saying

.

I then got mad at all who went out at intervals that they were only saying "we might die," they kept saying.

116.31

ʔuuqʷatukma

ʔuuqʷatuk  chatter happily  -maˑ  3.IND

chattering happily

hiyiɬ

hiɬ  LOC  -‘iɬ3  in the house

there in the house

.

'There in the house they are chattering happily."

116.32

hani

haani  say!

say!

hawiiʔaƛ̉ič

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑč2  2p>3.IMP

finish it!

wawaa

wawaa  say

saying

waamaħ

waa  say  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I said

tučiɬšiƛ

tučiɬšiƛ  speak harshly

speaking harshly

ħaaw̉iiħaƛʔi

ħaaw̉iɬaƛ  young man.pl  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the young men

.

"Say! stop it!" I said, speaking harshly to the young men.

116.33

tiičikin

tiˑča  alive  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT  -ni  1p.ABS

we will live

.

"We will live."

116.34

ʔaanasaweʔin

ʔana  only  -sasa  only [L]  -weˑʔin  3.QT

they only did so

tiič

tiˑča  alive

slive

wiħiiʔuƛ

wiħii  on dry land  -ˀawiƛ2  be on the rocks

on dry land

c̉išaaʔatħ

c̉išaaʔatħ  Tsishaath people

Tsishaa people

waaʔatikin

waa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -(y)ik  IRR.FUT  -ni  1p.ABS

it will be said of us by

maatmaas

maʔas  tribe.pl

tribes

waamaħ

waa  say  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I said

.

"Only the Tsishaath came ashore alive", the tribes will say to us," I said.

116.35

waaʔaƛ̉i

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

say it!

ʔaħn̉ii

ʔaħn̉ii  that

that

ħaw̉eeɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief  -ee  VOC

oh, chief

waaʔaƛ̉ataħ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

he told me

ʔaam̉aaqčik

ʔaam̉aaqčik  Go-along-below

Go-along-below

.

"Keep saying that, O Chief!" said Go-along-below to me.

116.36

kʷistuupsiɬaƛ̉in

kʷistuupsiɬa  do s.t. extraordinary  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀin5  1p.IMP

let us do s.t. extraordinary

ʔanik

ʔanik  that you

that you

kʷistuup

kʷistuup  different

special

ʔuuščuu

ʔuuščuu  powered supernaturally

powered supernaturally

ʔukɬaa

ʔukɬaa  name

called

ħaw̉iɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief

chief

.

"Let's now do something extraordinary that you are extraordinary due to something called being a chief."

116.37

tiič̉ap̉isim

tiˑča  alive  -ˀap2  CAUS  -ˀiˑsim  2s>1s.FUT.IMPER

let me live

hiniicssaʔeʔisim

hiniics  carry along  -(c,k)saˑʔa  come to land  -ˀiˑsim  2s>1s.FUT.IMPER

take me ashore

waaʔataħ

waa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

he said to me

ʔaam̉aaqčik

ʔaam̉aaqčik  Go-along-below

Go-along-below

.

"Let me live, take me ashore!" Go-along-below said to me.

116.38

hiniiʔassi

hiniiʔas  go out  -siˑ2  1s.ABS

I went outside

.

I went outside.

116.39

ɬiɬmiiỷamaħ

ɬiɬmiiỷap  do securely  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I did securely

ʔat

ʔat  indeed

indeed

maƛšiƛ

maƛšiƛ  tie

tied it on

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

t̉uħc̉itatqas

t̉uħc̉iti  head  -ˀat  PASS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

on my head

ciiciiỷiħteʔi

ciiciiỷiħta  wool muffler  =ʔiˑ  DEF

wool muffler

ʔatasiš

ʔatasiš  1s.CONTR

I then did

ʔeʔimqħ

ʔeʔim  as soon as  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

as soon as doing so

ỷakwaas

ỷakwaas  peep out

peek out

t̉iit̉iiʔatuquxsčiʔaƛ

t̉iit̉iiʔatuquxsčiƛ  fall off the head  -ˀaƛ  NOW

falling off the head

ʔuunuuƛ

ʔunw̉iiƛ  because

because

ʔiiħ

ʔiiħʷ  very

very

našuk

našuk  strong

strong

puuxʷaa

puuxʷaa  be blowing

be blowing

yuuʔi

yuuʔi  North wind

North wind

wiiqsii

wiiqsii  blow steadily

blowing steadily

.

Although I tied a long woollen muffler around my head tightly, as soon as I peeped out, it flew off my head, because the North wind was blowing very strongly.

116.40

kaaʔacskapuuħ

kaaʔa  hand over!  -(c)skaˑpuɬ2  rascal!.pl

hand over rascals!

maƛtuup

maƛtuup  string

string

waaʔaƛaħ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I said

yayaaqčisqas

yayaaqči  shipmate  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

my shipmates

.

"Give me some string, you rascals," I said to my mates.

116.41

maƛšiʔaƛaħ

maƛšiƛ  tie  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I tied it on

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

maaʕiiƛ̉anup̉aƛ

maaʕiiƛ̉anawup  tie under the chin  -ˀaƛ  NOW

tying under the chin

c̉istuupckʷiʔisʔi

c̉istuupckʷi  piece of string  -ʔis  DIM  =ʔiˑ  DEF

a little piece of string

ʔuħtinʔap̉aƛ

ʔuħtinʔap  make from  -ˀaƛ  NOW

using it now

.

I tied this little piece of rope on, tied together under my chin, using it.

116.42

qʷaaqħʔaƛaħ

qʷaa  thus  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I did so that way

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

huʔiiʔas

huʔiiʔas  go back outside

going back outside

hiniiʔas

hiniiʔas  go out

going outside

.

I did so that way, and again I went back outside.

116.43

ƛawasʔataħ

ƛawas  approach  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

they followed me

tik

tik  Dick

Dick

ʕimtšiʔanit

ʕimtšiʔat  Tutuutsh  -(m)it  PAST

the late Tutuutsh

.

Dick and the late Tutuutsh followed me.

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116.44

hiy

hiy  hiy!

Hiy!

takaacyinƛma

takaacyinawiƛ  go forward to the bow  -maˑ  3.IND

they went forward to the bow

ʔaƛeʔi

ʔaƛa  two  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the two

hiɬyinʔi

hiɬyin  bow of a boat  =ʔiˑ  REL

in the bow

ƛaqsim

ƛaqsim  mast

mast

.

Now the two went forward to the foremast in the bow.

116.45

ʔucačiƛma

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -maˑ  3.IND

they went

ʔanamaħ

ʔana  only  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I am the only one

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

going to

ƛičeeʔi

ƛičaˑ  stern  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the stern

ƛaqsim

ƛaqsim  mast

mast

.

They went there but only I went to the mizzenmast.

116.46

ʔuʔiip̉ičasaħ

ʔuʔiip̉ičas  stand beside  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I stood beside it

.

I stood alongside it.

116.47

hinaap̉iqšiƛaħ

hinaap̉iqšiƛ  yell  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I yelled

.

I then yelled.

116.48

ʔukšiƛaħ

ʔukšiƛ  put forth  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I uttered forth

ʔuč̉akukʷiič

ʔuč̉akʷ  instrument  -uk  POSS  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

that which was for that purpose

naaweeʔiikič̉a

naaweeʔiik  Naweik  -(m)ič̉aˑ  3.HEARSAY

the famous Naweik

wiiqsii

wiiqsii  bad weather

bad weather

hinaap̉iqỷak

hinaap̉iqỷakʷ  yelling spell

yelling spell

ʔuč̉akuk

ʔuč̉akʷ  instrument  -uk  POSS

for the purpose of

wiiqỷaan̉uʔaƛquu

wiiqỷaanawiƛ  encounter a storm  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quu1  3.CND

getting into a storm

ʔuʔuutaħqħ

ʔuʔuutaħ  hunt whale  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP

while hunting whale

qʷaanuuƛqħiič

qʷaanuuƛ  for that reason  -(q)ħ2  CONTEMP  -yiič  3.INDF.REL

for which reason

ʔuuʕaqstuƛ

ʔuuʕaqstuƛ  become calm

becoming calm

wiiqsii

wiiqsii  bad weather

bad weather

.

Then I uttered what was the late Naweik's spell to yell out when he got into a storm when out whaling in order to make the storm abate.

116.49

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛaħ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

and then I did

hiitaɬukšiʔaƛ

hiitaɬukšiƛ  cast a spell  -ˀaƛ  NOW

casting a spell

.

And then I cast a spell.

116.50

hisiikaħ

hisiikʷ  go along  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I went along

nuučyuu

nuučyuu  mountains

mountains

ciiqciiqa

ciiqciiqa  speaking

talking

ʔiiqħuk

ʔiiqħuk  tell

tell

.

I went along in that way chanting about the mountains.

116.51

hisiikaħ

hisiikʷ  go along  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I went along to

hiineʔisʔi

hiineʔis  head (of water)  =ʔiˑ  =DEF

the head (of water)

c̉uumaʕas

c̉uumaʕas  Alberni Inlet

Alberni Inlet

ʔiiqħuk

ʔiiqħuk  tell

telling

qʷanaanakqas

qʷaa  thus  -(n)aˑnak  have out at sea  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

that with me at sea

ʔaħʔaa

ʔaħʔaa  that

that

.

I went along that way about the head of Alberni Inlet telling what I had at sea with me.

116.52

ʔuusaaħi

ʔuusaaħi  for this reason

for this reason

ƛuyačiƛ

ƛuyačiƛ  get well

get well

ƛuyaỷaʕasaħ

ƛuyaỷaʕas  have good feeling towards  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I have come with goo feelings towards

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you

wawaamaħ

wawaa  say  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I said so

yaaqsaaħiʔitqakʔaaɬa

yaqʷ  REL  -saˑħi  because of  -ʔiˑtqak  2s.REL  =ʔaaɬa  always

by which you always do so

ʔuuqumħiỷapčip

ʔuuqumħiỷap  make the sea calm  -čiˑp  INDIR

cause it to be calm for

siičiɬ

siičiɬ  me (Obj)

me

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

hisiik̉aƛquus

hisiikʷ  go along  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -quus  1s.CND

I would go along

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

ciciqink

ciciqinkʷ  pray

praying

suutiɬ

suutiɬ  you

you

ħaw̉eeɬ

ħaw̉iɬ  chief

chief

wawaamaħ

wawaa  say  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I said

.

""Let this cause you to calm down as I have good feeling towards you, which always causes you to make it calm for me whenever I go this way in prayer to you, O Chief!" I said.

116.53

kaʔupšiƛaħ

kaʔupšiƛ  name s.t.  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I named it

yaqɬaaʔakqas

yaqʷ  REL  -(č,k)ɬaˑ  name  -ˀak  POSS  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

mine which is named

ʕuỷi

ʕuỷi  medicine

medicine

ʔuksỷi

ʔuksỷi  medicine

medicine

ʔuuqumħiỷapỷak

ʔuuqumħiỷapỷakʷ1  medicine for calming the sea

medicine for calming the sea

ʔuuc

ʔuuc  belong to

of the

naaweeʔiikič̉a

naaweeʔiik  Naweik  -(m)ič̉aˑ  3.HEARSAY

the famous Naweik

ʔuuqumħiỷapỷak

ʔuuqumħiỷapỷakʷ1  medicine for calming the sea

medicine for calming the sea

.

I named what mine was called, the medicine for making the sea calm which belonged to old Naweik, the medicine for calming the sea.

116.54

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛaħ

ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ  and then  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

and then I did

ƛičaanuʔaƛ

ƛičaanawiƛ  go to the stern  -ˀaƛ  NOW

going to the stern

hawiiʔaƛqas

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

when I had finished

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

.

Then I went to the stern when I was finished.

116.55

wik̉im

wik  not  -ˀim2  2s>3.FUT IMP

you should not

wiiʔakšiʔaaħ

wiʔakšiƛ2  be weak  -ˀaaħ  IRR

be weak

waweeʔitq

wawaa  say  -ʔiˑtq  3s.REL

what they say

quuʔas

quuʔas  First Nations person

First Nations person

waaʔaƛ̉ataħ

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

he told me

louie

louie  Louie

Louie

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

wiħiiʔuƛ

wiħiiʔawiƛ  go to dry land

we get to dry land

wawaaqa

wawaa  say  -qaˑ  3.SUB

he was saying

.

"Don't you become weak about what the First Nations people say," Louie said to me as he kept saying he was getting ashore.

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116.56

qʷaaqʷačaƛin

qʷaaqʷačiƛ  sustain  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ni  1p.ABS

we were now sustained

tiič

tiˑča  alive

alive

ʔaħkuu

ʔaħkuu  thus

thus

ʔanin

ʔanin  that we

that we

hiɬc̉aatuqin

hiɬc̉aatu  open sea  -qin  1p.REL

while we were at sea

.

We were now kept alive thus while we were at sea."

116.57

wik̉iit̉aƛma

wik̉iit  non-existent  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -maˑ  3.IND

there was none

yuuɬ

yuuɬ  shelter

shelter

wiħiiʔeʔi

wiħiiʔa  rocky shore  =ʔiˑ  DEF

rocky shore

wawaaʔataħ

wawaa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I was told

.

"There's no shelter now towards the land," I was told.

116.58

ʔuyuusin

ʔuyi  if  -(w)uus2  3.Rel.Dub  -ni  1p.ABS

we would do so if

qaħšiƛ

qaħšiƛ  die

die

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  if

if

ɬiʔaaʔapqun

ɬiʔaaʔap  miss (the target)  -qʷin  1p.REL

we should miss it

ʔapʔaqsuɬʔi

ʔapʔaqsuɬ  mouth  =ʔiˑ  DEF

at the mouth

c̉uumaʕas

c̉uumaʕas  Alberni Inlet

Alberni Inlet

.

"We would die if we miss the mouth of the Alberni Inlet."

116.59

ʔaanasaƛma

ʔana  only  -sasa  only [L]  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -maˑ  3.IND

it is only

yuuɬnaak

yuuɬnaakʷ  have a harbour

having a harbour

wawaaʔataħ

wawaa  say  -ˀat  PASS  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

he said to me

keeptinʔakqin

keeptin  captain  -ˀak  POSS  -qin  1p.REL

our captain

.

"It is the only harbour there is," said our captain to me.

116.60

waaw̉it̉asqasqɔɔ

waaw̉it̉as  go to say  -qaˑs  1s.SUB  =qʷa  thus

I have come to say

wikmiħsaqas

wikmiħsa  not want  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

I do not want to

wiħiiʔuƛqun

wiħiiʔawiƛ  go to dry land  -qʷin  1p.REL

that we go to dry land

ʔuyi

ʔuyi  when

when

ʔanin

ʔanin  that we

that we

qʷaaqʷačaƛqin

qʷaaqʷačiƛ  sustain  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qin  1p.REL

we are staying this way

tiič

tiˑča  alive

alive

ʔanin

ʔanin  that we

that we

wikqin

wik  not  -qin  1p.REL

we did not do so

wiħiiʔuƛ

wiħii  on dry land  -ˀawiƛ2  be on the rocks

on dry land

.

'I have come to say to you that I do not want to go ashore, that we are staying alive because we didn't go ashore."

116.61

kaaʔak

kaaʔakʷ  bring!

bring me!

ʔaħn̉ii

ʔaħn̉ii  that

that

m̉iƛʔinʔi

m̉iƛʔin  raincoat  =ʔiˑ  DEF

raincoat

t̉aqaɬʔap̉i

t̉aqaɬʔap  bring along with  -ˀiˑ2  2s>3.IMPER

bring along with it!

m̉iƛuxsimʔi

m̉iƛuxsim  rain hat  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the rain hat

ʔaħn̉ii

ʔaħn̉ii  that

that

waaʔaƛma

waa  say  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -maˑ  3.IND

he said

louie

louie  Louie

Louie

siqiitakʔi

siqiita  cook  -ˀak  POSS  =ʔiˑ  DEF

his cook

ʔuukʷiɬ

ʔuukʷiɬ  Obj. Marker

refer to

.

"Bring me that raincoat and bring along with it that rain hat," Louie said to his cook.

116.62

ʔukčiisiʔaƛaħ

ʔukčiisiƛ  stand along with  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -(m)aˑħ  1s.IND

I then stood along with

louie

louie  Louie

Louie

suuʔaƛ

suu  hold  -ˀaƛ  NOW

holding it

ƛičỷakʔi

ƛičỷakʷ  tiller  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the tiller

ʔaʔapcaʔaaɬuk̉ʷaƛ

ʔaʔapcaʔaaɬuk  keep on the proper course  -ˀaƛ  NOW

keeping ours going the right way

yaqʷiiqqin

yaqʷ  REL  -(y)iiq1  travel by  -qin  1p.REL

the one we were travelling in

.

I stood alongside Louie holding the tiller, keeping our boat pointing the right way.

116.63

t̉aakaqƛsinħaƛni

t̉aakaqƛsinħi  want to move straight ahead  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -ni  1p.ABS

we wanted ours to face away from

ʔaanaħi

ʔaanaħi  just

just

.

We only wanted to be facing away from (the seas).

116.64

n̉up̉itcʔiiqimɬukqacsa

n̉up  one  -p̉it3  ... times  -cʔiiqimɬ  ... hours  -uk  POSS  -qaˑcsa  1s.DUB

I think mine took one hour

hawiiʔaƛqas

hawiiƛ  finish  -ˀaƛ  NOW  -qaˑs  1s.SUB

when I had finished

hiitaɬukšiƛ

hiitaɬukšiƛ  cast a spell

casting a spell

.

I think mine took one hour after I finished casting my spell.

116.65

tušeek

tušaak  rascal

rascal!

ʔuyaasiɬaƛ

ʔuyaasiɬa  s.t. unusual happens to one  -ˀaƛ  NOW

something unusual happened

ʔaħ

ʔaħ  this

this

hinaayiɬʔi

hinaayiɬ  sky  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the sky

.

Rascal! then something unusual happened to the sky.

116.66

kistaqswaƛ

kistaqswi  blue/green shows through  -ˀaƛ  NOW

blue/green comes through

m̉iƛeeʔi

m̉iƛaa  be raining  =ʔiˑ  DEF

the rain

ʔuỷiħtaqšiʔaƛ

ʔuỷiħtaqšiƛ  come from  -ˀaƛ  NOW

coming from

ʔani

ʔani  that

that

m̉iƛaa

m̉iƛaa  be raining

raining

t̉aqsiiʔiɬw̉ayaʔak̉aƛ

t̉aqsiiʔiɬw̉ayaʔakʷ  strong wind blows  -ˀaƛ  NOW

there was a strong wind blowing to land

.

A blue light came through the rain, right from where it was raining, and a strong shoreward wind was blowing.

the ms. says 'blue' but kistaq is usually translated as 'green'.

116.67

hiy

hiy  hiy!

Hiy!

tušeek

tušaak  rascal

rascal!

waakitswima

waakitswi  purple shows through  -maˑ  3.IND

purple shows through

k̉aħpiiɬc̉inƛ

k̉aħpiiɬc̉inawiƛ  burst out in the middle

a hole burst out in the middle

ʔaħkuu

ʔaħkuu  thus

thus

t̉aqcqiiʔakqin

t̉aqcqii  be directly above  -ˀak  POSS  -qin  1p.REL

be above

.