125a. Prayer

Alex Thomas

This is taken from xix: 10a.

125a.1
n̉ačʕaaʔatuʔis 
n̉ačʕaaʔatu 
look down on 
-ˀiˑs2 
2s>1.IMP 
look down on me 
ħaw̉eeɬ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
-ee 
VOC 
Oh, chief 
ɬaksuuqstuʔis 
ɬaksuuqstawiƛ 
take pity on 
-ˀiˑs2 
2s>1.IMP 
take pity on me! 
tiič̉ap̉is 
tiič̉ap 
let s.o. live 
-ˀiˑs2 
2s>1.IMP 
keep me alive! 
huʔacaʔapčip̉is 
huʔacaʔap 
return to s.o. 
-čiˑp 
INDIR 
-ˀiˑs2 
2s>1.IMP 
bring me back! 
ʔuušħʔatquus 
ʔuuš 
some 
-(q)ħ3 
BEING 
-ˀat 
PASS 
-quus 
1s.CND 
whatever I am by 
ʔuušwaaʔat 
ʔuuš 
some 
-waˑ 
say [R] 
-ˀat 
PASS 
someone done to 
p̉išwaaʔat 
p̉išwaa 
say a bad thing 
-ˀat 
PASS 
tell a bad thing 

"Look down on me Oh, chief take pity on me! keep me alive! bring me back! whatever I am talked about poorly by someone."

In every ʔuusimč, whenever you go out, you begins with tiičsimč "prayer for life". Words are:

125a.2
ʔuukʷaʔaanač̉apikqas 
ʔukʷa 
oneself 
-ˀap2 
CAUS 
-ikqas 
1s.OPT 
may I cause him to have his affect himself 
qaaħʔayimč̉atquus 
qaħ 
die 
-ˀaỷimč 
pray for [L] 
-ˀat 
PASS 
-quus 
1s.CND 
whenever they pray that I die 
ʔuħʔat 
ʔuħʔat 
by 
by 
ʔukʷac̉uqstapikqas 
ʔukʷa 
oneself 
-c̉uˑ1 
in container 
-aˑqsti 
inside 
-ˀap2 
CAUS 
-ikqas 
1s.OPT 
may I cause him to swallow his own (words) 

"May I cause him to have his affect on himself whenever he prays that I die, may I cause him to swallow his own (words)."

125a.3
wiikšaħap̉is 
wikšaħap 
prevent 
-s 
1s.Ind 
protect me from  
ħaw̉eeɬ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
-ee 
VOC 
Oh, chief 

"Protect me, Oh, chief."

125a.4
qaaciiʔaƛ̉is 
qaaciˑ 
give present 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-ˀiˑs2 
2s>1.IMP 
give me! 
ħaw̉iɬmisukʷʔitqak 
ħaw̉iɬmis 
wealth 
-uk 
POSS 
-ʔiˑtqak 
2s.REL 
my wealth 
ħaw̉eeɬ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
-ee 
VOC 
Oh, chief 

"Give me! my wealth Oh, chief."