135. High-on-the-Beach and Wealth-on-Rocks

From Tom Sayachapis, Nov. 11, 1913; xii: 39; 108/ f 3 (6).

Cf. text 65.

135.1
yaacpanačitweʔin 
yaacpanač 
walk around 
-(m)it 
PAST 
-weˑʔin 
3.QT 
he was walking around 
saayaač̉apis 
saayaač̉apis 
High-on-the-Beach 
High-on-the-Beach 
ʔucačiƛ 
ʔucačiƛ 
go to 
going to 
nučiiʔi 
nučiˑ 
mountain 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the mountain 
ʔiiħʔii 
ʔiiħʷ 
big 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the big 
nučii 
nučiˑ 
mountain 
mountain 

High-on-the-Beach was walking about and went to the mountain, to the big mountain.

Is this Mt. Rosander?

pg. 39 begins here

135.2
n̉ačuʔaɬ 
n̉ačuʔaɬ 
see 
he saw him 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
person 
a person 
ƛaawasʔiiħšiƛ 
ƛaawasʔiiħšiƛ 
follow closely behind 
followed closely behind him 
wik̉ap̉at 
wik 
not 
-ˀap2 
CAUS 
-ˀat 
PASS 
he did not 
ƛawasiƛ 
ƛawasiƛ 
approach 
approach him 

He saw a person and tried to follow him, (but) was not allowed to get close to him.

135.3
qʷaa 
qʷaa 
thus 
he did thus 
hiɬuk 
hiɬ 
LOC 
-uk 
POSS 
his was there 
p̉atquk 
p̉atquk 
bundle 
bundle 
čimcaasʔatʔi 
čimcaas 
right hand 
-ˀat 
INAL 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
his right hand 

He (the person) did thus (movement of hand) with his bundle in his right hand.

135.4
č̉an̉iičiʔaƛ 
č̉an̉iičiƛ 
not see 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he could not see him 
wiikaƛšiƛ 
wiikaƛšiƛ 
not find 
he could not find 
huptšiʔat 
huptšiƛ 
hide 
-ˀat 
PASS 
being hidden from 

He lost sight of him, and was unable to find him, being hidden from him.

135.5
weʔičuʔaƛ 
weeʔičuƛ 
fall asleep 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he went to sleep 
puuw̉icšiʔaƛ 
puuw̉icšiƛ 
dream of 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he was dreaming 
hiɬʔaƛ 
hiɬ 
LOC 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
there now 
weʔič 
weʔič 
sleep 
sleeping 
nučiiʔi 
nučiˑ 
mountain 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
the mountain 
ʔapp̉iqeʔi 
ʔapp̉iq 
summit 
=ʔiˑ 
DEF 
summit 

He went to sleep and dreamt; there he was sleeping at the summit of the mountain.

135.6
puuw̉icšiʔaƛ 
puuw̉icšiƛ 
dream of 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he was dreaming 
yaaɬ 
yaaɬ 
there 
there 
nunuuk 
nunuuk 
singing 
singing 

He dreamt he was there singing.

135.7
ʔuħweeʔinč̉aʕašqʷa 
ʔuħ 
is 
-weˑʔinč̉aʕašqʷa 
sure enough 
sure enough it was him 
ħaw̉iỷumč̉a 
ħaw̉iỷum 
Wealth-on-Rocks 
-(m)ič̉aˑ 
3.HEARSAY 
Wealth-on-Rocks, as they say 

It was, sure enough, "Wealth-on-rocks" as they say.

Being who gives wealth. Whatever you find in this bundle increases always (šuuƛšuuya).

135.8
yaaɬ 
yaaɬ 
there 
there he was 
nunuuk 
nunuuk 
singing 
singing 
hiiɬc̉aqiɬʔi 
hiiɬc̉aqiɬ 
rear of house 
-ˀiˑ2 
2s>3.IMPER 
be at the rear of the house 

There he was singing at the rear part of the house.

135.9
hiɬ 
hiɬ 
LOC 
there 
mačiiɬ 
mačiiɬ 
be in house 
being in house 
saayaač̉apis 
saayaač̉apis 
High-on-the-Beach 
High-on-the-Beach 
maħt̉ii 
maħt̉ii 
house 
house 

Here was High-on-the-Beach, inside the house.

135.10
hiɬ 
hiɬ 
LOC 
there 
ʔaya 
ʔaya 
many 
there were many 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
person 
people 
puuw̉icaƛ 
puuw̉ica 
dreaming 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
he was dreaming 

He dreamt there were many people there.

135.11
|| 
tootyaaʔa 
ʔaksiiʔiš 
ħaw̉iyuuuu 
ʔaksiiʔiš 
tootyaaʔa 
ʔaksiiʔiš 
ħaw̉iyuuuu 
ʔaksiiʔiš 
yaaaahaam̉imaaʔaaaa 
haiyaqukwiisii 
ħaw̉iyuu 
ʔaksiiš 
qʷayaaʔaa 
haatuukuukwiis 
ħaw̉iyuuw 
ʔaksiiiʔiiš 
tuutiyaa 
ʔaksiiš 
... 
||. 

Mine is thundering, that which belongs to me, Wealth-on-Rocks, it is really mine, Wealth-on-Rocks is making that sound.

Song no. 84 = VII.F.71b; Haachula sung with a huuquma, used by Tom S. when he had the Kyuquots come to potlatch. R&S 30 (vii F 71b). Haatshuuthla song, sung by Tom, Tsishaa. Used in dancing with face-mask ; Esowista tupaati, going back to Saayaachapis, who obtained it in a dream in which he heard the supernatural Wealth-on- the-rocks sing it to a house full of people

135.12
tuutaaʔakaħ 
tuutaa 
be thundering 
-ˀak 
POSS 
-(m)aˑħ 
1s.IND 
mine is thundering 
ħaw̉iỷumʔakaħ 
ħaw̉iỷum 
Wealth-on-Rocks 
-ˀak 
POSS 
-(m)aˑħ 
1s.IND 
Wealth-on-Rocks 
ʔaanima 
ʔaani 
really 
-maˑ 
3.IND 
it is really 
yaqukʷiis 
yaqʷ 
REL 
-uk 
POSS 
-(y)iis 
1s.INDF.REL 
the one who was my 
ħaw̉iỷum 
ħaw̉iỷum 
Wealth-on-Rocks privilege 
Wealth-on-Rocks 
qʷayaatukukʷiis 
qʷayaatuk 
utter 
-uk 
IMPF 
-(y)iis 
1s.INDF.REL 
that which is sounding 

My Wealth-on-Rocks is thundering, it is really my Wealth-on-Rocks, what is sounding thus is my Wealth-on-Rocks.