140. The Subdivisions of the Huu-ay-aht

Told by Dick Thlaamahuus, Feb. 19, 1922; 124/ f 6 (2): 58-59; ms. 50dd: 58-59.

140.1
ʔuuwiik̉ʷasma 
ʔuwii 
at first 
-uk 
POSS 
-ˀas3 
in the village 
-maˑ 
3.IND 
they are the foremost in the village 
ħaw̉iɬ 
ħaw̉iɬ 
chief 
chiefs 
ʔapw̉inʕasʔatħ 
ʔapw̉inʕasʔatħ 
Middle-of-the-Village band 
Middle-of-the-Village band 

The chiefs of the Middle-of-the-Village band are the foremost in the village.

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140.2
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛma 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
-maˑ 
3.IND 
and then there is 
čačaaħciiʕasʔatħ 
čačaaħciiʕasʔatħ 
Carnation Creek band 
Chachaahtsii'as band 
tuxuɬʔatħ 
tuxʷiɬʔatħ 
Falls Band 
Falls Band 
č̉um̉aat̉atħ 
č̉um̉aat̉atħ 
Chumata band 
Chumaata tribe 
t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħtaqimɬ 
t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħtaqimɬ 
Dookqua band 
Toquaht band 
maaɬc̉aasʔatħ 
maaɬc̉aasʔatħ 
House-at-Cliff band 
House-at-Cliff-band 
t̉uxʷiictaqimɬ 
t̉uxʷiictaqimɬ 
Tuhwiits band 
Tuhwiits band 
xaỷaʕatħ 
xaỷaʕatħ 
Prairie Farm band 
Prairie Farm band 
ʕanaqƛ̉aʔatħ 
ʕanaqƛ̉aʔatħ 
Anaktla band 
Anaktla band 
m̉aaɬsit̉atħ 
m̉aaɬsit̉atħ 
Rogers Creek band 
Rogers Creek band 
ɬuut̉asʔatħ 
ɬuut̉asʔatħ 
Thunder-on-Ground band 
Thunder-on-Ground band 
kixaaʔatħ 
kixaaʔatħ 
Keehaa band 
Kihaa band 
caxc̉aaʔatħ 
caxc̉aaʔaʔatħ 
Sugsaw Creek band 
Bamfield Creek band 
ƛ̉isnačisʔatħ 
ƛ̉isnačisʔatħ 
Tlisnachis band 
Tlisnachis band 
ƛ̉iħskaapuʔisʔatħ 
ƛ̉iħskaapuʔisʔatħ 
Red-Hole-on-Top band 
Red-Hole-on-Top band 

And then there is the Chachaahtsii'as band, the Falls Band, the Chumaata tribe, the Toquaht band, the House-at-Cliff tribe, the Tuhwiits band, the Prairie Farm band band, the Anaktla band, the Rogers Creek band, the Thunder-on-ground band, the Kihaa band, the Sugsaw Creek band, the Tlisnachis band and the Red-Hole-on-Top band.

140.3
čuu 
čuu1 
ok 
ok 
ħačatšiʔaƛma 
ħačatšiƛ 
be exhausted 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-maˑ 
3.IND 
it is exhausted 
qʷam̉aama 
qʷam̉aˑ 
thus many 
-maˑ 
3.IND 
as many as there are 
ʔaħʔaa 
ʔaħʔaa 
that 
that 
ʕimtnaak̉ʷas 
ʕimtnaak̉ʷas 
subdivision name 
subdivision names 
hihistaɬʔitq 
DUP- 
SUF 
his(t) 
LOC 
-aɬ1 
attached to 
-ʔiˑtq 
3s.REL 
to which they are connected 
quuʔas 
quuʔas 
person 
people 

Well, that is all the subdivision names that there are, related to the people there.

140.4
ʔuħʔaƛma 
ʔuħ 
is 
-ˀaƛ 
NOW 
-maˑ 
3.IND 
it is  
t̉uħc̉iti 
t̉uħc̉iti 
head 
head 
ʔapw̉inʕasʔatħ 
ʔapw̉inʕasʔatħ 
Middle-of-the-Village band 
he was of the Middle-of-the-Village band 
m̉aɬsitʔatħ 
m̉aaɬsit̉atħ 
Rogers Creek band 
Rogers Creek band 
čeek piita 
čeek piitaa 
Jack Peter 
Jack Peter 
chief louie 
Chief Louie 
Chief Louie 
Chief Louie 
john muses 
John Moses 
John Moses 
John Moses 
ħawiiħtuʔis 
ħawiiħtuʔis 
Chief Nuukmiis 
Chief Nuukmiis 
čaħw̉iɬim 
čaħw̉iɬim 
Island-Woman 
Island Woman 
teen williams 
teen williams 
Dan Williams 
Dan Williams 
qaaquwisʔap 
qaaquwisʔap 
Charly Williams 
Charly Williams 
ƛapisim 
ƛapisim 
Raccoon (mn) 
Raccoon 
qacaqsata 
qacaqsata 
At-Left-of-Canoe 
At-Left-of-Canoe 
ɬaamaħuus 
ɬaamaħuus 
Jimmy Thlaamahuus 
Jimmy Thlaamahuus 
wiħatsan̉ap 
wiħatsan̉ap 
Dick Thlaamahuus 
Dick Thlaamahuus 

At the head of the Mid-beach band is Jack Peter, Chief Louie, John Moses, Chief Nuukmis, Island Woman, Dan Williams, Charly Williams, Raccoon, Left-at-Canoe (Raccoon's boy?), Jimmy Thlaamahuus and Dick Thlaamahuus.

140.5
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
and then 
next 
pision 
rank 
čačaaħciiʕasʔatħ 
čačaaħciiʕasʔatħ 
Carnation Creek band 
Carnation Creek band 
maʔaana 
maʔaana 
Jones Hapinyuk 
Jones Hapinyuk 
maaksisan̉ap 
maaksisan̉ap 
Tommy Hapinyuk 
Tommy Hapinyuk 
pučaqiɬ 
pučaqiɬ 
Katie Williams 
Katie Williams 

And then the next pision rank: the Carnation Creek band, Jones Hapinyuk, Tommy Hapinyuk, and Katie Williams.

140.6
tuxuɬʔatħ 
tuxʷiɬʔatħ 
Falls Band 
Falls Band 
next 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
and then 
ʔaayaat 
ʔaya 
many 
-ˀat 
PASS 
being many 
č̉atasħuɬ 
č̉atasħuɬ 
Broad-stripe-on-chest 
John Mack 
p̉aaƛp̉aayaʔuƛ 
p̉aaƛp̉aayaʔuƛ 
Potlatch-Woman 
Potlatching-Woman 

Next is the Falls Band, who are many, John Mack, Potlatching-woman.

140.7
č̉um̉aat̉atħ 
č̉um̉aat̉a 
Chumata 
-ˀatħ1 
live at 
living at Chumaata is 
teeʔisim 
teeʔisim 
Jackson Jack 
Jackson Jack 
čaakʷaasiqmiik 
čaakʷaasiqmiikʷ 
Dorsalfin-Hunter 
Dorsalfin-Hunter 
ƛ̉uup̉in 
ƛ̉uup̉in 
Sunbeam 
Sunbeam 
siiħtuuɬ 
siiħtuuɬ 
Siihtuuhl 
Siihtuuhl 

Living at Chumaata are Jackson Jack, Dorsalfin-Hunter, Sunbeam, and Siihtuuhl.

140.8
t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħtaqimɬ 
t̉uk̉ʷaaʔatħtaqimɬ 
Dookqua band 
Toquaht band 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
and then 
next 
hapit kuk 
hapit kuk 
Herbert Cook 
Herbert Cook 
n̉aačiiħtuɬʔap 
n̉aačiiħtuɬʔap 
Peter 
Peter 

And then the Toquaht band (are next): Herbert Cook and Peter.

140.9
maaɬc̉aasʔatħ 
maaɬc̉aasʔatħ 
House-at-Cliff band 
House-at-Cliff-band 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
and then 
next 
kɔɔtin peenk 
kɔɔtin peenk 
Gordon Frank 
Gordon Frank 
hiqwituʔa 
hiqwituʔa 
Charly Jinks 
Charly Jinks 

And then the House-at-Cliff band are next: Gordon Frank and Charly Jinks.

140.10
t̉uxʷiictaqimɬ 
t̉uxʷiictaqimɬ 
Tuhwiits band 
Tuhwiits band 
lɔpit spɔɔt 
lopit spɔɔt 
Robert Sport 
Robert Sport 

The Tuhwiits band has Robert Sport.

140.11
xaỷaʕatħ 
xaỷaʕatħ 
Prairie Farm band 
he is of the Prairie Farm band 
qaaquwisʔap 
qaaquwisʔap 
Charly Williams 
Charly Williams 
is 
is 
xaỷaʕatħ 
xaỷaʕatħ 
Prairie Farm band 
Prairie Farm band 
through 
his 
his(t) 
LOC 
loc. base 
father 
and 
ʔapw̉inʕasʔatħ 
ʔapw̉inʕasʔatħ 
Middle-of-the-Village band 
he was of the Middle-of-the-Village band 
through 
his 
his(t) 
LOC 
loc. base 
mother 
so 
his 
his(t) 
LOC 
loc. base 
son 
dan williams 
teen williams 
Dan Williams 
Dan Williams 
comes 
first 
in 
the 
xaỷaʕatħ 
xaỷaʕatħ 
Prairie Farm band 
Prairie Farm band 

Charly Williams living at Prairie Farm is Prairie-Farm band through his father and Middle-of-the-Village band through his mother so his son Dan Williams comes first in the Prairie-Farm band.

140.12
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
ʔaħʔaaʔaƛ 
and then 
and then 
then 
qaaquwisʔap 
qaaquwisʔap 
Charly Williams 
Charly Williams 
ħaħayupuʔuƛ 
ħaħayupuʔuƛ 
Mrs. Billy 
Mrs. Billy 

And then Charly Williams and Mrs. Billy.

140.13
ʕanaqƛ̉aʔatħ 
ʕanaqƛ̉aʔatħ 
Anaktla band 
she is Anaktla band 
yacaasʔuƛ 
yacaasʔuƛ 
Mrs. Peter 
Mrs.Peter 

Mrs. Peter is of the Anaktla band.

140.14
m̉aaɬsit̉atħ 
m̉aaɬsit̉atħ 
Rogers Creek band 
he is of the Rogers Creek band 
činča 
činča 
Ginger 
Ginger 

Ginger is of the Rogers Creek band.

140.15
ɬuut̉asʔatħ 
ɬuut̉asʔatħ 
Thunder-on-Ground band 
they are of the Thunder-on-Ground 
peensis čimii 
peensis čimii 
Francis Jimmy 
Francis Jimmy 
čimii ɬaamaħuus 
čimii ɬaamaħuus 
Jimmy Thlaamahuus 
Jimmy Thlaamahuus 
tik ɬaamaħuus 
tik ɬaamaħuus 
Dick Thlaamahuus 
Dick Thlaamahuus 

Francis Jimmy, Jimmy Thlaamahuus, Dick Thlaamahuus are of the Thunder-on-Ground band.

140.16
kixaaʔatħ 
kixaaʔatħ 
Keehaa band 
they were of the Kihaa band 
čeek piitaa 
čeek piitaa 
Jack Peter 
Jack Peter 
chief louie 
Chief Louie 
Chief Louie 
Chief Louie 
john moses 
John Moses 
John Moses 
John Moses 

Jack Peter, Chief Louie, and John Moses lived at Kihaa.

140.17
caxc̉aaʔatħ 
caxc̉aaʔaʔatħ 
Sugsaw Creek band 
Sugsaw Creek band 
jack peter 
čeek piitaa 
Jack Peter 
Jack Peter 
chief louie 
Chief Louie 
Chief Louie 
Chief Louie 

Jack Peter and Chief Louie were of the Sugsaw Creek band.

140.18
ƛ̉isnačisʔatħ 
ƛ̉isnačisʔatħ 
Tlisnachis band 
he was of the Tlisnachis band 
ƛapisim 
ƛapisim 
Raccoon (mn) 
Raccoon 

Raccoon was of the Tlisnachis band.

140.19
ƛ̉iħskaapuʔisʔatħ 
ƛ̉iħskaapuʔisʔatħ 
Red-Hole-on-Top band 
he is of the Red-Hole-on-Top band 
hapit kuk 
hapit kuk 
Herbert Cook 
Herbert Cook 

Herbert Cook is of the Red-Hole-on-Top band.