A Dream

Swadesh notebook IV: 051-53

still has a few gaps in translation

1.1

pupuˑwsibts

pupuˑwisa

be dreaming; dreaming

-bit

PAST

-s

1sg.IND

I was dreaming

ʔuʔuʔapɬ

ʔuʔuʔapɬ

dream about

dream about

χuqʷšiƛqʔas

χuqšiƛ

capsize

-qʔas

1s.SUBORD

I had capsized

ʔiˑyaχ

ʔiyaχa

there

there

ƛ̉aʔaỷaq

ƛ̉aˑʔaˑỷʔaq

Nitinaht Narrows

Nitinaht Narrows

.

I was dreaming that I had capsized at Nitinaht Narrows.

1.2

ʔuyaʔƛs

ʔuyi

when

-ˀaƛ

now

-s

1sg.IND

when

ʔabayaƛ̉aq

ʔaˑbayƛ̉aq

the next day

the next morning

ʔuwiˑyaʔƛ

ʔuwiy

go

-ˀaƛ

now

going to

ƛ̉uqʷχʷat̉

ƛ̉uqʷχat̉

Gordon River

Gordon River

.

The next morning I was going to Gordon River.

1.3

ʔaˑbayaʔƛ

ʔaˑbay

next day

-ˀaƛ

now

the next day

ʔuquʔɬaʔƛ

ʔuquˑʔaɬ

meet

-ˀaƛ

now

I met

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

ʔukʷaqɬ

ʔukʷaqɬ

be named ...

named

luˑlima

luˑlima

Latimer ?

Latimer ?

ʔiˑč̉ib

ʔiˑč̉ib

old

elder

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

.

The next day I met a whiteman named Latimer ?, an old whiteman.

1.4

daqsaʔbaƛ̉tibts

daq

drink

-saʔp

MC

-ˀaƛ

now

-ˀit

PASS

-bit

PAST

-s

1sg.IND

I was given drinks

ʔayiʔkiščaʔbt

ʔaya

many

-ˀiˑks

consume

-šiƛ

PFV

-ˀap

CAUS

-ˀit

PASS

I was made to consume a lot

.

I was given drinks and made to have a lot.

1.5

č̉aˑʔuqawiƛs

č̉aˑʔuˑqʷiɬ

drunk

-awiƛ

GRAD

on a surface

I got drunk

.

I got drunk.

1.6

č̉aˑʔuqʷiɬχaʔƛs

č̉aˑʔuˑqʷiɬ

drunk

-χ

meanwhile

-ˀaƛ

now

-s

1sg.IND

I was drunk

waɬšiƛ

waɬšiƛ

go home

went home

hidaˑčƛ

hidaˑčiƛ

go out on the water

go out on the water

hitχsuw̉

hitχsuw

paddle downstream

paddling downstream

.

While I was drunk, I went home paddling down the river.

1.7

ʔadisiɬaʔƛs

ʔadiˑsiɬa

as soon as

-ˀaƛ

now

-s

1sg.IND

As soon as I

ƛawaˑdƛ

ƛawaˑ

close

-adiƛ

start to

get near

k̉ʷaχabuws

k̉ʷaχabuws

place name??

place name??

χačiʔƛ

χa

completely

-šiƛ

PFV

-ˀaƛ

now

completely

č̉aˑʔuqawiƛs

č̉aˑʔuˑqʷiɬ

drunk

-awiƛ

GRAD

-s

1sg.IND

drunk

hayiˑwiƛ̉ƛ

hayiˑwƛ

be confused

-ˀaƛ

now

was confused

ɬiˑbaqsti

ɬiˑbaqstiʔ

mind (male)

mind (male)

ʔuʔuqʷs

ʔuʔuqʷs

travelling in canoe

travelling in canoe

c̉awaʔk

c̉awaˑʔk

one

one

ʔuˑc̉aq

ʔu

REF

-iˑc

belong to

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

their

yaˑdaχk

yadaqak

child

child

ʔinuˑxʷišč

ʔinuˑx

small

-ˀišč

DIM

wee small

.

As soon as I get near [???], I was drunk and my mind got confused while travelling in canoe one their child wee small.

1.8

č̉aʔuqʷiɬχaʔƛχisiš

č̉aˑʔuˑqʷiɬ

drunk

-χ

meanwhile

-ˀaƛ

now

-χisiš

1sg.DEDUC

I seemed to be drunk

χuχuqʷataqšiƛ̉ƛ

ʔaˑyiqsiƛ̉ƛ

ʔaˑyiqs

many in canoe

-šiƛ

PFV

-ˀaƛ

now

many in canoe

č̉aʔak

č̉aʔakʷ

water

water

č̉apc̉aq

č̉apac

canoe

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the canoe

.

1.9

yubɬaʔƛs

yubuɬ

unable

-ˀaƛ

now

-s

1sg.IND

I was unable

ƛiˑχak

ƛiˑχak

go (by vehicle)

go along

.

I was unable to go along.

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1.10

qʷaqʷuʔɬaʔƛs

qʷa

thus

-(q)uˑʔaɬ

see

-ˀaƛ

now

-s

1sg.IND

I could see

čaˑbat̉aq

čaˑbat̉a

chief

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the chief

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

mista

mista

Mr.

Mr.

nuˑtan

nuˑtan

Newton

Newton

hiˑsibaʔƛ

hiˑsib

soon

-ˀaƛ

now

soon

piˑtuˑs

pit

fit

-uˑws₁

1sg.QUOT

bunched together

χuqʷšiʔk

χuqšiƛ

capsize

-ʔak

NOM

capsizing

.

I could see the chief whiteman, Mr. Newton, bunched together capsizing.

1.11

qʷaquyaʔƛ̉ts

-ˀaƛ

now

-ˀit

PASS

-s

1sg.IND

dačuʔɬit

.

1.12

hiˑsibaʔƛuˑs

hiˑsib

soon

-ˀaƛ

now

-uˑs

in residence

soon

χuqʷšiʔk

χuqšiƛ

capsize

-ʔak

NOM

capsizing

ʔaˑyiqsaʔƛ

ʔaˑyiqs

many in canoe

-ˀaƛ

now

many in the canoe

č̉aʔak

č̉aʔakʷ

water

water

č̉apc̉aq

č̉apac

canoe

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the canoe

.

Soon the canoe capsized and there were many in the water from the canoe.

1.13

hidiˑksaƛ̉tibituˑs

hidiˑks

carry out

-ˀaƛ

now

-ˀit

PASS

-bit

PAST

-uˑws₁

1sg.QUOT

I was carried out

ʔucšiˑyaʔbt

-ˀap

CAUS

-ˀit

PASS

hitiɬt̉išsaq

kʷisišsaq

ƛ̉uqʷχʷat̉

ƛ̉uqʷχat̉

Gordon River

Gordon River

.

1.14

hidiˑksʔaƛ̉tibituˑs

hidiˑks

carry out

now

-ˀit

PASS

-bit

PAST

-uˑws₁

1sg.QUOT

I was carried out

ƛ̉iˑʔakaƛ̉abt

ƛ̉iˑʔak

walk

-ˀaƛ

now

-ˀap

CAUS

-ˀit

PASS

I was walked

waɬsaʔbaƛ̉t

waɬsaʔp

take home

-ˀaƛ

now

-ˀit

PASS

I was taken home

ʔuˑduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because of

ƛuɬ

ƛuɬ

good

good

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

čaˑbat̉

čaˑbat̉a

chief

chief

ʔuˑʔaw̉t

ʔuˑʔaw̉at

have as friend

have as friend

siˑỷa

siˑỷa

I

I

ƛuɬ

ƛuɬ

good

good

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

ʔiŋlišmanaʔtχ

ʔiŋlišmanaʔtχ

Englishmen

the Englishmen

.

I was carried out and walked home because of the good whiteman chief who I have as friend, the good Englishman.

1.15

hidesuʔbts

hidas

reach

-ˀuˑp

MomCaus

-ˀit

PASS

-s

1sg.IND

I reached

yeʕetχaqs

yaqʷ

Rel. Prn

-ʔataχ

live at...

-ʔaqs₁

1sg.REL

where I lived

.

I got to where I lived.

1.16

t̉uˑpuk̉ʷƛibts

t̉uˑpuk

happy

-ˀaƛ

now

-bit

PAST

-s

1sg.IND

I was happy

qʷiỷaq

qʷi

REL

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

when

ʔaˑbayaʔƛ

ʔaˑbay

next day

-ˀaƛ

now

the next day

tiˑč̉abtχas

tič̉ap

rescue

-ˀit

PASS

-qas₂

1sg.SUB

I was rescued

.

I was happy when the next day I was rescued.

1.17

šuˑ

šuˑ₂

okay

okay

hiyuʔƛs

hiyuˑ

stop

-ˀaƛ

now

-s

1sg.IND

I will stop

.

Okay, I will stop.