Cave Story

Haas notebook VI: 083-87

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015.1

hidiˑyaʔsaʔƛuw

hidiˑyaʔs

go outside

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

go outside

ʔuy

ʔuyi

when

when

c̉idaχk̉ʷaq

c̉iˑdaχuk

low tide

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the low tide

hidiˑyaʔsaʔƛ

hidiˑyaʔs

go outside

-ˀaƛ

now

went to

ʕaʕaƛ̉aq

ʕaʕiƛ

cave

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the cave

waˑɬšƛuw

waˑɬ

say

-šiƛ

PFV

-uw

3sg.QUOT

they say

.

When the tide goes out, one can go to a cave, they say.

015.2

ʔuʔaˑtaχtuw

ʔuʔaˑtχ

hunt

-bit

PAST

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he hunted

k̉aˑšč̉uʔ

k̉aˑšč̉uʔ

hair seal

hair seal

.

He went hunting for hair seal.

015.3

ʔuwiˑyuw

ʔuwiy

go

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he went

ʕaʕaƛ̉aq

ʕaʕiƛ

cave

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the cave

bačidiƛ

bačidiƛ

go inside

go inside

.

He went to the cave and entered.

015.4

ʔadiˑsiɬuw

ʔadiˑsiɬa

as soon as

-uw

3sg.QUOT

as soon as he

bačidiƛ

bačidiƛ

go inside

go indoors

ʕaʕaƛ̉aq

ʕaʕiƛ

cave

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the cave

buššiƛ̉aq

buššiƛ

close

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

it closed up

.

As soon as he went into the cave it closed.

015.5

wistʕaỷukʷšƛ

wistʕeˑỷkšiƛ

get dark

get dark

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

dubaˑk

dubaˑk

menstruate

menstruating

hitχaw̉iɬiʔbaq

hitχaw̉iˑɬib

daughter

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

his daughter

.

It got dark because his daughter was menstruating.

015.6

yaˑwiƛ ɬibaqstiʔ

yaˑʔak ɬiˑbaqstiʔ

be sorry

-awiƛ

GRAD

became regretful

quˑʔasaq

quˑʔas

person

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the man

.

The man became regretful.

015.7

č̉iˑpƛuw

č̉iˑp

seal

-ˀiƛ

go for [L]

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he went to seal it up

.

He sealed it up.

015.8

ƛuščipƛuw

ƛuš

pole

-čip

INDIR

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he used a log

.

He used a log.

015.9

ʔiyaχiʔƛuwχaʔ

ʔiyaχa

there

-ˀiƛ

take [L]

-uw

3sg.QUOT

-χaʔ

3.INTENT

he brought her there

.

Then he brought her there (the daughter).

015.10

ʕaχaʔƛuw

ʕaχ₁

cry

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

was crying

hitχaw̉iɬiʔbaq

hitχaw̉iˑɬib

daughter

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

his daughter

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʕic̉ayitqʔa

ʕic̉ayit

have first menses

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

she was having her first menses

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

buššiƛ

buššiƛ

close

she was being sealed in

ʕaʕaƛ̉aq

ʕaʕiƛ

cave

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the cave

ʕic̉ayitqʔa

ʕic̉ayit

have first menses

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

she was having her first menses

.

His daughter was crying because she was having her first menses and she was being sealed in the cave (because) she was menstruating.

pg. 85 begins above

015.11

ʔaƛčiˑɬuw

ʔaƛa

two

-čiˑɬ

...days

-uw

3sg.QUOT

after two days

waˑɬiwƛ̉ƛ

waɬ₁

go home

-awiƛ

GRAD

-ˀaƛ

now

go home

.

After two days he went home.

015.12

hak̉uʔχʷaʔƛuw

hakuʔχ

be hungry

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

be hungry

.

She got hungry.

015.13

qakac̉čiˑɬaʔƛuw

qakac̉

three

-čiˑɬ

...days

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

after three days

hidaˑčiƛaʔƛ

hidaˑčiƛ

go out on the water

-ˀaƛ

now

he went out on the water

.

After three days he went out on the water.

015.14

ƛaweʔiya

ƛaweˑʔiy

approach

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

he approached

yaɬčikibt̉aq

yaɬ

there

-čik

go along

-bit

PAST

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the one going along

.

He approached the one that was going along.

015.15

yaɬuwiʔ

yaɬ

there

-uw

3sg.QUOT

-iʔ₁

2sg.IMP

there

ƛ̉iƛ̉iʔaqsuw

DUP-

SUF

ƛ̉i

shoot

-ˀaχs

... canoe/boat

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he shot from the canoe ??

quˑƛšiʔk̉a

qʷaʔaƛ

be thus

-šiƛ

PFV

-ˀik₁

Future

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

it will be thus

waˑʔƛuw

waˑ

say

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he said

duw̉aqsaq

duw̉aqs

father

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the father

.

"There you will be thus," said the father.

015.16

wik

wik

not

not

ʕaχa

ʕaχ₁

cry

cry

yadaqkabu

yadaqak

child

my child

.

"Do not cry, my child."

015.17

quˑƛšiʔk̉a

qʷaʔaƛ

be thus

-šiƛ

PFV

-ˀik₁

Future

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

it will be thus

.

"It will be thus."

015.18

buˑčiˑɬaʔƛuw

buˑ₁

four

-čiˑɬ

...days

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

After four days

quyibtquy

qʷa

thus

-bit

PAST

-quy

3sg.CND

it was thus

buššiƛ

buššiƛ

close

she was being sealed in

ʕaʕaƛ̉aq

ʕaʕiƛ

cave

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the cave

.

After four days it was thus she was sealed in the cave.

015.19

yuyiwƛuw

yuˑyi

in morning

-awiƛ

GRAD

-uw

3sg.QUOT

it became morning

dačuʔɬuw

dačuˑʔaɬ

see

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he saw

yiˑɬqʔa

yiˑɬ

yonder

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

that there was

quˑƛaqck̉idaʔƛ

-ck̉id

slightly

-ˀaƛ

now

.

015.20

tupšiƛ̉ƛuw

tupšiƛ

get dark

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

get dark

hitχaw̉iɬiʔbaq

hitχaw̉iˑɬib

daughter

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

his daughter

.

The daughter was in the dark.

015.21

c̉idaχšiƛtuw

c̉iˑdaχʷšiƛ

tide goes out

-bit

PAST

-uw

3sg.QUOT

it became low tide

ʔiwačƛ

ʔiˑwačiƛ

get big

get more

c̉iˑdaχkʷ

c̉iˑdaχ

low tide

-uk

Nom

the tide

ʔiwačƛ

ʔiˑwačiƛ

get big

get more

.

It became low tide, the low tide became more and more.

pg. 87 begins here

015.22

ʔuʔuʔbχišƛ

ʔuʔuˑʔbχ

be enough

-šiƛ

PFV

be enough

badukʷƛuw

baˑdukʷiƛ

try

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he tried

.

When it was enough she tried.

015.23

yubɬuw

yubuɬ

unable

-uw

3sg.QUOT

she couldn't

hidiyaʔs

hidiˑyaʔs

go outside

get out

.

She couldn't get out.

015.24

hidasƛuw

hidas

reach

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he got to

tačaqʷƛ

-ˀaƛ

now

c̉idaχkʷ

c̉iˑdaχuk

low tide

low tide

ʔuʔuʔbχišƛ

ʔuʔuˑʔbχ

be enough

-šiƛ

PFV

be enough

hidiyaʔs

hidiˑyaʔs

go outside

get out

č̉apcaq

č̉apac

canoe

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

canoe

.

the low tide reached ??? enough for the canoe to get out.

015.25

hidiyaʔsaʔƛuw

hidiˑyaʔs

go outside

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

go out

ʔuyaʔƛ

ʔuyi

when

-ˀaƛ

now

at this time

c̉idaχk̉ʷaq

c̉iˑdaχuk

low tide

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the low tide

.

The low tide went out at this time.

015.26

waˑɬƛuw

waɬ₁

go home

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

he went home

hidawƛ

hidawiƛ

arrive

arrived

qʷaˑqƛis

qʷaˑqƛis

Sombrio River

Sombrio River

.

She went home, arriving at Sombrio River.

015.27

t̉upuk̉ʷƛuw

t̉uˑpuk

happy

-ˀaƛ

now

-uw

3sg.QUOT

were happy

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

ʔaʔdaw̉t̉aq

ʔaˑʔda

as much as

-w̉at₁

related to...[RL]

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

as many as were related

.

All her relatives were happy.

015.28

ʔuduˑƛuw

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

-uw

3sg.QUOT

because

widačƛ

wiˑdačšiƛ

be afraid

be afraid

ʕic̉ayitχiˑƛ

ʕic̉ayit

have first menses

-χ

meanwhile

-ˀiƛ

take [L]

she was taken while having first menses

ʔuwiy

ʔu

REF

-ʔiy

go to

go

ʕaʕaƛ̉aq

ʕaʕiƛ

cave

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

the cave

.

It was because they were afraid that she was taken to the cave while having her first period.

015.29

dubaʔaƛ

duˑb

all

-ˀaƛ

now

all

kaʔbat̉p

kaˑbat̉p

know how to

know

ʔiˑʔiš

ʔeʔiˑš

do quickly

do quickly

ʔadeyk

ʔada

as many

-ỷakʷ

one who...

everyone

ʔiˑʔiš

ʔeʔiˑš

do quickly

do quickly

ʔadeỷaq̉ƛ

.

Everyone knew soon