The Frog Chief

Haas notebook VI: 009-11

004.1
čičbaqšibtuw 
čičibuqʷš 
halibut fishing 
-bit 
PAST 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
halibut fishing 
ʔayist 
ʔaya 
many 
-ista 
in a canoe 
many people in canoes 
ʔiyaχseˑỷakʷ 
ʔiˑχʷ 
big 
-sasa 
only [L] 
-ỷakʷ 
...instrument 
very big one 
č̉apac 
č̉apac 
canoe 
canoe 
. 

A bunch of people went out halibut fishing in big canoes.

004.2
ʔučqčidiƛ̉ƛuw 
ʔučqak 
foggy 
-či1 
at 
-adiƛ 
start to 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
start to get foggy 
. 

They struck fog.

004.3
yuwaʔƛuw 
yuwaʔƛ 
and then 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
and then 
deʔiˑwiƛ̉ƛ 
daʔiˑwƛ 
hear 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
they heard 
dudukʷʕad 
DUP- 
SUF 
duˑk 
sing 
-ˀad1 
sound of [R] 
sound of singing 
ƛawaˑdiƛ̉ƛ 
ƛawaˑdiƛ 
approach 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
approach 
. 

They heard the sound of singing getting near.

004.4
haloˑˑ 
yeˑˑˑ 
haloˑˑ 
yeˑˑˑ 
heˑluweˑy 
heˑluweˑy 
haluhuwe 
ha 

haluwe 
ha 

luluweha 
heho 
he 
ho 
. 

004.5
ƛ̉aχiˑdukʷšiƛ̉ƛ 
ƛ̉aχ1 
alongside 
-(k)iduk 
together 
-šiƛ 
PFV 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
came together alongside 
ciqšƛuw 
ciq 
speak 
-šiƛ 
PFV 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
he spoke 
ʔuχʷaʔƛs 
ʔuχ2 
is 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-s 
1sg.IND 
I am 
weʕeyt 
waˑʕit 
frog 
frog 
čaˑbat̉aˑk̉aq 
čaˑbat̉a 
chief 
-akʷ 
POSS 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
the chief of 
yeˑyqakšaˑɬaq 
DUP- 
SUF 
yaqʷ 
Rel. Prn 
-šaˑɫ 
mention by name [R] 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
which they call me 
dubisaʔtχ 
dubisaʔtχ 
all the people 
all the people 
. 

As the canoes came alongside, he said "I am the chief of the Frogs and that is what everybody calls me."

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004.6
ƛakišƛuw 
ƛakišiƛ 
stand up 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
stood up 
ʔapaw̉adqsaq 
ʔapaˑw̉adqs 
in the middle 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
in the middle of  
č̉apc̉aq 
č̉apac 
canoe 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
the canoe 
ʔukʷaqʷsitqs 
ʔukʷa 
oneself 
-ˀaχs 
... canoe/boat 
-s 
1sg.IND 
from the middle of the canoe 
. 

He stood up in the middle of the canoe.

004.7
ʔuχʷaʔƛs 
ʔuχ2 
is 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-s 
1sg.IND 
I am 
waχaˑɬaʔltuχʷ 
waχaˑɬaʔltuχʷ 
Wahahla'altuhw 
Wahahla'altuhw 
čaˑbat̉aq 
čaˑbat̉a 
chief 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
the chief 
. 

I am Wahahla'altuhw, the chief.

004.8
daqabiʔχs 
daqabiˑχ 
be thirsty 
-s 
1sg.IND 
I am thirsty 
waˑʔaƛuw 
waˑ 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
he said 
quˑʔasaq 
quˑʔas 
person 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
a person 
. 

One person said "I am thirsty."

004.9
hidiʔtuw 
hidiˑ 
give 
-ˀit 
PASS 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
he was given 
č̉aˑʔak 
č̉aʔakʷ 
water 
water 
ʔuχʷiʔt 
ʔuχʷiʔt 
by 
by 
weˑʕeyt 
waˑʕit 
frog 
frog 
. 

He was given water by the frog.

004.10
daqšƛuw 
daqšiƛ 
drink 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
drink 
quˑʔasaq 
quˑʔas 
person 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
a person 
. 

The person drank.

004.11
ʔadiˑsiɬsuw 
ʔadi 
thus much 
-siɬa 
do 
just [L] 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
as soon as they 
hiyuˑ 
hiyuˑ 
stop 
finished 
daqšiƛ 
daqšiƛ 
drink 
drink 
ƛiˑχšiƛ̉ƛ 
ƛiˑχšiƛ 
start going (by vehicle) 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
started paddling 
duʔiƛ̉ƛ 
duˑʔiƛ 
sing 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
singing 
ƛaʔuw 
ƛaʔuˑ 
again 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
again 
weˑʕeyt 
waˑʕit 
frog 
frog 
. 

As soon as they finished drinking, the frog started paddling and singing again.

004.12
ʔadiˑsiɬsaʔpuw 
ʔadiˑsiɬa 
as soon as 
-saʔp 
MC 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
just as soon as 
ƛiˑχšiƛ 
ƛiˑχšiƛ 
start going (by vehicle) 
started paddling 
waq̉aq̉ 
waˑʔaƛuw 
waˑ 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
he said 
quˑʔasaq 
quˑʔas 
person 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
a person 
. 

Just as soon as he started to paddle, the man said "waqaq".

004.13
huʔu 
huʔu 
did I say? 
say 
waq̉aq̉ 
waˑʔaƛχaˑs 
waˑ 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-χaˑs 
did I? 
did I say? 
. 

Did I really say "waqaq"?

004.14
waˑwč 
waˑ 
-aˑw̉a 
-či1 
huʔu 
huʔu 
did I say? 
say 
waq̉aq̉ 
. 

Yes, you did say "waqaq".

004.15
waˑʔaƛeʔic 
waˑ 
say 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-eʔic 
2sg. 
you said 
ƛaʔuč 
ƛaʔuˑ 
other 
-ˀič 
2pl.IMPER 
give more 
daqšiƛp 
daqšiƛ 
drink 
-čip 
INDIR 
to drink 
. 

You said you would drink more.

004.16
waq̉aq̉ 
, 
waq̉aq̉ 
, 
waq̉aq̉ 
, 
waq̉aq̉ 
, 
waq̉aq̉ 
, 
waq̉aq̉ 
. 

004.17
kicuɬtaduʔbaƛtuw 
kic1 
shove 
-wiɬta 
go overboard 
-duʔp 
MomCaus 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-ˀit 
PASS 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
they shoved him overboard 
ƛataw̉ač̉kχaw̉aˑɬiʔt 
ƛataˑw̉ač̉k 
paddle 
-χaw̉aˑɬ 
use [L] 
-ˀit 
PASS 
with a paddle 
. 

They shoved him overboard with a paddle.