Getting Food

Haas notebook VI: 059-63

009.1

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

bačɬeˑʔiˑt

bačɬeˑỷit

yellow cedar

yellow cedar

ʔiyaχ

ʔiyaχa

there

there

yuˑčkitaʔdiɬ

yuˑčkitaʔdiɬ

Narrow-Top

mountain name

.

There was lots of yellow cedar at Narrow-Top mountain.

009.2

ʔuwiyibtuwik

ʔuwiy

go

-bit

PAST

-uwik

3.HAB

used to go there

ʔuʔuƛ

ʔuˑʔuƛ

fetch

to get

bačɬeˑʔiˑt

bačɬeˑỷit

yellow cedar

yellow cedar

.

They used to go there to get yellow cedar.

009.3

ʔuʔuƛ

ʔuˑʔuƛ

fetch

to get

huʔeyibtuwisi

huˑʔeˑy

long ago

-bit

PAST

-uwis₁

3sg.HYP

long ago they would

p̉aˑčidʔaʔtχ

p̉aˑčiˑdaʔaʔtχ

Pachena band

Pachena band

ʔuˑcaχad

ʔuˑcaχad

for... [L]

for

qʷaˑč̉id

qʷaˑč̉id

blanket

blanket

.

The Pachena would get it long ago for blankets.

009.4

ʔuʔuƛ

ʔuˑʔuƛ

fetch

to get

bačɬeˑʔiˑt

bačɬeˑỷit

yellow cedar

yellow cedar

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔuχʷaˑk

ʔuχ₂

is

-daˑkʷ

have

it was

qʷaˑč̉id

qʷaˑč̉id

blanket

blanket

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

ʔuˑš

ʔuˑš

someone

someone

ʔuχʷaˑk

ʔuχ₂

is

-daˑkʷ

have

it was

bucubuχʷq

bucubuχʷ(qʷ)

brown bear

brown bear

ʔuχʷaˑk

ʔuχ₂

is

-daˑkʷ

have

it was

qʷaˑč̉id

qʷaˑč̉id

blanket

blanket

.

All the people would get yellow cedar because it was for blankets; some would use brown bear skins for blanket.

009.5

wik̉itkubtuw

wik̉iˑt

not exist

-akʷ

NOM

-bit

PAST

-uw

3sg.QUOT

there wasn't any

ʔuˑšibs

ʔuˑšibs

trouble

trouble

huʔeˑy

huˑʔeˑy

long ago

long ago

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

bucubuχʷq

bucubuχʷ(qʷ)

brown bear

brown bear

ʔuχʷaˑk

ʔuχ₂

is

-daˑkʷ

have

it was

haʔub

haʔub

food

fish

.

There wasn't any trouble long ago because there were many brown bears, used for food.

009.6

wik

wik

not

not

puˑƛpuy

INFIX-

SUF

puˑ

shoot gun

shoot them

ʔuχʷaw̉aˑɬ

ʔu

REF

-χaw̉aˑɬ

use [L]

they used

baχaˑỷk

baχeˑỷk

trap

trap

.

They didn't shoot them, they used a deadfall trap.

009.7

qaχsaʔp

qaχsaʔp

kill

beat up

baχaʔbχš

baχaʔbaχš

trapping

die from deadfall

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

biˑcaˑkt

biˑc

meat

-aˑkt

dried...

dried meat

.

They were killed by the deadfall for much dried meat.

pg. 61 begins here.

009.8

ƛ̉uˑšakatiˑɬ

ƛ̉uš

dry out

-aˑkt

dried...

-iˑɬ₁

make [L]

they made dried meat

bucubuχʷq

bucubuχʷ(qʷ)

brown bear

brown bear

ƛ̉uˑšakatiˑɬ

ƛ̉uš

dry out

-aˑkt

dried...

-iˑɬ₁

make [L]

they made dried meat

ƛ̉uˑdupqaˑkt

ƛ̉uˑdupqaˑkt

dried elk meat

dried elk meat

ʔukʷiˑɬ

ʔuˑkʷiˑɬ

make

make

k̉aˑšč̉uqʷakt

k̉aˑšč̉uqʷakt

dried seal meat

dried seal meat

.

They made dried brown bear meat, they made dried elk meat, they made dried seal meat.

009.9

ʔukʷiˑɬ

ʔuˑkʷiˑɬ

make

make

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

c̉axac̉ax

c̉aˑxac̉aˑx

spear repeatedly

spear repeatedly

.

They could make it because they could spear them.

009.10

huʔaˑtχ

huʔaˑ₁

before

-ˀaˑtaχ

hunt [R]

getting before

k̉aˑšč̉uʔ

k̉aˑšč̉uʔ

hair seal

hair seal

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

ƛ̉uˑdup

ƛ̉uˑdup

elk

elk

bucubuχʷq

bucubuχʷ(qʷ)

brown bear

brown bear

buˑwač

buwač

Columbian black-tailed deer

deer

qʷeʔiỷaq

qʷi

REL

-yiya

at ... time

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

at that time

wik̉iˑt

wik̉iˑt

not exist

there were no

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

wik

wik

not

not

puˑƛpuy

INFIX-

SUF

puˑ

shoot gun

shoot them

.

They would get before many hair seal, elk, brown bear and deer because at that time there were no whiteman so they did not shoot them with guns.

009.11

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

ƛ̉uˑdup

ƛ̉uˑdup

elk

elk

wik

wik

not

not

wiˑdač

wiˑdač

scared

scared

ʔuduˑƛibt̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

why?

-bit

PAST

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

so there was

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

haʔub

haʔub

food

food

huʔeyibt̉aq

huˑʔeˑy

long ago

-bit

PAST

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

long ago

quˑʔas

quˑʔas

person

person

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

wik̉ibtqʔa

wik̉ibt

never

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

never

puˑƛpuy

INFIX-

SUF

puˑ

shoot gun

shoot guns

ʔuduˑƛibt̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

why?

-bit

PAST

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

so there was

ƛuɬ

ƛuɬ

good

good

huʔeyibt̉aq

huˑʔeˑy

long ago

-bit

PAST

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

long ago

quˑʔas

quˑʔas

person

person

.

There were many elk because they were not scared so there was a lot of food long ago for the people because they never shot guns so it was good for the older people.

pg. 63 begins here.

009.12

ʔayiˑqkʷ

ʔayiˑq

many

-uk

Nom

there was plenty of

haʔub

haʔub

food

food

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔudaˑk

ʔu

REF

-daˑkʷ

have

have

bušaʔ

bušaʔ

fish-weir

fish-weir

ʔuˑχʷaw̉aˑɬ

ʔu

REF

-χaw̉aˑɬ

use [L]

using

ʔuʔaˑtχ

ʔuʔaˑtχ

gather

gather

cuwit

cuˑwit

coho salmon

coho salmon

ʔuʔaˑtχ

ʔuʔaˑtχ

gather

gather

qiˑwaχ

qiˑwaχ

steelhead trout

steelhead

sac̉up

sac̉up

spring salmon

spring salmon

ʔuˑχʷaw̉aˑɬ

ʔu

REF

-χaw̉aˑɬ

use [L]

using

bušaʔ

bušaʔ

fish-weir

fish-weir

.

There was plenty of food because they had fish-weirs that they used to get coho salmon, steelhead and spring salmon, using fish-weirs.

009.13

ʔuduˑƛibt̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

why?

-bit

PAST

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

Because there was

ʔayiˑqkʷ

many

-uk

Nom

there was plenty of

haʔub

haʔub

food

food

ʔayeˑʔaƛkʷquy

ʔayiˑq

many

-ˀaƛ

now

-uk

Nom

-quy

3sg.CND

they used to have lots of

ƛ̉ušaˑk

ƛ̉ušaˑkʷ

dry

dry

cuwit

cuˑwit

coho salmon

coho salmon

ʔayiˑqkʷ

many

-uk

Nom

there was plenty of

biˑcaˑkt

biˑcaˑkt

dried meat

dried meat

.

Because there was plenty of food they used to have lots of dry coho salmon and plenty of dried meat.

009.14

ʔayeˑʔaˑƛkʷ

ʔayiˑq

many

-ˀaƛ

now

-uk

Nom

is a lot now

ʔayeˑỷak

ʔayiˑq

many

-ỷakʷ

for ... purpose

a lot for

wiqpaɬ

wiˑqpaɬ

winter

winter

ʔayeỷakʷkʷ

ʔaya

many

-ỷakʷ

for ... purpose

-uk

Nom

a lot for

wiqpaɬ

wiˑqpaɬ

winter

winter

ʔayiˑqkʷ

many

-uk

Nom

there was plenty of

haʔub

haʔub

food

food

ʔat̉a

ʔat

but

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

but now there is

wik̉eʔƛ

wik̉iˑt

not exist

-ˀaƛ

now

no more

cuwit

cuˑwit

coho salmon

coho salmon

.

There was a lot for winter, a lot for winter, there was plenty of food, but now there is no more coho salmon.

009.15

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔuχʷ

ʔuχ₂

is

is

ʔaˑʔayisiˑwiyaʔp

DUP-

Pl.

ʔaya

many

-siˑwiyaʔp

kill

they killed many

cuwit

cuˑwit

coho salmon

coho salmon

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

therefore

therefore

wik̉aʔƛ

wik

not

-ˀaƛ

now

now there is no

haʔub

haʔub

food

food

.

Because the whiteman killed many coho salmon, therefore now there is no food.