On Drinking

Haas notebook VI: 031-41

007.1

wiỷibts

wiˑỷa

never

-bit

PAST

-ˀas₁

on ground

I never

daqšiƛ

daqšiƛ

drink

drink

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

wiỷibts

wiˑỷa

never

-bit

PAST

-s

1sg.IND

I never

caqiˑcaʔčχ

caqiˑc

twenty

-ˀaˑʔičχ

... years

twenty years

daqšiƛ

daqšiƛ

drink

drink

.

I never drank alcohol, not for 20 years.

007.2

teˑʔɬibtsiˑkiˑk

teʔiɬ

sick

-bit

PAST

-iˑk₁

volit

I used to be sick

ʔuy

ʔuyi

when

when

daqčuˑʔƛquˑs

daqčuˑ

drunk

-ˀaƛ

now

-quˑs

1sg.CND

I would get drunk

teˑʔɬibtsiˑkiˑk

teʔiɬ

sick

-bit

PAST

-iˑk₁

volit

I used to be sick

.

I used to be sick when I would get drunk, I would get sick.

007.3

daqčuˑʔƛquy

daqčuˑ

drunk

-ˀaƛ

now

-quy

3sg.CND

if I got drunk

ʔayiqt̉a

ʔaya

many

-bit

PAST

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

there was a lot

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

.

When I drank, there would be lots of whisky.

007.4

huʔeˑyʔuy

huʔeˑy ʔuy

long ago

long ago

k̉aχaw̉atqaƛt̉a

k̉aχaw̉aˑt

half dollar

-ˀaƛ

now

-bit

PAST

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

it was half a dollar

c̉awaˑʔk

c̉awaˑʔk

one

one

laputey

laputeˑy

bottle

bottle

.

Long ago it was half a dollar for one bottle.

007.5

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔuχʷ

ʔuχ₂

is

is

ʔayiˑqkʷ

many

-uk

Nom

there was plenty of

laˑb

laˑb

whiskey

whiskey

ʔuˑc

ʔuˑc

belong to

belong to

haˑcn bey

haˑcn bey

Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company

wik̉aƛkʷ

wik

not

-ˀaƛ

now

-uk

Nom

not even

ʔuʔukʷs

ʔuʔukʷs

charge (money)

charge

k̉aχaˑw̉aƛ

k̉aχaw̉aˑt

half dollar

-ˀaƛ

now

half dollar

c̉awaʔk

c̉awaˑʔk

one

one

laputey

laputeˑy

bottle

bottle

.

Because there was a lot of whiskey provided by Hudson's Bay, he didn't charge even half a dollar for one bottle.

007.6

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

diˑtiˑdʔaʔtχ

diˑtiˑdʔaˑʔtχ

Ditidaht person

Ditidaht (person)

p̉aˑčidʔaʔtχ

p̉aˑčiˑdaʔaʔtχ

Pachena band

Pachena band

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

hupic̉ʔaʔtχ

hupic̉aˑʔtχ

Alberni people

Alberni people

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

wik

wik

not

not

ʔiˑyχibs

ʔiˑχibs

expensive

expensive

wik̉aqƛ

wik̉aqƛ

cheap

cheap

.

All the Ditidaht and Pachena people bought, also the Alberni people bought whiskey, because it wasn't expensive, it was cheap.

pg. 33 begins above.

007.7

wik

wik

not

not

ʔiˑyχibs

ʔiˑχibs

expensive

expensive

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

duˑbisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all people

.

It wasn't expensive for all the people to buy.

007.8

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

čiyaˑduxʷaʔtχ

čiyaˑduxʷ

Beecher Bay

-ʔataχ

...tribe

Becher Bay people

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

šuʔuk̉ʷitχ

šuʔuk̉ʷtχ

Sooke tribe

Sooke tribe

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

ʔiš

ʔiš₁

and

and

čačabaχtipuˑsaʔtχ

čačabaχtupuˑsaʔtχ

Victoria tribe?

Victoria tribe

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

.

All bought, also the Becher Bay people, also the Sooke tribe bought whiskey, and also the Victoria people, all the people would buy whiskey.

pg. 35 begins below.

007.9

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

qew̉ičidaʔtχ

qiw̉iˑčidaʔtχ

Cowichan people

Cowichan

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

baqʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

baqʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

saˑdičaʔtχ

saˑdičaʔtχ

Saanich tribe

Saanich tribe

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

dadaˑybuχʷaʔtχ

daˑdaˑybuxʷaʔtχ

Nanaimo people

Nanaimo

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

bakʷaɬ

bakʷaˑɬ

buy

buy

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

.

Also the Cowichan bought, also the Saanich tribe bought and also the Nanaimo people bought whiskey.

007.10

ʔuduˑƛ̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

because

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

ʔuduˑƛ̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

because

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

ʔuʔiyχ

ʔu

REF

-ˀiˑχ₂

suffer from...

suffered from

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

ʔuʔuˑkʷisqʔa

DUP-

Pl.

ʔu

REF

-ˀiˑks

consume

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

all of them drank

ʔuduˑƛ̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

because

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

.

That is why all have died, because all the people suffered from alcohol, all drinking so many people died.

007.11

yuqʷaˑ

yuqʷaˑ

also

also

ʔaleˑskaʔtχ

ʔaleˑskaʔtχ

Alaska people

Alaska people

hayiˑteʔtχ

haˑyteˑʔtχ

Haida tribe

Haida people

kʷakʷaʔuɬaʔtχ

kʷakʷaʔuɬaʔtχ

Kwakiutl people

Kwakiutl people

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

ʔuʔiyχ

ʔu

REF

-ˀiˑχ₂

suffer from...

suffered from

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

puˑƛuˑpattχ

puˑƛuˑpat̉tχ

Fort Rupert tribe

Fort Rupert tribe

baˑlabaˑleʔtχ

baˑlabaˑleʔtχ

Bella Bella tribe

Bella Bella tribe

duˑb

duˑb

all

all

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

.

pg. 37 begins

007.12

ʔuduˑƛ̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

for this reason

hisibaʔƛ

hiˑsib

soon

-ˀaƛ

now

soon

wik̉iˑtšiʔk

wik̉iˑt

not exist

-šiƛ

PFV

-ʔak

NOM

all were gone

ʔuduˑƛ̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

because

hisibaʔƛ

hiˑsib

soon

-ˀaƛ

now

soon

wik̉iˑtšiʔk

wik̉iˑt

not exist

-šiƛ

PFV

-ʔak

NOM

all were gone

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔuʔukʷisqʔa

DUP-

SUF

ʔu

REF

-ˀiˑks

eat

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

they drank

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

ʔuχʷiʔt̉a

ʔu

REF

-χ

meanwhile

-ˀit

PASS

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

it was done by

wik̉iˑtsaʔbt

wik̉iˑt

not exist

-saʔp

MC

-ˀit

PASS

they were wiped out

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

ʔuʔuˑkʷisqʔa

DUP-

Pl.

ʔu

REF

-ˀiˑks

consume

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

REF

.

007.13

ʔuduˑƛ̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

because

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

hisibaʔƛ

hiˑsib

soon

-ˀaƛ

now

soon

wik̉iˑtšiʔk

wik̉iˑt

not exist

-šiƛ

PFV

-ʔak

NOM

all were gone

duˑbisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all people

ʔuχʷiʔt̉a

ʔu

REF

-χ

meanwhile

-ˀit

PASS

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

it was done by

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

ʔuʔuˑkʷisqʔa

DUP-

Pl.

ʔu

REF

-ˀiˑks

consume

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

REF

wik̉iˑtsaʔbt

wik̉iˑt

not exist

-saʔp

MC

-ˀit

PASS

they were wiped out

.

pg. 39 starts below.

007.14

wik̉ibtquy

wik

not

-bit

PAST

-quy

3sg.CND

if it wasn't for

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

ʔudaˑk

ʔu

REF

-daˑkʷ

have

have

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

wik

wik

not

not

ʔayiq

ʔaya

many

many

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

quˑʔas

quˑʔas

person

person

.

If it wasn't for alcohol that the whiteman had, many people would not have died.

007.15

ʔuduˑƛ̉a

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

-ˀa

3.sg.IND

because

wik̉iˑtšƛ

wik̉iˑt

not exist

-šiƛ

PFV

disappear

quˑʔas

quˑʔas

person

person

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔayiqʷqʔa

many

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

many

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

ʔuy

ʔuyi

when

when

wik̉ibtquy

wik

not

-bit

PAST

-quy

3sg.CND

if it wasn't for

ʔudaˑk

ʔu

REF

-daˑkʷ

have

have

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

babɬaʔd

babɬaʔd

whiteman

whiteman

wik̉iˑƛχʔiš

wik

not

-iˑƛ

Future

-χiš₁

3s.DEDUC

they might not

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

quˑʔas

quˑʔas

person

person

.

007.16

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

.

Because of much alcohol, so many people died.

007.17

ʔuχʷ

ʔuχ₂

is

is

qaχsaʔp

qaχsaʔp

kill

kill

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

laˑb

laˑb

alcohol

alcohol

.

They were killed because of a lot of alcohol.

007.18

č̉iχpaɬaʔčχ

č̉iˑχpaˑɬ

six

-ˀaˑʔičχ

... years

six

ʔiš

ʔiš₁

and

and

šuč̉aʔčχ

šuč̉a

five

-ˀaˑʔičχ

... years

five years

qʷiỷaq

qʷi

REL

-ˀaq

3sg.DEF

ago

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

quˑʔas

quˑʔas

person

person

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔeˑʔeˑʔeš

ʔeˑʔeˑʔeš

quickly

quickly

ʔuduˑƛ

ʔuˑduˑƛ

because

because

ʔeˑʔeˑʔeš

ʔeˑʔeˑʔeš

quickly

quickly

qaχšiƛ

qaχ

die

-šiƛ

PFV

die

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

.

Five or six years ago there were many people who died quickly, many people.

pg. 41 begins.

007.19

ʔayiˑqibtqʔa

many

-bit

PAST

-qʔa

3.s.SBJV

there were many

quˑʔas

quˑʔas

person

person

dubisaʔtχ

dubisaʔtχ

all the people

all the people

huʔeˑyʔuy

huʔeˑy ʔuy

long ago

long ago

qʷiỷaqs

qʷi

REL

-ʔaqs₁

1sg.REL

when I was

ƛaχʷaʔčχ

ƛaχʷ

ten

-ˀaˑʔičχ

... years

ten years old

ʔiš

ʔiš₁

and

and

šuč̉

šuč̉a

five

five

ʔuỷaχc̉iƛ

ʔu

-yiya

-χ

-c̉uˑ

-ˀi

-ˀaƛ

.

007.20

ʔayiˑq

ʔayiˑq

many

many

quˑʔas

quˑʔas

person

person

ʔuyis

ʔuyi

when

-s

1sg.IND

when I

ʔaχciʔ

ʔaχciʔ

that one

that one

ƛaχʷaʔčχ

ƛaχʷ

ten

-ˀaˑʔičχ

... years

ten years old

ʔiš

ʔiš₁

and

and

šuč̉

šuč̉a

five

five

siỷa

siˑỷa

I

I

baƛiˑsqawa

baƛiˑsqawa

Batlisqawa

Batlisqawa

piˑta

piˑta

Peter

Peter

.

There were many people at that time when I was fifteen years old, I Batlisqawa Peter.