On the Puberty Ceremony

Haas notebook VI: 089-95

Still needs more work -- not clear in places

016.1
ʔuyibtuwkik 
ʔuyi 
when 
-bit 
PAST 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
-ik 
2sg.INFORM 
when you were 
ʕic̉ayitƛquy 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
have your first menses 
dubaˑdik 
dubadik 
tabooed 
tabooed 
buˑčiˑɬ 
buˑ1 
four 
-čiˑɬ 
...days 
four days 
hitaqstiʔɬ 
hita 
LOC 
-aqstiˑ 
inside 
-ˀiɬ 
indoors 
in the house 
č̉itɬaq 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
ʔuʔuksʔab 
ʔuʔuˑks 
eat, drink, consume 
-ˀap 
CAUS 
you have to eat 
č̉itaʔap̉ayiɬib 
č̉iˑtaˑʔp̉eyɬib 
family crest board 
family crest board 
ʔuy 
ʔuyi 
when 
when 
ʕic̉ayitƛquy 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
have your first menses 
. 

When you get your first menses, you are tabooed for four days in the house eating (behind) the crest board.

016.2
wik 
wik 
not 
not 
haʔukʷ 
haʔuk 
eat 
eating 
buˑčiˑɬ 
buˑ1 
four 
-čiˑɬ 
...days 
four days 
wik 
wik 
not 
not 
daqšiƛ 
daqšiƛ 
drink 
drink 
buˑčiˑɬ 
buˑ1 
four 
-čiˑɬ 
...days 
four days 
ʔiʔinxʷiščidiɬ 
DUP- 
REP 
ʔinuˑxʷišč 
little 
-iˑdiɬ 
ITER 
only a little 
daqšiƛ 
daqšiƛ 
drink 
drink 
ʔuy 
ʔuyi 
when 
when 
ʕic̉ayitƛquy 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
have your first menses 
. 

When you have your first menses, you don't eat for four days, don't drink for four days, only drinking a little.

016.3
yaqaduˑƛ̉iy 
yaqaduˑƛ 
for that reason 
-yiya 
at ... time 
for that reason 
qi 
qiˑ 
long time 
long time 
quˑʔas 
quˑʔas 
person 
person 
ʔuduˑ̣ƛ 
ʔuˑduˑƛ 
because 
because 
dubaˑdak 
dubaˑk 
tabooed 
-daˑkʷ 
have 
tabooed 
ʔuy 
ʔuyi 
when 
when 
ʕic̉ayitƛquy 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
have your first menses 
. 

It has been that way for people for a long time, because it is tabooed when have your first menses.

016.4
hat̉aʔd 
hat̉aˑd 
bathe 
bathe 
hiyuʔƛquy 
hiyuˑ 
stop 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
you should stop 
ʕic̉ayit 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
have first menses 
hiyuʔƛquy 
hiyuˑ 
stop 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
you should stop 
. 

You should stop bathing when you have your first menses.

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016.5
ʔuduˑƛibtuw 
ʔuˑduˑƛ 
therefore 
-bit 
PAST 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
it was therefore 
dašukʷ 
dašuk 
strong 
strict 
ʔuduˑƛ 
ʔuˑduˑƛ 
because 
because 
dubaˑdik 
dubaˑ 
taboo 
-ˀit 
PASS 
-ika 
2sg.INSTRUCT 
you are tabooed 
ʔuc̉aˑw 
waˑɬšuqʷquy 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
wikquy 
wik 
not 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
you should not 
qiˑ 
qiˑ 
long time 
long time 
quˑʔas 
quˑʔas 
person 
person 
yaqaduˑƛiy 
yaqaduˑƛ 
for that reason 
-yiya 
at ... time 
for that reaason 
qiˑ 
qiˑ 
long time 
long time 
quˑʔas 
quˑʔas 
person 
person 
ʔuduˑƛ 
ʔuˑduˑƛ 
because 
because 
dubadik 
dubadik 
tabooed 
tabooed 
ʔuduˑƛibtuw 
ʔuˑduˑƛ 
therefore 
-bit 
PAST 
-uw 
3sg.QUOT 
it was therefore 
tibaɬɬiỷk 
tibaɬiɬ 
wiping in house 
-ỷakʷ 
one who... 
one who wipes in house 
ʔuy 
ʔuyi 
when 
when 
ʕic̉ayitƛquy 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
have your first menses 
tibaɬiɬχʔiỷk 
tibaɬiɬ 
wiping in house 
-χ 
meanwhile 
-ỷakʷ 
one who... 
wiping in the house 
. 

It was therefore strict because you are tabooed for a long time for that reaason because you're tabooed you were therefore the one who "wipes in the house" when have your first menses "wiping in the house".

016.6
t̉abaˑ 
t̉abaˑ 
sing tama song 
sing tama song 
ʕic̉ayitƛquy 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
when you have your first menses 
buˑčiˑɬ 
buˑ1 
four 
-čiˑɬ 
...days 
four days 
t̉abaˑ 
t̉abaˑ 
sing tama song 
sing tama song 
buˑčiˑɬ 
buˑ1 
four 
-čiˑɬ 
...days 
four days 
ʔaʔadic̉aq 
DUP- 
SUF 
ʔadic 
however long 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
however long 
ʕic̉ayit 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
have first menses 
. 

You sing tama songs for four days when you have your first menses, singing tama song for four days duration while having first menses.

016.7
ʔučiʔɬ 
ʔu 
REF 
-či1 
at 
-ˀiɬ 
indoors 
you keep in the house 
čabsapt 
čabsapt 
fir tree 
fir tree 
ʕic̉ayit̉aq 
ʕic̉ayit 
have first menses 
-ˀaq 
3sg.DEF 
have first menses 
duˑbay 
duˑb 
all 
-yiya 
at ... time 
always 
qʷa 
qʷa 
thus 
thus 
yaqquy 
yaqʷ 
Rel. Prn 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
the one who 
ʕicidaˑk 
ʕicidaˑk 
have menses 
menstruating 
yuqʷaˑ 
yuqʷaˑ 
also 
also 
qʷaˑ 
qʷa 
thus 
thus 
ƛaʔuˑwaʔtquy 
ƛaʔuˑ 
other 
-ˀit 
PASS 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
the others who might 
ʕicidaˑk 
ʕicidaˑk 
have menses 
menstruating 
. 

You always keep fir tree (branches) in the house when you have your first menses, the one who is menstruating and also others who might be menstruating also do so.

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016.8
wikƛ̉aƛaχuy 
wik 
not 
-ˀiƛ 
go for [L] 
-ˀaƛ 
now 
-quy 
3sg.CND 
you should not go to 
paˑɬač 
paˑɬač 
potlatch 
potlatch 
wikƛ̉a 
wik 
not 
-ˀiƛ 
go for [L] 
-ˀa 
3.sg.IND 
not go to 
ʔadiʔdaχaʔt 
ʔaˑdiʔdaχ 
only 
-ˀit 
PASS 
only 
haʔukʷ 
haʔuk 
eat 
eating 
ƛuɬ 
ƛuɬ 
good 
good 
haʔukʷ 
haʔuk 
eat 
eating 
. 

You should not go to a potlatch, do not eat good food.