001. Last Makah War

Ralph LaChester August 12, 1965 Trans. Mabel Robertson

Notebook 2014-21.001.041 pp. 1-22

001.1

ʔubaˑc̉uʔeˑʔisaƛs

ʔuˑbaˑc̉u  tell  -ʔaˑʔis  INTENT  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -s2  1sg, person marker

I will talk about

qʷiyubitawisʔuʔaqƛaˑƛukʷ

qʷi  REL  -bit2  PAST  -ʔawiƛ  GRAD  -ˀaqƛ2  inside  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -uk  POSS

REL

diƛaˑk

diƛaˑk  fight

fighting

diˑya

diˑyaˑ  Neah Bay

Neah Bay

ʔiyaχ

ʔiyaχ  there

there

witakidukʷ

witakiduk  war

wage war with

.

001.2

duˑbiˑksiƛwaˑd

duˑba  all  -iˑkis  take along  -šiƛ  PRF  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

they took everybody along

wiˑd

wiˑda  attack

attack

hacseˑʔi

hacis  this way  -ʔiya  get to be at ...

going all the way to

saˑdičaˑtχ

saˑdičaːtχ  Saanich people

Saanich Tribe

qiwičidaˑtχ

qiwičidaːtχ  Cowichan people

Cowichan tribe

ʔadisaˑtχaˑwis

ʔadisaˑtχ  all the people

all the people going out to sea

(

luxʷ

)

ʔucpaˑ

ʔucpaˑ  on that side

on that side

hidasiƛ

hidasiƛ  arrive at

coming to

bituˑli

bituˑliː  Victoria

city of Victoria

.

001.3

yaqaˑʔeyikqey

yaqaˑ  REL  -ˀeyik  HYP.FUT  -qeyu  3sg.CND

so it might happen

ti

tiˑ2  this

this

ʔaˑdasaˑƛ

ʔada  only  -sasa  only  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

only the ones now

bituˑliʔatχ

bituˑliʔatχ  Victoria people

Victoria people

wiɬaqƛ

wiɬaqƛ  reluctant

they didn't want to go

.

001.4

ʔuʔuƛ̉ič

ʔuʔuƛ  go to get  -ˀič1  2pl.IMPER

go to get!

č̉it̉apakt

č̉it̉apakt  dried whale meat

dried whale meat

biˑcaˑkt

biˑcaˑkt  jerky

jerky

č̉it̉apakt

č̉it̉apakt  dried whale meat

dried whale meat

biˑcaˑkt

biˑcaˑkt  jerky

jerky

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

ɬiχʷak

ɬiχʷak  dried halibut

dried halibut

.

001.5

waˑbitwaˑd

waˑ  say  -bit2  PAST  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

they said

bituˑliˑʔatχ

bituˑliʔatχ  Victoria people

Victoria people

ʔuʔukʷidukʷ

ʔuʔukʷiduk  speak to

speak to

.

001.6

ʔoˑ

ʔoˑ  Oh!

Oh

wikiˑdu

wik  not  -iˑdu  1p.IND

we do not

.

001.7

wikibeyiqƛid

wik  not  -beyaqƛ  wanting to ...  -id  1p.IND

we do not want to

.

001.8

wikibeyiqƛid

wik  not  -beyaqƛ  wanting to ...  -id  1p.IND

we do not want to

qaχšiƛ

qaχšiƛ  die

die

.

001.9

duˑbasiˑwiˑʔica

duˑba  all  -siwiː  die  -ˀica  2p.IND

you will all die

wik̉iˑtilca

wik̉iˑt  none  -ilca  2p.??

none of you will

waɬšiƛ

waɬšiƛ  go home

come home

waˑʔaƛ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

said

waˑʔaƛwaˑd

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

said now

bituˑliˑʔatχ

bituˑliʔatχ  Victoria people

Victoria people

ʔuˑyuqʷ

ʔuˑyuqʷa  referring to

refer to

(

ƛi

)

duˑbisaˑtχiq

duˑbisaˑtχ  everybody  -ˀiq  DEF

all the tribes

.

001.10

ʔoˑ

ʔoˑ  Oh!

Oh

wikiˑƛid

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -id  1p.IND

we do not

χu

χuˑ  that

that

qʷa

qʷaˑ  be thus

be thus

waˑʔaƛ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

said

taˑkaˑ

taˑkaˑ  nevertheless

anyway

qaˑdiχaˑƛ

qaˑdiχχ  demanding  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

insisting

.

001.11

wikiˑdu

wik  not  -iˑdu  1p.IND

we do not

wikaɬadawacuχʷ

wikaɬ  not go along  -adawacuχ  2p.IMPER

don't let's go along

waˑʔaƛ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they said

wik̉uteˑdawacuχʷ

wik  not  -ˀawati  take part  -adawacuχ  2p.IMPER

let's not take part

waˑʔaƛ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

said

bituˑliˑʔatχ

bituˑliʔatχ  Victoria people

Victoria people

.

001.12

qʷisiχaƛwaˑduχʷc

so it happened

hitap̉iq̉aƛ

hitap̉iq  pass by  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

passing by sb or sth

bituˑliˑʔatχ

bituˑliʔatχ  Victoria people

Victoria people

šaˑč̉iˑʔuk̉ʷaƛ

šač̉iya  unceasingly  -uk  IMPF  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they did directly

hacseˑʔiˑyaˑƛ

hacseˑʔiˑy  go across  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

go across

.

001.13

duˑbisaˑtχiq

duˑbisaˑtχ  everybody  -ˀiq  DEF

all the tribes

saˑdičaˑtχ

saˑdičaːtχ  Saanich people

Saanich Tribe

qiwičidaˑtχ

qiwičidaːtχ  Cowichan people

Cowichan tribe

ʔaˑduˑpaˑkaˑɬ

ʔaˑduˑpaˑk  all over this place

all the tribes

(

uxʷ

)

yaqeyiqqey

yaqaˑ  REL  -qeyu  3sg.CND

it might have been

tiˑkaʔa

tiˑkaʔa  so it's told

so it's told

habʔuk̉ʷaƛ

χaˑbʔakʷ  camp overnight  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

camp overnight

hiˑsubaˑƛ

hiˑsuba  almost  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

it was almost

ʔaˑƛčiyaɬʔukʷiƛ

ʔaƛa  two  -čiyaɬ  ... days  -šiƛ  PRF

two days

haˑcsʔi

hacseˑʔiˑy  go across

go across

.

001.14

ʔuʔubaχčiƛ

ʔuʔubaχi  enough  -eyačiƛ  INC

it was just in time

hitacuˑqʷšiƛ

hitacuˑq  go across  -šiƛ  PRF

go across

[

ƛaceˑ

]

ʔatχiˑʔuˑʔaƛ

ʔatχiˑʔawiƛ  get dark  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

get dark

.

001.15

hiˑtacuˑqʷšiƛšʔaƛ

hitacuˑq  go across  -šiƛšiƛ  GRAD.PRF  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

go across

.

001.16

qiˑčiƛ

qiˑ  long time  -eyačiƛ  INC

it got to be a long time

ʔatχiˑʔuƛ

ʔatχi  night  -iːwiƛ  INC

at night

duˑsaq

duˑsiq  small degree

early

c̉iˑdaχuwiq

c̉iˑdaχuk  low tide  -ˀiq  DEF

low tide

ʔaˑtχičiliq

ʔaˑtχičiƛ  evening  -ˀiq  DEF

in the evening

.

001.17

ʔaƛʔaƛiˑtwad

DUP-  SUF  ʔaƛa  two  -iˑt  at the body  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

there were two

wikʷeˑɬi

wikʷeˑɬi  boy

boy

ƛ̉iˑpadač

ƛ̉iˑpadač  walk around

walking around

ʔiyaχ

ʔiyaχ  there

there

.

001.18

yaqtiˑpikduˑkʷ

yaqtiˑp  while  -ikduˑk  1p>3s.Relative

while we

ʔapawdiq̉eyak

ʔapawdiq̉eyak  Midway

Midway

waˑ

waˑ  say

say

.

001.19

diˑya

diˑyaˑ  Neah Bay

Neah Bay

kʷispeˑʔiq

kʷispaˑ1  other, opposite side  -ˀiq  DEF

the other, opposite side

raˑksʔiq

raˑks  rocks  -ˀiq  DEF

rocks

ʔiyaχtpadač

ʔiyaχ  there  -padač  move about [L]

moving about

ƛ̉iˑpadač

ƛ̉iˑpadač  walk around

walking around

ʔaƛʔiq

ʔaƛa  two  -ˀiq  DEF

the two

wikʷeˑɬi

wikʷeˑɬi  boy

boys

ɬaɬaˑχukʷ

DUP-  PL  ɬaˑχuk  man

young men

.

001.20

ʔiyaχc̉aƛwaˑdaɬ

ʔiyaχ  there  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT  =aɬ  =PL

they started going

(

uxʷ

)

waɬšiƛšʔaƛ

waɬ1  go home  -šiƛšiƛ  GRAD.PRF  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

going home

tuˑpšʔaƛ

tuˑpšiƛ  become dusk  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

become dusk

ʔatχičʔaƛ

ʔaˑtχičiƛ  get late  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

getting late

χaχadʔaɬ

χaχadʔaɬ  very

very

.

001.21

ʔatχiʔuʔaƛitwaˑd

ʔatχi  night  -ʔawiƛ  GRAD  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -bit2  PAST  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

it became night

wikiyuxʷ

wik  not

they didn't

[

aƛ

]

hidasiƛ

hidasiƛ  arrive at

reach

huˑʔu

huˑʔuˑ  Hu'u Creek

Hu'u Creek

.

001.22

ƛaƛaˑdaˑpuʔuwiƛ

DUP-  PL  -ʔawiƛ  GRAD

they stopped

ƛaƛaˑdaˑpuʔuwiƛ

DUP-  PL  ƛadaˑ  remain  -ʔawiƛ  GRAD

they stopped

ɬaɬaˑχukʷ

DUP-  PL  ɬaˑχuk  man

young men

č̉aʔawiq

c̉aˑʔuk  river  -ˀiq  DEF

by a creek

ʔiyaχiχ

ʔiyaχ  there

there

yaqaʔeyiqqeyuwiɬ

-qeyuwiɬ  3p.CND

so it happened

ti

tiˑ2  this

this

deʔiˑyuwaƛ

deʔiˑwiƛ  hear  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they heard

.

001.23

deʔiyuwaƛwaˑdaɬ

deʔiˑwiƛ  hear  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT  =aɬ  =PL

they heard

ɬapχšiliq

ɬapχšiƛ  flap wings  -ˀiq  DEF

flapping the wings

q̉ʷaˑlis

q̉ʷaˑlis  crane

crane

ʔaƛqapɬ

ʔaƛa  two  -qapɬ1  ... many round objects

two

.

001.24

ʔiyaχχaƛ

ʔiyaχ  there  -χ  meanwhile  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

it was there

hidiˑɬtiq

hidiˑɬta  end  -ˀiq  DEF

at the end

ƛ̉uˑšaˑdiɬiq

ƛ̉uˑšaˑdiɬ  dry reef  -ˀiq  DEF

dry reef

huˑʔu

huˑʔuˑ  Hu'u Creek

Hu'u Creek

.

001.25

ʔaˑ

ʔaˑ  what did you say?

what did you say?

wiˑdaq̉adʔi

wiˑda  raid  -ˀadʔi  it must be

it must be a raid

waˑʔalaɬ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  =aɬ  =PL

they said

wiˑdaq̉adʔi

wiˑda  attack  -ˀadʔi  it must be

it must be a raid

waɬšiƛ̉adiˑcuχʷ

waɬšiƛ  go home  -ˀadiˑcuχ  1pl.IMP

go home

waˑʔaƛ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

said

.

001.26

hac̉ičʔalaɬ

hac̉ic  run  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  =aɬ  =PL

they ran

waɬšiƛ

waɬšiƛ  go home

going home

.

001.27

wiktaqšʔalaɬ

wiktaqšiƛ  didn’t do before ...  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  =aɬ  =PL

they didn't

hidʔaw

hidʔawi  wait for

wait for

qʷiqʷiyukʷ

DUP-  PL  qʷi  REL  -iˑyuq  doing to ...

whatever they were going to do

hat̉aˑdiʔeˑʔsitqeyuwiɬ

hat̉aˑdiˑ  bathe  -ʔaˑʔis  INTENT  -bit2  PAST  -qeyuwiɬ  3p.CND

if they would bathe

wiktaqšʔalaɬ

wiktaqšiƛ  didn’t do before ...  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  =aɬ  =PL

they didn't do

waɬšʔalaɬ

waɬšiƛ  go home  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  =aɬ  =PL

they went home

ʔeʔeˑʔši

ʔeˑʔeˑʔišiya  in a hurry

in a hurry

.

001.28

ʔuʔuˑɬtadeˑƛwaˑd

ʔuʔuɬta  first  -diˑ1  come  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

he came first

tiˑkaʔa

tiˑkaʔa  so it's told

so it's told

ƛaʔu

ƛaʔuˑ  another

another

ƛ̉icuxʷadi

ƛ̉icuxʷadiː  person

person

ɬaˑχukʷ

ɬaˑχuk  man

man

.

001.29

hadeˑč

hadeˑč  wow!

wow!

xaxaduq̉ʷadʔič̉aʔawiq

xaxaduq̉ʷadʔič̉a  splashing noise  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -ˀiq  DEF

there was a splashing noise

hiˑdaduˑɬ

hiˑdaduˑɬ  come upstream

come upstream

.

001.30

wiˑdaχaˑš

wiˑda  raid  =χaˑš  =INFER

there must be a raid

haˑcʔi

hacseˑʔiˑy  come

coming

waˑʔaƛ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they said

ƛaʔuwiq

ƛaʔuˑ  another  -ˀiq  DEF

another

.

001.31

hidaχčiƛadawacuχʷ

hidaχčiƛ  get ready  -adawacuχ  2p.IMPER

let's get ready

waˑʔaƛ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

said

heˑʔi

heˑʔi  hey!

hey!

qʷisi

qʷisiˑ  so

so

hidaχčiƛ

hidaχčiƛ  get ready

get ready

.

001.32

kukuχʷsweˑʔipšʔaƛ

DUP-  SUF  kuχ  hole  -suwiˑ  go through  -ˀap  CAUS  -šiƛ  PRF  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they made holes thru (the walls)

ɬuʔaɬ

ɬuʔaɬ  board

boards

ʔaˑduˑpc̉aqc̉awiqqi

ʔaˑduˑp  as long as  -caqc̉aw  at the end  -qi  3.REL

as long as the ends of

batbaˑsiq

CVt-  PL  baʔas  house  -ˀiq  DEF

the houses

duˑb

duˑba  all

all

.

001.33

ƛ̉iʔuɬdakšʔalaɬ

ƛ̉i2  shoot  -ʔuɬʷ  place of ...  -daˑkʷ  have  -šiƛ  PRF  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  =aɬ  =PL

they had (the holes) to shoot out of

.

001.34

ʔudaˑkšʔalaɬ

ʔudaˑkšiƛ  have  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  =aɬ  =PL

they got

yaɬakiqeyuwiɬ

yaɬ  where, place at which  -qeyuwiɬ  3p.CND

where they would

ƛ̉iˑƛiˑƛ̉iˑ

CVƛ-  REP  ƛ̉i2  shoot

be shooting

.

001.35

wik̉aƛwaˑdaɬ

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT  =aɬ  =PL

they were not

qiˑčiƛ

qiˑ  long time  -eyačiƛ  INC

be a long time

qiˑcaˑp

qiˑ  long time

just before

ʔatχiʔu

ʔatχiˑyuʔuː  night

night

wikiyuwa

wikiyu  not yet

not until

ʔapχtiyuƛ

ʔapχtiy  midnight  -ʔawiƛ  GRAD

become midnight

.

001.36

diƛqʷakšʔaƛ

diƛqʷaqšiƛ  start fighting  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

start fighting

ʔiyaχaχ

ʔiyaχ  there

there at

biʔidʔa

biʔidʔa  Baadah Village

place name (Baadah Village)

.

001.37

ƛ̉iksiˑtaɬšʔaƛ

ƛ̉i2  shoot  -sit1  on the surface of a liquid  -šiƛ  PRF  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they started shooting on the surface of the water

.

001.38

wikeˑʔičʔaƛ

wik  not  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

not

piˑt

-piˑt  INFER

what is this??

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

go to

diˑya

diˑyaˑ  Neah Bay

Neah Bay

.

001.39

ʔucačʔaƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they went to

piˑt

-piˑt  INFER

what is this??

biʔidʔa

biʔidʔa  Baadah Village

Baadah Village

,

ƛaʔuwiq

ƛaʔuˑ  another  -ˀiq  DEF

another

vilij

vilij  village

village

.

001.40

ƛaʔuwiq

ƛaʔuˑ  another  -ˀiq  DEF

another

ƛaʔuwiq

ƛaʔuˑ  another  -ˀiq  DEF

another

ƛaʔuˑsayaˑpiq

ƛaʔuˑ  another  -uˑs  in residence  -ˀiq  DEF

another village

qʷidiččaʔaˑtχ

qʷidiččaʔaˑtχ  Makah Tribe

of the Makah Tribe

.

001.41

ʔaƛsuxʷtaˑwiqiɬ

ʔaƛa  two  -suχtaˑk  ... group(s)  -ˀiq  DEF

there were two villages

biʔidʔaʔaˑtχ

biʔidʔaʔaˑtχ  Baadah tribe

Baadah tribe

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

diˑyaʔaˑtχ

diˑyaʔaˑtχ  Neah Bay tribe

Neah Bay tribe

.

001.42

wičideˑʔiƛ

wičideˑʔiƛ  land on shore

land on shore

biʔidʔaʔaˑtχiq

biʔidʔaʔaˑtχ  Baadah tribe  -ˀiq  DEF

the Baadah tribe

wiˑdʔiq

wiˑda  raiding party  -ˀiq  DEF

the raiding party

.

001.43

yaqeyiqqeyuˑɬ

and so

hitakʷidukʷšʔaƛ

hitakʷidukʷšiƛ  start fighting  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

start fighting

.

001.44

šuč̉iq

šuč̉a  five  -ˀiq  DEF

the five

buˑχʷ

buˑ  four  -χ  meanwhile

or four

wakwitqaqƛbadaχ

hunter  -badaχ  PL

hunters

ʔaˑdʔiɬs

ʔaˑdaˑ  thus far  -ˀiɬ  in the house  -sasa  only

the only ones at home

ƛadeˑʔiʔiɬ

ƛadeˑʔiƛ  stay at home  -ˀiɬ  in the house

stay at home

čabuɬ

čabuɬ  be able to, can

be able to, can

diƛaˑk

diƛaˑk  fight

fight

.

001.45

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

tiˑkaʔa

tiˑkaʔa  so it's told

so it's told

ʔiʔiˑč̉up

DUP-  PL  ʔiˑč̉up  old person

some old people

ʔiš

ʔiš  and

and

ʔuqʷuqʷɬʔiq

ʔuquqɬa  one’s name is  -ˀiq  DEF

the one called

hiˑdayaˑxtawuɬ

hiˑdayaˑxtawuɬ  Highest-Man

Highest-Man

čaˑbat̉

čaˑbaťa  chief

chief

ƛ̉icuxʷadi

ƛ̉icuxʷadiː  person

person

.

001.46

yaqeyiqqeyuwiɬ

-qeyuwiɬ  3p.CND

and then

diƛkʷaqšʔaƛ

diƛkʷaqšiƛ  fight  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they started to fight

diƛkʷaqšʔeˑˑƛ

diƛkʷaqšiƛ  fight  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -eˑˑ  VOC

fighting

diƛaˑk

diƛaˑk  fight

fighting

ʔatχiʔu

ʔatχiˑyuʔuː  night

at night

.

001.47

hiˑdeyiƛšʔaƛwaˑd

hiˑdeyiƛšiƛ  start to come in  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

they started coming in

qiʔakʷaˑwaˑpʔuƛʔidaɬ

qiʔakʷaˑwaˑp  break up  -iːwiƛ  INC

breaking in

t̉ašiˑ

t̉ašiˑ  door(way)

the door

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001.48

ʔudaˑkšʔaƛ

ʔudaˑkšiƛ  have  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

he got

tiˑkaʔa

tiˑkaʔa  so it's told

so it's told

ƛapaˑyak

ƛapayakʷ  root digger

root digger

yaqtiˑpiqdukʷaˑ

yaqtiˑp  while  -ˀiq  DEF

what we call

tiˑ

tiˑ2  this

this

hiˑdayaˑxtawuɬiq

hiˑdayaˑxtawuɬ  Highest-Man  -ˀiq  DEF

Highest-Man

ʔiʔiˑχʷiq

DUP-  DIST  ʔiˑχʷ  big  -ˀiq  DEF

a very big one

histuˑp

histuˑp  stick (to hit)

stick (to hit with), fish club, whip

ʔaˑdiχaˑpaƛ

ʔaˑdiχ  real  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

just as they

hideˑʔiƛ

hideyiƛ  enter (a building)

came in

čuˑʔukʷ

čuˑʔuk  sneak up on

sneaking up on

hideˑʔiƛ

hideyiƛ  enter (a building)

came in

tiˑ

tiˑ2  this

this

hiscitabuwatiqšiƛ

hiscitabuwatiqšiƛ  hit over the head

hit over the head

qaˑχsap

qaχsaˑp  kill

killing them

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001.49

qʷaʔap

qʷaˑʔaˑp  do thus, like so

do thus, like so

ʔuχʷcaʔaˑ

-ca  go to

ʔaˑdis

ʔaˑdi  really  -sasa  only

in fact, really

ʔatχiʔu

ʔatχiˑyuʔuː  night

night

.

001.50

ƛaʔoʔaƛwaˑd

ƛaʔuˑ  another  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

in addition they did

kuˑƛšʔaƛ

kuˑƛšiƛ  open  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they opened up

hidaˑsc̉iq

hidaˑsc̉a  roof  -ˀiq  DEF

the roof

.

001.51

kaʔubadeˑʔiƛ

kaʔubadiː  ladder  -ˀiƛ  obtain [L]

they got a ladder

qʷiyaʔaˑsiq

qʷiyaʔaˑs  outside  -ˀiq  DEF

outside

ʔiyaχ

ʔiyaχ  there

there

.

001.52

kaʔubadiˑχaƛ

kaʔubadiː  ladder  -χ  meanwhile  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

they had a ladder to

bačiʔiˑɬ

bačiʔiːyiɬ  enter a building

inside a building

.

001.53

ʔaˑdiχaˑpaƛ

ʔaˑdiχ  real  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

just as they

piˑt

-piˑt  INFER

what is this??

wakʷitkaqliq

wakʷitkaqƛ  hunter  -ˀiq  DEF

best hunters

kaˑƛχšiƛ

kaˑƛχšiƛ  come into view

they showed up

.

001.54

qʷiyaʔaˑs

qʷiyaʔaˑs  outside

outside

ƛ̉ičʔaƛqey

ƛ̉ičiƛ  shoot  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -qeyu  3sg.CND

they would shoot them

kaˑwaq̉at

kaˑwaq̉atu  fall off a high place (person or thing)

they would fall off (the roof)

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001.55

wikiq̉aˑbiyuƛ

wikiq̉aˑbiyuƛ  not realise

they didn't catch on

duˑbisaˑtχiq

duˑbisaˑtχ  everybody  -ˀiq  DEF

all the tribes

qʷa

qʷaˑ  be thus

it was like that

qaˑχšiƛ

qaˑχšiƛ  be dying

dying

qaˑχšiƛ

qaˑχšiƛ  be dying

dying

qaˑχšiƛ

qaˑχšiƛ  be dying

dying

qaˑχšiƛ

qaˑχšiƛ  be dying

dying

.

001.56

hicxiˑduˑpaƛitwaˑd

hicxiˑduˑp  spouses together  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -bit2  PAST  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

there was a husband and wife

tiˑ

tiˑ2  this

this

ʔaƛ

ʔaƛa  two

two

.

001.57

yaqaˑʔeyikqey

yaqaˑ  REL  -ˀeyik  HYP.FUT  -qeyu  3sg.CND

so it might happen

ti

tiˑ2  this

this

xadʔawiq

xadʔakʷ  woman  -ˀiq  DEF

woman

ʔuχʷuʔaƛ

ʔuχ2  REF  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

she was

diƛiɬaƛ

diƛiɬ  lie on back on floor  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

she was lying on her back

.

001.58

tuc̉idaˑƛ

tuc̉idiƛ  load gun  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

load gun

ʔuʔuyukʷs

do to

doing it to

puˑyawiq

puˑyakʷ  gun  -ˀiq  DEF

the guns

.

001.59

ʔadisɬaɬ

ʔadis  however many, much  =aɬ  PL

the many were doing

ƛ̉ičiƛ

ƛ̉ičiƛ  shoot

shooting

hideˑʔiƛ

hideˑyiƛ  give

giving

puˑyawiq

puˑyakʷ  gun  -ˀiq  DEF

the guns

yaqʷaƛqi

yaqʷaƛqi  empty ??

empty

ʔuʔuƛaƛ

ʔuʔuƛ  go to get  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

taking

tuc̉uwiq

tuc̉uk  loaded  -ˀiq  DEF

the loaded one

ƛaʔu

ƛaʔuˑ  another

another

ƛaʔuwaƛ

ƛaʔuˑ  again  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

then do again

ƛ̉ičiƛ

ƛ̉ičiƛ  shoot

shooting

.

001.60

qʷa

qʷaˑ  be thus

be thus

ʔuχʷcaʔa

ʔuχʷcaʔa  continue

it went on

ʔeˑˑ

uh

ʔadis

ʔadis  however many, much

however many, much

ʔatχiʔu

ʔatχiˑyuʔuː  night

night

diƛaˑk

diƛaˑk  fight

fighting

diƛaˑk

diƛaˑk  fight

fighting

.

001.61

hitaˑdeˑƛwaˑd

hitaˑdi  arrive  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

they arrived

wiʔibaqiliq

wiʔibaqƛ  good fighter  -ˀiq  DEF

the best fighters

diˑyaʔaˑtχiq

diˑyaʔaˑtχ  Neah Bay tribe  -ˀiq  DEF

of the Neah Bay people

.

001.62

wik̉alaɬƛʔu

wik  not  -ʔaɬ1  aware of ...  =aɬ  PL  again

they didn't intend to do again

daˑʔukʷaˑčiχas

daˑʔukʷaːčiχ  help  -as1  reach

go to help

.

001.63

kabatxaƛ̉ubaɬ

kabat  shown, known, definite

they knew

wik̉eˑʔsiƛqa

wik  not  -ʔaˑʔis  INTENT  -šiƛ  PRF  -qaˑ  3.SUBORD

they did not intend to

ʔucačiƛ

ʔucačiƛ  go to

go to them

.

001.64

yaqeyiqqey

yaqaˑ  REL  -qeyu  3sg.CND

it might have been

ti

tiˑ2  this

this

wiʔibaqliq

wiʔibaqƛ  good fighter  -ˀiq  DEF

the best fighters

hadeˑč

hadeˑč  wow!

wow!

wahaˑk̉adaˑwicuχʷ

wahaˑkʷ  go  -ˀadaˑwicuχ  1p.HORT

let's go!

wik̉eyʔi

wik  not  -aˑyiɬ  follow behind  -ʔiya  get to be at ...

they won't come

hacseˑʔi

hacis  this way  -ʔiya  get to be at ...

come here

diƛawiq

diƛaˑk  fight  -ˀiq  DEF

the fighters

waˑʔaƛ

waˑ  say  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

said

.

001.65

wikiˑƛ

wik  not  -ˀiƛ  go for, take [L]

nobody was

q̉apaˑkqi

q̉apaˑkʷ  be willing  -qi  3.REL

willing to

.

001.66

ʔadiˑsɬaˑtwaˑd

ʔadisiɬa  as soon as  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

soon it was

hiˑsub

hiˑsuba  almost

almost

ƛ̉iˑsiq̉ačiƛ

ƛ̉iˑsiq̉ačiƛ  become daybreak

become daybreak

.

001.67

hac̉icuyaˑsaƛ

hac̉icuyaˑs  run outside  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

he ran outside

wiʔibaqliq

wiʔibaqƛ  good fighter  -ˀiq  DEF

the best fighter

badiˑdaˑƛ

badidaːp  leave behind  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

leaving behind

duˑbʔiq

duˑba  all  -ˀiq  DEF

all the ones

ʔuˑyuqʷ

ʔuˑyuqʷa  referring to

refer to

.

001.68

c̉akwaˑčidukʷšʔaƛ

c̉akwaˑčidukʷšiƛ  go alone  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

he went alone

ƛ̉iˑsiq̉ačʔaƛ

ƛ̉isiˑq̉ačiƛ  day breaks  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

day breaks

.

001.69

hiˑsubaƛ

hiˑsuba  almost  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP

it was almost

ƛ̉isiˑq̉ačiƛ

ƛ̉isiˑq̉ačiƛ  day breaks

day breaks

.

001.70

ʔiyaχaˑƛwaˑd

ʔiyaχ  there  -ˀaƛ  CONTEMP  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

he was

ƛaweˑʔiq

ƛawaˑ  near  -ˀiq  DEF

near

biʔidʔa

biʔidʔa  Baadah Village

Baadah Village

yaɬaqqey

yaɬ  where, place at which  -qeyu  3sg.CND

where it was

diƛaˑk

diƛaˑk  fight

fighting

ʔapquwasiq

ʔapquwas  point of land  -ˀiq  DEF

point of land

.

001.71

ƛadiwaƛwaˑd

ƛadiˑwiƛ  remain in place  -waˑda  3s.QUOT

he stopped

yuˑ

yuˑyuˑ  for a while

for a while

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