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\title{CHEL DU'OT OQO NIXALYAX
\\(The young man searches for a wife)}

\author{Recorded with Alta Jerue, 3-26-2004}
\date{}

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\gll Q'idaghdhilinh ghiqaɬ.
{young man} {he's paddling}
\glt `A young man was going along in a canoe.'
\glend

\gll Antr'a gatotth'eɬ xiq'i gits'anghalnoɬ, xiyiɬ gidetth'onh.
so  {he listened} {as if} {he turned around} then {he heard something}
\glt `He listened, and he turned around, and he heard something.'
\glend

\gll Tr'edha gazrile.
behold  {someone was saying something}
\glt `Someone was speaking.'
\glend
%AJ:  ``it sounded like singing''

\gll Tr'edha nuq'oɬonh {gidile.} {``Ya xaxa na,''} ne  tr'i'ne.
behold  woman  {she's singing} {} {she said} {it is said}
\glt `It was a woman singing. ``Ya xaxa na,'' she sang.'
\glend
%AJ:  ``it was a woman's voice''

\gll Yitoyiq  diqadhiyo.
thereupon  {he went up}
\glt `He went up the bank.'
\glend

\gll Nuq'oɬonh teq'avon ndidhit.
woman {on the shore} {she's standing}
\glt `There was a woman standing on the shore.'
\glend
%does AJ say teq'ovon?  a case of near neutralization?

\gll Vitthegh xingith xelanh.
{her hair} long {there is}
\glt `Her hair was long.'
\glend

\gll Ditthe' ton'u'ox  xilingh axa.
{her head} {she's washing} current  in
\glt `And she was washing it in the current.'\footnote{Chapman has a different verb.}
\glend

\gll Gidile.
{{she's singing}}
\glt `She was singing.'
\glend

\gll Yitots'in' yogh niginot'enh.
{and then} {to her} {he sneaked up}
\glt `Then he sneaked up to her'
\glend

\gll Yinesrin xitlyiɬ.
{her waist} {he seized}
\glt `And seized her around the waist.'
\glend

\gll ``Dina itla'ts'in'! Dina  itla'ts'in'!'' yiɬne   nuq'oɬonh.
human {I am not}  human {I am not} {she said to him} {woman}
\glt ```I am not human! I am not human!'' cried the woman.'
\glend

\gll Yandighetrit anh chel.
{he released her} he {young man}
\glt `The man released her.'
\glend

\gll {Aɬona chenh} q'eyh tritr tinighe'oxi.
behold   birch tree {it's leaning into water}
\glt `Behold there was a birch tree leaning over the water.'
\glend

\gll Vitthe' tux  nilingh.
{its branches} through {current is flowing}
\glt `The current was flowing through its branches.'\footnote{AJ pronounces this sentence with question intonation.}
\glend

\gll Chel q'eyh eting'.
{young man} birch {he's holding}
\glt `The man was grasping the birch tree.'
\glend

\gll {{Viye xudolningh.}}
{{he was angry}}
\glt `He became angry'
\glend

\gll Tr'eyh ye naghdiyo.
canoe in {{he went again}}
\glt `And got back into his canoe'
\glend

\gll Yitots'in' ntithiqanh.
then  {he started paddling again}
\glt `And started paddling again.'
\glend

\gll Che noghdiqaɬ.
again {he's paddling along}
\glt `He paddled on.'
\glend

\gll Antr'a gatotth'eɬ xiq'i gits'an-ghanoɬ, xiyiɬ gidetth'onh.
then  {he listened} {as if} {he turned around}  then {he heard something}
\glt `Then he turned and listened, and he heard something.'
\glend

\gll Tr'edha gazrile  {che chenh} nuq'oɬonh xiq'i.
behold  {someone singing} {again again} woman  like
\glt `Once again, someone was singing, like a woman.'
\glend

\gll ``Che q'odet xiq'i,'' inedhinh.
again {just now} like {he thought}
\glt ```Just as before,'' he thought.'
\glend

\gll ``Divasre' gila','' inedhinh.
{I wonder what} now {he thought}
\glt ```I wonder what it is now,'' he thought.'
\glend

\gll ``Divasre' ɬo'its'in' nuq'oɬonh go di'ne?'' inedhinh.
{I wonder} indeed  woman  this {she says} {he thought}
\glt ```Is it indeed a woman making noise?'''
\glend

\gll Che yidetth'onh.
again {he listened}
\glt `He listened some more.'
\glend

\gll Tr'itl tux  gazrile. {``Aya yo ha ya,''} ne  tr'i'ne.
willow among {someone is singing} {} {she says} {it is said}
\glt `Someone was singing anong the wilows. ``Aya yo ha ya,'' she sang.'
\glend

\gll Diqadhiyo.
{{he went up}}
\glt `The man went up the bank.'
\glend

\gll Nuq'oɬonh xit'a ngizrenh. Gighe' dhith axa xandlchith.
woman very {she's pretty} tooth  belt with {she was girded}
\glt `There was a very pretty woman wearing a belt made of teeth.'
\glend

\gll Gaɬtim diɬ'anh.
{willow bark} {she's gathering}
\glt `She was gathering willow bark.'
\glend

\gll Yinesrin xitlyiɬ.
{her waist} {he seized}
\glt `He seized her by the waist.'
\glend

\gll ``Dina itla'ts'in'! Dina  itla'ts'in'!'' yiɬne.
human {I am not} human {I am not}  {she said}
\glt ```I am not human! I am not human!'' she cried.'
\glend

\gll Yandighetrit.
{{he released her}}
\glt `He released her.'
\glend

\gll ``Dina uxlanh xiq'i xileche.
human {you pl. are} {as if} {it seems}
\glt ```It seems to me that you are human enough.'\footnote{Kari has ghilechenh.}
\glend

\gll Gile axa yuxye digididax,'' yiɬne.
song with {in you pl.} {noise is} {he said}
\glt `You are making such a noise with your songs,'' he said to her.'
\glend

\gll Ggux ngilanh ts'in' ngi'in ghoɬtliɬ.
rabbit {she is} as  away {she hopped}
\glt `She turned into a rabbit and hopped away.'
\glend

\gll {Viye xidolningh} ntithiqanh.
{he was angry} {he started paddling again}
\glt `Angrily he started off paddling again.'
\glend

\gll Che gidetth'onh.
again {he heard something}
\glt `Once more he heard something.'
\glend

\gll Tr'idilughusr.
{{someone was playing}}
\glt `Someone was playing.'
\glend

\gll Ngi'in xits'in' diqadhiyo.
away  {to there} {he went up the bank}
\glt `He went up the bank near it.'
\glend

\gll Tr'itl tux  ghuhoɬ.
willow among {he's going}
\glt `He went among the willows.'
\glend

\gll Go tr'edha dina xit'ache longh dasr q'idz yigaɬdzoghtl.
here behold people very many {sand bank} on {they were playing ball}
\glt `Behold, a lot of people were playing ball on the bank.'
\glend

\gll Dina xit'ache ndinek.
people very {are handsome}
\glt `They were very handsome people.'
\glend

\gll Nuq'oɬdaɬin chilqay yiɬ niɬtux.
women men with together
\glt `(There were) women and men together.'
\glend

\gll Gidingidz tux  tathdo'.
grass  among  {he sat}
\glt `He sat amid the grasses.'
\glend

\gll Xitux xiniɬ'anh.
{among them} {he looked}
\glt `He peeked at them.'
\glend

\gll ``Se sixitlghuɬ  da' nuq'oɬonh gitatlyiɬ,'' inedhinh.
I {they throw to me} if woman  {I will grab someone} {he thought}
\glt ```If they throw it my way, I'll grab a woman,'' he thought.'
\glend

\gll Xidigaɬ yixi {xiytitlghuɬ} xiyiggi yititlyiɬ.
finally there {they threw it to him} immediately {he caught her}
\glt `Finally they threw it his way, and immediately he caught a woman.'
\glend

\gll Diggantl'itlux.
{{he jumped up}}
\glt `He jumped up.'
\glend

\gll ``Dina itla'ts'in', dina  itla'ts'in'!'' ne.
human {I am not} human {I am not}  {she says}
\glt ```I am not human, I am not human!'' cried the woman.'
\glend

\gll Nuq'oɬonh yik'odz  nixindilughuɬ.
woman {away from him} {she struggled}
\glt `She struggled away from him.'
\glend

\gll Yandighetrit.
{{he released her}}
\glt `He released her.'
\glend

\gll Vidalzring  zro yuxo'in  ghizriɬ.
{Canada goose}  only {away from him} {she's screaming}
\glt `And she went screaming away from him in the shape of a Canada goose.'\footnote{`Canada goose' is normally \em vidhalzring.}
\glend

\gll Dilughusrin  dits'in xathdlat.
{the ones playing} geese {they became}
\glt `All the players became geese.'
\glend

\gll Nigenthiyiɬ.
{{they flew away}}
\glt `And flew away.'
\glend

\gll {Viye xidolningh} chel tr'eyh ye noghdiyo.
{he's angry} {young man} canoe in {he went back}
\glt `Angry again, the man got back in his canoe.'
\glend

\gll Ntithiqanh   uxuxiyiɬ che gidetth'onh.
{he started paddling} suddenly again {he heard something}
\glt `He started off paddling, and then he heard something.'
\glend

\gll Xinatr'idilughusr xinadi'ne ts'i gidetth'onh.
{people are talking}  {they're speaking}  {} {he heard}
\glt `He heard people talking.'
\glend

\gll Diqadhiyo.
{{he went up}}
\glt `He went up the bank.'
\glend

\gll Nginugg  xinadi'ne  xits'in' tadhiyo.
{up from river} {they're speaking}  {towards them}  {he went}
\glt `He went away from the river, toward the speakers.'
\glend

\gll Tr'itl tux  tr'edha vinq'it deg dina longh tax nixiditl'iyo.
willow among behold  lake  here  people many {in water} {they are standing} 
\glt `Among the willows was a lake, and a number of people were standing in the water.'
\glend

\gll Tr'idiyinh   dina chux tadhinh chux diyinh.
{someone is making medicine} man big {old man} big {he's making medicine}
\glt `There was a big old man making medicine.'
\glend

\gll Tixet'an dhith da' ndaɬcheth.
otter  skin parka {he's wearing}
\glt `He wore an otter-skin parka.'
\glend

\gll Godadz di'ne diyinh, {``deg go} q'odet yixtoqul  xiq'i,'' ine.
thus  {he says} {medicine man} here now {you pl. will be gone} {as if} {he says}
\glt `Said the medicine man, ``it seems that you will perish right here.'''\footnote{Alta says \em ga \em instead of \em go.}
\glend

\gll ``Daɬine' dingit'a go tr'atoɬtth'eɬ  dinadangine' ine','' xi'ne dina.
but better  here {we will stay} {you told us} although {they said} people
\glt ```In spite of what you say to us, we will stay here,'' said the people.'
\glend

\gll Gidingidz tux  xits'i tr'itr'eɬtlux  eyigginh q'idaghdhilinh.
grass  among  from {someone leaped out} {that person} {young man}
\glt `Then the young man leaped out of the grass.'
\glend

\gll Engithit eyigginh diyininh ghun' tr'i'eɬtlux.
{in front of} {that person} {medicine man} at {he leaped out}
\glt `He jumped down at the medicine man.'
\glend

\gll Diyininh  tixet'anh athdlat.
{medicine man} otter  {he became}
\glt `The medicine man became an otter.'
\glend

\gll Tigheyo yitots'i q'utithivanh.
{he dove in water} then {he started to swim around}
\glt `He dove into the water and swam away.'
\glend

\gll Yitots'i yuxudz dina tixighedatl,  ggagg xino xinelanh ts'in', tixgedr, vichingadh yiɬ todzing yiɬ.
then  all  people {they went in the water} animal ? {they are} being mink  muskrat and {common loon} also
\glt `Then all the other people went into the water and became animals, mink, muskrat, and the arctic loon and the common loon.'\footnote{Chapman and Kari also contained \em tek'otrix yiɬ \em ``and arctic loon''.}
\glend
%Alta didn't know tek'otrix

\gll Yitots'in' tax  xiyan' xididltth'e.
then  underwater only  {they stay}
\glt `They stayed only under the water.'
\glend

\gll Yitots'in' eyigginh chel nigeday athdlat.
then  {that person} {young man} goshawk {he became}
\glt `The man became a goshawk.'
\glend

\gll Yitots'in' net'uq.
then  {he flew}
\glt `And he flew away.'
\glend

\gll Go xits'i nixinilu'on'.
this  {to it} {it is the end}
\glt `That is the end.'
\glend

\gll Yuk.
{{(end of story)}}
\glt 
\glend 

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