Niɬoghda'ye (The Female Cousins)

Translation by Edna Deacon, Lucy Hamilton, Jim Dementi, and Elizabeth Workman.  
Transcription by Sharon Hargus.  
Recorded by Jim Kari. Text recording starts at 18:12 on anl0767a.wav and continues on anl0767b.wav to the end of that recording. 
Length:  27:14.
Belle told this story to her husband John Deacon (who had had a stroke). 
This text is very similar to Belle's earlier `The two girls who lived there' (anl0761a.wav, recorded by Karen MacPherson and published in Deacon 1985), but different in some places.

1. Degtr'i'neniɬoghda'yetthuxdinixidax.
   around hereit's saidfemale cousinsalonethey're living
   'There were (two) cousins living alone around here.'

2. Dinayiɬantr'uxuxinegɬogot.
   peopletoothey don't knowtruly
   'They didn't know anybody else.'

3. JD: ine1

BD:

4. Uxudzdididhene'
   thusdon't say
   'don't say that'

5. JD: oh, all right

6. Yitots'isanhnonxididhiktuxxiɬdikggaɬq'ogixiniɬ'otuxveɬ.
   thensummerit came againwhenthennet on polethey extendfishnet
   'Then in the summer time they set their pole fishnet.'2

7. Iyyetghiluqxiɬdi,nugginon-gixiɬtayhnalay.
   itinpoor thingthenthey bring ashoredog salmon
   'The poor things brought in lots of dog salmon in it.'

8. Xiyit'othts'ixiyiɬxiyiɬggingh.
   they cut themthenthey dry them
   'They cut and dried them.'

9. Dogh xiyaghdelayh.
   they hung them up
   'They hung them up.'

10. Yitots'iyuxudzxuxidiniyhtuxxiɬdik,tav---tovoghɬogodixit'anh.
    thenallthey finishwhenthenshoretrulythey're doing
    'When they finished they worked on the shore.'

11. Tovoghngidotnixitit'isrntiydilayoqo.
    shoredownriverthey 2 godriftwoodfor
    'Then walked downriver on the shore looking for driftwood.'

12. Iyxiɬdikyu'odznixididighayh.
    itthenoverthey pack it home
    'Then they packed it home.'

13. Ts'anyixiyuxudzyixidi---xidonxit'isrdixiɬdikq'on-gixidiɬqon'ts'ixiyiɬ,tixveɬyiɬdixiɬ'anh.
    thenaround thereallaround therethey go back inthenthey sewthenfishnettoothey're working on
    'After they went back in the house, then they were busy sewing a fishnet.'

14. Gaɬtimxindithxotl'oghtuxveɬggudzyozryixeghoyh.
    twinethey twistafterfishnetshortlittlethey make pl.
    'After they twisted the twine, they made short little fishnets.'

15. Gaɬtimyi---di'iɬt'ayhtuxxiɬdigaɬtimoqochenginixixiyiggiɬt'eq'ixet'osr.
    twineit slips offwhenthentwineforagainin woodsin woodscontinuouslythey walk around
    'They were always walking around in the woods for (material to make) twine when it was easy to slip off.'

16. Axaxiɬdiiyxiɬdikaxaq'ixalniyhxotl'oghxiɬdik,tixveɬyozrxiyditl'e.
    thenitthenwiththey finishafterthenfishnetlittlethey weave it
    'Then after they finish that, they wove a little fishnet.'

17. Ts'ixiɬdikxeyts'in'nonxididhiktux"chechenginixigilgoxotr'ith'ozr"niɬxidi'ne.
    thenfallit gets againwhenagain and againin woodslet'slet's go for berriesthey say to each other
    'Then in the fall, they said to each other, "let's go back in the woods and look for berries".'

18. "Ngogagoqotr'ixeniɬ'eɬ,"xi'ne.
    wellberryforwe'll look aroundthey say
    "'Well, we'll look around for berries," they said.'

19. Tthik'uxo'isrts'ixiɬdi,gagxelanhxiq'ixighe'osrdixiɬdi,niɬanht'asrxiniha.
    they go in woodswhenberriesthere arethey found outthenblackberriesthey're picking
    'When they went back in the woods they found patches of berries and picked blackberries.'

20. Axaxiɬdinenhtl'ityiɬxiniha.
    thenlow-bush cranberriestoothey're picking
    'Then they picked low-bush cranberries too.'

21. Axaxiɬdiiy,iyxiɬdiktr'anxiydighayh.
    thenitthenthey pack out home
    'Then they packed them home.'

22. Ngu'oxivugho'oxiɬdigitsatl'ontsodidhu'onh.
    overby themthengrass cacheit's up
    'Over by their place there was a grass cache up there.'3

23. JD: hmm

BD:

24. Iyxiɬdiyenxiyalyayh.
    itthenthey carried it in
    'They carried them (berries) inside it (the cache).'

25. JD: mhm

BD:

26. Ts'anyixiyuxudzdegnon-gixitididhegtuxxiɬdi,xiyetr'anxixidaɬtayh.
    thentherejustaround heretime passeswhenthenthey clean themselves up inside
    'And once in a while they would take a bath in there too.'

(dog barks)

27. Xiditthe'yiɬnixiɬtriɬ.
    their hairtoothey wet
    'They washed their hair too.'

28. Ts'iyuxudzdixet'a.
    andthusthey are
    'They're the same.'

(dog growls)

29. Yuxudzdixet'adegnixixidoɬdhiɬ.
    thuxthey arearound hereyears are going by
    'Nothing changed as the years went by.'

30. Dinayiɬantr'uxixineg.
    persontoothey don't know
    'They didn't know a single person.'

31. "Goetley'xunhdeyan'gonginqoggtr'athdo,"niɬixi'neidoghtux.
    heremaybeonly ushereearthonwe're livingthey say to each othersometimes
    "'Maybe we are the only ones living on this earth," they said to each other sometimes.'

32. Ndadzsre'xaxaxiviyiɬnixinedhitts'i xiɬdidixet'a.
    howwonderinghowwith themtime passedthenthey are
    'They didn't know how long they had been living around there.'

33. Iyyitots'iyuxudzq'ixididhityuxudz.
    itthenallthey're grown up all
    'Then they were all grown up.'

34. Xechuxts'idixidiyoq.
    they're bigthey became
    'They got big.'

35. Nuq'oɬdaɬinxit'acheniɬxinli'anhtux"oghda"niɬxidi'ne.
    womenbeautifulthey look at each otherwhenfemale cousinthey say to each other
    'When the beautiful women look at each other, they say "cousin."'

36. "Getiyingizrenh,"
    veryyou're pretty
    "'You're very pretty,"'

37. JD: hmm

BD:

38. niɬxidi'ne.
    they're telling each other
    'they tell each other.'

39. "Gila,ngogetiygeɬixdhit'ayyan'tr'uhonh.
    okaywellveryonebreadonlywe eat
    "'We eat the same kind of bread all the time.'

40. Dingit'avanhgiqnindhetth'igh,"yiɬne.
    shouldice creamyou mixshe told her
    'You should make ice cream," (one of them) told (the other).'

41. Yitoyiggxiɬdigiɬigginhtthituhoyh.
    right awaythenothershe goes out
    'Then the other one goes out right away.'

42. Yithxidon'iduqoyhts'ixiɬdiyithvanhgiqyiɬnixintth'ix.
    snowshe brings inthensnowice creamtoothey mix
    'She brings in snow and then they make snow ice cream.'

43. Iyghiluqaxaxiɬdiyuxudzxeɬedzxathdo.
    itpoorwiththenallwellthey're living
    'Then the poor things started to live well with that.'

44. Degyixindadzsre'nixuxidoɬdhil.
    around heretherehowwonderingthey're living
    'They didn't know how many years they're living around there.'

45. Xeyts'in'nonxididhitxiyiɬxizronche.
    fallit came againthenapparently
    'Then it was fall again.'

46. Xiditthe'xiyiɬnixitltriɬyitots'i,don-gixititl'i'an'hing(o)engithichegixiɬvatr.
    their hairthenthey wetthenthey started to work on things againmeanwhileout on fireagainthey're cooking
    'They washed their hair, and then started working on things again, cooking on the fireplace.'

47. Uxuxiyiɬxoghgits'igixixitetth'eldi,ngi'inxits'in'xizronche,dinaqa'ntr'atitlghitldi.
    suddenlyover therefrom somethingthey never heard anythingover therefromapparentlypersonfeetsomeone hit
    'Then suddenly there was something they had never heard before over there, someone hitting his feet.'4.'

48. JD: hmm

49. Yuxudzniɬxitl'iyiɬts'ixiyiɬ.
    justthey grabbed each otherthen
    'They just grabbed each other.'

(whispered)

50. "Ndadz?"dixi'ne.
    whatthey said
    "'What is it?" they said.'

51. "Divasre'adit'anhinh.
    whowonderthe one who is doing
    "'I wonder who's doing that.'

52. Gansre'adit'anh,"xi'nets'iyuxudz.
    whatwonderis doing thatthey saidjust
    'I wonder what's doing that," they said.'

53. Niɬxinliggats.
    they're staring at each other
    'They were staring at each other.'

54. Yuxudz yegxiviyetryiɬyuxudznguggudzts'ididiyoqyiɬxinaɬjitts'in'.
    their breathtoojustit's shortit becametoothey're scaredbeing
    'They got so scared they became short of breath too.'

55. Uxuxiyiɬxizronchengu'oxidiniɬchedhxizronchediggititl'inekdi.
    suddenlyapparentlyoverdoor coverapparentlyit started to pull up
    'Then the door covering started to pull up.'

56. Ngu'oxizronchexitr'ighe'otsdi,chelk'idzizringyozranh.
    outapparentlysomeone came outyoung manlittleblacklittlehim
    'Somebody came out there, a small dark-skinned young man.'5

57. JD: hmm

58. Yegyuxudz yegtr'igheq'otthxiq'ihanhxigheyo.
    around thereactuallyhe's muscledlookinghimhe came in
    'One who looked very muscled came inside.'

59. Engodznuq'oɬdaɬinxiviniɬ'anh---xiniɬ'anh.
    from acrosswomenhe looks at them
    'He looked at the women across the room.'

60. Xiyts'ixiyiɬtr'ixithag ts'in'.
    they to himthendon't speak out
    'They didn't talk to him.'

61. Xiyts'itr'ixehal ts'in'.
    they to himdidn't speak out
    'They never spoke to him.'

62. Xinaghɬ'an'xotl'oghengodzts'iengodzxuvoghk'odzdadhiyo.
    he looked at themafterfrom acrossfrom acrossacross from themhe went
    'After he looked at them he went (and sat down) across from them.'

63. "Ndadzduxt'ats'i'agot?"xiɬne.
    whatyou pl. areherehe said to them
    "'What are you guys doing here?" he said to them.'

64. Nedz xiq'iɬogoxinayh.
    in upriver languagetrulyhe speaks
    'He was talking in the upriver language.'6

65. JD: mhm

66. "Iditoghɬogodidisne"xiɬne.
    truthfultrulyI sayhe says to them
    "'I'm telling the truth."'

67. Tr'ixixithagits'idixiyiɬne.
    they don't speak outthey say to him
    'They didn't say anything to him.'

68. Yuxudzngiyixinixoldhit.
    juston floorthey're sitting motionless
    'They were just sitting there.'

69. "Chedivatlagganhdi'nenh,"xinedhinhniɬiyiɬ.
    againwhono-goodhimthe one who is talkingthey thinkto each other
    "'The one who's talking is such a no-good guy," they thought to each other.'

70. "Getiytr'ot'ixq'idingit'aanh,"niɬxinedhinh.
    reallyhe's badhe lookshimthey thought to each other
    "'He looks really bad," they thought to each other.'

71. Uxuxiyiɬxizronchexivits'itr'ixinengodi.
    suddenlyactuallysomebody talked to them
    'Suddenly someone spoke to them.'

72. "Oge ikil kilyo gisitlanhts'i'agot,"xivazrne.
    ?I amherehe said to them
    'He said... to them.'7

JD: (laughs)

BD: (also laughs)

73. Yitongoyitniɬxinli'anh.
    meanwhiletherethey look at each other
    'Meanwhile they were looking at each other.'

74. Ndadzaxa,ndadzsre'xaxadinixin-dinaxiyo'anxuniyhts'i'adi'ne,xinedhinh.
    howwithhowwonderingwith itour thoughtshe knowshe saysthey're thinking
    'They thought, he talks like he knows our thoughts.'

75. Uxuxiyiɬxizronche,"nedhoxuxits'igodist'anh.
    suddenlyapparentlyfar away placefromhereI do
    'Then suddenly, "I come from faraway.'8

76. Tth'eghotsu'oqaydituxlaɬts'an-godist'anh,"xivazrne.
    truemy wivesyou pl. will bethat's whyI dohe told them
    "'I'm doing this because you guys will be my true wives," he told them.'

77. "Ngonq'aditr'et'its'i,"xiydidiyoquxuxiyiɬ.
    wellwe don't like you they got mad at himsuddenly
    "'Well, we don't like you," they told him angrily all of a sudden.'

78. "Ngodinatr'iɬchiɬts'ixiq'aditr'et'its'i,"xi'ne.
    wellmanwe'll marry we don't want they said
    "'We don't want to get married," they said.'

79. "Yux'oxoggaggiditatl-'eɬts'ixiyiɬts'i ghinedn-goyuxts'itaso,"xivazrne.
    for you pl.animalI'll doand thenin order tohereto you pl.I wenthe told them
    "'I came here to you guys to hunt for you guys," he told them.'

80. "Ngo,yuxudzxiq'aditr'et'its'in',xunhdicheidoghno ditr'ili'anhts'an-go,"xi'ne.
    wellallwe don't want thatwetoowe take care of ourselvesthat's whythey say
    "'Well, we don't want that, because we take care of themselves," they said.'

81. JD: mhm

BD:

82. Axaxiɬdiengithixiyiɬvadrnixine'onh.
    thenout on firewhat they're cookingthey put down
    'Then they set down what they were cooking on the fire.'

83. Uxudeyan'gixitadhon'yuxudz.
    they onlythey started to eatjust
    'Only they started to eat.'

84. Engodzdhidonhchexiviniɬ'anh.
    from acrossthe one sittingagainhe's looking at them
    'The one seated on the other side was looking at them again.'

85. Tth'ok'idzyozryeyitots'ixiytl'ogidighetrit.
    small platelittleinthenthey gave him food
    'Then they gave him some food in a little plate.'

86. Iyqun'q'idzenganxiyts'inineqonh.
    itfireonacrossthey set it down for him
    'They brought it to him on the other side of the fire.'

87. "Gongilnguhonhts'iq'aghntedoyh.
    thisgo aheadyou eatandbackyou'll go
    "'Go ahead and eat this and then go back.'

88. Ngonq'aditr'et'its'in',"xaɬne.
    wellwe don't want youthey told him
    'We don't want you," they told him.'

89. "Ngonotidhasdolts'ichetuxuxudzdiduxneine'.
    wellI won't go backagainwhilethusyou pl. sayeven though
    "'Well, I won't go back even though you say that.'9

90. (I)dits'in'godist'anhxivazrne."
    foreverhereI dohe told them
    'I'm staying here forever," he told them.'

91. Yuxudzxiyts'ixiviyenxidaxine'ndadzgodixiytolaɬts'in'.
    justat himthey were madbutwhatherethey'll do to him
    'They were mad at him but they didn't know what to do to him.'

92. Axaxiɬdiiytr'ighehon'xotl'oghyuxudz,nontr'oɬtluxengodz,goyigginiɬoghda'yegoni'ithidonh.
    thenithe ateafterjusthe jumped downfrom acrossherethatfemale cousinsherehe sat down
    'After he ate it then he jumped down from across and sat down by those cousins.'

93. Xividoghtuqxiyetr'idoghɬtsitl.
    between themhe sat (down) hard
    'He sat down hard between them.'

94. Xiyentlzreɬxiyiɬyit.
    they start to holler at him thenthere
    'Then they started to holler at him there.'

95. "Nde!Ganadingiɬ'anh?Ndadzdinangiɬ'anhts'i'a?Nde!"xaɬne.
    go awaywhatwhatyou're doingwhatyou're doing that to usgo awaythey said to him
    'Go away! What are you doing? Why are you doing that to us? Go away!" they told him.'

96. JD: hmm. mmm

BD:

97. Yitongoyityuxudzxiyetr'idoghɬtsitl.
    meanwhiletherejusthe sat (down) hard
    'But he just kept sitting there firmly.'

(noise of footsteps)

98. "Getiyyuxq'ats'an-godist'a.
    reallyliking you pl.becauseI am
    "'But I really like you guys.'

(creaky door is opened)

99. Ndadzduxnets'i'a?
    whyyou pl. say
    'Why are you saying that?'

100. Cheltr'i'aghtla'ts'i'asik'ouxzriɬ,"xivazrnets'i.
     boyI'm badagainst meyou pl. are holleringhe told them
     'Why are you hollering at me that I'm a bad guy?" he asked them.'

101. "Venhdivinxiɬts'egyuxudzyux'oxoggaggoqotasoɬ.
     tomorrowearly morningjustfor you pl.animalforI'll go
     "'Early tomorrow morning I'll go hunting for you guys.'

102. Getiytth'inhtlediyyan'uxonh.
     reallybonesoftonlyyou pl. eat
     'You guys only eat cooked bones.'

103. Genoq'uthyan'cheuxonh.
     flatfishonlytooyou pl. eat
     'You eat only flatfish, too.'

104. Axaxiɬdiggaggyux'oxoitatlaxvuq'uxxelan.
     thenanimalfor you pl.I'm going to getits fatone which has
     'I'm going to kill you guys an animal with fat on it.'

105. Iyxiɬdikvuq'uxyiɬvanhgiqginovanhgiqguq'uxtinyan'yiɬtuxeɬts'anat,"xivazrne.
     itthenits fattooice creamfish ice creamfatfrozenonlytooyou pl. will eatthen he told them
     'Then you guys will eat ice cream, nothing but frozen fat fish ice cream.'10

106. Yitongondadzsre'dixaghnax.
     meanwhilewhatwonderingthey might do
     'Meanwhile they were wondering what to do.'

107. Xiyiɬ gitiɬghuɬine'gogangoaxadixiytiɬ'el.
     they will club himbutherewhatthiswithwhat they'll use
     'They were going to club him but with what?'

108. Yitots'iyuxudzxinetalts'ixiyiɬ.
     thenjustthey didn't go to bedthen
     'So they never went to bed.'

109. Diggixathdots'itthidixodhiɬ.
     they sat upnight passes
     'They sat up all night long.'

110. Vinixuɬts'egtth'exitl'i'eyhingo,guqulxiyiɬvenhdixiviyiɬ tthixidalninghhingo.
     early morningyetit's not lightmeanwhileabsentthenmorningthey fell asleepwhile
     'Early in the morning before it was light, there was nobody there, and in the meantime they had fallen asleep.'

111. Guqulxiyiɬtr'ixinedaq.
     absentthenthey woke up
     'When they woke up in the morning he was gone.'

112. "(sigh)Chedivatlagganhchedititht'an,"xi'ne,niɬxidi'ne.
     againwhono-goodhimagainthe one who started tothey saidthey said to each other
     '"What a no-good guy who has started to (fall in love with us)," they said to each other.'

113. "Ndadzaxandasroneɬ?
     whatwithwe'll do
     "'What will we do?'

114. Agidevik'osriɬtitr'ito'isr,"xi'ne.
     okayfrom himwe will go hidethey said
     'Sure, we could go hide from him (but where?)," they said.'

(pan crashes)

115. Degyitdrinxodhiɬxiyiɬxizronche.
     around herethereday passesthenapparently
     'The day was passing there.'

116. Dongithinigide'on'.
     westsun started to go
     'The sun was in the west.'11

117. Nginiggnu'onqigitolyaɬdixits'ixiyiɬxizronche,ngidiggits'ixizronchexuxididltth'onh.
     up footsteps coming inatthenapparentlyupatapparentlythey heard
     'They heard footsteps coming in up there, on top of the house.'

118. Ngidists'inyadz gixititlchethxilego.
     up therethey started to open clothtruly?
     'I forgot, they were already starting to take off the cloth up there.'12

119. Unknown voice: See you later.

(door closes)

120. Uxuxiyiɬɬo---
     suddenlytruly
     

121. Uxuxiyiɬɬogotngidisinxaɬxiyeghodits'ikdi.
     suddenlytrulyuppackhe lowered in
     'Then suddenly he lowered a pack from the roof.'

122. Xiygho ni'iluggokts'ixiyexiyghe'onhdi.
     they ran to itandthey took it down
     'They ran to it and took it down.'

123. Xaghɬchoxxizronchenh.
     how bigapparently
     'How big it was.'

124. Ganzrodicheyuxudzghinoy,vituxiluq'uxiy.
     whatjusttoojustcaribouin itthere's fatit
     'What was inside but a caribou, one with fatty meat.'

125. Guq'uxtinhyan'vituxdhidloyxiyghe-xiyexaghɬtonh.
     its fatfrozenonlyin itthere isthey took out
     'They took out the meat with lots of frozen fat in it.'

126. Ngi'inchedinaqa'ntr'atitlghitlts'ixidontr'et'ots.
     outdoorsagainpersonfeetsomeone hitandsomeone came back in
     'Then he cleaned his feet outdoors and came back in.'

127. Engodznontr'et'ots.
     acrosshe walked back
     'He went back across (to where he had been sitting before).'

128. "Toy'iyuxudiniyiyvan'oxɬnikeyggiynelang,"xivazrne.
     ?hurryityou pl. cook itthatmeathe told them
     "'Hurry and cook that meat," he told them.'13

129. "Ngoyuxyetr i---vaxayuxyetr itasneghiysu'oqay,"xivazrne.
     wellwith ityou pl. will enjoyitmy wiveshe tells them
     "'My wives, you'll enjoy it," he told them.'

130. "Su'oqay"xivazrnetuxyuxudzxivugho gits'in'.
     my wiveshe tells themwhenjustthey get mad
     'When he said "my wives" they got mad.'

131. "Getiyviq'aditr'et'its'ihinhgetiyvinadithizringhanh,"xaɬnets'iɬogot.
     reallythe one we don't likehimreallyhis faceit's blackhimthey told himtruly
     'They told him, "we really don't like someone whose face is so black."'

132. huh! (laughs)

133. JD: she has good word

134. Uxituxɬogodadzdixenedaqtuxchenh,xividotr'itr'ixihayh.
     meanwhiletrulythusthey're thinkingwhenagainwith themhe's speaking out
     'While they thought that, he spoke out to them again.'

135. "Cheltr'i'aghtla'ts'i'adisiduxne.
     guyI'm badyou pl. say to me
     "'Why do you tell me I'm an awful guy?'

136. Yix'oxo,ggaggyan'yix'oxoditatl-'eɬdi.
     for you pl.meatonlyfor you pl.I'll get
     'I'll get meat for you.'

137. Ganavoqouxudzdisduxney?"xivazrneɬogocheuxitux.
     whatfor itthusyou pl. say to mehe told themtrulyagainmeanwhile
     'Why do you say that to me?" he told them.'

138. Ge---yuxudzxiyk'ogetiydondiyoq.
     justthey against himverythey became
     'They were very set against him.'

139. Yitots'iyuxudztthinjidyuxudz(axa)uxudiniyethokyegixighelo.
     thenjustterrorjustwithhurrypotthey put something in
     'Terrified, they hurriedly put things in the pot.'14

140. Iyxiɬdiengithixitlvatr.
     itthenout on firethey cooked
     'Then they cooked it on the fire.'

141. Gee,ganxizroncheyuxudzguq'uxtin.
     whatapparentlyjustfatfrozen
     'What a lot of frozen fat.'

142. "Gilgide'uxonhiysu'oqay,"xivazrne.
     go aheadyou pl. eat lotsitmy wiveshe told them
     "'Go ahead, my wives, eat lots," he told them.'

143. "Su'oqay"netuxxiɬdikgetiyxiyq'adi'et'its'in'.
     my wiveshe sayswhenthenreallythey don't like him
     'When he says "my wives" they really disliked him.'

144. Chedivatlagganhchedi'neaditadhine',nixinedaqts'in'yuxudz.
     againwhono-goodhimagainhe's sayinghe started to becomethey're thinking
     'What a no-good person the one who's saying that has started to become, they thought.'

145. Getiyxiviyenxidaq.
     reallythey were mad
     'They were really mad.'

146. Axaxiɬdikxeydiyuxudzdititht'an'ts'in'.
     thenall winterjusthe started to do
     'Now he started to do that all winter.'

147. Viɬadixiyan'tthidanxididhikxits'ixiyq'adi'et'its'in'.
     sleepwithoutonlythey pass the nightthey don't like him
     'They wouldn't ever sleep at night because they didn't like him.'

148. "Nuxdretgosoghnuxdret,"xivazrnets'ixiyiɬine',yuxudzxiyiɬdixitht'ants'in'.
     you pl. lie downhereby meyou pl. lie downhe tells themthenbutthusthenthey don't do
     'He told them, "sleep here by me," but they wouldn't.'

149. Yuxudzdasrithnelts'i,xinedaq.
     thuswe won't dothey think
     'They resolved not to sleep with him.'

150. Uxuxiyiɬchegidegh ntithiyoxiyiɬ.
     suddenlyagainhe went hunting againthen
     'Then suddenly he went away again.'

151. Titlyotth.
     it started to snow
     'It started to snow.'

152. Iiy!Gatidltthit.
     oh myblizzard blew
     'Oh my! There was a blizzard.'

153. Yithchuxnatitl'iningh.
     snowbigit piled up
     'A lot of snow piled up.'

154. Yitxet'an ts'in'.
     therethere was no visibility
     'There was no visibility there.'

155. Yitoyiggngidiggtsoyetdonxitht'ots.
     quicklyupcacheinthey went up
     'They quickly went up in their cache.'

156. Łaq'atrekchuxnonxoɬcheth.
     sack (of some kind)bigthey brought down
     'They brought down a big sack (of some kind).'

157. Iy,iyyuxudzvavdixiydinineggit,axaɬdikyuxudzxaɬyiɬ.
     itallfoodthey filled it up thenallpacksacktoo
     'They filled it up with food, and their packsack too.'

158. "Gila,oghda,"xi'ne,"vik'osriɬtidith'ozranh,ngogetiyviq'aditr'et'its'ixitlagganh."
     okayfemale cousinthey saidfrom himlet's go hidehimwellreallywe don't like himno-goodhim
     "'Okay, cousin, let's go hide from him, the one we really don't like."'

159. Yitots'itthixine'ots.
     thenthey went outside
     'Then they went out.'

160. Ngido'ts'ixinaghxitidhu'ots,ngidottovon.
     downrivertowardsinsteadthey walkeddownriverbeach
     'They started to walk downriver instead (of any other direction), down on the beach.'

161. Yuxudzxivitingyixighidinik.
     justtheir trailthereit's covered
     '(Drifting snow) covered their trail.'

162. Xo'isrxixivitingxuqul.
     where they're goingtheir trailnone
     'They left no trail.'

163. Xogh xiyozrgataɬtthetts'iiɬyotthts'ixiyiɬts'in'.
     rather a lotblizzard blewandsnow fellthen
     'There was so much wind and snow.'

164. Axaxiɬdikngido'adosrixtl'onixine'ots.
     thenway downriverdowngulchthey came to
     'Then way downriver they came to a gulch.'15

165. Yitdodiggits'idi---diggixidhu'ots.
     thereright upthey went up
     'They went right up there.'

166. Yitngidixihingoyuxudzgataɬtthet.
     thereon topmeanwhilejustblizzard blew
     'Meanwhile up on top the wind was just blowing.'

167. Degndadz sre'nixine'otsyit,ithchaxxiq'ixe'ots.
     around heresome kind ofthey stoppedthereunder spruce treethey found
     'They found some kind of (shelter) under a spruce tree there.'

168. Yitxiɬdik"oghda"niɬxidi'ne,"gogiltr'ixiditlq'oy.
     therethenfemale cousinthey said to each otherherego aheadlet's make fire
     'Then they said to each other, "cousin, let's make fire here.

169. Gotr'enohiɬ,"dixi'ne.
     herewe'll campthey said
     We'll camp here."'

170. Axaxiɬdiyitxixidiɬq'onh,ts'iyitvavk'idzaxaxididrogg (di)xaghɬ'an'xotl'oghxiɬdiyitniɬchexidinditanhts'i.
     thentherethey made fireandtherefoodlittlewiththey ateafterwardsthentherethey're leaning together
     'Then they made fire there, and after they had a bite to eat, they (slept) leaning together.'

171. Viɬxendldaqcheyuxudzngoxiɬtiyviɬxeɬtingts'in',xidagoyuxudzgataɬtthed.
     they fell asleepagainwellnot muchthey didn't sleepwhen?justblizzard
     'They fell asleep because they hadn't been sleeping much, despite the storm.'

172. Axaxiɬdikvinixuɬts'egchenixitithi(not).
     thenearly morningagainthey started to move
     'Then early in the morning they started to move again.'

173. Tth'eɬogogataɬtthet.
     stilltrulyblizzard blew
     'The wind was still blowing hard.'

174. Ndaghsre'nigixina'onh,yuxudzxiyiɬngiɬgits'iq'ixet'osrts'in'.
     wherewonderingthey're goingjustthenhere and therethey're walking around
     'They didn't know where they were going, just walking here and there.'

175. Uxuxiyiɬxizronchedeloychuxuxidhu'otsdi.
     suddenlyapparentlyhillbigthey walked up
     'Then suddenly they walked up a big hill.'

176. Iyqaghxiɬdinginiggixitidhu'ots.
     itsidehillthenbackthey started to walk
     'Then they started to walk back on the side of the hill.'

177. Yitongoyuxudz yeg
     meanwhileactually
     'Meanwhile...'

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178. Ts'an yitots'iiɬt'enginuggxo'isrxiyiɬ,srixtl'otxiyenxot'ots.
     thencontinuouslybackthey're walkingthengulchthey walked into
     '... they kept walking back, and then walked into a gulch.'

179. Ye!Ts'ivianegxizrolchenh.
     geespruce branchniceapparently
     'Gee, what nice spruce branches.'16

180. Axaxiɬdiyitxiɬdichexividuq nixidalningh.
     thentherethentoothey huddled
     'Then they huddled under it.'

181. Ts'anyitchexinadhoɬchenigixodong'.
     thentheretoothey campedagainthey ate again
     'They camped there and ate again.'

182. Dixit'anhts'iedi venhditux,edi venhdituxxo'isr.
     they doevery dayevery daythey're walking
     'Every day they did that, kept on walking.'

183. Dredxo'isrts'idixidiyoq.
     barelythey're walkingthey became
     'They got so they could barely walk.'

184. Cheyuxudzoyhyiɬadinh.
     toojustsnowshoetoowithout
     'They (had) no snowshoes too.'

185. Ngidixixidi-degxits'ixiditsisdogga'xogh,xits'iyithxididivaɬ.
     up therearound hereto ittheir kneesto itto itsnowthey're swimming
     'They were walking in snow up to their knees up there.'

186. Xiɬdiyuxudzxivitingyiɬxiq'an'ithitr'iyh.
     thenjusttheir trailtoosnowdrift blew over
     'Snow drifted over their trail.'

187. Venhdiditr'inxididaqcheche,chengidiggxanxitht'ots,dongtthedzdixizronche.
     every morningthey woke up againagain and againagainupthey went back upwestapparently
     'Every morning when they woke up, they went back up on that hill, walking west.'

188. Engithixiyen-ginighe'onhtr'ixili'in'yozrxiq'i.
     out that wayit goes that wayit's lightlittleit looks like
     'Out that way it looked like it was getting bright.'

189. Degxo'isrxiyiɬxizronche.
     around herethey're walkingthenapparently
     'Then they were walking around here.'

190. Q'a!Xoghgits'igixighenetoldidoyixixizroncheq'u'oyhtr'iditlninghdi.
     (surprise)around itat somethingwhere they never looked atjust downapparentlywhere someone had gone around in snowshoes
     'Just down here, a place they had never seen before, were snowshoe tracks.'

191. Yityuxudzniɬghonxiditits.
     therejustthey hurried to each other
     'They hurried to each other there.'

192. "Oghda"xiyiɬdixi'ne,"deglochedinating.
     female cousinthenthey saidaround hereperson'strail
     "'Cousin, there's somebody's tracks around here," they said.'

193. Divasre'ting,chelachedinating.
     whowonderingtrailperson'strail
     'I wonder whose track is that.'

194. Xidaydinatth'intoloɬdixoqo ditr'it'anhdi.
     whereour boneswhere it will bewe're looking for
     'We're looking for a place where we'll be buried.'17

195. Chedivagondivatingdeg,"xinedhinh.
     againwhothiswhotrailaround herethey think
     'Who else has tracks around here?"'

196. Ine'iɬt'exo'isrtr'ixaghdindhu'odixichetnixine'ots.
     even socontinuouslythey're walkingpoint of hillpointthey stopped
     'Even so they kept walking and stopped at the point of the hill.'

197. Ngitthingngiyigggixenathtonhdi.
     downhilldownthey started to look at something
     'They looked down at something.'

198. Ngu'ongitthingngiyixxizronchesrixtl'otxiyh yixxinxighe'odi.
     overdowndownapparentlygulchiglooit sticks up
     'Down in the valley there was an igloo.'

199. Yuxogh'eghchechetsogitsatl'ontsodathdlo.
     around itone after anothergrass cachecachethey are
     'There were lots of grass caches too around there.'

200. Ngi'eghyuxogh'eghniɬixalyaxxiq'i.
     outsidearound itthey're wavinglooks like
     'Outside around them things looked like they were waving.'

201. Iiy!Goɬogidhithxits'itr'ixinithnega,
     oh mytrulyskintherethey gathered
     'Oh my! So many skins they had gathered there,'

202. JD: mmm

BD:

203. yiggiychoghlugguydhithyiɬ,axaxiɬdigitsighiydhithyiɬ,gan che vuqul iy,gguxdhithyiɬ.
     thatfoxskinandthenmartenskintooall kinds ofrabbitskintoo
     'fox skins, marten skins, all kinds of skins, rabbit skins too.'

204. Axaxiɬdingitthingyixitthixatidhu'ots.
     thendowndownthey started to go down
     'Then they started to go down.'

gee

205. Xidagoxogh'entlniggin.
     not mindingthey're tired
     'They didn't mind that they were tired.'

206. Goxiyh yixxidoynixine'otsxidiqa'nixatitlghitl.
     hereigloodoorthey stoppedtheir feetthey started to strike
     'They stopped at the door of the igloo and started to clean their feet.'

207. Xidiqa'nixidaghɬghitl.
     their feetthey struck
     'They cleaned their feet.'

208. Xidinoɬchidlxizrochexoghaɬ.
     their sewing bagapparentlythey're packing
     'They were packing (only) their sewing bags.'

209. Eyggit"gilaoghdangidetthagh"xiyiɬgetiyyuxudz,xinaɬjitts'iyuxudz.
     therego aheadfemale cousinyou firstthenveryjustthey're scaredjust
     'They were standing near (the door) scared, telling each other "you first, cousin".'

210. Ndadzgodixitoneɬts'i?
     whatherethey'll do
     'What were they going to do?'

211. Xidigaɬxizronchevoghda'"gilasidetthaghnginotthingiyiggxiditasoɬ"yiɬne.
     finallyapparentlyher female cousinokayme firstahead of youinsideI'll go inshe told her
     'Finally one of the cousins told the other, "I'll go inside ahead of you."'

212. Ngiyiggxidixine'ots.
     insidethey went in
     'They went inside.'

213. Gixenathtonhxiyiɬ.
     they started to look at thingsthen
     'Then they started to look around.'

214. Godaɬts'inxizronchetr'anneggida'dhido.
     this side of doorwayapparentlyold ladynicebeautifulshe's sitting
     'A nice old lady was sitting on this side of the doorway.'

215. Hingonginuggiyixnedrtth'exinedryixnedrchechetaɬ,tl'uxtaɬnegniɬk'odinaɬdik.
     meanwhilebackhousemiddleright in the middlehousemiddlealsomatgrassmatnicedifferent colors/designs on it
     'Meanwhile back in the middle of the house there was a nice grass mat with a design on it.'

216. Yitdinataltl'ighalni'idalnek.
     theresomeone'sbeddingrolled upit's pushed back
     'Someone's bedding was rolled up and pushed back (against the wall) there.'

217. Engodzdinixine'otsniɬoghda'ye.
     one sidethey stoppedfemale cousins
     'The cousins stopped on the other side (of the room).'

218. Uxuxiyiɬxizroncheyiggitr'andi'ne,"ininga!Ndadzyux'oxodixet'ats'i'aduxt'anh,"xiɬne.
     suddenlyapparentlythatold ladyshe sayspoorwhatfor you pl.it isyou pl. doshe says to them
     'Suddenly the old lady said, "you poor things, what are you doing?'18

219. JD: mhm

BD:

220. "Godegsriɬtitr'idinitht'otsts'an-goditr'it'anh."
     herearound herewe went into hidingthat's whywe're doing
     "'We're here because we were hiding."'

221. "Iningasittheqaynegye,giluxudiniyni'uxliyiyh.
     poormy grandchildrennice pl.go aheadhurryyou pl. rest
     "'My poor, sweet grandchildren, go rest right now.'

222. Ngoyux'oxogitatlvatrdi,"xiɬne.
     wellfor you pl.I'll cook somethingshe said to them
     'I'll cook something for you guys, she told them.'

223. Ye!Xoghsrigidinithiq'otl.
     geeshe was happy for them
     'Gee, she was happy for them.'

224. Nuq'oɬdaɬindivanegyesoghnedatl,inedhinh.
     womenwhonice pl.came to meshe's thinking
     'What nice women came to me, she thought.'

225. Q'a!Deggiɬvatrq'igoɬvisrxiyiɬxizronchengiduggxizronchexaɬxiyetithits'okdi.
     oh myhereshe's cookingit's almost donethenapparentlyupapparentlypackit started to lower inside
     'When she was almost done cooking, a pack started to lower inside up there.'

226. Xaɬchuxxizronchexiye---xiyetr'aghɬts'okdingidisin.
     packbigapparentlysomebody is lowering it inabove
     'Above, someone was lowering a big pack.'

227. Eyggitr'antiyhgida'yughoni'iluggok.
     thatold ladypowerfulbeautifulshe ran to it
     'That beautiful, powerful old lady ran to it.'

228. Yuxudz yegyoghyiɬchetniydinaghɬtsanh.
     actuallyaround itshe took itshe guided it down
     'She grabbed it and guided it down.'

229. Ganxizroncheyuxudznelangvisriɬde'oyhxiq'ivi-yiyetr'inelo.
     whatapparentlyjustmeatit's steaminglooks likeshe took them out
     'She took out what looked like pieces of steaming meat inside.'

230. Axaxiɬdingi'inxits'idiqa'natitlghitl.
     thenoutdoorsathis feethe started to strike
     'Then he started to clean his feet outdoors.'

231. Iiy!Chelxit'achengizrenhngu'oxantthaghditthik.
     oh myboybeautifulnice-lookingoverhe stooped inside
     'Oh my! A very nice-looking guy was stooping to come inside.'

232. Tilithda'ndaɬcheth.
     squirrel skinparkahe's wearing
     'He was wearing a squirrel parka.'

233. Chelviq'itr'ixitl'e'hinh.
     boywell-dressedhe
     'He was a very well-dressed guy.'

234. Ngiyiggcheq'atrek,nigughunq'atrekyedhi'atth.
     bootstoofur bootwolffur boothe's wearing
     'He's wearing boots made out of wolf skin.'

235. Hingotilithda'vitl'onxedigvoghthq'igitr'on-gidhu'oynegndaɬcheth.
     meanwhilesquirrel skinparkahem trimaround his neckbodice trimnicehe's wearing
     'He's wearing a squirrel parka with beautiful trim around the hem and bodice.'

236. Dogideyi'iɬtth'ethiy.
     very?it's beautifulit
     'It was all really beautiful.'

237. Engodzyitongoyigginiq'oɬdaɬinngiyixi xits'in'xiyniɬ'anh.
     from acrossmeanwhileinsidewomendownwardsthey're looking at him
     'Meanwhile, across the room the women are peeking at him.'

(whisper)

238. Agidet,xinedaggin.
     thusthey're thinking
     'That's the one, they're thinking.'

239. Ngodadzdingit'anyan'aq'aditr'et'a.
     wellkindthey areonlywe like
     'That's the kind of man we like.'

240. Divatlagggocheldinaq'aditadhine',xinedhinh.
     whono-goodhereboyhe wanted usthey think
     'What a no-good guy wanted us, they thought.'

241. Yitots'inginuggdhidodixizronchenon'idiyodi.
     thenbackwhere he sitsapparentlyhe went back
     'Then he walked back to his (sleeping) place.'

242. Axaxiɬdigiyetr'in'et'atth.
     thenhe took off footwear
     'Then he took off his boots.'

243. "Na'a,"yiɬne,"vaxandadzdixet'an'atengodzdidltth'en?"yiɬne.
     Momhe said to herwhat'swrongit isacrossthe ones who are sittinghe said to her
     "'Mom," he said, "what's wrong with the ones sitting on the other side (of the room)?"'

244. "Siyozr,"yiɬne,"nuq'oɬdaɬinxivisriɬtux xiditl'inixinitinitht'otshinilchegodinaq'axe'ots.
     my son,she told himwomenthe ones who got lostthey were lostthoseherethey came to our camp
     "'My son," she said to him, "those women got lost and came to our camp."'

245. Gogidegetiyxivogh,xivoghsrigidasddhet.
     hereveryfor themI'm thankful
     'I'm very thankful for them.'

246. Ngoxoxiviteɬchiɬts'ixiyan'.
     for youyou'll marry themonly
     'You'll marry them.'

247. Notinxelanhts'ingu'otxitolaɬ,"xiɬne.
     two peoplethey areyour wifethey will beshe told them
     'You'll have two wives.'

248. Yuxudzyiq'ay dixidintl-'otɬogo.
     justshe made him ashamedtruly
     'She made him feel ashamed.'

249. Axaxiɬdikxaɬts'in'xiɬditth'okyetxiɬdivanhgiqyitr'oɬchenine'onhyaɬts'in'chechenelangvadraxaɬdinginiggidiyozrtl'oyigheqonh.
     theneveningthenplateinthenice creambesideshe putother sideagain and againmeatboiledthenbackher sonshe gave it
     'Then in the evening she put ice cream on one side of a plate and boiled meat on the other side, and handed it to her son.'

250. Axaxiɬditth'okcheyegighelo.
     thenplatetooshe put some in them
     'Then she put some in some other plates too.'

251. Enganxiɬdiyigginuq'oɬdaɬinnedadlinanxivits'ixiɬdiniyneqonh.
     acrossthenthatwomenthe ones who camethemto themthenshe carried it
     'Then she carried a plate across to (each of) the women who had come.'

252. "Iygilaxadrogg noxdineyh--- ninoxdineyh,"xaɬne.
     itgo aheadwithyou pl. eatshe said to them
     "'Go ahead and eat it," she told them.'

253. Yuxudzeyoaxandadzgoxaxagixitoheɬts'in'.
     justshamewithhowthishowthey'll eat some
     'They were too ashamed to eat any.'

254. Yiggixiyiɬts'ixiyozrdhodolnek,eyotl'idhaxa.
     thatthenlittlethey put in their mouthsshamepowerfulwith
     'They put a little of it in their mouths, feeling very ashamed.'

255. Xidagochelq'utathdatl hinh.
     not mindingguythe one they got away from
     'They never thought about the guy they got away from.'

256. Diyoghhingo"gotr'ot'ighinhdinaq'aditadhinenhdixo'insriɬtitr'initht'ots"diyoghxidithne'.
     shouldmeanwhilehereno-good guywho wanted uson account ofwe got lostshouldthey didn't say
     'They should have said, "we got lost on account of our running away from a no-good man who wanted us."'

257. Yuxudzxiyiɬdixidithne' ts'in',getiyxidiyonhts'i.
     justthenthey didn't say verythey're ashamedbeing
     'They just didn't mention it, being very ashamed.'

258. JD: don't ever be like that

259. BD: Axaxiɬdik

260. JD: all the world is like that

BD:

261. Axaxiɬdikxaɬts'in'nixinedhit.
     theneveningit came
     'Then evening came.'

262. Uxuxiyiɬɬogoyiggivonhtthitadhiyo.
     suddenlytrulythathis mothershe went out
     'Then suddenly his mother went outside.'

263. Xiyiɬviyozrcheyiq'igheyo.
     thenher sontoohe followed her
     'Then her son followed her too.'

264. Teqanoɬchidlchuxxizronchexidon'eɬtonh,xidonxiniɬtonhdi.
     twosackbigapparentlyhe brought inthey brought in
     'They brought in two big sacks.'

265. Taɬghaɬchengiɬ'inaxaxaɬdiengodz ts'ixivoghni'elyo.
     mattressrolled uptooboththenfrom acrossshe brought to them
     'Then she brought rolled up mattresses for both of them.'

266. Nginiggiyixnedridiq'idhxinaghniniyelyo.
     backhousemiddlebeside himselfinsteadhe placed them
     'He placed them beside his own (bedding) back in the middle of the house.'

(bell rings)

267. Gilonixiɬne.
     go aheadcomehe told them
     'Come on, he told them.'

268. Ngosoghtthantidhuxdidil ts'in'.
     wellfrom meyou pl. won't go out again
     'You guys won't leave me.'

269. Ngosu'oqaydituxlaɬxiɬne.
     wellmy wivesyou pl. will behe told them
     'You guys will be my wives, he told them.'

270. Ine'xiɬdiyuxudzeyoaxayuxudzyitngiyixinixoldhit.
     butthenjustshamewithjusttheredownthey're sitting
     'But they were just sitting there too ashamed.'

271. Yitots'iyuxudzdiggidiniɬnek.
     thenjustshe stood up
     'Then she stood up.'

272. "Sittheqayyozryendadzuxt'ats'ia?
     my grandchildrendear pl.howyou pl. are
     "'My dear grandchildren, what's wrong?'

273. Nginuggvoghninux'osr,"anxiɬne.
     backto himyou du. walk and stopthemshe told them
     'Go to him," she told them.'

274. Ine'yuxudzeyoaxandadzxaxa.
     butjustshamewithhowwith it
     'But they were so ashamed.'

275. Diggidiniɬnekts'ixiɬdingiɬ'inxil---xilo'iɬchet.
     he stood upthenboththeir handshe took
     'Then he stood up and took both their hands.'

276. Nginiggxiɬdiidiq'idhnonxelyo.
     backthenbeside himselfhe brought them
     'He brought them back beside him.'19

277. Yitongoyuxudzngiyixihinxidintl'iggiteyoaxa.
     meanwhilejustdowntheytheir heads are bowedshamewith
     'Meanwhile, their heads are bowed with shame.'

278. Ts'anxaghɬzrek.
     thenhe took them
     'Then he took (married) them.'

279. Vu'oqayanxitathdlat.
     his wivestheythey started to become
     'They became his wives.'

280. Notinvu'oxethdlat.
     two peoplehis wifethey became
     'He had two wives.'

281. Vinixuɬts'egchegidegh ntidoyh.
     early morningagainhe goes hunting
     'Early in the morning he goes hunting again.'

282. Diyoghaxaanh"idiyiɬ uxdiniyh"ngo"goanhtlagggho'ingo dadzditr'idiyoq"xidithne' ts'ixiyiɬ,xinaɬjitts'in'.
     shouldwithhimwatch yourselveswellhereheno-goodon account ofthuswe becamethey don't saythenthey're scaredbeing
     'He should have told them to watch themselves, but being scared they never told him about the situation they were in on account of the no-good guy.'

283. Ts'anyixixiyetredidititht'an'xoghxeydixitathdaq.
     thentherehuntingevery dayhe started to doaround thereit started to be winter
     'Then he started hunting every day during the winter.'

284. Ngu'oyuxudzxidivadroxoyuxudzngu'oxidoyxiyiɬtritryiɬyuxudz,xidoghxidayxiyen-gixi---xidon-gixidal---oghdong,q'eyltritrngi'eghyuxudzngi'eghyuxudzxichigaghdinaɬtanh.
     outsidejusttheir mother-in-lawforoutsidedoorthenwoodtoo?wherethey bring some inlast winterold woman's woodoutsidejustoutsidejustthey piled against tree
     'The old woman's wood that had been brought inside the previous winter for their mother-in-law they piled outside against a tree.'20

285. Ye!Nuq'oɬdaɬinndadzxitl'itthq'u'ondineyhinyozrye.
     geewomenhowstronghard workersdear pl.
     'Gee, those are such dear, hard-working girls.'

286. Xaghtiqtuxchexidonxit'isrtuxchedigixiɬ'anhts'ixiyiɬ.
     in betweentimesagainthey come back inside againwhenagainthey're doingthen
     'In between times they came in the house again and went back to what they were working on there.'

287. Uxuxiyiɬxilegochegits'i'inntithiyo.
     suddenlyI forgotagainhuntinghe went back
     'I forgot, it's getting to be springtime and he started hunting again.'

288. Xileggxits'iɬogoxits'ixodhiɬ.
     springto ittrulyto ittime is passing
     'It was getting to be springtime.'

289. Ngixintidoyhdixitltsedangan---yiggiyethdloytritrxaɬtuxntithiyo.
     where he walkshe madethatwhat (pl.) he has setwoodendeadfallamonghe went
     'He checked the deadfalls he had set on his walking route.'

290. Deguxuxiyiɬxizronchedo'odzxizronchevits'itr'o'isrdi,yuxudztitthghitel.
     around heresuddenlyapparentlyfrom a little ways awayapparentlysomeone is walking towards himjustspearone who is carrying
     'All of a sudden someone was coming over towards him from a little ways away, carrying a spear.'

291. "Isda,"vazrne.
     male cousinsomeone said to him
     "'Cousin," someone said to him.'

292. "He,"yiɬne.
     (answer)he said to him
     "'What," he said to him.'

293. "Ndadzngaxadixet'ats'i'adingit'anh,"yiɬne.
     whatwith youit isyou're doinghe told him
     "'What are you up to?" he asked him.

294. "Ngogotdhisdodixits'ingogits'i'inq'u'isdoyhts'igot,"yiɬne.
     wellherewhere I livefromherehuntingI walk aroundherehe told him
     "'I go out hunting from where I live," he said to him.'

295. "Gogidexeydigaghsoɬ.
     hereI'm walking all winter
     "'I've been walking all winter long.'

296. Sidadrqayenotinixedhinix.
     my younger sisterstwothey're lost
     'My two younger sisters got lost.'

297. Anxivoqonixigiyaxts'i,"tr'i'ne.
     themfor themI'm lookingsomeone said
     'I've been looking for them," he said.'

gee

298. Denoghdhen'chenh"anla chedinaghne'otsxeyts'idongxiq'aghindong.
     without thinkingtootheythey came to our camplate in the fall?
     'Without thinking, "they're the ones who came to our camp late in the fall.'

299. Ngoxivaghtlzrekan,"yiɬne.
     wellI took themtheyhe told him
     'So I married them," he told him.'

300. "Godegngitthingyitots'i,gilasinotthinighedoɬ,"vazrne.
     nowheredownhillthengo aheadahead of meyou walkhe said to him
     'Go ahead, walk ahead of me down the hill, he told him.'21

301. Yinotthintithiyoxoghyuxudz.
     ahead of himhe started to goaround therejust
     'Then he started to go ahead of him there.'

302. Goyuxudzngit'o--yit'odzts'igoyuxudzyigilungsyuxudzyogh giniɬtits.
     herejusthis backherejustjusthe speared him
     'He speared him right in the back, in his lungs.'22

303. JD: too bad

BD:

304. that, just like

305. Arrowchuxxiq'iiyaxayogh giniɬtits.
     biglikeitwithhe speared him
     'He speared him with what looked like a big arrow.'

306. Yityuxudzxiyixdiditth'iq.
     therejustdownhe fell
     'He just fell down right there.'

307. Yitvidhag.
     therehis corpse
     'He was already dead.'

308. Yitongongitthingxitthitr'itithitits.
     meanwhiledownhe started to go down quickly
     'Meanwhile, he started down the hill.'

309. Yuxudzngu'oxiditr'iditits.
     justoverhe went inside fast
     'He rushed over into the house.'

310. "Su'oqayeganavoqosik'osriɬtinuxdatlts'i?"
     my wiveswhatfor itfrom meyou pl. went and hid
     "'My wives, why did you hide from me?"'

311. Yiggixivitseyiggidhidonhanhcheyuxudzvigitr'iniɬtits.
     thattheir grandmotherthe one sitting downhertoojusthe speared her
     'He also speared their grandmother, who was sitting there.'

312. Anhchedhitlghanhanhtlagg.
     hertoohe killedhimno-good
     'That no-good guy killed her too.'

313. Yixezreɬ,"ndadzdingit'anhts'i'a"xaɬ(ne)?
     they're holleringwhatyou dothey said to him
     'They were hollering at him, "what are you doing?"'

314. Yixitetraxts'ixiyiɬ.
     they started cryingthen
     'Then they started crying.'

315. Xiyiɬn'adixivazrne,"yuxqing'yoxo---soghyuxaghɬzregginhdhatlghanhts'ixiyiɬvonhchedhatlghanh.
     thenhe said to themyour husbandfrom methe one who took you pl.I killed himthenhis mothertooI killed
     'Then he said to them, "I killed that man who took you guys away from me, and I also killed his mother.'

316. Venhdidinasrididiɬ.
     tomorrowwe'll go back
     'We'll go home tomorrow.'

317. Goxiyh yixxiyexivitr'itolaɬ,yuxudzngu'o,ngu'otsodughondanthiggeddhxiyiɬ.
     hereigloowe'll bring them inoutcachefilled up
     'We'll bring everything from the cache into this house.'23

318. Xivogh xiyetr'idenoggiɬyuxudz.
     we'll carry them in
     'We'll carry them (the bodies) in there too.'

319. Xivoghxiyiɬ,xiyiɬqun'tr'atiɬtthik.
     themthenfirewe'll light
     'Then we'll burn them.'

ine

320. Yixitetraxyitongo.
     they started to crymeanwhile
     'Meanwhile, they started crying.'

321. Engodzxiyughon'ninine'otsyuxudz.
     acrossthey to herthey stopped
     'They went to her on the other side (of the igloo).'

322. Gitltr'edhi ts'in'.
     she's not breathing
     'She wasn't breathing.'

323. Old ladyyuxudzgovidroggyuxudzxoghgitr'idiniɬtits.
     justhereher chestjustaround therehe speared
     'He had stabbed the old lady in the chest.'

324. Venhdida'xiɬdikngidiggixitr'idit---yityidhitlghanhdixiɬdi,xitthonxiydidiggisrts'ieyggi.
     next daythenuptherewhere he killed himthenthey dragged it downhillthat
     'The next day they dragged him down from where he had killed him.'24

325. That igloo houseyitots'iyitxi(ɬ)d(i)xiyniɬtanhyitots'iyitxi(ɬ)d(i)xiyniɬtanhxiyh yix.
     thentherethenthey brought himigloo
     'They put him in that igloo house.'

326. Axaxiɬdikyuxudzngi'eghgiggidhyuxudzxiyugho xididineggit.
     thenoutsidecachethey piled it inside
     'Now all the stuff that they had they just bring it in the house.'

327. Axaɬdiyitxiyiɬ,xiyequn'ditltthiyh.
     thentherethenin itfirethey started
     'Then they started the fire in there.'

328. "Gila,"xivazrne,"ngonasrididiɬ,"xivazrne.
     okayhe told themwellwe'll walk homehe told them
     "'Okay," he told them, "we'll go home."'

329. Xiyiɬ ntitht'ots.
     they started to walk back with him
     'They started to walk back with him.'

330. Yitongoyuxudzxiviyiɬ---xiyiɬxiyixqun'xiditltthiyh.
     meanwhilehe with themtheir housefirethey burned
     'They burned their house with everything in there.'

331. Degndadzsre'dixet'axiɬdi.
     herehowwonderingit isthen
     'I don't know how long it was then.'

332. Xidiqaynixididatl.
     their villagethey came back
     'They came back to their village.'

333. Ts'anyitxiyoghdi---yitxatidltth'e'.
     theretheytherethey started to live
     'They started to live there.'

334. Axaxiɬdikxivitr'aghɬzregxitlaggts'in'.
     thenhe married themno-good one
     'Then he married them, the no-good man.'

335. Yitxatidltth'e'yuxudz.
     therethey started to stayjust
     'They just started to live there.'

336. Xiyq'adi'et'e'ine'xiyghodidltth'e,ts'iyitnixidaxxiyiɬn'a.
     they don't like himbutthey stayed with himtherethey livethen
     'They didn't like him but they stayed there with him.'

337. Idixinlu'on'.
     the end
     'the end'

338. JD: yuk.

339. tell that one, that was good

340. BD: yeah

Notes

1. listener's normal response during story-telling
2. A long pole with a fishnet tied to one end is extended from the bank. The other end of the pole?/fishnet? is tied to the shore. This is how a fishnet was set when no boat was available.
3. This is how gitsatl'on tso is translated in Belle's published texts.
4. knocking snow off boots with a stick
5. The text below makes it clear that he has a dark complexion. In Belle's early version of this story, he is the crow man.
6. Holikachuk
7. said in Holikachuk
8. said in Holikachuk
9. notidhasdolts'i said in Ho
10. made with whitefish
11. late afternoon
12. cloth covering smokehole
13. first word in Ho
14. One native speaker reviewer commented that axa should have been in the sentence where indicated.
15. ado from adot; srixtl'o from srixtl'ot
16. spruce branches serving as shelter
17. i.e. looking for a place to spend the rest of their lives
18. Ho ininga = DX kula 'poor, wretched'
19. one on each side
20. The words Belle were starting to say were probably xiyen-gixidalyayh 'they bring inside' and xidon-gixidalyo 'they brought inside'
21. nighedoɬ is Ho for nongidoɬ.
22. vidrodeloy 'his lungs'
23. (-gged?)
24. Belle had probably started to say xitr'itidi\l\ 'he walks up'