Niɬdadrqaye (The Sisters)

Told to John Deacon. 
Recorded by Jim Kari. 
Text recording on anl0770.wav, starting at 0:07 and ending at 23:49. Length: 19:08.
Translation by Edna Deacon, Lucy Hamilton, Jim Dementi and Elizabeth Workman.    
Transcription by Sharon Hargus. 

1. Nuq'oɬdaɬinghiluqyetr'i'netthuxdini'idaxin,niɬdadrqaye,giɬixsnalinxidelanh.
   womenpoor pl.it's saidaloneones who residesistersfive peoplethey are
   'There were five poor women, sisters, who were living alone.'

2. Yitots'ii---uxudeyan'idughoghino dixili'anh.
   thenthey onlyfor selfthey work
   'They only worked for themselves.'

3. Vinixuɬts'egtr'ixidixts'ixiɬdi.
   early morningthey get upthen
   'They got up early in the morning.'

4. Ngi'intthanxitididiɬts'ixiɬdikq'eyltritrxits'idonxileyhngu'ot.
   outthey would go outthendry willowthey gatheroutside
   'Going out, they would gather dry willow (old woman's wood) and bring it inside.'

5. Yitongodinayiɬantr'uxuxinegɬogot.
   meanwhilepeopletoothey don't knowtruly.
   'They didn't know anybody else.'

6. Ts'anluqyixinixidoɬdix.
   thenpoor thingtherethey live year after year
   'The poor things just lived there year after year.'

7. Sanhtuxxiɬdiggaɬq'ogixiniɬ'o.
   summerduringthennet on polethey extend
   'In the summer they would set a fishnet on a pole.'

8. Xivoghnuggxiɬdivinq'ichuxxidhu'onh.
   behind themthenlakebigthere was
   'There was a big lake back there near them.'

9. Yitggaɬq'ogixiniɬ'ots'iyitxiɬdik,ɬeggidixiɬ'anhxiɬdi.
   therenet on polethey extendandtherethenfishthey getthen
   'There they set their net on a pole and got fish.'

10. Qa xidiɬt'a.
    they live off
    'They lived off it.'

11. Xeyts'in'nonxididhiktuxxiɬdidigixathtl'enhts'ixiyiɬ.
    fallit comeswhenthenthey set snaresthen
    'In the fall they set snares.'

12. Q'aveɬdixiɬ'anhiyxiyiɬxiɬdiq'idoghtuxnigixidhiktuxnoghniyvadryiɬyixiɬvasr.
    snarethey doitthenthensometimesfew days passwhenrabbitcookedtoothey eat
    'When they set snares, then sometimes, maybe every few days, they ate cooked rabbit.'

13. Iyyiɬxiɬnonh.
    ittoothey eat
    'They ate that too.'

14. Yitongoxividadrsoghluqvigits'anxiɬdhetɬogo.
    meanwhiletheir little sisterpoorshe's dumbtruly
    'Their little sister was truly dumb.'

15. Yuxudzyentiɬ'o'ts'in',xivigisraqat,hingoxivodadiɬdhingetiyxiyot'anhɬogot.
    justshe can't thinkbaby of their familywhiletheir older sisteroldestreallyshe's smarttruly
    'The baby of the family couldn't think, while their oldest sister was really smart.'

16. Yigixinedathchechexengathxeydanxididaxyigixinedathts'in'.
    they twistagain and againlong timeall winterthey twist
    'They twisted (twine) all winter long.'

17. Xiɬdituxveɬyixiyatotl'e.
    thenfishnetthey're going to knit them
    'Then they were going to knit fishnets with it.'

18. Xileggxits'ixodhiɬts'ixiɬdi,tixveɬyixidetl'eyhɬogot.
    springtimetowardsit's gettingandthenfishnetthey knit pl.truly
    'Then in the spring they started to knit fishnets.'

19. Ts'anyixinixuxidoɬdixnixidoldhil ts'in'.
    thentherethey liveyear after year
    'They just lived there like that, year after year.'

20. Sanhtuxchechegagyiɬxits'idonxileyh,uxotiy yozryiɬqa xidiɬt'ats'in'.
    summerduringagain and againberrytootowards itthey gatherbit at a timetoothey live off
    'In the summer they gathered berries again and again, and they lived off that a little bit at a time.'

21. Getiyxeɬedzghiluqxididltth'eine'xivaxagitr'oxidiɬt'a.
    verywellpoor thingthey livebutwith themthey're poor
    'They lived really good but they were poor.'

22. Divayiɬxivoxoin ditot'eɬts'ixi'a,ggaggxiyiɬxitiɬnoɬ?
    whotoofor themwill huntanimalthenthey'll eat
    'Who was going to hunt for them so they could eat meat?'

23. Degxixeydanxitithidhitxiyiɬ.
    around herethey started to spend winterthen
    'Then they started to spend winter around there.'

24. Xiviyiɬgiq'ay xethdlatɬogo.
    with themit's running outtruly
    'They were running out of food.'

25. Eyggivavnonxiynatht'igvaxa tithinek.
    thatfoodwhat they savedit's running out
    'The food that they had put away was running out.'

26. Xileggxits'ix(id)odhiɬdalanhyitongo.
    springtowardsit's gettingearly springmeanwhile
    'It was getting close to springtime.'

27. Uxuxiyiɬgoyiggixivodadi'ne,"ngonginiggvinq'ixichuxxi'enastox.
    suddenlythisthattheir older sistersayswellbacklakebigI'll try to
    'All of a sudden their older sister said, "back there in that big lake, I'll try to get something.'

28. Yitntr'etasizrix,"didadrqayiɬne.
    thereI'll go hookingher younger sistersshe told
    'I'll go hooking there," she told her little sisters.'

29. Yitots'i"soghxiyo du'oxɬ'anin.
    thenabout medon't you pl. worry
    "'Don't worry about me.'

30. Tr'altthatxaɬts'in'xits'ixodhiɬditr'antasdoɬ.
    after a whileeveningeveningto itwhen time is passingI'll come back out
    'Towards evening I'll come back.'

31. Suq'u'ox'ozrints'ixiyiɬ,"xiɬne.
    don't you pl. follow methenshe told them
    'Don't follow me," she told them.'

32. JD: hmm

BD:

33. Ts'annginiggitadhiyo.
    thenbackshe started to walk
    'Then she started to walk back there.'

34. Vigane'oghchuxyuxudzvitl'elngitthodhiyviqivinighech'idxiyiɬxiɬdinginiggitadhiyo.
    hookbigjustits linethick onewhich hangs down to her feettoothenbackshe started to go
    'She was carrying a big hook with a strong line on it.'

(JD clears his throat.)

35. Tedzeɬɬogochet'anh.
    icepicktrulytooshe has
    'She had an icepick too.'

36. Axaxiɬdikvinq'ixichuxxideyoengthit,ngithiengthixingith.
    thenlakebigshe wentin the middlein the middlein the middlefurther
    'Then she went way out in the middle of the lake.'

37. Nineyots'ixiɬdiditidhiggatyit.
    she stoppedandthenshe started to pickthere
    'She stopped and started picking the ice.'

38. Tr'idigheggat.
    she poked through
    'She made a hole all the way through.'

39. Axaxiɬdikyitxido'yigginathdo.
    thenthereedgeshe sat down
    'Then she sat down there on the edge of that hole.'

40. Ntr'etithizrixyitots'iyit.
    she started hookingthenthere
    'Then she started jiggling her hook.'

41. Tthidixiɬ'oyxiyiɬxizroncheyuxudzyiggivigane'oghyiɬ tithitridi.
    not very long timethenapparentlyjustthathookpulled on it
    'It wasn't very long before something pulled on that hook.'

42. De'!Idiyaxayeting'hingongiɬgits'iviyiɬ q'idiy---viyiɬq'iytitl'inek.
    (surprise at sudden event)mightwithshe's holdingwhilehere and therewith herit jerked her
    'Oh my! It jerked her around while she was holding it with all her might.'

43. Axaxiɬdiyuxudzdighathtl'i(tth)ts'iyuxudz.
    thenjusthow strong she isjust
    'She was strong.'

44. Yiyiɬ ghunikts'iyuxudzxeɬedzyiyiɬ ghunikts'ixiyiɬ***.
    she's pulling itwhilewellshe's pulling itthen
    'She was pulling it at the same time.'

45. Gan zrolchenh!?
    what in the world
    'What in the world (is it)!?'

46. Oyhnegixighelodi.
    snowshoeniceshe brought up
    'It was some snowshoes that she brought up.'

47. JD: mhm

BD:

48. Ngu'oniyneloyitots'in',yitoyiggchetonyinaghɬts'ok.
    outshe brought themthenright awayagainshe dangled it
    'She brought them out and then right away she put her hook back in the water.'

49. Uxuxiyiɬxizronchechenigiyitlyiɬdi.
    suddenlyapparentlyagainsomething grabbed it again
    'Suddenly something grabbed it again.'

50. Iycheyuxudzdititht'an.
    itagainthusoccurrence
    'It was the same thing again.'

51. Iycheche---iyyiɬ ghunikts'ixiyaghɬtonhdigan zronchexaɬ dhith.
    itagain and againitshe pulledandshe brought outwhat in the worldpack sack
    'She kept pulling on it and brought up---what in the world! a pack.'

52. Viyetyuxudzvighal dhithtl'idhidxizronchexaghɬghatsdi.
    in itjustits pack sackfullactuallyshe brought up
    'She carried it out of the hole, the full pack.'

53. Yuxudzngu'oeyggiyoyhghoniynelo.
    justnearthatsnowshoeshe put them down
    'She just put it down near the snowshoes.'

54. Axaxiɬdichetonyinighelo.
    thenagainshe put it back in water
    'She put her line back in the water.'

55. Degyuxudzuxuxiyiɬxizronchenigiyitlyiɬdi.
    herejustsuddenlyactuallysomething grabbed it again
    'Suddenly something grabbed it again.'

(JD coughs)

56. xonyighe---Yiyiɬ enadhinekts'ixanyinigheloxiyiɬxizronchegan zrolcheq'onegxighelodi.
    she started to pull itandshe brought them upthenactuallywhat in the worldarrowniceshe brought up
    'She pulled on it again and brought up---what in the world! some nice arrows.'

57. Ngu'oxiɬdiyuxudzyitgeɬixdixiyan'yuxudzniyilayh.
    overthenjustthereone placeonlyjustshe put them
    'She just put them with the other ones too over there.'

58. Ts'anyuxudzdit'anhyitchetonyinighelo.
    thenthusshe's doingthereagainshe put it back in water
    'Then she put her line back in the water.'

59. Uxuxiyiɬxizroncheyuxudzgiyitlyiɬdi.
    suddenlyactuallyjustsomething bit it
    'Then suddenly something bit it again.'

60. Axaxiɬdikgetiy.
    thenpowerful.
    'Then (there was) something really powerful.'

61. Yiyiɬ ghunik.
    she's pulling it
    'She was just pulling on it (even so).'

62. Xechoxts'idixeloqgoginaq'at.
    it's bigshe made itthishole
    'She had made that hole pretty wide.'

63. Getiyxechoxts'idixeloqɬogo.
    reallyit's bigshe made ittruly
    'She had made it really big.'

64. Gan zrolcheyuxudzgiggidh noɬchidlchuxxoghɬghatsdi.
    what in the worldjustjustfur sackbigshe pulled out
    'What in the world! It was a big sack of furs that she pulled up.'

65. Ngu'oxiɬdinigilayhdiyitniynelo.
    over therethenher pilethereshe put it
    'She put that over there in her pile.'

66. Axaxiɬdiktonyinaghɬdatluxudiniy.
    thenshe threw it back in the waterquickly
    'Then she threw her line back in the water.'

67. Uxuxiyiɬxizroncheyuxudzgiyitlyiɬdi.
    suddenlyapparentlyjustsomething grabbed it
    'Something grabbed it real fast.'

68. Ngiɬgits'iq'idiyentlquyh.
    here and thereit jerked her around
    'It jerked her all over the place.'

69. Yixyolq'axiq'axinodlq'igiyentlquyh,ine'xiɬdiidiyaxayeting'.
    down thereopeningaroundsomething jerked her aroundbutthenmightwithshe's holding
    'It really jerked her around near the opening, but she just kept holding on with all her might.'

70. Yilividoɬtliɬts'iyilividoɬtliɬxiyiɬdixiyaghɬghats.
    hand over handshe's pullingandhand over handshe's pullingthenshe pulled it up
    'She was pulling it hand over hand and finally she brought it up.'

71. Ngu'otxiq'idzxiyiɬdiyitlghatsts'ixiyiɬxizronchengu'oxiyiɬxizroncheq'itithighithdi.
    overonthenshe put itthenactuallyoverthenactuallyit started wriggling
    'She just put it over on the other stuff and it started wriggling there.'

72. Uxudiniyyuxudzyityughon'iluggokcheyuxudz.
    quicklyjustthereshe ran to ittoojust
    'Quickly she ran to it.'

73. Yiggiitlch'iɬdixizronche.
    thatshe toreapparently
    'She tore it open.'

74. JD: huh

BD:

75. Uxuxiyiɬxizroncheganiy?
    suddenlyapparentlywhatit
    'Suddenly, what was in there?'

76. Chelnegviyetr'i'eɬtlux.
    guynice-lookinghe jumped out of it
    'A nice-looking guy jumped out of (the sack).'

77. Iiy!Ndidongyinaghɬ'an?
    oh mywhenwhenshe saw him
    'Oh my, when had she ever seen anyone like him?'

78. Voghyuxudzeyoaxayuxudzine'yuxudzniɬxinli'anh.
    to himjustshamewithjustshamewithbutjustthey're looking at each other
    'Even though she was shy of him they were looking at each other.'

79. Goyiggichelyoghnineyo.
    herethatguyhe went to her
    'The boy just went to her.'

80. "Agidesu'ottelaɬts'an'a,"yiɬne.
    thusmy wifeyou'll be he told her
    "'You're the one who'll be my wife," he told her.'

81. Yuxudzyoghsrigidithddhet.
    justfor himshe was thankful
    'She was so thankful for him.'

82. Yitots'iyuxudzvigane'oghyi---digivigane'oghninigheditthts'i.
    thenjusthookher hookshe wound up
    'Then she just wound up her hook.'

83. Nginiggniɬton-gixiɬt'o(ts)niɬton-gixititl'iyo.
    backthey walked back on trailthey carried things back on trail
    'They started walking home on their trail, carrying all that stuff.'

84. Eyggiygiggidh noɬchidlchuxnginiggntidltonhgoyiggichelhingonuq'oɬonhxaɬ dhithyiɬ,giɬting'yiɬ,oyhyiɬniɬtonxititl'iyo.
    thatfur sackbigbackhe carriedthisthatguywhilewomanpack sacktoobow and arrowandsnowshoeandshe carried them back
    'The guy carried the big fur sack while the woman carried the pack sack, the bow and arrows, and snowshoes.'

85. Xaɬts'in'xits'ixodhiɬxiyiɬxizronchexidoynonxet'otsdi.
    eveningit's getting to bethenactuallydoorthey got back to
    'It was getting to be evening when they got back to the door (of their house).'

86. Ngiyiggxidonxiditht'otshingovidadrqayxantr'uxuxinegɬogot.
    insidethey walked inwhileher younger sistersthey don't know about ittruly
    'When they walked in the house, her younger sisters didn't know anything about it.'

87. Ts'anyiggixin---xivodaxin-ghidiyoxiyiɬgan zrolchengu'oviq'ixigheyodi.
    thenthattheir older sistershe came backthenwhat in the worldoverit followed her
    'They were thinking, what is that thing coming in behind her?'

88. Chelxit'achengizrenh.
    guygood-lookinggood-looking
    'A handsome guy'

89. Iiy!
    oh my
    'oh my'

90. Yuxudzimk'ina' ts'ixiyiɬsriɬtonxidandltsitlyuxudz,
    justalmostbackwardsthenthey fell overjust
    'They almost fell over backwards,'

JD: (laughs)

BD:

91. getiytr'ixinithidaqts'in'.
    verythey're surprisedbeing
    'they were so surprised.'

92. Iligidze!
    (expression of surprise)
    'Surprise!'

93. Yuxudzxi---niɬ'oghxididltth'e.
    justnear each otherthey're sitting
    'They were sitting near each other.'

94. Yuxudzniɬxalniyhts'ixiyiɬ.
    justthey're pushing each otherthen
    'They were pushing each other.'

95. "Ndaghxits'isre'yiychethanh?"xi'nengiyix eyiggi.
    wherefromwonderingshe got himthat personthey saidwhispering
    "'Where did she get him?" they whispered to each other.'

96. Ts'anyuxudzgixitlvatrts'i.
    thenjustthey cooked
    'Then they cooked.'

97. Gixitlvatrghiluqts'iyit'ots'ihiyxiyiɬgitadhi---eyggiyi---ggiyxiyaghɬghilinhyiɬgitadhon'yiggi.
    they cookedpoorthenitthenthatthatthe one she pulled out of holewithshe started to eatthat
    'They cooked and then she started to eat with the one she had pulled out of the hole.'

98. Vu'otiyethdlat.
    his wifeshe became
    'She was his wife now.'

99. Vinixuɬts'egtr'ixinedaqdivuqulxiyiɬtr'ixinedaq.
    early morningwhen they woke uphe's gonethenthey woke up
    'When they woke up early in the morning he was gone.'

100. Yuxudzniɬchengixidinoghɬtsiɬine'xida'anh?
     justall aroundthey lookedbutwherehim
     'They looked all around the house, but where was he?'

101. Ye!Ndadzdi---sre'didiyoqts'i'a,xinedhinh.
     geewhatwonderingit happened to himthey're thinking
     'I wonder what happened to him, they were thinking.'

102. Degxaɬts'in'xits'ixodhiɬxiyiɬxizronchengidiggxidiginiɬchethdits'ixits'ingaqitr'ididltth'onhdi.
     around hereeveningit's getting to bethenapparentlyupcloth coverat itsomebody's footsteps
     'Then when it was getting to be evening, around there up at the cloth covering the smoke hole there was the noise of someone's footsteps.'

103. Eyggiyvighalxilegoqul,vuq'oyiɬ.
     thathis packtruly?gonehis arrowtoo
     'They noticed his packsack and arrows were gone.'

104. Axaxiɬdik,ngidiggxizronchexaɬxiyetidlts'okdi.
     thenupactuallypackit started to lower
     'Then a pack was being lowered down from that open hole.'

105. Eyggixiɬdixigh---xiyaghɬghilinhyits'iniɬk'o'iluggok.
     thatthenshe pulled him up to itshe ran to the middle
     'The one who had pulled him out of the hole (the oldest one) ran out to it.'

106. Yitots'iyuxudzyatadhinekts'iyuxudzniydinoghɬtsonhdixizronche.
     thenshe started to take itandshe swung it downapparently
     'She took hold of it and swung it to the ground.'

107. Gan zrolcheyuxudznelangnegi.
     what in the worldjustmeatnice
     'What in the world---nice meat.'

108. Guq'uxxiyiɬvituxithitinhxiq'iyviyet.
     fatthenin itit's frozenwhich looks likein it
     'There were streaks of frozen fat on it.'

109. Viyexelanh.
     inside itthere is
     'It's inside it (the pack).'

110. Tithdixith'oyngu'oxidon'idiyodiqa'natitlghitl.
     in a little whileoverhe came back inhis feethe started to strike
     'He hit his feet with a stick (to knock off the snow).'

111. Ts'anxiɬdixidon'idiyo.
     thenthenhe came inside
     'Then he came inside.'

112. Eygginhxiyaghɬghilinhdu'otghonon'idiyots'i.
     that personthe one who brought him uphis wifehe went back over to
     'The one she had brought up went over to his wife.'

113. Yitongoyuxudzyiyetr'igititldiɬdixiyiɬtr'inithidhitts'in'.
     meanwhilejustwhen she started to take things out fastthenshe's surprised
     'Meanwhile, she started to take things out (of the pack), being surprised.'

114. Uxudiniyyuxudzyitethokndiniɬningyet.
     quicklyjusttherepotshe quickly placedin
     'She quickly put it in that pot.'

115. Ggaggghet'otthyuxudzengithitthagginigine'onh.
     animalshe cutjustoutfireshe put on
     'She cut up the meat and put it on the fire.'

116. Yitongoeyggividadrqayndadzyedixitoneɬ.
     meanwhilethather younger sistershowinit'll happen
     'Meanwhile her younger sisters couldn't believe what they were looking at.'

117. Ndaghsre'xits'iyiɬchedinhd---diɬ'an,xinedaqxi'nets'in'.
     wherewonderingfromthe one she gotshe doesthey thoughtthey said
     'I wonder where she got him? they were thinking, they say.'

118. Ine'yuxudzxidodaanhxiytr'ixidalne'.
     buttheir older sisterherthey couldn't ask her?
     'But they couldn't ask their older sister.'

119. Xiyatiɬqitine'xiɬdi,viye gitr'ixatiɬdhikxit'alanh,xinedhinhts'iyuxudzxiytr'ixidalne'.
     they were going to question herbutthenwe'll make her madmaybeherthey're thinkingandjustthey couldn't ask her
     'They were going to question her but they thought they might make her mad.'

120. Ts'anyuxudzdixit'anhyit xiyozr.
     thenthusthey're doinga little while
     'So they were doing that for a little while.'

121. Govits'in yoxoɬnuq'oɬonh"ila'a"yiɬne.
     thisnext to her in agewoman"older sister"she said to her
     'The girl that was next to her in age said "older sister".'

122. JD: huh

123. "Ndadzhanhadinaghandadzaxadi'engilogginhanh?"yiɬnedixizronche.
     whatthat personour brother-in-lawwhatwiththe one you gotthat personshe said to herapparently
     "'How did you get our brother-in-law?" she asked her.'

124. Ngosidedigsoghtr'athdots'ixiq'agetiy.
     wellme toosomeone is my husbandwantvery
     "'I want a husband too.'

125. Getiyvits'i tr'ixititldhitanh.
     verywe admire himthat person
     'We really admire him.'

126. Ndadzaxadi'engilogginhanh,ila'a?"yiɬne.
     whatwiththe person you gotthat personolder sistershe said to her
     'How did you get him?" she said.'

127. "Nginuggivinq'itengithitntr'---getiyxechox(didaghs)ggat.
     backlakeoutverybig placeI poked
     "'I made a big hole back there way out on the lake.'1

128. Yitntr'etasizrixxiyiɬyitxits'iitlchedinhn'anh,"xiɬne.
     thereI hooked himthenthereat itthe one I marriedthat personshe told them
     'I hooked the one I married there," she told them.'

129. Vinixuɬts'egyuxudztth'etr'ixithdaghhingoxits'inginiggxiɬdigitithichinh.
     early morningjustyetthey haven't awakenedwhilethenbackthenshe rushed
     'Early in the morning before they had awakened she rushed back there.'

130. Engithixiɬditr'idigheggat.
     way out therethenshe poked a hole
     'Way out there she made a hole (in the ice).'

131. Tr'idaghɬtits.
     she worked quickly
     'She worked quickly.'

132. Yitxiɬdiyuxudztinhadinixine'onhts'iyitido'.
     therethenicewithoutshe placed on groundandshe stood around
     'She cleared all the ice there and stood around.'

133. Ntr'etithizrixxiyiɬcheyiggivoda,digiyeloqts'ixiq'i.
     she started to jiggle her hookthenagainthather older sistersomething did to herlook like
     'She set her hook and what had happened to her older sister looked like it was happening to her too.'

(Belle coughs)

134. Dixidiyoq.
     it happened to her
     'It happened to her.'

135. Vigivigane'oghgiyitlyiɬ.
     her hooksomething grabbed it
     'Something grabbed her hook.'

136. Viyiɬ q'iytithichinhxiyiɬxizronche.
     she's struggling with itthenactually
     'She struggled with it.'

137. Gan,gan xizroncheoyhnegxighelodi.
     what in the worldsnowshoeniceshe brought up
     'What in the world---she brought up some nice snowshoes.'

138. Dixititht'anhts'iyuxudz.
     she started to doeverything
     'She started to do everything (that her older sister had done).'

139. Q'oyiɬxi'ilayhts'in'xiɬdi,iygiggidh noɬchidlchechexin-ghiɬtonh.
     arrowtooshe brings them upandthenitfur sackagainshe brought up
     'She brought up arrows and then brought up a sack of furs.'

140. Chetonyinigheloxiyiɬ,chetr'olcheyuxudznoɬchidlchuxxaghɬghatsdi.
     againshe put her line in the waterthenagainover againagainbagbigshe hauled up
     'She put her line in the water again and brought up another big bag.'

141. Ngu'oq'itithighith.
     over thereit started to wriggle around
     'It started to wriggle around over there.'

142. Yit hingo"go dadzxiyiɬduxt'anh"xidithne'ts'in'.
     meanwhilethis waythenyou pl. doshe didn't say it
     '(Her older sister) hadn't told her "you (pl.) do this".'

143. Yuxudzyogh ni'iluggotsts'ioditidiyo'axayiggiidhuggotth.
     justshe ran to itandherher own thinkingwiththatshe cut open
     'She ran to it and on her own thought to cut it open.'

144. Gan xizrolchechelk'algida'viyetr'i'eɬtluxdi.
     what in the worldguyhandsomehandsomehe jumped out of it
     'What in the world---a handsome guy jumped out of it.'

145. Iiy!
     oh my
     'Oh my!'

146. Yuxudza---eyoaxayuxudzngiyixi dintl'iggit.
     shamewithshe bowed her head
     'She bowed her head, so shy.'

147. "Ndadzxeɬedzsre'ditr'et'a' ts'i.
     howwellI wonderwe're not
     "'I wonder how---we're not well off.'

148. Gochilqaydivanegyozrchenhdasritl-'an,"inedhinh.
     thisboyswhonicedeartoothe ones that we're gettingshe thinks
     'Such nice boys we're catching," she thought.'

JD: (laughs)

BD:

149. Yitots'iyuxudztthik'onxititht'ots.
     thenjustthey started to walk back into the woods
     'Then they started walking back into the woods.'2

150. Yuxudzdixit'anhts'iyuxudzxivaxa tithine(k).
     allthey doandthusthey wanted to copy
     'They all wanted to do the same.'

151. Xivaxa didinek.
     they're copying her
     'They copied her.'

152. Xidigaɬdiniyhin.
     finallyfour people
     'Finally there were four of them (who had got husbands).'

153. Diniyhin axa---diniyhinyetxivitr'aghɬzrek.
     four peoplemarried them
     'Four of them were married.'

154. JD: huh

BD:

155. Yitongogoxividadrsoghluqvigits'anxiɬdhedinh
     meanwhileheretheir little sisterdearthe dumb one
     Meanwhile only their little sister, the dumb one,

156. JD: well

BD:

157. anhyan'dalningh.
     heronlyshe remained
     'was left.'

158. JD: there's five

BD:

159. Degxileggxits'ixodhiɬxiyiɬxizronchenh"ila'aye"xatadhine'di.
     around herespringtimeit's getting towardsthenactually"older sisters" she started to say to them
     'When it was getting to be spring around there she said "older sisters".'

160. Ithesidedig,ngosidedigsitr'iɬchets'ixiq'at.
     shouldme toowellme toosomeone marries mewant
     'I want to get married too.'

161. "Ndadzaxadu'oxlogganayuxqing'qay?"ditadhine'.
     whatwiththe people you pl. gotyour husbandsshe started to say
     "'How did you get your husbands?"'

162. "Dalik.Ngon-gits'anxiɬdhedi.Dalik,"xaɬne.
     be quietwellyou're dumbbe quietthey told her
     "'Be quiet. You're too dumb. Be quiet," they told her.'

163. "Ngodaɬine'sogh tr'athdots'ixiq'a,yuxdeyene?yuxunh.
     welleven soI get marriedwantnot only you pl.?you (pl.)
     "'Well, even, so I want to get married, not just you guys.'3

164. Yuxchilqayyux'ogh todoɬts'i'adiduxne.
     your pl. guyswill marry you pl.tell me you pl.
     'Tell me how you guys got married.'

165. Sinoghɬ diduxne.
     you pl. tell me
     'Tell me, you guys.'

166. Ngosidedigyuxudzditasneɬdi,"xiɬne.
     wellme toothusI'll doshe says to them
     'I'll do the same thing."'

167. JD: huh

BD:

168. Ganlayn'anhchenhnoghɬ dixatadhine'?
     whatforthat persontoothey started to tell
     'Why did they tell her?'

169. Uxuxiyiɬluqxiyoghxivitr'eva ditl'idhiyhɬogo.
     suddenlypoorthey for herthey felt sorrytruly
     'All of a sudden they felt sorry for her.'

170. "Diyoghvinoghɬ dazrithine'inhanh.
     shouldwe tell herher
     "'Why don't we tell her.'

171. Idedigghiluqchevogh tr'athdots'ixiq'a.
     her toopoortoosomeone is married to herwants
     'The poor thing wants to be married too.'

172. Getiynedhots'igitr'otr'ididaghɬt'a'.
     reallylong timewe lived poorly
     'We lived poorly (without husbands) for a long time.'

173. Dina---dinaqing'qaygetiyggaggxiyiɬlongdina'oxodixititl-'an',"xi'ne.
     our husbandsveryanimalthenmanyfor usthey started to catchthey say
     'Our husbands are starting to get a lot of animals for us now," they said.'

174. Xiynoghɬ didighene'ts'iyuxudzvenh---yuxudztthidiviɬ'eɬtel ts'ixiyiɬ.
     they told herandallallnightshe didn't sleepthen
     'They told her and she didn't even sleep all night.'

175. Nginiggitthik'otithititsyuxudz,vigane'oghghiteɬts'in'.
     backshe hurried into woodshookshe's carrying
     'She just hurried back there, carrying the fishhook.'

176. Engithixiɬditr'idigheggat.
     out therethenshe poked hole
     'She made a hole out there.'

177. Cheyuxudzdigiytitl-'an'.
     againthussomething started to happen to her
     'The same thing started happening to her.'

178. Iiy!Yiggivodayexividuggits'igetiyoyhngizrenhxighelo.
     oh mythather older sistersbetter than themreallysnowshoenicethey brought up
     'Oh my! She brought up a nicer pair of snowshoes than her older sisters had.'

179. Tonyinaghɬts'okxiyiɬxizronchexaɬdhithnegq'oyiɬgiɬting'yiɬvandltth'inchexighelo.
     she dangled it in the water againthenapparentlypacksacknicearrowtoobowtoowhich is tied ontooshe pulled them out
     'She dropped her hook in the water again and then brought up a nice pack with bow and arrows tied on it.'

180. Degdixet'a.
     around hereshe is
     'She was waiting there.'

181. Xizroncheganiy?
     what in the worldwhatit
     'What is it?'

182. Giggidh noɬchidleyggivodayezrogits'idingit'a hiydalanxixighelo.
     fur sackthather older sistersdifferent one?they pulled out
     'It was a different fur sack than her sisters had pulled out.'

183. Oditxiɬdigetiyngizrenhxaghɬtanh.
     shethenverybeautifulshe pulled out
     'She herself pulled out a very beautiful one.'

184. Ngu'oniyniɬtonh.
     overshe put it down
     'She placed it in the same place again.'

185. Axaɬditonyinighelo.
     thenshe put her line back in the water
     'Then she put her line back in the water.'

186. Tonyinigheloxiyiɬviyiɬ giyitlyiɬ.
     she put it in the waterthensomething grabbed it
     'When she put it in the water, something grabbed it.'

187. Ngiɬgits'iq'igiyentlquyh.
     here and thereit jerked her around
     'It jerked her all over.'

188. Uxuxiyiɬɬogovinjitdititl'idhiyhts'ixinagh.
     suddenlytrulyshe's scaredshe started to getinstead
     'All of a sudden she got too scared.'

189. Diyoghngodadzditr'itl-'anxiydithne'.
     shouldwellthuswe dothey should tell her
     'They should have told her what had happened to them.'

190. Ngu'otinhq'ixiyiɬdiyitl(ghiɬ).
     overiceonthenshe flopped it
     'She flopped it onto the ice.'

191. Tinhq'idzq'itithighithxiyiɬ.
     iceonit started to wriggle aroundthen
     'Then it started to wriggle around on the ice.'

192. "Iliya"'nets'iyuxudztthik'ontithizreɬ.
     (expression of fear)sayingandjustshe ran screaming back into the woods
     'She ran screaming into the woods saying "iliya"'.'

JD: (laughs)

193. Yiq'a'iɬch'ilts'in'.
     she never tore through it
     'She never tore through it.'

194. Nginigginoghdizreɬ.
     backshe was screaming back
     'She was screaming back there.'

195. "Iliya'dzeg,dzeg,"nets'ixiyiɬtthik'on-ghidizriɬ.
     she saysthenshe screamed back into the woods
     'She hollered "iliya', dzeg" all the way back into the woods.'4

196. Yitongoeyggiygotxiyaghɬghatshanhtondoghɬtsitlngiyigg.
     meanwhilethathereshe pulled outthat personit fell back in waterdown
     'Meanwhile, what she pulled out of the water fell back in.'

197. JD: huh

198. Degnginugginoghdoɬxiyiɬxizroncheviq'idonisinxiyiɬxizroncheyuxudz,yogh tr'idathdlodi.
     around herebackshe's walking backthenapparentlybehind herjust uphillthenapparentlyjustpeople were running after her
     'She was going back home and someone was coming after her.'

199. Ye,diniyhingiq'aghdixindegvogh'eghyuxudzginizim'ts'ixizro.
     heyfour peopleadult malesaround herepast herjustthey're speedingapparently
     'Hey, four grown boys just sped past her.'

200. Engithida'xits'idzhingovogh---xivu'oqayxiviq'isrilxidilughusr.
     out theretomeanwhiletheir wivesthey look likethey're running hollering
     'Their wives ran hollering after them.'

201. Engithieyggivigane'oghaxantr'exidizrixditth'eduxsinyuxudzngiyiggtononxidltluxyuxudz.
     out therethathookwithwhere they hookstillupalldown inthey jumped back in waterjust
     'Out there where they hooked, they all jumped back in the water.'

202. Yityuxudztrixyiɬyixitezreɬ.
     therejustcryingwiththey all started hollering
     'They all started crying loudly there.'

203. Eyggixididadrghiluqxiytidhitlghanhts'ixiyiɬ.
     thattheir little sisterpoorthey started to beat her upthen
     'They started to beat up their little sister.'

204. Tr'itlk'idznonxiydentrityiɬaxaxiyq'andaɬtrith.
     willowlittlethey broke themtoowiththey whipped her
     'They broke off little willows and whipped her with them too.'

205. Ngogh'indinaqing'qaydinagho gidinoghningilo.
     because of youour husbandsthey left us
     'On account of you our husbands left us.'

206. "Xeɬedz tadhitts'i(xe'a)qinq'q'atdidene,"xaɬnets'in'.
     right in the head personhusbandwantingyou saythey told her
     "'You wanted a husband as if (you're) right in the head," they told her.'

207. Tthik'ontrixatidldatl.
     they ran back in the woods crying
     'They ran back in the woods crying.'

208. Ts'anyitots'iyuxudziɬt'eyixetrax.
     thenthenjustcontinuouslythey're crying
     'They were crying all the time.'

209. Hingongu'otxiɬditritrdixiɬ'anh.
     meanwhileoverthenwoodthey're getting
     'Meanwhile they kept getting wood for themselves.'

Intercom: Jim Kari, phone for you

210. BD: Oh.

211. JK: (whispered) Sorry.

212. BD: Iɬ--- ngu'o yitots'i tritr---

213. JK: yes, yes

Intercom: phone for you line one

...

BD: (unintelligible)

JD: (chuckles)

214. Ngu'oyuxudztritrdixiɬ'anh.
     overjustwoodthey're getting
     'They were getting wood over there.'

215. Yuxudzxidittheghyuxudzno'on xi---engithitthaggxiyiɬxidittheghxiyiɬyixidiɬq'un'.
     justtheir hairjustoutfirethentheir hairthenthey burned it
     'Then they burned their hair on the fireplace.'

216. Xivitthetthxiɬdiyuxudzɬetyan'delanhts'idixitadhinen'.
     their scalpthenallscabonlyit isit started to become
     'Their scalps were starting to get scabby.'

217. Yiggixividadrghiluqxiyiɬ,xivi-xididadrghiluqxiɬdianh,xiytthiy yiɬ ditlq---xiyttheghyiɬditlq'un'.
     thattheir little sisterpoorthentheir little sisterpoorthenherthey her hairtooburned
     'They burned their little sister's hair too.'

218. "Ganaoqogits'andingidhedi?
     whatforyou're dumb
     "'Why are you so dumb anyway?'

219. Dinaqing'qayxeɬedzdinatitl-'an' hinngogh'inuxudzdixidiyoqxaɬnets'iyuxudz.
     our husbandswellthey started to treat uson account of youthusthey didthey told her
     'Our husbands, who were starting to treat us very well, did that on account of you," they told her.'

220. Xiytthetthyiɬxivitthe'yuxudzɬetyan'vitthe'iɬjitts'in'.
     they her scalpandtheir headjustscabonlyher headit has sores
     'Their scalps and heads were scabby, and her head was full of sores.'

221. Vitthititljitɬogo.
     her head is scabbytruly
     'Her head was just full of sores.'

222. Ts'anyuxudzdixet'axidigaɬxizronchetthixidighedhit.
     thenit isfinallyapparentlyit's break-up
     'Then it was finally break-up.'

223. Tthixidighedhitts'iyitots'in'nginuggvinq'itxido'nonxididatl.
     it's break-upbeingthenbacklakeedgethey went back down
     'Since it was break-up, they moved back down to the edge of the lake.'

224. Axaxiɬdiyitxiɬdieyggiengitheghtinhadi nixidalningh.
     thentherethenthatout thereiceit's gone
     'The ice was all gone from out there.'

225. Vinq'ityuxudznigiditl'iyodixido'xiɬdixidentl'iyo.
     lakejustwhere trees stoodedgethenthey lined up
     'The girls lined up by the lake at the edge of the trees.'

226. Goɬogontiydilayntiydinetonh.
     heretrulydriftwoodit drifted to the shore
     'Driftwood came to the shore there.'

227. Iyq'idixididltth'e.
     itonthey're sitting
     'They were sitting on it.'

228. Engitheghnoxaxagitr'oxidiɬt'a,ndadzsre'.
     outeyewiththey're looking sadlyhowwondering
     'They were just looking sadly out on the lake, sitting on that log, I don't know how long.'

229. Uxuxiyiɬxizrolchexoghgits'igixaghtetth'eldi.
     suddenlyapparentlyaround themfrom somethingthey never heard anything
     'All of a sudden there was something they had never heard before.'

230. Engithixits'igazr---gitr'idalyayhtux---
     outfrom itsomeone was singingwhile
     'While someone was singing out there---'

(talking to JD)

231. Q'odevidangile'.
     recentlyyou sang it
     'You sang it a little while ago.'

232. JD: mhm

BD:

233. Gilvidele.
     go aheadsing it
     'Sing it.'

234. JD: ggame, ggame, ggame... otiy

235. BD: otiy de che ye ma ye ne ggame

236. JD: ya ggame, ggame, iy

237. I couldn't sing it

BD:

238. uxuxi---Uxuxiyiɬxizroncheniɬanxiditridi.
     suddenlyapparentlythey're pushing each other
     'Suddenly they were pushing each other.'

239. "Xa',"xi'ne.
     listenthey said
     "'Listen," they said.'

240. Engithilachexits'igazrile.
     way out thereapparentlyfrom itsomeone is singing
     'Someone is singing from way out there.'

241. Uxoditxit'alaxi'ne.
     theymaybethey said
     'Maybe that's them, one of them said.'

242. Degyuxudzdixi'ne.
     around herethusthey're saying
     'They were doing that for a long time out there.'

243. Iɬt'egigixidi---gazrilets'ixidigaɬxizroncheengithedznuggidixidoɬninghdi.
     continuouslysomeone is singingwhilefinallyapparentlyfrom out thereit's coming to shore
     'Someone was singing over and over and finally that singing was coming to the shore.'

244. Ye!Engithinixinot'an',engithedzxizronche,giɬixsnalviyednuggoghdiɬdi.
     heyout therethey're coming backfrom out thereapparentlyfivecanoewhen they're coming ashore
     'Hey, maybe they're coming back, as five boats were coming to the shore.'

245. JD: hmm

BD:

246. Ye,divaxizroncheyiggixiviqing'qayneg zro'yenuggixodiɬdia'iyixideleixidilets'in',"ggame, ggame"xi'nets'in'.
     heywhothattheir husbandsnice-looking pl.they were coming to the shorethatyou're singingthey're singingthey're saying
     'Hey, who in the world but their handsome husbands were coming ashore singing that song you were singing, "ggame, ggame"!'

247. Yitongoyuxudz,yeyuxudz,***yeg yuxudzxivinoxggeddhxivinoxdo'xiyiɬyuxudznu'onxididhuq'un'.
     meanwhileentirelygeeentirelyactuallytheir eyelashesaround their eyesthenallthey're burned
     'Meanwhile, their eyelashes and all around their eyes were burned.'

248. Yuxudz yegnuq'oɬdaɬintlaggyozryeixethdlat.
     actuallywomenno-gooddear pl.they became
     'The women had become pretty bum to look at.'

249. Ye,uxuxiyiɬxizroncheengithe---dongithedzxizronchexeɬedzxuxiniɬ'anhdixizronche.
     heysuddenlyapparentlyfrom little ways outapparentlywellthey're looking at themapparently
     'Hey, all of a sudden from a little ways out in the lake they were looking at them real good.'

250. Eyggixiviqing'qaynegyexeydongxiyghodaghɬtth'e'inxizronchenuggixits'ixo'iɬdi.
     thattheir husbandsnice pl.last winterthe ones who stayed with themapparentlythey're drifting ashore
     'Those who were their husbands last winter were drifting to the shore.'

251. Ye!Goyuxudzxigitthadxititlzrekxiyiɬngithits'in'nixitl'idhit.
     heyheretheir bowthey seizedthenout therethey moved out
     'Hey, they seized the bow of the canoe and moved out there.'

252. Yuxudzyityuxudzgetiyxiq'adixet'ats'iyuxudz.
     justtherejustreallythey like themjust
     'They sure liked them.'

253. Engithiyuxudzxigiviyedyenxitidltluxxiyiɬyigganxixiditlghith.
     out theretheir canoethey started to jump inthenthey tipped them over
     'The girls tried to jump in their canoe and tipped them over.'

254. JD: yeah, I sing again

255. BD: yeah

256. JD: ggame la sa, ye me, gga ye me, gga, gga sa, ye me, q'ode cheche yeme ggame, ya ggame, ggame

257. I couldn't sing. Too bad.

BD:

258. Uxuxiyiɬxizroncheyuxudzngi'eghyuxudzxivigiviyedyiggandithitoxts'ingi'eghyuxudzxinontthixitl'uquyhdi.
     suddenlyapparentlyjustoutsidejusttheir boatit tipped overoutside itjusttheir heads popped up again
     'Then suddenly they came up again, beside their tipped over boat.'

259. Gan xizrolchettha tixit'andinayexidelanh.
     what in the worldHarlequin duck peoplethey are
     'They turned into Harlequin ducks.'

260. Xivu'oqaysalyexidelanhhingoxiviqing'qaydezrenh.
     their wivesunattractive? pl.they arewhiletheir husbandsare handsome
     'Their wives were unattractive(?) while their husbands were handsome.'

261. Idixinlu'on'.
     the end
     'the end'

262. JD: yuk (laughs)

263. BD: That's that fancy, you know, ducks

264. JD: little other one you wrote while ago

265. BD: you see that their wife, their head it's not fancy but the

266. JD: nothing ...

267. BD: yeah, in their (muffled voice) ...

(recorder clicks off)

Notes

1. Material in parenthesis is Edna Deacon's best guess. There seems to be a glitch in the recording.
2. through the woods to get home
3. Cf. -deyan' 'only'; ine' 'although, but'
4. Cf. Holikachuk gidze 'devil'.