Talking about plants

Recording by Jim Kari.  John Deacon also present.
Audio:  portion of anl0770.wav. There is a loud noise in the middle of the recording which has been edited out here.
Length of edited recording:  7:43.
Translation by Edna Deacon and Lucy Hamilton.
Transcription by Sharon Hargus.
This is a set of short recordings about certain plants.  The recording
clicks off and on again between topics.

Berries

1. Iygetiyviq'aditr'et'athatniɬanht'asr.
   itreallywe love itblackberry
   'We really love those blackberries.'

cause

2. nenhtl'itchenh
   low-bush cranberrytoo
   'low-bush cranberries too'

3. Viqaxeydantr'ididixgochexi
   off itwe live in winter?
   'We live on them all winter.'

4. and uh

5. Sanhtth'ixinedrxits'ixodhiɬtuxchechedandhu'oncheyitr'inehayh,iyzroiyaxa---
   summermiddleto ittime is passingwhenagainsalmonberrytoowe pick themitonlyitwith
   'When it's getting to be the middle of summer we pick salmonberries too, only that.'

6. Yitotl'oghtuxchexisrghedyiɬ,axaxiɬdiktr'onihayche.
   after thatwhenagainrosehipstoothenhigh-bush cranberryagain
   'After that there are rosehips and high-bush cranberries.'1

7. Yitots'in'gag vedayiɬ.
   thenblack curranttoo
   'Then there are black currants too.'

8. Axaxiɬdinondiniychenh.
   thenred curranttoo
   'Red currants too.'

9. Axaxiɬdikdandiggiy, dandiggiyche,sanhtuxdandiggiyyitr'eheyh.
   thenraspberrytoosummerinraspberrywe eat them
   'In the summer we eat raspberries too.'

10. Dandiggiygetiyngizrenh.
    salmonberryveryit's good
    'Raspberries are awfully good.'

11. Ixigideiygo,go daɬts'indinaqayvixitinalyaysanhtux.
    around hereitherethis side (of Alaska)our villagethose which are aroundsummerin
    'Those are the ones (berries) that grow around our village in the summer.'

12. JD: that's correct

13. BD: 'n

14. Iy,niɬanht'asriy,edixeydi'nedisanhchechetsoyedathdlo,nenhtl'ityiɬ.
    itblackberryitallwinterallsummeragaincachekeep them incranberrytoo
    'All winter and all summer you can keep blackberries in the cache with cranberries.'

15. it's good all win--

16. Sanhtuxxiyiɬvixiyiɬngizrenh.
    summerinthenit's good
    'They're good in the summer.'

17. Gits'andithdhigi ts'in'.
    it doesn't spoil
    'They don't spoil.'

18. Agidet.
    that's all
    'That's all'

More on berries and other plants

19. BD: like this?

20. JK: mhm

21. BD: uh

22. Nenhtl'itisdinaye dixineyhtux,xigi'imo ghined,nenhtl'it.
    cranberrythey get diarrheawhentheir medicinecranberry
    'Cranberries are good medicine for diarrhea.'2

23. Axaxiɬdigag vedacheche,gag vedaivatrtux,getiyquth di- dina'ileyhtuxdixonengizrenhiy.
    thenblack curranttooblack currantit simmerswhenverywe have coughwhenforit's goodit
    'Then stewed black currants are good when we have a bad cough.'3

(phone rings)

24. BD: I'll push this one?

25. JK: that's correct

26. BD: yeah.

27. Xileggituxchexoɬtthilxintthi'itthiyhtuxiycheivatrtuxgetiyngizrenh.
    springinagainrhubarbit sticks its head upwhenittooit simmerswhenveryit's good
    'In the spring when rhubarb comes out it too is good boiled.'4

28. and uh

29. Ilivivadryiɬ,ilivchetr'iɬvatrche.Iychengizrenh.
    nettleboiledtoonettletoowe boiltooittooit's good
    'Boiled nettles too, we boil them too. That's good too.'

30. Agideedi.
    that's allall over
    'There's no more.'

Nettles

31. Xeyts'in'tux,ilivdiditritrtuxdughontr'iɬch'iɬtux.
    fallwhennettleit turns to woodwhenwe peel themwhen
    'In the fall, when nettles becomes woody, we peel them.'

32. Yuxudz yegtth'axxiq'ivuqoggyiɬxelanhiy.
    actuallysinewlikeits surfacetooit isit
    'Its bark is just like sinew.'

33. Getiyngizrenhhiyn'iy.
    veryit's gooditit
    'It's very good.'

34. Yitongosanhtuxgetiyvilitr'aghdithnog ts'idinalo',getiyvits'iimodelanhdixo'in.
    meanwhilesummerduringverywe can't touch itour handveryfrom itsicknessthere isbecause
    'In the summer we can't touch it, because it really hurts.'5

35. Agidet.
    that's all
    'That's all.'

More on nettles

36. Ilivdi'aɬch'iɬtuxgetiyvitth'aghjustyegtth'axxiq'i.
    nettleit's peeledwhenveryit's sinewaround theresinewlike
    'When nettles are peeled they're just like sinew.'

37. Axaxiɬdiiyyiggiygaɬtimyiɬaxaxiɬdikni'it'idyiɬniɬtoxiynitltl'etltuxnoghniyghodughonxiynathtl'enh.
    thenitthatinner willow barkwiththenpeeledwiththey braid them togetherwhenrabbitforthey made snares
    'They braided them with peeled inner willow bark and made rabbit snares.'

38. Getiyditth'aq.
    veryit's strong
    'It's really strong.'

39. Agidet.
    that's all
    'That's all.'

Juniper

40. Axaxiɬdikttha ilchegetiyimo ghinedngizrenh.
    thenjunipertooverymedicineit's good
    'Juniper is good medicine too.'

41. Ttha iliyyuxudzvigaga'iyyiɬxelanhiygagniɬyaghxiq'i.
    juniperitjustits berryittoothere isitberryblueberrylike
    'Juniper berries look like blueberries.'

42. Iyxiɬdiiygetiy gitr'et'atuxgiɬiggidinadhatr'inu'oyhts'ithen(?)tr'u'oɬvite'tr'italnaxts'in'.
    itthenitwe're very sickwhenonewe pop one in the mouthandwe chewits liquidwe'll swallow
    'When we're awfully sick we just put one in our mouth and chew and swallow the liquid.'

43. Imo ghinedgetiyngitl'itth.
    medicineveryit's strong
    'It's very powerful medicine.'

44. Ngizrenh,imotr'elanhdixonet.
    it's goodsickwhen we arefor
    'It's good for our sickness.'

45. Agidet.
    that's all
    'That's all.'

Pitch

46. Dzax,dinalo',dinaqa'tr'iɬquyhtuxxiyiɬ,dzaxyitxidoghq'atr'iɬtth'ix.
    pitchour handour footwe chopwhenthenpitchtherewe smear it
    'When we chop our hands or our feet, we smear pitch on it.'

47. Axaxiɬdiiyyiɬvagaghditl'eyhtuxvidoq'agithogi ts'in'.
    thenitwithwraps it whenit doesn't get infected
    'Then it's wraps it like gauze and it doesn't get infected.'

48. 'Causedzaxgetiydinaqoggaxonengizrenh.
    pitchveryour skinforit's good
    'Pitch is good for (cuts on) our skin.'

49. Axaxiɬdidzaxchedixiɬ'anhvedoyxiyaxaiyntodzaqhiy.
    thenpitchtoothey doboatthey with ititwill paint onit
    'That's the kind we pick for our boat, which is painted on it.'

50. Getiyxilongh ts'ivaxadixit'anhgodzax.
    verymanywith itthey dothispitch
    'They use it for lots of things.'

51. Agide.
    that's all
    'That's all.'

Cottonwood bark

52. Yidongtuxgilotr'edughonxiɬquyh.
    in the pastwhenpeeled cottonwood barkthey chop off
    'In the past they would chop off cottonwood bark.'

53. because

54. Xiyaxayix--xiyaxasanh yixxiyxeghoyh.
    they with itthey with itsmokehousethey make them
    'They make smokehouses out of it.'

55. Ngiyixiyixxiyiɬxiq'ixiydinelo.
    floorhousethenonthey put it
    'They put it down on the ground, as flooring.'

56. Vixidithiq'izr ts'iq'idogh,vixidithiq'izr ts'in'.
    it doesn't wear outnot right awayit doesn't wear out
    'It doesn't wear out right away.'

57. Edi sanhdivaxa di-- dixit'anhxiyqogg nixitset,gogilotr'e.
    all summerthey use itthey sweep it offthispeeled cottonwood bark
    'All summer long they use it, sweeping it off.'

58. Axaxiɬdikngidosin,ngidosinchexiyaxa xiɬq'iyh.
    thenroofrooftoothey cover with it
    'They make roofing with it too.'

59. Yuxudz yegvoghyiggtedithtligi ts'in'.
    actuallyunder itwaterit doesn't drip
    'Water doesn't drip under it.'

60. Getiy, getiyngizrenhts'idinaɬt'adisre'nixidodhilxiq'idathdlo,hingoxeɬedzxiq'idi'alyayhtux.
    veryit's goodhow manyI don't knowpassing timethey keep on topwhilewellthey put it on topwhen
    'I don't know how many years they could keep it on the roof, when it's put on correctly.'6

61. Agide.
    that's all
    'That's all.'

Spruce

62. Ts'ivi'ilte'cheimo delanh hinhxiyetonxidalyaxts'ixiyiɬ.
    spruce branchliquidtoosick peoplethey take a bath in itthen
    'Sick people bathe in the liquid from spruce branches.'

63. Yitots'ixiyiɬts'ixiyiɬtigitth'okaxaxiyiɬxiyits'i dhagiditeyh.
    thenthenthenteaspoonwiththenthey put it in mouth
    'They even can drink it with a teaspoon.'

64. Ndadz sre'getiyimo ghinedtiyhxaɬne'ts'in'.
    I don't know whatverymedicinepowerfulthey said
    'They say it's some kind of really powerful medicine.'

65. Agidedixiyiɬ'anhts'in'.
    that's allthey use it
    'That's how they used it.'

Birch

66. Goq'eyhxiɬdikgetiyq'eyhtr'itiɬch'iɬtuxtetth'okyiɬyitr'eghoyh.
    thisbirchthenverybirchwe peelwhenbaskettoowe make them
    'When we peel birch we make baskets with it.'

67. Axaxiɬdiyiggiq'eyhdixinaɬt'adisre'nixidodhilxiyiɬq'eylgguddhchevogh dontr'iɬch'iɬviq'idz gidit'odhlay.
    thenthatbirchhow many timesI don't knowyearsthensecond growth birch barktoowe peel themcutting boardmaterial
    'How many times, I don't know how many years later (you go back to the same tree) and peel second growth birch bark for (fish) cutting boards.'

68. Xilongh ts'ivaxa dixit'anhgoq'eyh.
    manythey use itthisbirch
    'This birch is used for many things.'

69. Gochevedoyyiɬyixigheghoyhhiy.
    thistooboattoothey used to make them
    'They use to make canoes with them.'

70. Yitots'igoq'eyhchecheiyxutlyixighegho--yixigheghoyhts'itigitth'ogyiɬ.
    thenthisbirchalsothatsledthey used to make themandspoontoo
    'They used to make sleds and spoons from birch too.'

71. Q'idoghtuxchetritrtigitth'og,tritrtth'okyiɬyixiygheghoyh.
    sometimesalsowoodenspoonwoodenbowlthey used to make them
    'Sometimes they made wooden spoons and bowls too.'

72. Getiyxilongh ts'ighonetdingit'ahiygoq'eyh.
    verymanyforit isitthisbirch
    'This birch is used for many things.'

73. Agide.
    that's all
    'That's all.'

74. JK: q'ingitl (`sap'). qingitl?

75. BD: not q'ingitl

Birch sap

76. Q'eyhgetiyvivi-q'ingidili-chexiyghon'iɬquyhdi'iɬt'ayhtuxxiyghoyixigathdlo.
    birchveryalsothey chop throughit's runningwhenthey under itkeep something
    'They chop through birch when (sap) is running and keep something under it.'

77. Iyxiɬdiiygetiyxiyiɬvatrtuxgetiyliniyh.
    itthenitverythey cook itwhenveryit's tasty
    'It tastes good when they cook it on the stove.'

78. Liq'etsts'ixiyiɬyixiyiɬvatr.
    it's sweetthenthenthey boil them
    'It gets sweet when they cook it.'

79. Anhtr'a nyegshaxilq'idingit'a.
    as ifsugarit's like
    'It's like sugar.'

80. Agide.
    that's all
    'That's all.'

Willow and alder

81. Tr'itl,q'eylgesrandtixet'an q'uyandq'isrixigidevixitinalyaysanhtux.
    willowwillow tipunidentified willowalderaround herethe ones around heresummerduring
    'Willows and alder grow around here during the summer.'

82. Agide.
    that's all
    'That's all.'

83. JD: that's it

84. BD: no, I couldn't

Inner willow bark

85. (Gaɬ)timɬegggitolixdixits'iiɬt'ettr'anqayeyigixiniɬtl'etl.
    inner willow barkfishwill runtowardscontinuallyold womenthey braid it
    'The old women are always braiding inner willow bark when it's time for the fish to run.'

86. Causeiyaxadit'anhiyaxani'iniyhts'i.
    itwithpeople doitwithpeople work with
    'Because people work with it, do things with it.'

87. Xiyaxaxiɬdidughonxiɬch'iɬts'in'.
    they with itthenthey tie them together
    'They tie things together with it.'

88. Xilonghts'ivaxadixit'anhgo,tr'itlgigaɬtim.
    many timeswith itthey dothiswillowinner willow bark
    'They do lots of things with this inner willow bark.'

89. Agide.Idits'in'.
    that's allforever
    'That's it. No more.'

Wild celery

90. Dichiyedimiyvits'ixilu'ohiyn'iydegengithidongxits'ivits'ixilu'o,dichiyedim.
    wild celeryitit's honoreditaround herein the pastfromit's honoredwild celery
    'Wild celery has been an honored plant around here since long ago.'

91. becausedigathtonhtuxxiyaxa dit'anh.
    lucky dance is heldwhenthey use it
    'Because when they had a lucky dance they used it.'

92. Dichiyedimyan'q'ixidalats'iyuxudzaxaxiytitl-'ogodichiyedim.
    wild celeryonlythey carry aroundandallwiththey praised itthiswild celery
    'Only wild celery was carried and praised.'

93. Agide.
    that's all
    'That's it.

Notes

1. a.k.a. ginathdloy
2. cooked berries; cook hard for 30 mins. with 1 T. sugar; 2-3x as much water as berries; bit of cornstarch to consistency of thin gravy)
3. make pudding out of it?
4. ED adds dried apples to it; makes pudding with cornstarch
5. it penetrates our skin
6. Shelters were also lined with the sticky inner side, which would trap mosquitos.---ED