kathlamet texts

KATHLAMET TEXTS

INTRODUCTION

These collections of texts will, it is hoped, be followed by a gram-maren dictionary of the language, which will contain a comparison of all the known dialects of the Chinookanstock. 1 posterior palatal 1; the tip of the tongue touches the alveoli of the lower jaw, the back of the tongue is.

BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 7 L the same, short and exploded, surd (Lcpsius's t)

MYTHS

34;What do you say to your nephew, Crane Isaid to him: "That mother of yours." You made him sick Oh, younger brother, that's how you spoke about your nephew.” Then she went back and held it.

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34;'LXuan igeXge'itcomee'lxalXt." IgaxLo'Xa-it Then no one theirolder "Maybe he ran into his own eldest, she thought. IbcK'inlolifttiltheday,mylirllylikethebeaver,mybellylikethebeaver,it's'waiiaqaLEiigB'sifrKi^,it'sa'\\-anaqaLEiigE'sges.'

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The people said, "These are the youths who almost hit it." The eldest shot first. 34;We don't know them, 'just maybe arrived." In the evening ing D qackjua'mamx staXi sha'tjau.

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"Aqa. 1 disparo ourtwochiol ukat aka muspharkañ kuna." Ukata. Ya'ema iqe'sqes itjo'kte iqelEUia'qieuL ukat juk'ampinaka. 7 Suma blue-jay ukakiw jupax Hedanced blue-jay churäna. q iqenElEma'qjeuL.'" Ukax mä juk’a pachanakanwa. Jupax.juk’amp jach’a almejas uñacht’ayäna.

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34;Oh, your aunt, the Sagittaria root.' He placed some small toothaches on her bottom and gave her three blankets made of wood combs. Let's go ashore. Oh, your uncle, the,is…talking.” They gave him liver chains and placed him on the bank of the river.

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Ah, the Blue Jay and the Crow were in it, and the Flounder in the bow of the canoe.

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Mukhalabye] u hluvule nhlonge ya yena [ya ti- moose] kutani a yi yisa ekaya, laha a nga omisa nhlonge. t^ "Hi mbilu," va vula hi ku twa Karly lontsongo. Lga'pElatikc tE'iiEmckc i xihlovo xa gopa' icto'ya; kja wi 8 Vavasati vo tala va tshama va handzula • ku na vambirhi na na vona. mai'nkarhiEnF.lge'tatkea. i.ifi'pKla iino'lEkEmaX ke'iniwe ia'maq.

BOAS) KATHLAMET TEXTS 63 of that elk skin. The old man gave a sudden start [because it pained

When he shot it, he did it to them, tia'maq itcte'lux, tia'maq itcte'lux, tifi'maq itcte'lux.

BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 65 fourth lake, the monster devoured the dog. Then he ran into another

Ka'nauwe qa2x gi e'lX qa tEmqa'emaX ige'xux 3'aXi ia'pjaskwal Everywhere this land wnere prairies this silk became skin. TheSkates said, "Lift your foot in front of your body; if I hit your body, you will die." Blue-jay puts his foot up. Soon] he was seen, and one person .said: "A beaver is swimming around." Then ran down to the water, struck the Beaver, and killed him instantly.

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There are all things: the woodpecker above; over there. eqate'tiX ca'xaliX; eaiai'yu gopa' ca'xaliX; imo'lak gopfi' ca'xaliX; k. thetisher above; theska'te up there; the moose up there;. enia'cEn gopa' ca'xaliX. Lga'pEla ta'uEmax. He pulled out many branches, and they all moved as he paddled. He came close to the city.

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Now Coyote said, "What do you think, shall we tell Sturgeon?" - The badger replied: "I think so." Then they tied a cord of cedar bark around Coyote's waist and he went to the water. He shouted, "Tell Sturgeon to come see our little brother!" The people said, "We will tell him." They stayed there for a while. Then Coyote spoke, "We will always do so when we are honored; we will catch them all."

Q io'La-iti dayta; ige'xkoa nga ikE'nim. Itcige'loma.. 34;AmcgulXa'ma saan nga ckotc. nagtalinaed isuna; itpassedhim nga acanoe. Kinuna ni Coyote, "Nasayaat unay ti aramiden daytoy." Tlifv pinutedna ti guinea-pig, ket kalpasan ti sumagmamano nga aldaw nalpasdan dayta.

BOASJ KATHLAMKT TEXTS 85 Next nioniiiiii' they went again to shoot hinls. At night they came

AVhen the stepi

BOAS) KATHLAMKT TKXTS 87 keep his buttocks closed, l)iit ho cdiild not do it. He almost roiiciied

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Hetold's younger brother: ''Do not leave our deck." He often left him; then the Lynx went to play and played long. Then he spoke to L3'nx: "Go and see who these swans fly away." The Lynx went and went back in. His elder brother asked him, “Which household?” “I saw nothing but swans flying away because a hook drifted down the river.” Then the elder brother looked.

GrizzlyBears said, "Give me your little brother; I'll eat him." The panther replied, “You talk all the time. Itca-ixE'laqLqiX ica'yim. 34;Lan iLga'xaL wuntca'kjec wogato'L. Kjwac ige'xox ipu'koa. Grizzly Bear opened the door and said: “Who took my grandmother's fire^. A'nqa tcXup iga'xox aya'toL. I'wa kjanate'toL. lo'yam ica'yim te'iaqLpa. IgagElga't wuXi .. aqjeyo'qt wuXi a'toL. No'LjiX agaxc'max, a'nqa wi agagElga'x. ^ oldw'oman this fire.

BOAS) KATHLAMET TEXTS 97 Give me your little brother; I will eat him." The Panther was silent

The Crabcried and her elder sister said, “Sister, let us go and wash.” They went to the water and bathed. The Seal said, "Go get that little salmon." The crab went down and found that salmon.

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Then the women and children ate the meat. Jay's children untied their bundle. Then they saw that it was rotten wood. Jay got angry, “They ate all the food and tied up rotten wood. They fooled me.'' That's the story; tomorrow we will have good weather. ta-itci tii'qoci.. Itcia'owit ia'qoq iqe'.sc[es J'aXi qiXkje'niak. this' chiinrt'ii. He stayed; so itci'tox tl'axo, c^a'xpa Lq Lax aLx5'xoa LgoaLe'lx LE'Lakci. he opened his arms, a person's hands became visible somewhere. ige'xux, a'nqa lxe'IbuX iuk;o'LitX icqio'. hedid, there was already a saucer on shore. fi'eXt a'qEmukc aXi'caqt; a'eXt anuwii'yax aXi'caqt; a'eXt in. one blackberry wasinit: one blueberry wasinit: one. a'lalX aXi'caqt: a'eXt ii'qula agfi'mala.

He took that dish and said, "If a woman should come to get that dish, I'll take her ashore; I'll lie with her all day."

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BOAS) KATHLAMET TEXTS 107 another place. His elder lirothcr .searched for him and found him

BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 109I will shoot him.' Huthiseldelirother said: 'Have you slept? You, I will shoot him.” Huthiseldelirother said: 'Have you slept; You were dead."

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It is forbidden to mention the name, else a long phrase, will come." . Mink cried: "Ta'ix is the name of the lake, on whose shores mybrothei' and I shall sleep; Ta'ixisitsname." He. J-^ gather them, many sticks gather them." His elder brother ig iko'sa gathered them; Lga'pEla itctopje'yaLx.

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One day he heard a relative's "Silence . brother-in-law: .. fetch the wolves, when I was a boy I played with them." 34;Okay, take us." He carried them home and threw them down in front of the old man. When he said: 'Now it's finished', you must take us out of the iiolc.". iSalmoii-berry's children were put in the hole first.

T;iill iga'xox aqa wi igixE'LXom. ^ be'latEp; wa'i.utKp. )ir'hiti:p." 'lircd sliebecame and again slietinislicdit. The panther carried an elk and said to the owl, "Carry our elk into the house." The owl brought, and then they cut.

BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 131 Thoii the Owl went to steal at the end of the house from his chief

IgiXkjoa'mam; a'nqa io'Xt ika'oXaS. then nothing, I grabbed them. therefore I went home quickly." ... he was angry; then he heard and brought in the elk.

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Hestole, u n’wi nyike nsati wa yena. g io'ya ika'oXao e'XilaquinsmiX. f^ IctaqE'loqLk wuXi aqage'lak. A ku eka panther: "Howmneh igixkiava'wulalEmtck ika'oXaor' Ige'kim ika'oXao: "Ta'xka 7. lo'La-it LXE'leuX tqu'Lepa, ata'mLXEleu tqu'Le." A ku na nchumu wo fana na io'pa ika'oXao. lo'ya aqa ika'oXao, tco'yikc 13 Eku heteleleni u ye ximanga nakambe.

34;A, tcumXo'la amtelo'ta time'qjamcukc." Itcta'lQt tE'citjiX

Now she had offered him all the food they had in the house. 34;Do you want acorns, she said. She gave him his little canoe: “Quick, go down to your little canoe and then come up, but lock the cache tight.” ME'te, mE'te, ayamElqoe'ma, ayaniElqoe'ma. “Come, come, I will feed you, I will give you to the cat atja'nt.sa. Igo'ya atjfi'ntsa.

Na2ct igio'cgam. she looked outside, their house is outside.. Igio'naxL ge'gualiX LXE'mitk.. Xoth- not she found him. . for him She took that one their fire burn.. 16 gip^'tiX si'axcstpa; igio'quilX gipa'tiX Lia'pjaqapa.. here his face; she hit him here his napeon.. jY ia'kotcX. lopfi'mam, aqa ia'potcpa igio'quilX. Aqa io'ya his back.

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You don't need to be painted." But the Bear said, "You must paint me, little brother." Then he struck him on the forehead with the chisel. The Raccoon said, "Stay aside, brother, a pursuer terrible." The Coyote replied, " Ishalleaty you, you shall swallow you." ''Oh, elder brother, step aside, a monster pursues. Well, show him to me." Then Coyote spat and the spit on his hand looked like raccoon.

Ige'kim iLata't: •"Egatco'ktiX taya'x aqa qui'uEma LE'kotcX 4 He said raeeoon: "Tomorrow early ohif then five back.

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TALES

Then he who killed E'noL said to his brothers, "Now we will conquer Tia'pexoacxoac." They.

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The day comes, you go and tell him; lateron ancilo'ta ma'nix alite'ya." A'qa wi iLo'ya wi't'ax. 34; No, friend, do not leave me; For straight days they played, shooting at the targets. Then heastold " thnt yimth: "Porhnpa hekilledhim, tcqe itcioqoil'la." Qoii'uEmiX io'ya ya'Xi iqiu'lipX.

BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 173 many stones to them. Then they went up to theui secretly and shot

When they moved to Ne'tEl, he told his older brothers, "Leave me here at our house." The}' had a large house fourteen fathoms long. They stayed with Ne'tEl for a long time; then theeldestone said: "'Go get food for our youngest brother. Get him tail pieces of salmon."' One of them went and took his youngest brother's tail.

Then theeldestone said again, "Take food to our youngest brother." The pieces of salmon were cut off again and another brother left.

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Qia'x ma'nix aLxigElkElil'ya. a'qa e'koale atciLElqoe'mEnlLa Lia'tetanue." A'qa. then the whale will give them to eat his Indians.". 1 It is said that when a person who wants to find a supernatural helper like a weed, in the place Nagio'nu called "The House of the Brothers" and then sweeps, he can find charcoal. I followed the spirits," and he told all. "We did such and such a thing; we fought. ita'XEnlmpa ta-itci te'lXam. lo'ya, ige'Xkjoa ya'Xi eXa't.

LXuan gipK't a'yaLqt ya'Xi iqawikje'Le. A'qa icto'Lxa e'wa maybe that's why theirthickne.x-*"those longdentalia.. ige'x ya'Xi iqawikje'Le.. A'qa icge'gElga iqa'geltk kja icwapciq. were 'those longdentalia. Then she said to her grandson, ``Tomorrow I am going to another house.'' one house.