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Tunica VI

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Tunica -- Sam Young informant

Mary Haas Swadesh

ta´siwat'äk

[tasiwat'ɛku]

a mammoth; an animal bigger than an elephant that used to live near Opelousas at Mammouth Prairie

ʔupi´rtakä´ni ʔupi´rakatä´ni = .

metathesis

[uhkpirtakɛni = uhkpirakatɛni]

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The | Owl-Mammoth

tu´wata´siwat'äk | 'u´'uhkä´ni | .

[tuwatasiwatɛku u'uhkɛni]

The Owl-mammoth | there used to be

hį˳a´ti | ha´l'ukin | 'ara´ni | .

[hinyatihch hal'ukini arani]

now | a village | was (there)

hį˳a´ti | la´˳utä´pą | yu´ka | ta´l'ukį | ki´tcų | ya´kawi | to´ni | 'i´lį | 'a´hak'ic | 'e´nihkų | mi´rukɔ´ni | la´htä´pą | .

[hinyatihch Lawutɛpan yukatihch tahal'ukini kichu yakawi toni ili ahak'ihch enihku mirukɔni lahtɛpan]

now | every night | when it got there | the village | in | when they came | people | two | or | three | he swallowed | every night

hį˳a´ti | to´nmahǫsä´mą | 'ura´pata´cką | 'a´cu mąku | 'upi´rati | ha´tiką | 'upi´rakatä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tonimahonisɛma uhkrapatashkan ashu manku uhkpiratihch hatika uhkpirakatɛni]

now | the Indians | kill | four days | passed | again | he came to be

hį˳a´ti | la´htä´pą | ya´kakɔ´ni | ta´l'ukį | kitc | .

[hinyatihch lahtɛpan yakakɔni tahal'ukini kichu]

now | every night | he came | the village | in

hį˳a´ti | lahtä´pą | to´nisä´mą | simi´rukɔ´ni | .

[hinyatihch lahtɛpan tonisɛma sihkmirukɔni]

now | every night | the people | he swallowed them

hį˳a´ti

[hinyatihch]

now

la´mihta

[lamihta]

something soft

ta´htc'ic hona'ata

[tahchi'ihchi hona'ata]

the sun's going down

tä´siwa hi´wa yo´nahe "

[tasiwa hiwa yonahe]

'u´wa "

[uwa]

la'tihtc | ha´rakɔ´ni | :

[latihch harakɔni]

at night | he sang

tä´siwa | hi'wa | yo´nahe´ | 'u´wa | : | " | :// | ( | ) | "

[tasiwa hiwa yonahe uwa]

Song | 2 | times | Mammoth | Owl

'u´wakɔ´ni | .

[uwakɔni]

he cried (='u´wa-ed)

hį˳a´ti | lahtä´pą

[hahchi lahtɛpan ]

now | every night

ya´kawi | 'o´ni | 'i´lį

[yakawi oni ili]

he came | people | two

'ahak'ic | 'e´nihkų | mi´rukɔ´ni | .

[ahak'ihch enihku mirukɔni]

three | he swallowed

hį˳a´ti | lahtä´pą | ta´htc'ihc

[hahch lahtɛpan tahch'ihch]

now | every night | the sun

'a´k'ata | ha´rakɔ´ni

[ak'ata harakɔni]

when she was going down | he sang

ha´tiką | ha´rakɔ´ni | :

[hatika harakɔni]

again | he sang

tä´siwa | hi'wa | yo´nahe | 'u´wa | : | " | :// | ( | ) | "

[tasiwa hiwa yonahe uwa]

Song | as | above | 2 | times | Owl

nikɔ´ni | .

[nikɔni]

he said

hį˳a´ti | nu´htci | -

[hahchi nuhchi]

now | a girl

[tigre blanc (white tiger<French)]

hi´ku˳arɔwa

[hikuwarɔwa]

[white panther]

hi´ku˳a

[hikuwa]

[panther,cougar]

ni´sarą | 'o´nini´sara

[nisara]

a young man

ya´kati´pokɔ´ni | .

[yakati pokɔni]

came to see her

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

he´kinapa´nu | 'u´k'u'una´ni | .

[hekina panu]

far away | he lived

hį˳a´tihc | 'uhki´p'akä´ni | .

[Hahch'ihch uhkkipakɛni]

now | she married him

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

ti´na´c'a´m'uhkä´ni | 'u´ric | .

[tihknash'am'uhkɛni uhkrish ]

he took/led her and went | to his house

hį˳a´ti | 'o´ni | niy´ukati

[hahchi oni niyukati]

now | a person | she thought he was

'o´n'ähä´ni | hiku˳arɔwa´ni | .

[on'ɛhɛni hikuwarɔwani]

person he was not | he was tigre blanc

hį˳a´tihc | 'u´k'äkä´ni

[hahchi uk'ɛkɛni]

now | she stayed

'ɔ´kaci´to | 'i´lį | 'ųra´n'akä´ni

[ɔkashitohku ili unkran'akɛni]

little boys | two | she raised

hina´kucką | 'u´nimą

[hinakushkan unima]

anyhow | ɛ

yo´rum'aha | tē´hpunä´ni | .

[Yorum'ahatepunɛni]

beast | they were half (-beast)

hį˳a´tihc | 'uya´nakatä´ni | ,

[hahchi unkyanakatɛni]

now | she spoke to them (2m.)

wi´nimą | ka´'acpą | "

[winima ka'ashpa]

you (2m.) | any day

ti´ka´ra´wi´n'a | wę´tisä´mą

[tika rawina wentisɛma]

if you two grow | your parents

yu´kapowin'a | lapuhc | "

[yukapowina lapuhch]

if you go to see | it'll be good

ni´katä´ni | .

[nikatɛni]

she said

hį˳a´ti | ti´kara´'una

[hahchi tika ra'una]

now | they grew up

ta´lahku´hpan'u´rana´ni | .

[talakuhpan'uranani]

arrows they were making

hį˳a´ti | ta´la | ho´tų'aku´hp'una

[hahchi tala hotu akuhp'una]

now | the arrows | all finished

ho´t | 'ari´tcuto´w'una | 'e´rika´l'u´nihkä´ni

[hotu arichutow'una]

they (2m.) tied them all together | holding them they stood

hį˳a´ti | 'ų´gatci

[hahchi ungachi]

now | their mother

'ųya´nalepihk'ata´i | hile´yutą | , | "

[unkyanalepihk'atani hileyuta]

she spoke to them | straight

ta´rku ki´tcų | wi´yan'a | ta´l'ukį

[tarku kichu wiyana tahal'ukini]

in the woods | if you (2m.) go | the village

ka´t'a´ra | we´niwinak'a´htca | ,"

[kata ara weniwinak'ahcha]

where it lies | you (2m.) will find

ni´katä´ni | hį˳a´ti | ta´rku | kitc

[nikatɛni hahchi tarku kichu]

she said | now | the woods | in

p'ak´'uwana´ni | 'a´cuyuru

[pitak'uwanani ashuyuru]

all day long

pi´tahk'u´na´ni | la´tihch

[pitahk'unani latihch]

they walked | at night

na´'unihk´äni | se´hiti

[na'unihk'ɛni sehiti]

they lay down (+ slept) | next day

ha´tiką | 'u´wana´ni | .

[hatika uwanani]

again | they were going

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

ta´rku | ki´tcų | 'ate´hpų

[tarku kichu atehpun]

the woods | in | in the middle of (halfway)

yu´kati | ku˳´atomi´li

[yukatihch kuwatomili]

they got | cardinal

mu´tcikɔ´ni | .

[muhchikɔni]

whistled

hį˳a´ti | 'ɔ´hɔyasa´huk

[hahchi ɔhɔyasahuku]

now | one brother

'ucu´tc'ik'i | la´puc | nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[uhkshuchik'i lapuhch nikɔni]

Shoot him! | that's good | he said

hį˳a´tihc | sa´huk | 'uwi´ckata´hi

[hahchi sahuku uhk wishkatahi]

now | the other | his bow

sa´hu'uta | ta´ku˳ato´hok

[sahu'uta takuwatotohku]

he tied | the little bird

'ucu´tciwąya´wi | ta´ku˳ami´lik

[uhkshuhchiwan yawi takuwamiliku]

when he wanted (was ready) to shoot him | the cardinal

'uya´n'uhkä´ni | .

[uhkyan'uhkɛni]

spoke to him

hį˳a´ti | ta´ku˳ami´lik

[hahchi takuwamiliku]

now | the cardinal

Syntax

ya´nakɔ´ni | 'ira´p'ahatą | " | ,"

[yanakɔni ihkrapahatan]

said | don't kill me

nikɔ´ni | .

[nikɔni]

he said

'imą | la´pų | wį´ya´n'a | "

[ima lapu winyan'a]

I | good | if I talk to both of you

la´puc | nikɔ´ni | ," | .

[lapuhch nikɔni]

that's good | he said

wį´tisämą | "

[wentisɛma]

your parents, people

tu´wata´siwat'äk | ho´tų

[tuwatasiwat'ɛku hotu]

The Owl-mammoth | all

simi´r'uhkä´ni | .

[sihkmir'uhkɛni]

he swallowed them

ta´ri

[ta ri]

the houses

ho´tų | ka´lina´'ara´cką

[hotu kali na'ara hinakushkan]

all | are standing but(?)

'o´nip'aha´ni | ."

[onipahani]

there are no people

hį˳a´ti | yu´kapo´wia´a | "

[hahchi yukapowiya'a]

now | if you go and see

la´puc | nikɔ´ni | ," | .

[lapuhch nikɔni]

that's good | he said

ta´rku ki´tcų | "

[tarku kichu]

in the woods

le´yutą | ka´tą | wi˳yan'a

[leyuta kata wiyana]

straight | where | if you two go

ta´l'u´kį | ka´tarahc | we´niwi´nak'ahtca | ,"

[Tahal'ukini katarahch weniwinak'ahcha]

the village | where it lies | you will find (you 2 m.)

nikɔ´ni | .

[nikɔni]

he said

ni˳a´tic

[hahchi]

now

'u´wana´ni | .

[unkwanani]

they were going

hį˳a´ti | pi´tak'u´nana

[hahchi pitak'unana]

now | they were walking

ta´hta | rɔ´hpą | yu´k'una

[tahta rɔhpant yuk'una]

the prairie | close to | they got

ta´ri | ka´lina´'ara´ni | .

[ta ri kali na'arani]

the houses | were standing

hį˳a´ti | ta´l'ukį | ki´tcų

[hahchi tahal'ukini kichu]

now | the village | in

yu´k'una | 'o´nip'aha´ni | .

[yuk'una onip'ahani]

they got | there were no people

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

ta´ri | ki´tcų | 'a´k'una | 'onip'aha´ni | .

[ta ri kichu ak'una onip'ahani]

the houses | in | they went | there were no people

hį˳a´tihč | ho´pi'u´na | 'u´wana´ni

[hahchi hopi'una uwanani]

now | they got out | they went

ta´l'u´kį | kitc | .

[tahal'ukini kichu]

the village | in

hį˳a´ti | ta´l'u´kį(n)

[hahchi tahal'ukini]

now

'atä´hkala | yu´k'una

[atɛhkala yuk'una]

in the middle | they got there

ta´ri | sa´hkų | mu´hkį | ka´lára´ni | .

[ta ri sahku muhki kal'arani]

house | one | smoke | was standing

hį˳a´ti | ųc'äpa´ni | 'o´nú´kä'ra | " | "

[hahchi unksh'ɛpani onik'ɛra]

now | they (2) were glad | there are people there

nik'una´ni | .

[nik'unani]

they said

hį˳a´ti | ka´tą | ta´ri

[hahchi kata tari]

now | where | the house

mu´hkik'a´ra | yu´k'una | ta´'utcähka-

[muhkik'ara yuk'una ta'uchɛhkatoni]

was smoking | they got | an old-

to´na˳i | 'atcä´ni | hita´ri

[tonayi achɛni hiri ]

frog | she was (sitting) living | that house

yä´k'una | ti´c'äpa´ni

[yɛk'una tihksh'ɛpa]

when they came there | she was glad

'ųya´nakatä´ni | 'ic'äpa | : | "

[unkyanakatɛni ihksh'ɛpa]

tihksh'ɛ | I'm glad

ya´kawi´nihki | na´kucką

[yakawinihki hinakushkan]

you came | although(:)

wę´tip'aha | ni´katä´ni | " | .

[wentip'aha nikatɛni]

none of your parents, people | she said

tu´wata´siwak | ho´tų

[tuwatasiwaku hotu]

the Owl-mammoth | all

sįmi´rusa´k'uhkä´ni | .

[sihkmirusakuhkɛni ]

he swallowed them and ate them

ni˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

lahtä´pą | ya´kakɔ´ni | hic´taha

[lahtɛpan yakakɔni hishtahahki]

every night | he comes | still

ya´k 'imi´ruku´cką | hatiką

[yakimiruku hinakushkan hatika]

he comes and swallows me but | again

'ile´huku | ni´katä´ni | " | .

[ihklehuku nikatɛni]

he throws me up | she said

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

'ic'äpa | ya´kawi´nihki

[ihksh'ɛpa yakawinihki]

I'm glad | you came

naku´cką | ta´siwa | wįmi´ruwi-

[hinakushkan tasiwa winkmiruwi]

now | The (Owl-) mammoth | is going to

they wood-gathered

-ʔura

note

[noti ura]

k'a´htca | häla˳ų | nikatä´ni | " | .

[unkmiruwik'ahcha hɛlawu nikatɛni]

swallow you two | tonight | she said

hį˳a´ti | ta´rihku | ma´rihk'u´rana'ni | .

[hahchi tarihku marihk'uranani]

now | wood | they gathered

ni˳a´ti | ta´rku | 'a´mar

[hahchi tarku amari]

now | wood | enough

ma´r'una | ri´hku | 'i´lį

[mar'una rihku ili]

they had gathered | logs | two

po´ht'una | 'ate´pį | ra´hpą

[poht'una atepi rɔhpant]

they cut | together | close

ra´'unihkä´ni | nä´htali

[ra'unihkɛni nɛhtali]

they lay; put | beds

po´katä´ni | ka´tą | 'o´ni | 'i´lį

[pokatɛni kata oni ili]

it (lit. she) looked like | where | persons | two

'u´rana | po´katä´ni | .

[urana pokatɛni]

were lying | it (lit. she) looked

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

ta´laku´hpahk´urana´ni | .

[talakuhpahk'uranani]

arrows they were making

hį˳a´ti | ta´'utcä´hkato´na˳i

[hahchi ta'uchɛhkatonayi]

now | the old frog

'ųya´nakatä´ni | tahtc'i | : | "

[unkyanakatɛni : tahch'i]

spoke to them | the sun

mi´li | ya´ti

[mili yati]

red

[is almost set]

tu´wata´siwak

[tuwatasiwaku]

the Owl-mammoth

hį´hi˳ati

[hihahchi]

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

ya´ti

[yati]

hį˳a´tic

[hahchi]

.

Variants poss

ni˳a´ti

also

[hahchi]

temi´li

[temili]

( ?

)

hihtc | ha´rawi | 'u'usa´ni | .

[hinyatihch harawi u'usani]

then | when he sings | he is in the habit of coming

hį˳a´ti | ka´cile´hä | ta´ht'ci

[hahchi kashilɛhɛ ]

now | it was true | the sun

ti´htc | mi´li | 'a´k'ata | ta´siwak

[Tihchi mili ak'ata tasiwaku]

she | red | was getting | the mammoth

[was setting]

ha´rak'usa´ni | :

[harak'usani]

he sang and came

tä´siwa | hi´wa | : | "

[tasiwa hiwa ]

Song

yo´nahé | 'u´wa | :// | "

[yonahɛ uwa]

2 | times

nikɔ´ni | .

[nikɔni]

he said

hį˳a´ti | ni´sala´ti

[Hahchi nisa lati]

now | almost night

ci´htuna | ya'a´ta | ta´rku

[sihtuna ya'ata tarku]

dark | it was getting | the woods

kitc | hopiwä´ni | 'usa´ni | .

[kichu hopiwɛni usani]

in | he got out of | he came

ni˳a´tic | 'u´nimą | ka´tą

[Hahchi unima kata]

now | they | where

ta´nähtal | ma´c'u´nihki

[tanɛhtali mashunihki]

beds | they made

hihti´ric | 'a˳i | wo'u´nihkä´ni

[hitirishi ayi woyunihkɛni]

there in front | a fire | they made

it smelled to him

there was an odor of

hį˳a´tic | ta˳´iwohč | 'ämahk'ara´ni | .

[hahchi tayiwohch ɛmahk'arani]

now | the fire | was burning and lighting

hį˳a´ti | pi´h'una´ni | .

[hahchi pih'unani]

now | they hid

ni˳a´ti | ta´siwak | ya´ka

[hahchi tasiwaku yaka]

now | the mammoth | he came

'u´kiwä´ni | ta´ri | ha˳´iht

[ukiwɛni tari hayihta]

and sat | the house | on

ta´rihč | hi´lakatä´ni

[tarihch hilakatɛni]

the house | was shaking

ra´mą | tcika´ci | .

[romanahchikashi]

he was | so heavy

because he was (so)heavy

ni˳a´tic

[Hahchi]

now

'e´rukɔ´ni | 'ɔ´taka´ta

[erukɔni (tishuma) ɔtaka]

now | fresh meat

'uci´rikatä´ni | .

[uhkshirikatɛni]

he smelled it

ni˳a´ti

[Hahchi]

now

ta˳´i | rɔ´hpą | hopokɔ´ni

[Tayi rɔhpant hopokɔni]

the fire | close to | he was looking

'o´ni | ni´'uhkä´ni | ka´tą

[oni niyuhkɛni kata]

people | he thought | where

ta´rku | 'i´li | 'ura´'u´nihki

[tarku ili ura unihki]

the logs | two | lay

'ayähä´p'aha | ta´nähtal | ha˳´iht

[ayɛhɛp'aha tanɛhtal hayihta]

not long | the bed | on

so´sa

[sosa]

[muscadine]

ke´miLka

[kemilka]

[red wasp; Fr. guêpe]

mi´hkakati

[mihkakati]

[something shines; reflects (?)]

tahtc'ic | si´hina

[Tahch'ihchi sihina]

sihina-clean

[the sun shines (= is clear)]

yu´ka | ho´nu | ta´piwä´ni | .

[yuka honu tapiwɛni]

he got | he got down | he took hold of (the bed)

hį˳a´ti | 'u´nimą | 'ucu´tcihk'u´nana´ni | .

[hahchi unima uhkshuhchik'unanani]

now | they (2m.) | were shooting at him

ni˳a´ti | 'a´ma˳´isahk

[Hahchi amayisahku]

now | on both sides

'ucu´tcihk'u´nana´ni | .

[uhkshuhchik'unanani]

they were shooting him

ni˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

'ama˳´isahk | pokɔ´ni

[amayisahku pokɔni]

on both sides | he was looking

'uhä´kanä´ni | ta´kemilka | "

[uhkhɛkanɛni takemilka]

he was excited | the wasps

wi´rataha | niko´ni | " | .

[wirataha nikɔni]

are mean | he said

'a´y'ähäp'aha | ka´l'u´ra

[ayɛhɛp'aha kal'ura]

not long | he stood

pa´tawä´ni | .

[patawɛni]

he fell

lu´pipa´tawa´ni | .

[lupipatawini]

dead he fell

ni˳a´ti | ta´rku | ma´r'unihki

[Hahchi tarku mar'unihki]

now | the wood | they had gathered

ho´t'aku´ra | 'urau´'u´nihkä´ni

[hot' akurani uhkraw'unihkɛni]

all around (him) | they put it

ta´rku | .

[tarku]

the wood

ni˳a´ti | ta˳´ihc

[hahchi tayiku]

now | the fire

ma´c'una | ta´rku | wa´nahk'arani

[mash'una tarku wanahk'arani]

the wood | was burning

ho´tuwa´nati | 'uktoluc

[hotu wanati utoluku]

when she (the fire) finished burning | his scrotum

ti´hkatä´ni | .

[tihkatɛni]

it bursted

hį˳a´ti | ti´hkati

[hahchi tihkati]

now | it burst

ta´Rkuc | tci´r'akä´ni | hi´htc'ähä

[tarkush chirakɛni hihch'ɛhɛ]

to the tree | it flew(splashed) | there

ta´Rkuc | ta´rkukitc

[tarkush tarkukichu]

to the tree | in the woods

ka´ta | ri´hkų | 'o´sint'ä

[kata rihku osint'ɛ]

where | tree | has big knot (in tree) (=big head)

ya´'a'ara´ni | .

[ya'a'arani]

it's that way

na´haku

[nahaku]

he's leaning against

*

The local spelling is probably

( .

Mamon Prairie from Fr

[Mamou]

)

mammouth

Ta´siwat'ӓsi´nimą | la´laka´ni | ta´htat'ä | ha´iht | .

[Tasiwat'ɛsinima lalakani tahtat'ɛ hayihta.]

the mammoths | they used to live | Mammoth Prairie | on

ra´puwąya´wi | ka´tą | ta´Rku | hą̈´t'ӓ | ka´l'ura | hiyu´ka | rah´pą | na´haka´liwi | ra´pukᴐ´ni | .

[Rapuyawi kata tarku hɛnt'ɛ kal'ura hiyuka rɔhpant nahakaliwi rapukɔni.]

when he wanted to sleep | where | the woods | big big great big | he stood | when he got there | close | he leaned against (the tree) and stood | he slept

'a´maR | ra´puwi | ta´htaiht | pi´ta'u´'uwa´ni | sa´k'uwana | ; | .

[Amari rapuwi tahta hayihta pita u'uwani saku uhkwana.]

when he slept | the prairie upon | he used to walk | he wanted to eat

ta´Rku | ti´kapa´n'ᴐhᴐ | pa´takᴐ´ni | hihtc | ha'una´wic | ta´Rkuk | pa´takᴐni | ; | .

[Tarku tika pan'ɔhɔ patakɔni hihch ha'unawihch tarkuku patakɔni. ]

the woods | (if) not very big | it fell | now | when he leaned agaisnt it | fell

kɔ´ramaca

[kɔramasha]

[glass (in general)]

li´kati

[likati]

[she shone]

kɔ´ramaca | li´kahta

[kɔramasha likahta]

[diamond (S. never heard what they called diamond)]

mi´limi´li

[mili mili]

[very red]

mi´lilehe

[mililehe]

[red red (i.e. very red)]

.

comp

mi´licatuh

[milishatohku]

[a little red]

mi´lipa´nu

[mili panu]

[more red]

mi´lipanuc'ɔhɔ

[mili panush'aha]

[not so red]

la´pu | pa´nu

[lapu panu]

[better; pretty good]

la´pu | ri´kini

[lapu rikini]

[more good; better; best]

ti´kapa´nu

[tikapanu]

big enough

[biggest (bottle]

sa´hukɔt | tikapa´n'ɔhɔ

[sahukɔt tikapan'ɔhɔ]

[not so big]

sa´hukɔt | to´sto | mi´cti

[sahukɔt tostohku mishtihki]

[smaller]

ti´ka | pa´n'ɔhɔ

[tika pan'ɔhɔ]

[not so big (could be said of either of the smaller bottles)]

hi´kuak

[hikuwaku]

hi´kua

[hikuwa]

tahi´kua

[tahikuwa]

[tiger]

tahi´kua | ka´l'ura

[tahikuwa kal'ura]

stood

la´pu | pa´nu

[lapu panu]

and

la´pule´he

[lapulehe]

better

are | almost | the | same | thing

Ta´hikuarᴐ´wak | 'u´'una´ni | ta´wic | ki´tcų | .

[Tahikuwarɔwaku u'unani tawishi kichu.]

Tigre Blanc | used to live | the water | in

[The White Panther used to live in the water.]

Hįa´ti | hona´rapi´'uwa | ha´ic | pa´n'uwa | teli´kakatä´ni | .

[Hinyatihch honarapi'uwa hayishi pan'uwa telikakatɛni.]

now | fly | above | when he was passing | it was shining

[When he flew out and above, light was clearly visible.]

Ci´htunapa´nuya´ti | la´pule´he | ta'u´hpolehä´ni | sa´k'u'uwa´ni | .

[Shihtuna panuyati lapulehe tauhkpolehɛni sak'u'uwani.]

(very) dark when it got | better | see | when he was crossing, going

[When it got very dark, you could see him clearly when he was crossing.]

Ta´haltą | pi´takᴐ´ni | hi´kuana | pi´taku | ta´hala´iht | .

[Tahalta pitakɔni hikuwanahku pitaku tahali hayihta.]

the ground on | walk | just like a panther | he walked | the ground on

[He walked just like a panther on the ground.]

la˳´umu´htį

[lawumuhtini]

dew (night-juice)

mu´htį

[muhtini]

juice

ri´hkumo´htį

[rihkumohtini]

moss

ä´tcara

[ɛchara]

palmetto

tä´tcarac'a´ra

[tɛchara ura ]

the palmetto lies

* .

Orig

'ahakic

[ahakihch]

otherwise

'i´mą ha´hka 'i´cuka´ni

[Ima hahka ishukani]

I'm shucking corn

se´hitic ta´hka 'i´cunik'ahtca

[Sehitihch tahahka ishunik'ahcha]

tomorrow I'm going to shuck corn

se´hiti wi´lanik'ahtca

[Sehitihch wilanik'ahcha]

I'm going to weave tomorrow

le

(French: "il le tresse.") He braids / weaves it

[ ]

(French: "tresse.") braid, weave

tä´tcara | po´ht'uta | pᴐ´htahk'ąta'ni | .

[Tɛchara poht'uta pᴐhtahkatani.]

the palmetto | when they cut it | they boiled it

la´pule´he | 'upo´ht'ąta | hitcu´tamą | hᴐ´wac | 'ura´ukata´ni | .

[Lapulehe uhkpoht'anta hichutaman hᴐwashi uhkrawukatani.]

better | when they have boiled it (good) | they took them | outdoors | and gut them

hįa´ti | la´u | 'i´lį | 'a´hak'ic | 'e´nihku | hᴐ´wac | hihtc | yᴐ´lakata´ni | .

Now | nights | 2 | or | 3 | outdoors | now | they leave it

la´uta´muhtį | pa´nuti | hihtä´tcara | rᴐ´wa | ya´katä´ni | .

[ ‎‎Lawutamuhkini panuti hinyatihch tɛchara rᴐwa yakatɛni.]

the dew | when it passes | then the palmetto | white | it becomes

hįa´ti | pa´sa'i´cuta | wi´lakata´ni | .

now | they split and shuck it | they weave it together

hįa´ti | ta´wohku | ma´cukata´ni | .

[Hinyatihch tawohku mashukatani.]

Now | hat | they make

'a´hpasala´mihta

[Ahpasalamihta]

la´mihta

[lamihta]

ti´rata´pohku

[tiratapohku]

nä´htali

[nɛhtali]

bed

ku´ma

[kuma]

'i´mą 'i´cohu le´hp'ähkini

[Ima ishohu lehp'ɛhkini]

I closed my mouth.

'i´cohu ku´m'ahkini

[Ishohu kum'ahkini]

[I closed my mouth.]

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[The ahpasalamihta]

The | 'a´hpasala´mi´hta

ta´hpasala´mi´htak | ta´wic kitc | 'u´'una´ni | .

[Tahpasalamihtaku tawishi kichu u'unani.]

the 'a´hpasala´mi´hta | in the water | used to live

ta´hkala´iht | hopi´wi | hihtc | ho´t'ata´r'uta | hi´htc | nakɔ´ni | .

[Tanahtali hayihta hopiwi hihchi hot'atar'uta hihchi nak'ɔni.]

the bank on | when he came up | there | he was stretched out (on the ground) | there | he lay

ka´na | ya´kawi | ha´iht | 'upi´tawi | 'uhku´male´hp'uta | 'a´k'u´'uwa´ni | ta´wic ki´tcų | .

[Kana yakawi hayihta uwi pitawi uhkkumalehp'uta ak'u'uwani tawishi kichu.]

anything | getting there | on | him having walked | he closed up together | he went (back) | into the water

ta´hpasala´mi´htak | ta´tirapo´hkuna´hkɔni | .

[Tahpasalamihtaku tatiratapohkunahk'ɔni.]

the 'a´hpasala´mi´hta | just like a quilt, the size of a quilt

ta´huliha´˳ihkuk

[tahalihayihku]

the Biloxi

ta´halha´˳ihkuk

[tahalhayihkuku]

ta´hala´˳ihkuk

[tahalayihku]

ku´ledigri

[Coulee des Grues]

Fr. name (prob.) Name of pond

[Coulee des grues (gully of the cranes)]

The | Origin | of | Indian | Bayou

ta´hala´yihkuk | 'una´ni | .

[Tahalayihku unani]

the Biloxi | there were

tį´grasatcɔ´hak | ta´hali

[tingrasa tachɔhaku tahali]

the American governor, pres. | land

'u´yuw'uhkä´ni | ta´wato´ru-

[uhkyuw'uhk'ɛni tawatoru]

he gave them | the tawatoruwici-

wi´cipä´ta | ma´iht | sa´k'ara´ni

[wishipɛta mayihta sak'ɛrani]

päta Pond | on the other side | (the pond) crossed over

ta´tahta | ma´ihtą | .

[tatahta mayihta]

the prairie | over

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

ta´halha˳´ihkuk | 'uha´litc

[tahalihayihku uhkhalihchi]

the Biloxi | his land

ho´tu | la´p'uhkä´ni | .

[hotu lapuhkɛni]

all | he sold

hį˳a´ti

[Hahchi]

now

'u´k'o´nisä´mą | ho´tu

[uhkonisɛma hotu]

his people | all

'a´ma˳isa´hkų | yu´ka | 'u´k'ɔ̨ta´ni | .

[amayisahku yuka uk'ɔntani]

every which way | they go | live (wherever they can)

tu´hurac | wa´li | 'ate´hpu | 'u´k'ɔ̨ta´ni | ;

[tuharashi wali atehpun uk'ɔntani]

at the island | so-called | half (of the people) | lived on

'a´hkicsä´mą | tuhurat´äc | 'u´k'ɔ̨ta´ni | .

[ahkishsɛma tuhurat'ɛshi uk'ɔntani]

the balance (of the people) | at Long Island Grand | they lived

hį˳a´ti | ti´kcac | 'u´k'ɔ̨ta´ni | .

[hahchi tekshash uk'ɔntani]

now | at Pinewood | they lived

hihtc | 'u´k'ära | ho´tu | siho´t'ɔkä´ni | .

[Hihchi uk'ɛra hotu sihkhot'ɔkɛni]

there | they lived (till) | they all | were finished (all had died off)

'a´niha˳´ik | sihpi´r'ak´äni | .

[onihayiku sihkpirakɛni]

different people (nationality) | they turned

ni´rihɔhkat'ä | 'ara´ni | ya´ratik'aha´ni | .

[nirihɔhkat'ɛ arani yaratik'ahani]

the Big Hole | was lying | didn't dry up

hį˳a´ti | to´nisämą | 'a´cuhtäpą

[Hahchi tonisɛma ashutɛpan]

now | the people | every day

lu´pina´'ara´ni | .

[lupi na'arani ]

they died

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

[now]

se´rus'aha´ni | ka´na | sįyuk'aki

[serus'ahani kanahku sihkyuk'aki]

they didn't know | what | had come to them

se´hihtä´pa | lu´pina´'ara´ni | .

[sehihtɛpan lupi na'arani]

every next day | they died

hį˳a´ti | ta´tcɔhak | 'a´ri˳a | 'i´lį

[hahchi tachɔhaku ariya ili]

now | the chief | doctors | 2

me´hal'uhkä´ni | .

[mehal'uhkɛni]

he sent for

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

ta´ri˳a | 'u´nima | 'ųya´nakɔ´ni | :

[tariya unima unkyanɛkɔni]

the doctors | to them | he spoke

'ik'o´nisä´mą | lu´pina´'ara | "

[ihkonisɛma lupi na'ara]

my people | are dying

[ ]

ka´kupą | 'o´rus'aha | nikɔ´ni

[kakup'aha orus'aha nikɔni]

nobody | knows (why) | he said

hį˳a´ti | wįme´hal´ä´hkį | "

[Hahchi winkmehalɛhki]

now | I sent for you two

ka´na | we´runasaka´ti | ."

[kanahku werunasakati]

something | you two [know (probably)] will find out

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

sä´hapo´hk'ura´ni | la´puya

[sɛhapohk'urani lapuya]

they examined (the place) | good

sä´hapo´una | ta´tcɔhak

[sɛhapo'una tachɔhaku]

after they examined it | the chief

'ule´piya´nahk'u´nana´ni

[uhklepiyanahk'unanani]

they (2m.) told him

[ ]

yo´rum'aha | 'i´li | ta´hal | ki´tcų

[yorum'aha ili tahali kichu]

beast | two | the ground | in

'u´nana | to´nisämą | teli˳ac

[unana tonisɛma teliyahchi]

they live | the people | their souls

miruhk'urana´ni | hį˳a´ti

[miruhk'uranani hahchi]

swallow them (take him in) | now

[swallow them take them in now]

ta´tcɔhak | la´pulehe | 'ųuirak'uta´ni | .

[tachɔhaku lapulehe uhkwirak'utani]

the chief | well, good | he asked them

[Now the ground in ]

hį˳a´ti | ta´hal | ki´tcų | "

[Hahchi tahali kichu]

now | the ground | in

'u´nana | ma´hkinapha´n'ɔhɔ

[unana mahkina pan'ɔhɔ]

they live | not very deep

[they live not very deep ]

'u´nana´ni | ."

[unanani]

they live

hį˳a´ti | ta´tcɔhak

[hahchi tachɔhaku]

now | the chief

'uk´o´nisa´mą | ho´t | 'aku´hp'uta´ni | .

[uhkonisɛma hotu akuhp'utani]

his people | all | he got together

hį˳a´ti | ka´tą | ta´nirihɔ´hka

[hahchi kata tanirihɔhka]

now | where | the Big Hole

rɔ´hpą | yu´kata | ta´hal

[rɔhpant yukata tahali]

close to | they got | the ground

wä´rana´'ara´ni | .

[wɛra na'arani]

they (start to) dig

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

'a´yähäp'aha | ka´tą | ta´yorum'ah'u´nimą

[ayɛhɛp'aha kata tayorum'aha unima]

not long | where | the beasts the two of them

'u´nanahtc

[unanahch]

were

hɔ´hka | wä´r'ɔ̨ta´ni | .

[hɔhka wɛrɔntani]

in the hole | they dug

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

hona´rapi´'unihkä´ni | .

[honarapi unihkɛni]

they flying (they) got out

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

ho´pi´'una | na´r'uwana´ni | .

[hopi'una nar'uwanani]

having got out | they flew, going

hį˳a´ti | ta´yorum'a´hanu´htci

[hahchi tayorum'aha nuhchi]

now | the female wild beast

ta´yorum'ahaci´kų | 'uhpa´n'akä´ni

[tayorum'ahashiku uhkpan'akɛni]

the male wild beast | she passed him, went ahead of him

yu´ka | ta´wicänat'ä | ki´tcų

[yuka tawishɛnat'ɛ kichu]

getting there | the big lake | in

yu´kati | pa´t'akä´ni

[yukati pat'akɛni]

she got | she fell

'lckų | ra´hinahkɔ´ni

[eshkuni rahinahkɔni]

thunder just like (as)

ta´wic | ki´tcu | pa´tati | .

[tawishi kichu patati]

the water | in | she fell

hį˳a´ti

[hahchi]

now

ta´yorum'a´haci´kų | ka´tą

[tayorum'ahashiku kata]

the male wild beast | where

wi´cipä´tą | 'ara´ni | ta´hta˳iht

[wishipɛta arani tahta hayihta]

the pond | lay | the prairie on

yuk´a pa´t'uhkäni | .

[yuka pat'uhkɛni]

he got to and fell

hį˳a´ti | to´nmahǫsäm | 'uri´kita

[hahchi tonimahonisɛma uhkrikitahch]

now | the Indians | when they came upon him

hihtc | 'aku´ran | 'ute´hi'ɔ̨ta´ni

[hihchi akurani uhktehi'ɔntani]

there | around | they surrounded him

'ura´pata´ni | .

[uhkrapatani]

they killed him

hį˳a´ti | ta´yorum'a´hanu´htci

[hahchi tayorum'ahanuhchi]

now | the female wild beast

hihtc | 'a´m´äkä´ni

[hihchi am'ɛkɛni]

there | she went

hi´kuarɔwa´ni | hihtc | 'u´nan´ni

[hikuwarɔwani hihchi unanani]

the white tiger | there | they lined

ta´hal | ki´tcų | ka´kupą | 'o´rus´aha´ni

[tahali kichu kakup'aha orus'ahani]

the ground | on | nobody | knew it

hį˳a´ti | ta´nirihɔhka | 'a´ra

[hinyatihch tanirihɔhka ara]

now | the Big Hole | lay

ta´wici | hi´kitcų | ti´murahtc

[tawishi hikichu timurahchi]

the water | in there | the current

pa´takatä´ni | .

[patakatɛni.]

fell (in the hole)

hį˳a´ti

[hinyatihch]

now

ta´halč | hu´wahk'ara´ni

[tahalihchi huwahkarani]

the ground | was being washed

ta´wici | ha´ri˳a | ya´kati

[tawishi hariya yakati]

the water | high | when she came

ti´murac | ya´kati

[timurahchi yakati]

the current | when she came

ta´nirihɔ´hka | kitc

[tanirihɔhka kichu]

the big hole | in

pa´takatä´ni | .

[patakatɛni.]

she fell

hį˳a´ti

[hinyatihch]

now

ti´tik | ya´hk'ara´ni | .

[titihki yahkarani.]

the bayou | was forming

hį˳a´ti

[hinyatihch]

now

ta´wato´ruwicipätahč

[tawatoruwishipɛtahchi]

the Big Heron Pond

ti´tihk | hiya´'ara´ni

[titihki hihkya'arani]

the bayou | was becoming

ti´hikatä´pą | ta´wicihč

[tihikatɛpan tawishihchi]

every year | the water

ya´kati | ta´nirihɔ´hka | kitc

[yakati tanirihɔhka kichu]

she came | the Big Hole | in

ti´murahč | ya´kati | pa´kakatä´ni | .

[timurahchi yakati pakakatɛni.]

the current | she came | she fell

hį˳a´ti | ka´tą | ta´tahta | rɔ´hpą

[hinyatihch kata tatahta rɔhpant]

now | where | the prairie | close

ti´tihkik | yu´k'ura´ni | .

[titihkiku yuk'urani.]

the bayou | got there

hį˳a´ti | ta´wici

[hinyatihch tawishi]

now | the water

'ata´ni | ti´murac | ya´k'ara´ni | .

[atani timurahchi yak'arani.]

was going | the current | came

hį˳a´ti | to´nmahǫsä´mą

[hinyatihch tonimahonisɛma]

now | the Indians

hihtc | yu´ka | ta´ninirɔ´ha

[hihchi yuka taninirɔha]

there | getting | fish-gigging

hiyu´kata | ka´nah | pa´n'uwani

[hihkyukata kanahku pan'uwani]

they got there | something | was passing

ta´wic | ki´tcų | .

[tawishi kichu. ]

the water | in

hį˳a´ti

[hinyatihch]

now

'uha´˳i | sa´hkų | 'a´yuht'ä

[uhkhayi sahku ayuht'ɛ]

old person | one | garfish

ni´y'uhki | 'urɔ´hawä´ni | .

[niy'uhki uhkrɔhawɛni.]

he thought | he gigged him

wįhųwawikʔa'hča :

Note

[winkhuwawik'ahcha]

hį˳a´ti | 'uni´nirɔhahč

[hinyatihch uhkninirɔhahchi]

now | the gig

ho´n'ata´ni | .

[hon'ɔtani.]

was going down

hį˳a´ti | 'a´yuht'ähä´ni

[hinyatihch ayuht'ɛhɛni]

now | garfish it was not

na´rani | 'o´sįhč | ho´pi´'uta

[narani osinihchi hopi'uta]

it was snake | his head | came out

'o´sįtcät | 'o´neräni | .

[osinichɛt onerɛni.]

his head | (had) his horns

hį˳a´ti

[hinyatihch]

now

sa´hkɔt | ya´n'uhkä´ni

[sahkɔt yan'uhkɛni]

another one | spoke

'uyɔ´lawiti´ki | nikɔ´ni | " | "

["uhkyɔlawitiki" nikɔni]

"Let him alone" | he said

'aha´k'i | ta´wic | ki´tcų | ho´tu | "

["ahak'i tawishi kichu hotu]

if not | the water | in | all

winhu´wawik'a´htca | nikɔ´ni | " | .

[winkhuwawik'ahcha" nikɔni.]

he's going to wash you | he said

hį˳a´ti | ta´narak | ho´n'am'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tanaraku hon'am'uhkɛni.]

now | the snake | went down

hį˳a´ti | 'u´ha˳i | sa´hkų

[hinyatihch uhkhayi sahku]

now | the old | one

ya´n'uhkä´ni | hihpo´wit'i | "

[yan'uhkɛni "hihchi powit'i]

spoke | If you look there

ta´wato´ruwi´cipä´tak

[tawatoruwishipɛtaku]

the Big Heron Pond

pi´r'utak'ahča´ni .

Note

[pir'utak'ahchani]

ka´'acpą | yu´k'ara | ti´tihk

[ka'ashupan yuk'ara titihki]

any day | she'll get there | a bayou

pi´r'utak'ahtca´ni | ."

[pir'utak'ahchani."]

she's going to form

" "

For words in the Coon Dance referred

, .

to on opposite page see V 14-16

wä´salɔ´takata´ni

[wɛsalɔtakatani]

they trotted (in dancing)

ha´nakati

[hanakati]

that's all, it's done

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How | They | Danced | the | Raccon | Dance

yi´ci | hi´puka´ta | .

[Yishi hipukata.]

[They danced the "Coon" Dance.]

hi´pu mąnku | hi´puta | ha´nakatä´ni | .

[Hipu manku hiputa hanakatɛni.]

‎‎dances four (four times) | having danced | she stopped

hi´putahč | wä´sakata´ni | .

[Hiputahch wɛsakatani.]

While dancing | they jumped.

'u´harac | hi´nahk | ha´rawic | wä´sakata´ni | .

[Uhkharahch hinahku, harawihch, wɛsakatani.]

‎‎When they sing | that way | while singing | they jumped.

[ ]

wi-ha | wi-ha | wi-ha | etc | " | , | , | , | .

wi-hi-ya-ha | wi-hi-ya-ha | , | "

ha´pakata´ni | .

[hapakatani.]

they stopped.

hu-ya-ne | et | " | , | .

ho-wi-a | etc | , | ."

ha´tiką | wä´sakata´ni | .

[Hatika wɛsakatani.]

again, once more

hik-na-wi-hya-ne | etc | " | , | .

ni-ku-i | tca-pa-la | etc | , | ."

pi´tahi´pukata´ni | .

[Pitahipukatani.]

‎‎they walked and danced.

we-ha | etc | " | , | "

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On | Catching | Baby | Deer

ta´yatosį | ta´rku | ki´tcų | ka´ta | la´ka | ka´ta | ri´hku | wa´ka | na´siti | hi´htc | ra´pusitä´ni | .

[Tayatosinima tarku kichu​ kata laka kata rihku waka nasiti hihchi rapusitɛni.]

little deer | the woods | in | where | they were | where | trees | fallen | (they) lay | there | they sleep

hia´ti | ka´kupą | sįtap'uwa´nak'i

[Hinyatihch kakupa sinktap'uwanaki.]

Now | anybody | could catch them

hihtc | tarku 'o´sį | wa´ka | yu´ka | po´ta | hihtc | ra´puna'ara´ni

[Hihchi tarku osini waka yukapota. hihchi rapuna'arani.]

there | the tree top | fallen | getting there | and looking | there | they're sleeping

sita´pi | towįri´htcuta | ta´ric | sitcu´yukakata´ni | .

[Sihktapi towirichuta tarish sinkchuyukakatani.]

catch them | and tie them | home | they brought them

hįa´ti | ya´nic | 'ǫ´deticį

[Hinyatihch yanishi ɔndetishi.]

to | cow's | milk

note X

ta´ ?

[ta]

(?)

usa´ku

[usaku]

sįkɔ´rak'ąta´ni | la´puya | wihsta | ya´wi | 'uwitą | sa´kumikɔ´ni | .

[Sinkkɔrakatatani lapuya wista yawi uwitahki sak'amikɔni]

they make them drink | when well | tamed | he gets | he (by) himself | he goes to eat

ti´kapa´nu | ya´kawi | ta´saku | lapu | ya´wi | taʔu´saku | 'ahak'i | ta´rku | kitc | 'u´'uwa | 'upo´tikʔaha´ni | .

[Tika panu yakawi tasaku lapu yawi ta'uhksaku. Ahak'ihch tarku kichu uwa uhkpotik'ahani.]

big enough | when he gets | lapuya | good | he gets (to be) | you have to eat him | if not | the woods | in | he goes | you see him no more

'amaR

[amari]

'amari

[amari]

enough

How | and | What | the | Indians | Used | to | Hunt

ta´mahąsä´ma | wärą | 'amhi´lata | ta´lati´niku'hpa | kuhpho´tuta | wärą | 'a'´'afatä´ni | ta´Rku | ki´tcų | .

[Tonmahonisɛma wɛra amhilata talatinikuhpsa kuhpahotuta wɛra a'alatɛni tarku kichu]

the Indians | hunting | when they want to go | the arrow | when they finish the arrow | hunting | they used to go | the woods | in

ka´ta | ta´ya | la´ka | siso´likata´ni | ta´Rku | 'a´hkic | ra´hpą | ka´ta | ta´ya | sa´kusi´ti | ra´hpan | 'amaR | yu´kata | ta'yak | 'ucu´tcikata´ni | .

[ Kata taya laka sihksolikatani tarku ahkishi rɔhpant kata taya sakusiti rɔhpant amari yukata tayaku uhkshuchikatani]

where | the deer | were | they approached | a tree | behind | close to | where | the deer | were feeding | close | enough | when they get | the deer | they shoot him

'uc´tcira'pata | 'ukɔ'sakata´ni | .

[uhkshuchchirapata]

they shoot and kill him | they skin it

kata | ta´Rku | kitc

[kata tarku kichu]

where | the woods | in

'uk'ara | 'utcu´yukakata´ni | .

[uk'ara uhkchuyukakatani]

they camp | they brought it

ya'nickaci | ka´ta | la´ka | siso´li | ra´hpą | ka´tą | ta´yanick´cisi´nimą | sa´kuna´'ara | rɔ´hpą | yu´kata | sicu´tcirapakata´ni | .

[Yanishkashi kata laka sinksoli rɔhpant kata tayanishkashisinima sakuna'ara rɔhpant yukata sinkshuchirapakatani]

the buffaloes | where | were | they approach them | close | where | the buffaloes | were feeding | close | they got | they shot and killed them

ta´nokuc | ra´pata | ta´nokucma´ka | hihtc | ma´rikata´ni | .

[Tanokushi rapatahch tanokushimaka hihchi marikatani]

the bear | when they killed | bear-grease | there | they attained (the grease)

ta´maka | ta´saku | yu´kikata´ni | .

[tamaka tasaku yukikatani]

the grease | the food with | they cooked/prepared

no´kuc-

[nokushi]

bear

ta´makac 'a´ra

[tamaka ara]

the grease is lying

ma´kahtc | la´pu | 'i´˳ut'äma´kahtc | la´pɔhɔ´ni | ; | .

[maka lapu; iyut'ɛmaka lap'ɔhɔni]

grease | is good | hog lard | is no good

ta´tciya | ku´˳apą | ra´pakata´ni | .

[tachiya kuwapa rapakatani]

the squirrel | and duck | they killed

ta´latiniku´hpa | ka´na | ra´pawą | hi´yatac | ra´pakata´ni | .

[talatinikuhpa kanahku rapawan hiyatahch rapakatani]

the arrow | anything | killing | approaching | they killed

no´kuc meli

[nokushi meli]

black bear

Text | copied

Sesostrie's | Family

'e´sik | 'i´gatci | tiyɔ´l'am'uhki

[esiku igachi tihkyɔl'am'uhki]

my father | my mother | he left her and went

'i´nimą | to´stohkú

[inima tostohku]

we | small

tat'ä | 'ili | 'i´nihki

[tat'ɛ ili inihki]

brothers | two | we were

ka´na | yo´yą | ya´'inactuk'ɔhɔ

[kanahku yoyani ya'inashtuk'ɔhɔ]

any | work | we couldn't do

tosto | ri´kį | .

[tostohku rikini]

small | too (we were)

hį˳atic

[hinyatihch]

Now

'į´gatci | ta´ropuhtį | ha´t'äna

[ingachi taropuhtini hat'ɛna]

our mother | cotton | and

ha´hka | ta´pati | hi´nahk

[hahka tapati hinahku]

corn | she planted (raised) | that way

'įran'aki | .

[inkran'aki.]

she raised us 2

ti´k | 'amaR

[tika amari]

big | enough

hįhi˳a´ti | 'i´nimą | yo´yą

[hinyatihch inima yoyani]

now | we | work

ya´'inihki | .

[ya'inihki.]

we did

ti´hikatä´pą

[tihikatɛpan]

every year

ta´roptį | ha´t'äna | ha´hką

[taropuhtini hat'ɛna hahka]

cotton | and | corn

ta´pahk'ina | .

[tapahkina]

we 2 raised (planted)

hįa´ti

[hinyatihch]

Now

'e´sik | 'u'wį | te´kcac

[esiku uwi tekshashi]

my father | he | to Pinewood

'a´m'uhki | hiyu´k'u´k'uhkä´ni | .

[am'uhki hiyuk'uk'uhkɛni.]

went | there he went to stay

ha´tiką | 'u´wį | ki´p'uhkä´ni

[hatika uwi kip'uhkɛni]

again | he | got married

'ɔ´kato | ra´n'uhkä´ni | .

[ɔkatohku ran'uhkɛni]

children | he (raised) had, begot (?)

hina´kucką | ho´tu | sira´'utaha´ni

[hinahkushkan hotu sihkra'utahani]

nevertheless (anyhow) | all | he didn't raise

ho´tu | lu´p'ɔ̨ta´ni | .

[hotu lup'ɔntani.]

all | they died

'ɔ̨tca´˳ic | ha´t'äna | 'uk'ɔkatosä'mą

[ɔnchayihchi hat'ɛna uhkɔkatohkusɛma]

his wife | and | his children

ho´tu | lup'ɔ̨ta´ni | .

[hotu lup'ɔntani.]

all | died

'u´wät | 'uhkä´ni | ta´ropuhtį

[uwɛt uhkɛni; taropuhtini]

he | was (living) | cotton

ta´p'uhkä´ni | .

[tap'uhkkɛni.]

he raised

hį˳a´ti

[hinyatihch]

now

ti´hika | ho´t'ɔra | 'uro´ptį

[tihika hot'ura uhkropuhtini]

the year (season) | finished | his cotton

la´pu

[lapu]

to sell

ta´rita´lapu

[taritalapu]

store

ka´nahku la´p'iwa´na

[kanahku lapu ihkwana]

I want to buy something

ka´nahk'ula´p'iwana

[kanahku uhklapu ihkwana]

I want to sell something

ma´hk'aha

[mahk'aha]

It's cheap

ma´hka

[mahka]

It's high

ma´hkapa´nu

[mahka panu]

It's very high

ma´ruwi

[maruwi]

he turned back

ma´riwi

[mariwi]

he gathered

ma´r'uhkä´ni | .

[mar'uhkɛni]

he gathered

ma´riwi

[mariwi]

having gathered

ka´tą | ta´rita´lapuhč

[kata taritalapuku]

where | the store

ka´l'ära | yu´kawi

[kal'ɛra yukawi]

stood | he got there

'u´roptį | la´puwą | yu´k'uhkä´ni | .

[uhkropuhtini lapuwan yuk'uhkɛni]

his cotton | to sell | he went (to sell)

hį˳a´ti | 'uro´ptį

[hinyatihch uhkropuhtini]

now | his cotton

ho´tų | la´puwi | ha´tiką

[hotu lapuwi hatika]

all | having sold | again

'u´ric | ma´r'uwa´ni

[uhkrish mar'uwani]

to his house | he went back

ta´hkal'uki | tɔ´h'ata

[tahkal'uki tɔh'ata]

noon | going down, getting late

la´hila´ti | ta´nahta

[lahilati tanahta]

almost sundown | a hill

ra´hpą | yu´kawi | to´nisä´mą

[rɔhpant yukawi tonisɛma]

close to | he got | some people

'uka´h'ɔ̨ta´ni | .

[uhkkah'ɔntani.]

they meet him

hį˳a´ti | hihtc | 'awa´tc'ɔ̨ta´ni

[hinyatihch hihchi awach'ɔntani]

now | there | they fought together

'u´wita´hkä´ni | sä´mą

[uwitahkɛni; sɛma]

he was by himself | they

na´muri´kinä´ni

[namu rikinɛni]

too many they were

'ura´p'ɔ̨ta´ni

[uhkrap'ɔntani]

they killed him

ha´tikan | 'uhal'ukį

[hatika uhkhal'ukini]

again | his village

ya´kawik'ahtca | ni'uhkä´ni | .

[yakawik'ahcha ni'uhkɛni.]

he was coming back | he had said

hina´kucką | lu´p'uhki

[hinahkushkan lup'uhki]

However | he's dead, he died

ya´kawictuk'ɔhɔ´ni | .

[yakawishtuk'ɔhɔni.]

he can't come

hį˳a´tic | 'i´nimą | ta´roptį

[hinyatihch inima taropuhtini]

Now | we | cotton

hat'än | ta´hkac | ti´hikatä´pą

[hat'ɛna tahahkahchi tihikatɛpan]

and | corn | every year

ta´pahk'ina

[tapahk'ina]

we raised

yu´k'akä´ni | .

[yuk'akɛni.]

we used to (raise)

hį˳a´tic | 'e´ti(c) | ho´tu

[hinyatihch etihchi hotu]

Now | my parents | all

'ä´häya

[ɛhɛya]

my sister

'i´tat'äk

[itat'ɛku]

my brother

lu´p'ɔ̨ta | 'i´matahk

[lup'ɔnta; imatahki]

they died | I'm alone

'iyu´k'aki | .

[ihkyuk'aki]

it becomes (turns out)(?)

'i´tat'ä

[itat'ɛ]

my brother

sa´hk | 'uhkicką | 'u´wi

[sahku uhkishkan uwi]

one | there is but | he's

'i´tat'äte´hpų | .

[itat'ɛtehpuni.]

my half-brother

käck'aki

[kɛshk'aki]

it's sprained

käcka

[kɛshka]

sprain

te´ruka

[teruka]

poll parrot California parakeet

ti´ka pa´nu

[tika panu]

(something) big

ti´kapa´nu'ɔhɔ

[tika pan'ɔhɔ]

not so big

'e´si'o'ti

[esi oti]

my father's parents

'ǫ´ti

[onti]

their (2) parents

ya´ruhk

[yaruhki]

ax

ya´ruhtapäka

[yaruhtapɛka]

hammer

ya´ruhto

[yarutohku]

hatchet

ri´hku ya´ruhki

[rihku yaruhki]

ax-handle

ki´wa

[kiwa]

beaver

nu´hki

[nuhki]

otter

ti´kuma

[tikuma]

mink

tco´htcoma

[chohchoma]

weasel (?)

tcu´hu

[chuhu]

to spit

tcu´huku

[chuhuku]

he spits

ta´tcuhi

[tachuhi]

pillow

ka´ta tcu´uhki li´htca

[kata chuh'uhki lihcha]

'uhte´li˳a

[uhkteliya]

his shadow

ti(h)teli˳a

[tihkteliya]

her shadow

'ihte´li˳a

[ihkteliya]

my shadow

'e´yuti´ricik

[eyu tirishiku]

my right arm

'e´yuma´˳isahuk

[eyu mayisahuku]

my left arm

'uhkäck'ak

[uhkkɛshk'aki]

he sprained (his foot or hand, etc.)

'i´ma 'ä´cka 'ihkä´ck'ak

[ima ɛshka ihkkɛshk'aki]

i sprained my foot

'i´nimą 'ą̈cka 'įkäck'aki

[Inima ɛshka inkɛshk'aki]

we sprained our feet

wi´nimą wäcka wįkä´ck'aki

[winima wɛshka winkkɛshk'aki]

you (2m.) sprained your feet

kä´ck'aki

[kɛshk'aki]

'u´nimą 'ɔ̨eka 'ųkä´ck´aki

[unima ɔnshka unkkɛshk'aki]

they (2m.) sprained their feet

si´nimą säcka sįkäck'aki

[sinima sɛshka sikɛshk' aki]

they (2f.) sprained their feet

käck'aki

[kɛshk'aki]

sä´mą sä´cka sįkäck'aki

[sɛma sɛshka sinkɛshk'aki]

they (m. pl.) sprained their feet

kä´ckawi

[kɛshkawi]

he sprains it

kä´ckani

[kɛshkani]

I sprain it

tcu´hkirɔ´wa

[chuhkirɔwa]

white oak

tcu´hkimi´li

[chuhkimili]

red oak

tcu´hkime´li

[chuhkimeli]

black jack

tcu´hkiri´sa

[chuhkirisa]

(scrub?) oak, a small kind of oak

ku´˳ame´li

[kuwameli]

a black bird

ci´lhka

[shilka]

blackbird

häpäcka

[hɛpɛshka]

soft-shelled turtle

wahkat´ä

[wahkat'ɛ ]

loggerhead turtle

na´rari´sa

[nararisa]

king snake

.

S

ta´Rkukitc muhtul " " " " = , ( .

does not know any word for swamp except in the woods see Swn

[wishiheluni (marsh)]

.

p

.)

S

.

which S

" " " "

says means stump not swamp

[mohtuli]

'äckaha´luht

[ɛshkahaluhta]

my foot-bottom, sole

'ä´lakac ku´makani

[ɛlakashi kumakani]

I'm combing my hair

ku´mahk´ura

[kumahk'ura]

he's combing

'ä´lakactaku´ma

[ɛlakashtakuma]

my comb (my head-comber)

'icu´hpali

[ihkshupali]

my pants

ri´hkuwi´la

[rihkuwila]

elm-tree (l'orme)

ta´rihkuwi´lak ka´l'ura

[tarihkuwilaku kal'ura]

the elm-tree is standing

mu´htuku

[muhtuku]

it's snowing

ri´hkumu´htuli

[rihkumuhtul]

tree-stump

ri´hkumu´htul

[rihkumuhtul]

tree-stump

mu´htuli

[muhtuli]

stump

tahäsani

[tahɛsani]

cross-cut saw

ri´hkurɔ´wac

[rihkurɔwashi]

sassafras tree

rɔwac rihku

S objects that Swn isolates from

[rihku rɔwashi]

tarihkurɔ´wac ka´l´ura

[tarihkurɔwashi kal'ura]

ri´kirɔ´wa

[rikirɔwa]

sycamore

kot˳ɔ̨yä

[kotɔnyɛ]

Fr. (coton "cotton")

ta´rikirɔ´wa ka´l'ura

[tarikirɔwa kal'ura]

ro´putįrihku

[roputinrihku]

cotton-wood tree

tu´wi

[tuwi]

kill-deer

wa´torn

[watoruhki]

big heron (gray in color)

ta´watoru´hki ka´l'ura

[tawatoruhki kal'ura]

the heron is standing

ta´minuk wɔ´haku

[taminuku wahaku]

the cat cries (mews)

ta´minuk tca´riku

[ta minuku chariku]

the cat mews

ta´minuk lä´haku

[Taminuku lɛhaku]

the cat pants

" , " .

S doesn't know the word for fox reward in his language

tcula , ( )

He says is Choctaw not Tunica see Swn p 8

[chula]

'e´rus´aha

[erus'aha]

I don't know

ka´na yu´k'akic 'e´rus´aha

[Kanahku yuk'akihch erus'aha]

Something I used to (know) I don't know

ri´sami´li

[risamili]

mixed red

lɔ´hka ri´sami´li

[lɔhka risamili]

basket mixed red

lɔ´hkame´limiliri´sato´hku

[lɔhkamelimilirisatohku ]

basket black and red mixed

la´hka

[lahka]

something you spy

la´hkap˳ɛm'a´hki

[lahkap' ɛm'ahki]

I spy and look (notice, (?))

'ihni´yup'aha

[ihkniyup'aha]

I haven't no sense; (that's the only way you can say "crazy")

'uhni´yup'aha

[uhkniyup'aha]

he

'i´ht´ira ta´hkiri

[eht'ira tahkiri]

my clothes are dirty

'i´ht´ira si´hina

[eht'ira sihina]

my clothes are clean

'i´ht´ira si´hinapan'ɔhɔ

[eht'ira sihinapan'ɔhɔ]

my clothes are not very clean

'i´ht´ira ta´hkir'ähä

[eht'ira tahkir'ɛhɛ ]

my clothes are not dirty

'u´wi la´spi 'uyu´w'ahkini

[uwi laspi uhk yuw'ahkini]

I gave him some money

se´hiti la´spi 'uyuwanik´ahtca

[Sehiti laspi uhkyuwanik'ahcha]

Tomorrow I'm going to give him money

se´hiti la´spi 'iyu´wanik´a´htca

[sehiti laspi ihkyuwawik'ahcha]

tomorrow he's going to give me money

ra´putipe´ri na´'ati

[rapu tihkperi na'ata]

she's sleeping; lying

ra´p'uhpe´ri na´'uwa

[rap'uhkperi na'uwa]

he's gone to sleep

'im'ura´p'ahkini

[Ima uhkrap'ahkini]

I killed him

'uwi ti´rapawik'ahtca

[Uwi tihkrapawik'ahcha]

he's going to kill her

ra´pa

[rapa]

to kill

ra´pu

[rapu]

to sleep

lu´p'uhki

[lup'uhki lupiwi]

he died

lu´piwik'a´htca

[lupiwik'ahcha]

he's going to die

lu´piwihä

[lupiw'ɛhɛ ]

he didn't die

lupitä˳hä

[lupit'ɛhɛ ]

she didn't die

sä´ma lu´p'ɔ̨ta

[Sɛma lup'ɔnta.]

they died

lu´pitaha

[lupit'aha]

they didn't die

'u´wi 'ura˳´u'ɔ̨ta

[Uwi uhkraw'ɔnta]

they buried him

'u´wi 'ura´wutak´ahtca

[Uwi uhkrawutak'ahcha.]

they're going to bury him

ta'halwäka

[tahaliwɛka]

cemetery

wä´ka

[wɛka]

spoiled

ta´sakuwäka

[tasakuwɛka ]

spoiled food

ni´riwä´ka

[niriwɛka]

grave [un fɔs] une fosse

ni´ri

[niri ]

ditch

ta´pakata

[Tapakata]

they plant

to´nik ha´hka ta´pawąhi˳´aku

[Toniku hahka tapawan hiyaku]

he intends (? inf says want) to plant corn

to´nik 'u´hahkac wa´hkak'ura

[toniku uhkhahka wahkak'ura]

the man is breaking his corn

to´nik 'u´hahkac 'a´kan'ura

[Tonihku uhkhahka akan'ura]

the man is getting his corn in

se´hitic 'u´hahkac 'ak'utak'ahtca

[Sehitihch uhkhahka ak'utak'ahcha.]

tomorrow he's going to get his corn in

'a´kawik'a´htca

[akawik'ahcha]

he's going to get (his corn) in

to´nik 'u´hahkac 'a´k'uwana

[toniku uhkhahka aka uhkwana]

the man wants to get his corn in

to´nik 'u´hahkac 'akawą ya´ku

[toniku uhkhahka akawan yaku]

the man intends ('is trying to', inf. 's explanation here) to get his corn in

to´nik 'u´hahkac wahkayawą hi˳aku se´hiti

[toniku uhkhahka wahka yawan hiyaku sehiti]

the man intends to break his corn tomorrow

ci´hpari

[shihpari]

bean

cihpaR

[shihpari]

( )

correction of II 146

cihparle´tu

[shihparletu]

peas

ci´hpaRtcu´ru

[shiparchuru]

pole-bean

( )

correction of II 146

tcuru " " .,

is unkown to S

[churu]

[rolled up]

.

he says

'ärama

[ɛrama]

chicken-hawk

tä´ramak'u´na

[tɛramaka una]

the chicken-hawk is there

ta´cihpa´ric 'a´ra

[tachihpari ara]

the bean lies

ci´hpaRtcu´ruc 'a´ra

[shihparchuru ara]

the pole-bean lies

ci´hparle´tuc 'a´ra

[shihparletu ara]

the pea lies

ti´cuhki

[tishuhki]

door

ti´cuh ti´r˳ic

[tishuhki tirishi]

in front of the door

ti´cuhk 'a´hkiht

[tishuhki ahkihta]

back of the door

ta´hiku

[tah'uta]

he puts the string on (the bow)

wi´ckata´hi

[wishkatahi]

bow

to´nik 'u´hahka ta´p'uhki

[toniku uhkhahka tap'uhki]

the man planted his corn

hį˳ati ta´yimohku ra´ti

[Hinyatihch tayimohku rati]

then the grass grew

'u´hahka po´ht'uhki

[Uhkhahka poht'uhki]

and he hoes his corn.

rati

[rati]

she grows

raku

[raku]

it grows

rawik'ahtca

[rawik'ahcha]

it's going to grow

ra'wąhi˳aku

[Rawan hiyaku]

it's trying to grow (inf. says "it's going to grow")

ra´hk'ura

[rahk'ura]

it's growing

ta´hkakra´hk'ura

[tahahka rahk'ura]

the corn is growing

ta'yimohku ra´hk'ara

[tayimohku rahk'ara]

the grass is growing

'ɔ´katoh ra´hk´ura

[ɔkatohku rahk'ura]

the child is growing

ta´hkak sa´mahk'ura

[tahahka samahk'ura]

the corn is getting ripe

ta´hkak sa´mawik'ahtca

[tahahka samawik'ahcha]

the corn is going to get ripe

ta´hkak sa´map'u´hki

[tahahka samap'uhki]

the corn is already ripe

ta'yimo´hku sa´m'aki

[tayimohku sam'aki]

the grass is ripe

ta´yimo´hku sa´man'ara

[tayimohku samana'ara]

the grass is getting ripe

ta´yimo´hku sa´map'a´ki

[tayimohku samap'aki]

the grass is already ripe

ta´tcuhkitä´racki sa´masiti pa´tasiti

[Tachuhki tɛrashki samasiti patasiti ]

the oak leaves ripen + fall

'ä´racki

[ɛrashki]

the big part of the lower log

ri´hkutä´racki

[rihku uhktɛrashki]

tree-leaf

ta´tcuhkitä´racki sa´masiti mi´li˳asiti

[tachuhki uhktɛrashki samasiti mili yasiti]

the oak-leaves ripen and turn red.

ra´mąto le´huku

[romantohku lehuku]

he talks (? throws up) slow

[uhklehukati (tishlina)]

te´wali ya´naku

[tewali yanaku]

he talks fast

la´spita´pala

[laspitapala]

trap, snare

pa´laku

[palaku]

he catches (prob. in the restricted sense of catching game)

[he traps]

ta´piku

[tapiku]

he catches (prob. grabs, sieges)

ya´tapala

[yatapala]

deer-trap

to´nikanahysa´nawie 'o´rus'aha

[Toniku kanahku yanawiku orus'aha]

the man something he speaks he doesn't know (in ans. to "he tells a lie")

te´hkunak 'ikähtc'uhki ro´ kukati

[tehkunaku ihkkɛhch'uhki. rokukati]

the mosquito bit me, it burns

'icitakati

[Ihkshitakati]

it itches me (I'm itching)

ta´cilami´lisį 'ikähtc'ɔnasiti ci´takati

[tashimilisinima ihkkɛhch'ɔnasiti. shitakati]

the red bugs bit me, it's itching

ya´ca ya´kati

[yasha ihkyakati]

it hurts me

tu´huku

[tuhuku]

he's pushing

tu´huka´ni

[tuhukani]

I'm pushing

lɔ´saka´ni

[lɔsakani]

I'm pulling

'uwį tu´huwik'ahtca

[tuhuwik'ahcha]

​he's going to push

wi´cita'e´ri

[wishita'eri]

bucket (water-holder)

[pitcher]

ta´wicita'e´ri kal'u´ra

[tawishita'eri kal'ura]

the bucket's standing

'e´riku

[eriku]

he's holding

'e´riwik'ahtca

[eriwik'ahcha]

he's going to hold

'e´riwik'aha

[eriwik'aha]

it doesn't hold

ha´hpaya

[hahpaya]

​noise

'i´mą ha´hpaya ya´kani

[ima hahpaya yakani ]

I'm making a noise

'u´wį ha´hpaya ya´ku

[uwi hahpaya yaku]

he is making noise

taha´hpayac 'a´ra

[tahahpaya ura]

the noise is there

'aparu

[aparu]

cloud

[sky]

ta´paruc 'a´ra

[taparu ura]

the cloud lies

[there is the sky]

ka´na hi´lakati wi´hk'atą

[kanahku hilakati wihkahtani]

I hear something moving

ha´hpaya wi´hk'atą

[hahpaya wihkahtani]

I hear noise

'u´yaci´

[uhkyashi]

he's mad

ti´yaci´

[tihkyashi]

she's mad

sä´mą sį´yaci´

[Sɛma sihkyashi]

they're mad

'uya´citik'ahtca´

[Uhkyashitik'ahcha]

he's going to get mad

tiya´citik'ahtca´

[tihkyashitik'ahcha]

she

siya´citik'ahtca´

[sihkyashitik'ahcha]

the

'uya´c'ähä´

[uhkyash'ɛhɛ ]

he's not mad

'uya´citik'ähä´

[uhkyashitik'ɛhɛ ]

he's not going to get mad

'i´mą wi´hk´atani

[ima wihkatani]

I hear it

'i´mą wi´n'anik´ahtca

[ima winanik'ahcha]

I'm going to hear it.

'u´win'a´hkini

[uhkwinahkini]

I heard it

.

phon

'u´win'a´hkini

[uhkwinahkini]

'uwį wi´'uta k'a´htca

[uwi wi'utak'ahcha]

he's going to hear it

'ɔ´hkalta'e´ri

[ɔhkalta'eri]

bag

tɔ´hkalta'e´ric 'a´ra 'ɔ´hkali

[tɔhkalta'eri ura ɔhkali]

pocket

t'ɔ´hkalic 'a´ra

[tɔhkali ura]

the pocket lies

ro´puhtį 'ɔ´hkali

[ropuhtini ɔhkali]

cotton sack (sack for cotton)

ta´roptįc 'a´ra

[taroptini ura]

the cotton lies

taroputįc 'a´ra

[taroputini ura]

ta´roptį kɔ´lahk'ura

[taroptini kɔlahkura]

the cotton's blooming

ro´ptįn'e´lu

[roptini elu]

boll

ro´ptįkɔ´la

[roptinkɔla]

cotton blossom

ro´ptįtäracki

[roptintɛrashki]

cotton leaf

ro´ptin'ɔ´eka

[roptin'ɔshka]

the cotton stalk or root (cotton his feet)

ri´hkutä´racki

[rihkutɛrashki]

tree-leaf

ri´hku'ɔ´cka

[rihku ɔshka]

tree-root

tahku'ɔ´ckac 'ara

[tarihku ɔshkaku ura]

the tree-root lies

ta´poluhkik ka´l'ura

[tapoluhkiku kal'ura]

the bottle stands

ta´tirasa´nic 'a´ra

[tatirasani ura]

the handkerchief lies

ta´rowinac 'a´ra

[ta rowina ura]

the paper lies

ta´rowinata´hinac 'a´ra

[tarowinatahina ura]

the note-book lies

ta´tirata'u´kinik 'u´ra

[tatirata'ukiniku]

the button lies (the gender of this word bothers the inf.; he says it is not a "he" or a "she" either one, so you can say 'ara or 'ura either one)

ta´tirata´chipuc 'ara

[tatiratashipu ura]

the pin lies

ta´rihkutä´rackic 'ara

[tarihkutɛrashki ura]

the tree-leaf lies

nä´laku

[nɛlaku]

it rolls

nä´lak´ura

[nɛlak'ura]

it's rolling

'ulänan'ahkini

[uhknɛlanahkini]

I rolled it

.

meta

[uhknɛl'ahtanik'ahcha]

I'm going to roll it

'ulä´nahtanik´ahtca

'uha´icik ( "

S˳ says must be the Lord ")

[Uhayishiku]

'uha´linik'a´htca

[uhkhalinik'ahcha]

I'm going to send him

'uhalinik'a´htca ( )

phon˳

[uhkhalinik'ahcha]

[I'm going to send him]

he´riku

[heriku]

he (rabbit) knocks on the ground and says "kwą̈, kwą̈, kwą̈" "pɔk, pɔk, pɔk" he knock on the ground

,

This is a sign somebody's going to die the old folks said

'uhni´ula´pu

[uhkniyulapu]

he's smart, he knows good

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The | Tasks | of | Rabbit | second | telling

'uha´icik | ta´ructak | 'uha´l'uhkä´ni | ka´nahk | 'uyu´katik'ahtca | .

[uhayishiku tarushtaku uhkhal'uhkɛni kanahku uhkyukatik'ahcha.]

the Lord | Rabbit | he sent him | something | he wanted to see what's going to become of him, how smart he is

hįa´tic | ka´tą | ta´Rku | kitcų | wi´yak'i | na´rą | 'i´htcu´ya´k'ik'i | la´puc | 'unikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch "kata tarku kichu wiyak'i nara ihkchuyak'ik'i lapuhch" uhknikɔni.]

now | where | the woods | in | go | a snake | bring me | all right | he said to him

hįa´ti | ri´hkuya´hǫ | 'upo´htuwi | 'uk'e´riwimą | 'a´k'uwa´ni | ta´Rku | kitcų | .

[hinyatihch rihkuyahoni uhkpohtuwi uhkeriwiman ak'uwani tarku kichu.]

Now | a limb | he cut | he carried it | he went | the woods | into

hįa´ti | pi´tahk'una´ni | ta´narak | 'uka´hawi | 'uya´nakɔni

[hinyatihch pitahk'unani tanaraku uhkkahawi uhkyanakɔni]

Now | he was walking | the snake | he met him | he spoke to him

* .

It seems to me that this word should be omitted

.

The inf

, .

does not seem to notice any difference whether it is put in or not so I don't know

.

orig

ri´htc'ukį

[rihchuki]

'i´mą | wihk'a´maRta´'ą | la´puc | ni´kɔ´ni | " | " | .

["ima wihkamarihta'anich lapuhch" nikɔni.]

I | if I measure you | all right | he said

hįatic | ta´narak | 'a´marwit'ą | ni´kɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch tanaraku "amariwit'a" nikɔni.]

now | the snake | you measure | he said

hįa´ti | ta´ructak | 'uri´hkuya´hǫ | po´ht'uhki

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhkrihkuyahoni poht'uhki]

Now | Rabbit | his limb | that he cut

hįa´ti | ta´Rkuya´hǫ | ta´narak | rɔ´hpą | 'ura´uwä´ni | * | .

[hinyatich tarihkuyahoni tanaraku rɔhpant uhkrawuwɛni.]

Now | the limb | the snake | close to | he placed it

hįa´tic | la´puya | wiri´htc'ɔ̨ | la´pu | wihk'a´maRta´nik'a´htca | nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch "lapuya wihkrihch'ɔni lapu wihkamarihtanik'ahcha" nikɔni.]

now | good | I'm going to tie you | that's good | I'm going to measure you | he said

hįa´ti | ta´narak | ri´htc'ik'į | nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch tanaraku "rihch'iki" nikɔni.]

Now | the snake | "tie!" | he said

hįa´ti | ta´ructak | la´puya | 'uri´htc'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku lapuya uhkrihch'uhkɛni.]

Now | Rabbit | well | he tied him

'uk'eriyap'uhki

[uhkeriyap'uhki]

he's carrying it

tik'eriyap'uhki

[tihkeriyap'uhki]

he's carrying her

hä´mą hihk'e´riyap'uhki

[hɛma hihkeriyap'uhki]

he's carrying you (f.)

'i´mą 'ihk'e´riyap'uhki

[ima ihkeriyap'uhki]

he's carrying me

'u´wį 'uhk'e´riyap'a´hkini

[uwi uhkeriyap'ahkini]

I'm carrying him

mą'ą wihk'e´riyap'ahkini

[ma'an wihkeriyap'ahkini]

I'm carrying you (m.)

hi´htcį

[hihchi]

this; here

mi´hų

[mihuni]

over there

hi´htcį

[hihchi]

over here

he'kina

[hekina]

a long ways

he'kinapanu

[hekina panu]

very long ways

he'kinapa´n´ɔhɔ

[hekina pan'ɔhɔ]

a short ways

hįa´tic | la´puya | 'uri´htcuwi | 'uk'eriwic | 'uwa´ni | .

[hinyatihch lapuya uhkrichuwi uhkeriwihch uwani.]

Now | good | when he had tied him | he (raised him) carried him | he went

hįa´tic | kata | 'u´haik | 'u´na | yuka | 'u´htcu'u´yu´kawä´ni | .

[hinyatihch kata uhayiku una yuka uhkchuyukawɛni.]

Now | where | (to) the Lord | was | when he got there | he brought him

hįa´ti | 'u´ha´ik | hį | lapu | nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch uhayiku "hin lapu" nikɔni.]

Now | the Lord | that's | good | he said

hįa´ti | ha´t'äna | wi´yak'i | tɔ´mahkak | 'uni | "

[hinyatihch "hatɛna wiyak'i tɔmahkaku uni]

Now | again, once more | go | alligator's | teeth

'i´htcuya´k'ik'i | la´pu | nikɔ´ni | " | .

[ihkchuyak'ik'i lapu" nikɔni.]

bring to me | that's good | he said

hįa´ti | ta´ructak | ta´cuhkali | tcu´wi | ta´harą | ma´c'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku tashuhkali chuwi tahara mash'uhkɛni.]

Now | Rabbit | gourd | having taken | a fiddle | he made

hįa´ti | la´puya | 'uma´cuwi

[hinyatihch lapuya uhkmashuwi.]

Now | having made it

ta´hkɔrha´iht

[tarihkɔra hayihta]

on top of the table

ta´hkɔraha´iht

[tarihkɔra hayihta]

on top of the table

ta´hkɔrha´luhta

[tarihkɔra haluhta]

under the table

ta´wicha´ihta

[tawishi hayihta]

on top of the water

ta´wicha´luhta

[tawishi haluhta]

under the water

ta´wicänaha´luhta

[tawishɛna haluhta]

the bottom of the lake

'u´cira´hpa

[ushirahpa]

hoe

ta´makin(i)

[tamakini]

plow

.

f

ma´ki

[maki]

ha´litapu´sa

[halitapusa]

harrow

ha´litakɔ´sa

[halitakɔsa]

rake

.

see p 156

ta´wicäna | ra´hpąnt | 'u´kiwi | ha´ran'una´ni | .

[tawishɛna rɔhpant ukiwi haranunani.]

the lake | close to | when he sat down | he played (his fiddle)

hįa´ti | tɔ´mahkak | hopiwä´ni | ta´wic | kitc | hi´puhk'ura´ni | ta´ructak | ha´ran'ura´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku hopiwɛni tawishi kichu hipuhkurani tarushtaku haranurani.]

Now | the alligator | out of (the water) he got | the water | on | he was dancing | Rabbit | he was fiddling

hįa´ti | hä´laų | nihkripu | ya´hi´l'ahkį | yak'ihctcą | hälaų | " | ."

[hinyatihch hɛlawu nihkirhipu yahil'ahkini yak'ihchan hɛlawu]

Now | tonight | ball | I'm giving | Come | tonight

hįa´ti | yu´kawik'atca | ni´'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch yukawik'ahcha ni'uhkɛni.]

Now | he's going to come | he said

hįa´ti | ta´ructak | ma´r'uwa´ni | 'u´ric | ni´sala´ti | tanihkaripuc | 'ata´ni

[hinyatihch tarushtaku mar'uwani uhkrish nisalati tanihkirhipush atani]

Now | Rabbit | went back | to his home | just dark | the ball | was going on

'a´kaku

[akaku]

he's coming in

'a´kahk'u´ra

[akahk'ura]

he's coming in

'a´kawik'a´htca

[akawik'ahcha]

he's going to come in

hopi'uwa

[hopi'uwa]

he's going out

hopi´wik'a´htca

[hopiwik'ahcha]

he's going to go out

hi´kitc 'u´na

[hikichu una]

he's staying in

hɔwac 'u'´na

[hɔwashi una]

he's staying out

'i´htca

[ihchaku]

my grandfather

'i´htcahtci

[ihchahchi]

my grandmother

ha´ran'una´ni | 'u´wį | .

[haranunani uwi.]

he was playing (his fiddle) | he

hįa´ti | hɔ´wac | ho´po´wi | tɔ´mahkak | ya´kap'uhkä´ni | hi´p'uhk'ura´ni | hɔ´wac | .

[hinyatihch hɔwashi hopowi tɔmahkaku yakap'uhkɛni hipuhkurani hɔwashi.]

Now | outside | when he looked | the alligator | he had already come | he was dancing | outside

hįa´ti | ta´ructak | 'uwe´niwi | ta´rikitc | 'a´k'ictcą | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhkweniwi "tari kichu ak'ihchan" uhknikɔni.]

Now | Rabbit | found him | the house in | come! | he told him

hįa´tic | tɔ´mahkak | ta´ri | ki´tcų | 'a´k'uwa´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku tari kichu ak'uwani.]

now | the alligator | the house | in | came in

hįa´tic | ta´ructak | 'uya´nakɔ´ni | 'ima | rɔ´hpąt | 'u´k'ictcą | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhkyanakɔni "ima rɔhpant uk'ihchan" uhknikɔni.]

now | Rabbit | spoke to him | me | close to | sit! | he said to him

hįa´ti | tɔ´mahkak | 'ukihk'ura´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku ukihkurani.]

Now | the alligator | was sitting

hįa´ti | ta´ructak | 'uhta´harą | ha´ran'una´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhktaharani haranunani.]

Now | Rabbit | his fiddle | played

hįa´ti | to´nisä´mą | hi´puna´'ara´ni | tɔ´mahkak | ta´clepa´nu | we´n'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tonisɛma hipuna'arani tɔmahkaku tashle panu wen'uhkɛni.]

Now | the people | danced | the alligator | very pretty | he found that

hįa´tic | 'u´nic | ho´tų | ho´pi´uta | ta´ructak | 'uya´ruhto´hok | ra´hpąt | 'urau´'uhkä´ni | ka´t'una | .

[hinyatihch unish hotu hopi'uta tarushtaku uhkyaruhtohku rɔhpant uhkraw'uhkɛni kata una.]

now | his teeth | all | he let out | Rabbit | his hatchet | close to him | he lay it | where he was

hįa´ti | tɔ´mahkak | 'o´rus'ahą | 'u´nic | ho´tų | hopi´n'una´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku orus'aha unish hotu hopinunani.]

Now | the alligator | he didn't know | his teeth | all | he had out

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | 'uya´ruhto´hok | 'uhta´piwi | 'u´nic | ki'upä´k'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhkyaruhtohku uhktapiwi unish kichu uhkpɛk'uhkɛni.]

now | Rabbit | his hatchet | when he took hold of it | his teeth | in he hit him

hį˳a´tic | tɔ´mahkak | hɔ´wac | howä´sapa´tawä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku hɔwashi howɛsapatawɛni.]

now | the alligator | outdoors | he jumped and fell out

hį˳a´ti | ta´wicänac | 'a´hkic | ma´r'uwa´ni | .

[hinyatihch tawishɛnash ahkishi mar'uwani.]

now | to the the lake | back | he turned and went

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | tɔ´mahkak | 'u´nick | 'uya´˳in'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku tɔmahkaku unish uhkyayinuhkɛni.]

now | Rabbit | the alligator | his teeth | he missed him

hį˳a´ti | se´hiti | tɔ´h'ata | ta´ructak | 'uta´harą | ha´tiką | tcu´wi | ha´tikan

[hinyatihch sehiti tɔh'ata tarushtaku uhktaharani hatika chuwi hatika.]

now | next day | in the evening, afternoon | Rabbit | his fiddle | again | when he took | again

'uta´harąc'ara´ni

[uhktaharani urani.]

his fiddle is lying

'uwa´ni | ta´wicä´na | ra´hpą

[uwani tawishɛna rɔhpant]

he went | the lake | close to

yu´kawi | ha´tikan | 'uhta´harątc | ha´ran'ura´ni | .

[yukawi hatika uhktaharani haran'urani.]

when he got there | again | his fiddle | he played

hį˳a´ti | tɔ´mahkak | ta´wicä´na | tä´hkala | ho´piwä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku tawishɛna tɛhkala hopiwɛni.]

now | the alligator | the lake | in the middle of | he got out

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | 'uya´nakɔ´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhkyanakɔni.]

now | Rabbit | spoke to him

hį˳a´tic | 'uta´harąc | ha´r'utac | tɔ´mahkak | rahpąt | 'usa´ni | .

[hinyatihch uhktaharani har'utahch tɔmahkaku rɔhpant usani.]

now | his fiddle | while he played | the alligator | close | was coming

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | 'uya´nakɔ´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhkyanakɔni.]

now | Rabbit | spoke to him

ha´tiką | hä´la˳ų | ni´hkari´pu | "

["hatika hɛlawu nihkirhipu]

again | tonight | a ball

ya´hil'a´hkini | hä´la˳ų | ya´k'ihctcą | hä´la˳ų | tɔ´mahkak | 'ucruka´ni | "

[yahil'ahkini hɛlawu yak'ihchan hɛlawu" tɔmahkaku uhkshrukani.]

I'm giving, making | tonight | come! | tonight | the alligator | was scared

hä´la˳ų | ta´nihkari´pu | yu´k'ahkį | " | .

[hɛlawu tanihkirhipu yuk'ahkini.]

tonight | the ball | I went

hį˳´ati | 'ipäk'ɔ̨ta | nikɔ´ni | " | .

[hinyatihch ihkpɛk'ɔnta" nikɔni.]

Now | they hit me | he said

hį˳´ati | ta´ructak | hihtc | 'a´wähä | 'unikɔni | " | ," | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku hihchi "awɛhɛ" uhknikɔni.]

Now | Rabbit | there | that's nothing | he said to him

hä´la˳ų | ya´k'ik'i | ka´kų | wipäkaw'i | 'i´mą | 'ipä´kawik'ahtca | nikɔ´ni | " | ," | .

[hɛlawu yak'ik'i kaku wihkpɛkaw'i ima ihkpɛkawik'ahcha," nikɔni. ]

tonight | come | anybody | if he hits you | I | he's going to hit me | he said

hį˳´ati | tɔ´mahkak | 'a´nik'ahtca | " | ,"

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku "anik'ahcha,"]

Now | the alligator | I'm going to come

'u´nikɔ´ni | .

[uhknikɔni.]

he said to him

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | 'ahkic | ma´r'uwa´ni | 'u´ric | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku ahkishi mar'uwani uhkrish.]

now | Rabbit | back | he went | to his home

hį˳a´ti | ni´sala´ti | to´nisä´mą | hot | 'aku´hpana´'ara´ni | .

[hinyatihch nisalati tonisɛma hotu akuhpana'arani.]

now | after sundown | the people | all | they got together

hį˳a´ti | ni´sala´ti | ha´tiką | ta´ructak | 'uhta´harą | ha´ran'una´ni | .

[hinyatihch nisalati hatika tarushtaku uhktaharani haranunani.]

now | after sundown | again | Rabbit | his fiddle | he was playing

hį˳a´tic | to´nisä´mą | hipuna´'ara´ni | .

[hinyatihch tonisɛma hipuna'arani.]

now | the people | were dancing

hį˳a´ti | la´tic | hɔ´wac | po´wi | tɔ´mahkak | ya´ka | hi´puhk'ura´ni | hɔ´wac | .

[hinyatihch latihch hɔwashi powi tɔmahkaku yakahipuhkurani hɔwashi. ]

now | at night | outdoors | when he looked | the alligator | had come | he was dancing | outdoors

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak

[hinyatihch tarushtaku]

now | Rabbit

* , .

Not necessary to have this said twice according to inf

ha´tiką | 'uwe´niwä´ni | ta´ri | ki´tcų | 'ak'ictcą | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hatika uhkweniwɛni "tari kichu ak'ihchan" uhknikɔni.]

again | he found him | the house | in | come! | he said to him

hį˳a´ti | tɔ´mahkak | 'a´k'uwa´ni | ta´ri | ki´tcų | .

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku ak'uwani tari kichu.]

now | the alligator | came | the house | in

hį˳a´tic | 'i´ma | rahpąt | 'uk'ihctcą | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | .*

[hinyatihch "ima rɔhpant uk'ihchan" uhknikɔni.]

now | me | close to | sit down! | he said to him

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | 'i´mą | ra´hpąt | 'uk'ictcą | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | *

[hinyatihch tarushtaku "ima rɔhpant uk'ihchan" uhknikɔni.]

now | Rabbit | me | close to | sit down | he said to him

ka´ku | wihpä´kaw'i | 'i´mą | 'ihpä´kawik'ahtca | nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

["kaku wihkpɛkaw'i ima ihkpɛkawik'ahcha" nikɔni.]

anybody | if he hits you | me | me he's going to hit | he said

hį˳a´ti | tɔ´mahkak | ha´tiką | ta´ri | ki´tcų | yak'uki-

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku hatika tari kichu yak'uki-]

now | the alligator | again | the house | in | came and

'icpi´t'ɔki

[ihkshpit'ɔki]

I forgot

ticpi´t'ɔki

[tihkshpit'ɔki]

she forgot

'i´nimą 'įcpi´t'ɔki

[inima inkshpit'ɔki]

we forgot

sä´mą sicpi´t'ɔki

[sɛma sihkshpit'ɔki]

they forgot

'i´cpi´tuka´ti

[ihkshpitukati]

I forgot

'e´rusa

[erusa]

I remember, know

ya´ruhki

[yaruhki]

ax

-wäni | .

[-wɛni.]

sat down

hį˳ati | ta´ructak | 'uhta´harąc | 'u´kiha´ran'una´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhktaharani ukiharanunani.]

now | Rabbit | his fiddle | he was sitting and playing

hį˳a´ti | to´nisä´mą | hi´puna´'ara | tɔ´mahkak | ha´tikan | 'ucpi´t'ɔkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tonisɛma hipuna'ara tɔmahkaku hatika uhkshpit'ɔkɛni.]

now | the people | were dancing | the alligator | again | he forgot

hį˳a´tic | ha´t'äna | 'uco´huc | ya´hap'una´ni | 'u´nic | hotu | hopi´'utac | 'una´ni | ha´tiką | .

[hinyatihch hatɛna ushohu yahap'unani uni hotu hopi'utahch unani hatika.]

now | again | his mouth | he opened | his teeth | all | he let out | he was sitting | again

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | 'uya´ruhto´hok | ha´tiką | 'uhta´piwä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku uhkyaruhtohku hatika uhktapiwɛni.]

now | Rabbit | his hatchet | again | he caught hold of

hį˳a´ti | tɔ´mahka | 'u´ni | ha´˳iht

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku uni hayihta ]

now | alligator | his teeth | on

(?)

'u´nichotu

[unish hotu]

'u´nicho´tuc

[uni hotushi]

wi˳aki * : (?)

Read

[wiyaki]

ha´tiką | 'upä´kawä´ni | 'u´nic | 'uwa´hkapä´kawä´ni | .

[hatika uhkpɛkawɛni uni uhkwahkapɛkawɛni.]

again | he hit him | his tooth | he hit it and broke it

hį˳a´tic | tɔ´mahkak | 'uwa´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɔmahkaku uwani. ]

now | the alligator | went

hį˳a´tic | ta´ructak | ya´nakɔ´ni | wi´y'ak'i | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku yanakɔni "wiy'ak'i" uhknikɔni.]

now | Rabbit | said | Go! | he said to him

'u´nic | ma´riwi | ha´˳icik | 'u´nac | tcu´'uwa'ni | yuka | 'uhtcuyu´kawä´ni | .

[uni mariwi uhayishiku unahch chu'uwani yuka uhkchuyukawɛni.]

his teeth | he picked up | the Lord | while sitting | he took it to him | he got there | and brought it

hį˳a´tic | 'uha´˳ik | hihtc | la´puc | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch uhayishiku hihch "lapuhch" uhknikɔni. ]

now | the Lord | now | That's good | he said to him

ha´tiką | wiha´l'ą̈ | la´puc | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

["hatika wihkhal'ɛni lapuhch" uhknikɔni.]

again, once more | I send you | good | he told him

'ɔ̨´deticį | 'a´cula´hǫ | mąkų | "

["ɔndetishi ashulahoni manku]

milk | mornings, early in the morning | four

la´skųkeni

[laskunkeni]

bucket

tcuya´k'ik'i | la´pu | nikɔ´ni | " | .

[chuyak'ik'i lapu" nikɔni.]

bring! | good | he said

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | ta´laskųkeni | tcu´wi | ta´Rku | kitc | 'uwa´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku talaskunkeni chuwi tarku kichu uwani.]

now | Rabbit | bucket | having taken | the woods | in | he went

hį˳a´ti | pi´tahk'una | ta´yanicɔwac | tihka´hawä´ni | .

[hinyatihch pitahkuna tayanishɔwahchi tihkkahawɛni.]

now | he was walking along | a cow | he met her

hį˳a´ti | tiwi´rak'uta´ni | häm´ą | ka´na | hiya´'a | sa´kuk'ą | nikɔ´ni | " | "

[hinyatihch tihkwirahkutani "hɛma kana hihkya'a sakuk'a" nikɔni]

now | he asked her | you | something, anything | what you doing? how you do? | what you eat for eating? | he said

hį˳a´tic | 'aha | ni´katä´ni | " | "

[hinyatihch "aha" nikatɛni.]

now | no | she said

ta´rihkutärackį | ma´risa´kuka´ni | ni´katä´ni | " | ," | .

["tarihkutɛrashki marisakukani" nikatɛni.]

tree-leaves | I pick and eat | she said

te´niR

[teniri]

her horns

'o´niR

[oniri]

her horns

'e´niR

[eniri]

my horns

'e´niri

[eniri]

my horns

* .

prob

lɔ´t'aki

[lɔt'aki]

kąhi˳ą kąyą = (?)

[kahiya = kaya]

ta´Rkuk

[tarkuku]

the tree

ta´hkuk ta´Rkuk

doubtless all the cases where it is written should be

hį˳a´ti | taRkuk | ka´l'urak | ką´hyą | lɔ´t'ak'i | ta´Rkuk | 'utum'ɔk'i | hi´law'i | ta´mohtu | pa´tasiti | la´pu | sa´k'ɔk'ahtca | nikɔ´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarkuku kal'uraku kahiya lɔt'ak'i tarkuku uhktum'ɔk'i hilaw'i tamohtu patasiti lapu sak'ɔk'ahcha nikɔni.]

now | the tree | stands | in that manner | if she you run | the tree | if you bump it | if he squeeze | the moss | falls | good | you're going to eat | he said

hį˳a´ti | ta´yanici | lɔ´tatimą | ta´Rkuk | yu´k | 'utu´m'ɔkä´ni | 'uhtu´muti | ta´Rkuk | tihpa´l'akä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tayanishi lɔtatiman tarkuku yuka uhktum'ɔkɛni uhktumuti tarkuku tihkpal'akɛni.]

now | the cow | she ran | the tree | she got to | bumped it | she bumped it | the tree | hooked to

hį˳a´ti | tihpa´lak'āra´ni

[hinyatihch tihkpalahk'arani.]

now | she stuck to the tree

hį˳a´ti | ta´ructak | ya´kati | 'uk'ɔ̨detic | tci´ran'ura´ni

[hinyatihch tarushtaku yakati uhkɔndetishi chiranurani.]

now | Rabbit | his milk | he was drawing

'ula´skųke´ni | mo´lu | tci´r'uta | .

[uhklaskunkeni molu chir'uta.]

his bucket | full | he drew, milked

hį˳a´tic | 'uha´˳ik | 'u´nac | 'utcu´yukawä´ni | .

[hinyatihch uhayishiku unash uhkchuyukawɛni.]

now | the Lord | where he was | he brought it

hį˳a´ti | 'uha´˳ik | 'u´c'äpa´ni | la´pu | nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch uhayishiku uhksh'ɛpani "lapu" nikɔni.]

now | the Lord | was glad | good | he said

ha´tiką | 'i´htcu´ya´k'ictą | se´hitila´hǫ | " | ."

["hatika ihkchuyak'ihchan sehiti lahoni".]

again | bring me some | tomorrow

hį˳a´ti | se´hitila´hǫ | ka´tą | ta´yanici | ka´l'ära | ha´tiką | yu´kawi | 'ula´skųke´ni | mo´lu | tci´r'uta | ha´tikan | 'uha´˳ik | 'u´nac | tcu´yukawä´ni | .

[hinyatihch sehiti lahoni kata tayanishi kal'ɛra hatika yukawi uhklaskunkeni molu chir'uta hatika uhayishiku unash chuyukawɛni. ]

now | the next morning | where | the cow | was standing | again | he got there | his bucket | full | he milked | again | the Lord | where he was | he brought it

hį˳atic | 'uha´˳ik | 'u´c'äpa´ni | .

[hinyatihch uhayishiku uhksh'ɛpani.]

Now | the Lord | was glad

hį˳a´tic | 'uha´˳ik | ha´tikan | 'uha´l'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch uhayishiku hatika uhkhal'uhkɛni.]

now | the Lord | again | sent him

se´hitila´hǫ | ha´tiką | ta´ructak | 'uk'ɔ̨detici | tci´ran'ura´ni | .

[sehiti lahoni hatika tarushtaku uhkɔndetishi chiranurani.]

next morning | again | Rabbit | his milk | he was drawing

hį˳a´ti | 'ula´skųkeni | mo´lu | tci´r'uta | ha´tiką | 'uha´˳ik | 'u´nac | 'uhtcu´yukawä´ni | .

[hinyatihch uhklaskunkeni molu chir'uta hatika uhayishiku unash uhkchuyukawɛni.]

now | his bucket | full | he drew | again | the Lord | where he was | he took it

hį˳ati | 'uha´˳ik | 'u´c'äpa´ni | hi´nahku | la´hǫ | sa´hku | 'a´ra | ha´tiką | " | , | ."

[hinyatihch uhayishikuuhksh'ɛpani "hinahku lahoni sahku ara hatika".]

now | the Lord | was glad | that's it | morning | one more | is | again

hį˳a´tic | se´hitila´hǫ | "

[hinyatihch "sehitilahoni]

now | tomorrow morning

'uhta´kan'aki

[uhktakan'aki]

she ran him off

'i´htcu´yak'ik'i | la´puc | nikɔ'ni | .

[ihkchuyak'ik'i lapuhch nikɔni.]

bring me | good | he said

hį˳a´ti | ta´yanicɔwac | hi´ctaha | ka´l'ära´ni | ta´ructak | ha´tiką | yukawi | tci´r'uta´ni | 'ula´skųke´ni | mo´lu | tci´r'uta | ni´saho´tuwi | ta´Rkuc | tiyɔ´lan'äkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tayanishɔwahchi hishtahahki kal'ɛrani tarushtaku hatika yukawi chir'utani uhklaskunkeni molu chir'uta nisahotuwi tarkush tihkyɔlanakɛni.]

now | the cow | still | was still standing | Rabbit | again | he got there | he drew | his bucket | full | he drew | almost finished | to the tree | she got loose

hį˳a´tic | 'uta´k'ata´ni | .

[hinyatihch uhktak'atani.]

now | she ran him off

hį˳a´tic | ta´ructak | ta´rusakitc | 'a´k'uwa´ni | .

[hinyatihch tarushtaku tarusa kichu ak'uwani.]

now | Rabbit | in the briars | he went

hį˳a´tic | 'uk'ɔ̨detici | tcu´'uwa´ni

[hinyatihch uhkɔndetishi chu'uwani.]

now | his milk | he took

ka´ta | 'uha´˳ik | 'una | .

[kata uhayishiku una.]

where | the Lord | was

hį˳a´ti | 'u´ha˳ik | 'u´c'äpa´ni | .

[hinyatihch uhayishiku uhksh'ɛpani.]

now | the Lord | was glad

hi´htc | 'a´mari | 'u´nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

["hihchi amari" uhknikɔni.]

now | enough | he told him

hi´ruku

[hiruku]

he's rubbing

'u´wi hi´ruwik'a'htca

[uwi hiruwik'ahcha]

he's going to rub

la´uc hi´ruhk'u´ra

[lawushi hirihk'ura]

yesterday he rubbed

hi´r'uhki

[hir'uhki]

he's rubbing

'uwį 'uka´lin'uhki

[uwi uhkkalin'uhki]

he sets it down (stands it)

ti´htcį 'uka´lin'aki

[Tihchi uhkkalin'aki]

she

'i´nimą 'uka´lin'ɔn'iti

[inima uhkkalin'ɔn'iti]

we

'u´nimą 'uka´lin'unihki

[unima uhkkalin'unihki]

they (2m)

'uwį 'uka´liniku

[uwi uhkkaliniku]

he set it down

tihtcį 'uka´linika´ti

[tihchi uhkkalinikati]

she

'i´mą 'uka´linika´ni

[ima uhkkalinikani]

I

'u´ra 'u´hki

[uhkraw'uhki]

he put it down

'u´ra 'ɔ´ki

[uhkraw'ɔki]

'inimą 'u´rau´inihki

[inima uhkraw'inihki]

we (2)

wi´nimą 'ura´winihki

[winima uhkrawuwinihki]

you (2m.)

mą´'ą 'ura´wihkį

[Ma uhkrawuwihkin?]

are you (m.)?

hä´mą 'urau´hihkį

[Hɛma uhkrawihkin?]

are you (f.)?

'uhka´lin´ahki´ni

[Uhkkalinahkini]

I set it down (of ink-bottle)

( )

sic at the time

'ura'ɔhkini

[Uhkraw'ɔhkini]

I put it down (of box of clips)

'uwipą 'u´ra'ɔ´hkini

[Uwipa uhkraw'ɔhkini]

I put it down (of small basket)

'uwi 'u´ra'ɔ´hkini

[Uwi uhkraw'ɔhkini]

I put it down (of pencil)

ro´winatahi´na

[rowinatahina]

pencil, pen

ta´hiru

[tahiru]

file

ki´'umu´r'ahki´ni

[ki'uhkmur'ahkini.]

I stick it in

'ulɔ´s'ahki´ni

[uhklɔs'ahkini]

I pull it out

'a´cuka´ni

[Ashukani]

I sneeze

'u´hukani

[uhukani / ihkuhukati]

I cough

mu´rahi´cuku

[murahishuku]

he's pushing

mu´raku

[muriku]

(inf. is unable to explain what this means, see ex. clove)

'o´nmaho´ni

[onimahoni]

Indian

'o´nmahǫsä´mą

[onimahonisɛma]

Indians

( )

This is the correct form

[o]

'o´nmahųsä´mą

Correct places where it is written

ka˳i

[kayi]

brown, yellow

'a´nani

[anani]

I'm sitting

'u´k´ana´ni

[Ukihkanani.]

I am sitting down

'u´kiku

[Ukiku]

he sits

'i´mą 'i´kik 'uhta´man'anani

[ima ikiku uhktaman'anani]

I'm living with my uncle

'u´wį 'u´kik 'uhta´m'una

[uwi ukiku uhktam'una]

he's living with his uncle

'u´gatcic tihta´m'una

[ugachihchi tihktam'una]

he's living with his mother

'uhta´maku

[uhktamaku]

he associates

'u´wį 'uhta´t'äk 'uhta´maku

[uwi uhtat'ɛku uhktamaku ‎‎]

he associates with his brother

ti´htcį tihta´t'ä 'uta´makati

[tihchi tɛhɛya uhktamakati]

she associates with her brother

ti´kik 'uhta´m'a´tci

[tikiku uhktam'achi]

she's living with her uncle

Text | copied

( | )

The | Origin | of | the | Pole-Bean | second | telling

tikik | 'uta´m'unana´ni | .

[tikiku uhktam'unanani.]

her uncle | they were living with

ti´htat'äk'ɔm | 'u´nihkä´ni | .

[tɛhɛyak'ɔma unihkɛni.]

her brother | they were

hi˳a´ti | ta´yanära | ra´hpąt | yu´k'una | ci´mih'una´ni | ta´nahta | ra´hpą | ta´nahtaha´luht | hahtcɔ´ni | .

[hinyatihch tayanɛra rɔhpant yuk'una shimihkunani tanahta rɔhpant tanahta haluhta hahchɔni. ]

Now | the ocean | close to | they got | they go play | the bank | close to | the bank under | there was sand

hi˳a´ti | se´hitä´pą | hihtc | yu´k'unamą | ci´mihk'una´ni | .

[hinyatihch sehitɛpan hihchi yuk'unaman shimihk'unani.]

Now | every day | there | they went | they played

'a´cusa´hkų | ta´satosi´nimą | ta´yanä´ra | ki´tcų | ho´pi´'ɔ´nasitä´ni | .

[ashuhki sahku tasatokusinima tayanɛra kichu hopi'ɔnasitɛni.]

one day | the little puppies | the ocean | in | they got out

hihtc | ta´hahtcu | ha´˳iht | yaka-

[hihchi tahahchu hayihta yaka-]

there | the sand | on | they came

ci´misitä´ni | .

[shimisitɛni.]

and played

hi˳a´ti | ta´nisarac | sįwe´n'äkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch tanisarahchi sinkwen'ɛkɛni.]

Now | the girl | she found them

hi˳a´ti | ti´htat'äk | 'uya´n'akä´ni | po´'i | ni´katä´ni | : | " | " | .

[hinyatihch tɛhɛyaku uhkyan'akɛni: "po'i" nikatɛni.]

Now | her brother | she spoke to him | Look! | she said

ta´satosi´nimą | ci´mina´'ara | taha´htcu | ha´˳iht | hina´hku | sa´hkun | 'uhta´p'in'a | ta´ric | "

["tasatohkusinima shimina'ara tahahchu hayihta hinahku sahku uhktap'in'a tarish]

the puppies | are playing | the sand | on | that's it | one | let's catch him | home

'u´htcu´yu´k'in'a | la´pu | ni´katä´ni | " | .

[uhkchuyuk'in'a lapuya" nikatɛni.]

let's bring him | that's good | she said

hi˳a´ti | ta´nahtac | ho´n'una´ni | ta´stosi´nimą | 'u´tapiwąya´hk'una´ni | .

[hinyatihch tanahtash hon'unani tasatohkusinima uhktapiwan yahk'unani.]

Now | to the bank | they went down | the puppies | they tried to catch one

hį˳a´ti | 'a´cusa´hkų | 'uta´kan'u´ranani

[hinyatihch ashusahku uhktakan'uranani]

now | one day | they were chasing him

ta´wici sapahk'ara

[tawishi sapahkara]

wave

sa´pa

[sapa]

to whip

wi´tciku

[wichiku]

he's clambering (?) (in running)

( .

inf

"

says clampin' ")

sa´hku | 'uhta´p'äkä´ni | .

[sahku uhktap'ɛkɛni]

one | she caught him

hį˳a´ti | ta´wicic | 'asa´ni | .

[hinyatihch tawishi asani]

now | the water (wave) | was coming

hį˳a´tic | 'u´nimą | ta´nahta | ha´˳iht | lɔ´tawi´tc'uwana´ni | na´kucką | ta´wici | 'a´sani | ta´nisarac | ti´ric | .

[hinyatihch unima tanahta hayihta lɔtawich'uwanani hinakushkan tawishi asani tanisarash tirishi]

now | they 2 | the bank | on | they were running to get (on the bank) | nevertheless | the water | was coming | the girl | first

tita´p'äkä´ni | tä´häyak | 'uwitahk | wi´tc'am'uhkä´ni | .

[tihktap'ɛkɛni tɛhɛyaku uwitahki wich'am'uhkɛni]

it caught her | her brother | by himself | he clambered

hį˳a´tic | 'u´witahk | 'uya´'akä´ni | .

[hinyatihch uwitahki uhkya'akɛni]

now | by himself | he got to be

hį˳a´tic | 'a´cuhtä´pą | ta´nahta | ra´hpąt | yu´ka | 'uk'ɔhɔyac | yu´kapokɔni | 'a´cuhtä´pą | .

[hinyatihch ashukitɛpan tanahta rahpant yuka ɔhɔyash yukapokɔni ashukitɛpan]

now | every day | the bank | on | he went | his sister | he went to see | every day

hį˳a´tic

[hinyatihch]

now

'ucpit'ɔkä´ni | .

[uhkshpit'ɔkɛni]

he forgot

hį˳a´tic | 'u´ric | 'una´ni | 'a´cusa´hkų | 'o´rus'aha | 'ɔhɔyac | ya´katä´ni | .

[hinyatihch urish unani ashuhki sahku orus'aha ɔhɔyahchi yakatɛni.]

now | to his home | was | one day | he didn't know | his sister | she came

hį˳a´tic | hä´mą | ya´khihkį | hä´'äc | nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch "hɛma yakihki hɛ'ɛsh" nikɔni.]

now | you | did you come | today? | he said

yak'ahkini | ni´katä´ni | " | " | .

["yak'ahkini" nikatɛni.]

I came | she said

hį˳a´ti | ka´nahk | la´pu | sa´kuwiti | ni´katä´ni | 'uwi´rahk'ata´ni | " | " | .

[hinyati "kanahku lapu sakuwiti" nikatɛni uhkwirahkatani.]

now | anything | good | you all eat! | she said | asking him

hį˳a´tic | tä´häyak | ka´na | la´pų | 'įk'aha | nikɔ´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch tɛhɛyaku "kanahku lapu ihkaha" nikɔni.]

now | her brother | anything | good | we don't (have) | he said

hį˳a´ti | ta´˳iwo'i´k'i | "

[hinyatihch "tayi wo'iki]

now | make a fire

Insert

to´su | sa´hkun | 'ate´hpun

[tosu sahku atehpuni]

seed | one | in two

'uwa´hkatic | tɔ´ckatcehkį | kitcų

[uhkwahkatihch tɔshkachehkini kichu]

(while) she broke it | the pot | in

'uto´hutic | tä´häyak | tita´t'äk

[uhktohutihch tɛhɛyaku]

or | (while) she put it | her brother

'uya´nakatä´ni | la´puya | pɔhtaw'i

[uhkyanakatɛni lapuya pɔhtaw'i]

she spoke to him | good | boil it

sa´mawic | sa´k'ik'ahtca | 'unikatä´ni | " | .

[samawihch sak'ik'ahcha" uhknikatɛni.]

when it's done | you're going to eat | she said to him

tɔ´ckatce´hkint'äk | mo´lɔ´ni | .

[tɔshkachehkint'ɛ molɔni.]

the pot | is full

ci´laka´lu | 'ɔ´ckayu´ru

[shilakalu ɔshkayuru]

[daddy long-legs]

tɔckatce´hkint'äk | 'uka´liwitak | la´puc | 'u´nikatä´ni | " | .

[tɔshkachehkint'ɛ uhkkaliwitaki lapuhch" uhknikatɛni.]

a big pot, kettle | stands it | good | she told him

hį˳a´tic | ta´cihpaR | to´su | 'i´li | tcu´yak'akä´ni | 'uya´nale´pih'atā´ni | ta´cihpaR | ta´pąc | 'a´cu mą´kų | pi´rati | sa´kukani | ni´katä´ni | " | " | .

[hinyatihch tashihpari tosu ili chuyak'akɛni uhkyanalepihkatani "tashihpari tapanihch ashuhki manku pirati sakukani" nikatɛni.]

Now | bean | seeds | two | she bought | she spoke to him | bean | when I plant | four days | pass | I eat | she said

hį˳a´ti | tä´häyak | 'u´wį | ci´m'uwana´ni | ti´htcät | ci´miti´wan'aha´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɛhɛyaku uwi shimi uhkwanani tihchɛt shimi tihkwan'ahani.]

now | her brother | he | he wanted to play | she | she didn't want to play

hį˳a´ti | 'i´mą | ta´cihpaR | ta´pąc | ta´htc'a | mą´kų | pi´rati | "

[hinyatihch "ima tashihpari tapa tahch'a manku pirati]

now | I | bean | plant | months | four | pass

'ule´n'a´hkini

[uhklenahkini]

I lost it

tile´n'a´hkini

[tihklenahkini]

I lost her

tipal'a´hkini

[tihkpal'ahkini]

I win her

'i´mą tipa´lanik'a´htca

[ima tihkpalanik'ahcha]

I'm going to win her

'i´mą tiyɔ´lanik'a´htca

[ima tihkyɔlanik'ahcha]

I'm going to leave her

'i´mą tile´htanik'a´htca

[ima tihklehtanik'ahcha]

I'm going to lose her

sa´kuka´ni | ni´katä´ni | " | .

[sakukani" nikatɛni.]

I eat | she said

hį´˳atic | 'uya´nalepiho´tutic | ha´tiką | ma´r'ɔta´ni | ta´yanärac | .

[hinyatihch uhkyanalepihotutihch hatika mar'ɔtani tayanɛrahchi.]

now | when she finished speaking | again | she went back | to the ocean

hį˳a´ti | tä´häyak | tiya´nakɔ´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɛhɛyaku tihkyanakɔni.]

now | her brother | said to her

'a´tac | 'u´wipą | tita´k'uwa´ni | .

[atashi uwipa tihktak'uwani.]

when she was going | he | he followed her

hį˳a´ti | ta´wic | ra´hpą | yu´kati | ta´wic | ki´tcu | 'ata´ni | .

[hinyatihch tawishi rɔhpant yukati tawishi kichu atani.]

now | the water | close to | she got | the water | in | she went

hį˳a´ti | tä´häyak | hi´ctahak | tiya´nakɔ´ni | .

[hinyatihch tɛhɛyaku hishtahahki tihkyanakɔni.]

now | her brother | still | he spoke to her

hį˳a´tic | 'a´k'atą | ta´wic | ki´tcų | hihtc | ti´le´'uhkä´ni | .

[hinyatihch ak'atani tawishi kichu hihchi tihkle'uhkɛni.]

now | she went | the water | in | then | he lost her

hi´ctahak | 'a´m'äkä´ni | .

[hishtahahki am'ɛkɛni.]

forever | she was gone

.

see p 100

ha´litapu´sa

[halitapusa]

harrow (ground-masher)

pu´saku

[pusaku]

he's mashing

pu´sawik'a´htca

[pusawik'ahcha]

he's going to mash

pu´s'ura

[pus'ura]

he's mashing

kɔ´saku

[kɔsaku]

he's scratching

kɔ´sawik'a´htca

[kɔsawik'ahcha]

he's going to scratch

ha´litakɔ´sa

[halitakɔsa]

rake

'u´cihki

[ushihki]

spoon

ra´hpa

[rahpa]

handle

'u´cira´hpa

[ushirahpa]

hoe

ta´maki´ni

[tamakini]

ti´ni

[tini]

sharp

po´htukati

[pohtukati]

she cuts

sa´to´hku

[satohku]

puppies

sa´tohk

[satohku]

puppies

mi´nutohk

[minutohku]

kittens

mi´nuto´hku

[minutohku]

kittens

sa´tosi´nimą

[satohkusinima]

'ɔ´ka

[ɔka]

child

'ɔ´kaci

[ɔkashi]

baby boy

'ɔ´kaci´to

[ɔkashitohku]

'ɔ´kanuhtci

[ɔkanuhchi]

baby girl

tostohku

[tostohku]

little

ka´pac'uhku to´hkuh'i´ti

[kapash'ohku tohkuhk'iti]

we strike two eggs together

ka´pac'uhku to´hk'iti

[kapash'ohku tohk'iti]

we strike two eggs together

'i´hkętohok

[ihkenitohku]

little finger

ta´wicic si´hutik'ahtca

[tawishihchi sihutik'ahcha]

the water is going to dry it

se´hitic ta´wicic ya´r'atak'ahtca

[sehitihch tawishihchi yar'atak'ahcha]

the water's going to go down tomorrow

ya´ratik'ahtca

[yaratik'ahcha]

she's going to go down

ta´wici wi´tcihk'ara

[tawishi wichihk'ara]

the water's rising

ta´wici wi´tcitik'a´htca

[tawishi wichitik'ahcha]

the water's going to rise

ta´htc'ic wi´tc'ata

[tahch'ihchi wich'ɛta]

the sun's rising

witc'äta ( .)

not in his pron

[wich'ɛta]

ta´htc'ic na´'ata

[tahch'ihchi na'ata]

the sun's setting

tapɔhta

[tapɔhta]

the boiler

ta´˳imuhkeri ta´pɔhtak ce´huku

[tayimuhkeri tapɔhtaku sheku]

the boat's boiler steams (whistles, blows off)

ce´huku

[shehuku]

it steam

ri´sakɔ´ta

[risakɔta]

gray-striped

'ili 'aku´hpan'a´hkini

[ili akuhpan'ahkini]

I mix 2 together

'e´nihku 'aku´hpan'a´hkį

[enihku akuhpan'ahkini]

I mix 3 together

'uhi´lan'a´hkini

[uhkhilan'ahkini]

I stir it up

ta´wici tihi´lahk'atani

[tawishi tihkhilahk'atani]

I'm stirring water

ko´tyuki

[kotiyuki]

hominy

ta´kotyuki tihi´lahk'atani

[takotiyuki tihkhilahk'atani]

I'm stirring the hominy

ta´kotyukic 'a´ra

[takotiyukihchi 'ara]

the hominy lies

ce´huwik'a´htca

[shehuwik'ahcha]

it's going to steam

wa´likati

[walikati]

she calls

takapac wa´likati

[takapashi walikati]

she calls the chicken

ta´kapac ka´pac'uhk ra´hk'ɔki

[takapashi kapash'ohku rahk'ɔki]

the hen laid an egg

ta´kapacik ha´raku

[takapashiku haraku]

the rooster crows

ta´kapac wa´haka´ti

[takapashi wahakati]

the hen cackles

ta´hiku

[tahiku]

he strings (his bow)

ta´kapac'upul ta´lac

[takapashi upuli talahchi]

tiku´hpaka´ni

[tihkkuhpakani]

ta´yųkacu´htci tcu´ni

[tayunkashuhchi chuni]

ta´lac ta´roptį

[talahchi taropuhtini]

'uhte´hįrihtcuka´ni

[uhktehinirihchukani]

'i´mą cu´htcika´ni

[ima shuhchikani]

I'm sewing

'u´wi cu´htciku

[uwi shuhchiku]

he's sewing

cu´htciwik'a´htca

[shuhchiwik'ahcha]

he's going to sew

'alatacu´ru

[alatashuru]

blowgun

cu´ruku

[shuruku]

he blows

ri´hkuwo´hku

[rihkuwohku]

box

ti´cukhɔ´hka

[tishuhɔhka]

window

ti´cuhɔ´hka

[tishuhɔhka]

window

wi´cip'aha

[wiship'aha]

no water

'a´˳ip'aha

[ayip'aha]

no fire

sa´tciwik'aha

[sachiwik'aha]

no rain

sa´p'aha

[sap'aha]

no dog

ya´p'aha

[yap'aha]

no deer

ha´l'upicp'aha

[hal'upiship'aha]

no mud

'apar'ɔhɔ

[apar'ɔhɔ]

no cloud

'a´cup'aha

[ashup'aha]

no day

sa´hkup'a´ha

[sahkup'aha]

not one

'i´lip'a´ha

[ilip'aha]

not two

'e´nihkup'aha

[enihkup'aha]

not three

'a´ckap'aha

[ashkap'aha]

no foot

'ą̈´ckahotu

[ɛnshka hotu]

all our feet

ta´saho´tusinimą

[tasahotusinima]

all the dogs

'a´lap'a´ha

[alap'aha]

no cane

'a´l'aha

[al'aha]

no cane

'a´lakacp'a´ha

[alakaship'aha]

no hair

ri´hkup'a´ha

[rihkup'aha]

no trees

ku´˳atohp'aha

[kuwatohkup'aha]

no birds

ti´cuhɔ´hkap'a´ha

[tishuhɔhkap'aha]

no window

ti´cuhp'aha

[tishuhkip'aha]

no door

'e´hkunap'aha

[ehkunap'aha]

no mosquito

'ä´yap'aha

[ɛyap'aha]

no fly

'i´yut'äp'aha

[iyut'ɛp'aha]

no hog

ka´pacp'aha

[kapaship'aha]

no chicken

'i´yut'ä'o´hkų ka´pac'ähä

[iyut'ɛ ohku kapash'ɛhɛ]

a pig is not a chicken

'i´yut'ä'u´hkų

[iyut'ɛ ohku]

pig

to´nicik ka´pac 'ula´kaha

[tonishiku kapashi uhklakaha]

that man has no chickens

'imą ka´pac 'ila´kaha

[ima kapashi ihklakaha]

I have no chickens

ti´htcį ka´pac ti´lakaha

[tihchi kapashi tihklakaha]

she has no chickens

ti´htcį ka´pac na´mu la´ka

[tihchi kapashi namu laka]

she has lots of chickens

ka´pac ka´cku ti´laka

[kapashi kashku tihklaka]

she's got some chickens

ka´pac ka´ckuto ti´laka

[kapashi kashkutohku tihklaka]

she's got several chickens

sa´k'uwan'a´ha

[saku uhkwan'aha]

he doesn't want to eat

sa´k'uwa´na

[saku uhkwana]

he wants to eat

'o´rus'a´ha

[orus'aha]

he doesn't know

ti´htcį 'iyut'ä tila´k'aha

[tihchi iyut'ɛ tihklak'aha]

she has no hogs

'akurani

[akurani]

around

hot'atepi

[hotu atepi]

all together

'ate´hį

[atehini]

round

to´lu

[tolu]

round

po´luhto´lu

[poluhki tolu]

round bottle

ka´lu

[kalu]

square

po´luhka´lu

[poluhki kalu]

square bottle

kɔ´ramaca

[kɔramasha]

glass

wi´lakati

[wilakati]

she's weaving

wi´l'aki

[wil'aki]

wi´latik'ahtca

[wilatik'ahcha]

she's going to weave

to´su

[tosu]

to´sup'aha

[tosup'aha]

ri´yuhta

[riyuhta]

burning

ri´yuht'aha

[riyuht'aha]

not burning

wi´st'aha

[wist'aha]

not sweet

wi´stap'aha

[wistap'aha]

not sweet

'uyahk'ɔ̨ta

[uhkyahk'ɔnta]

they poison him

ti´yahk'ɔ̨ta

[tihkyahk'ɔnta]

they poison her

'akuhpą

[akuhpani]

to get together

'aku´hp'ąt'aha

[akuhp'ant'aha]

they didn't get together

'o´nip'a´ha

[onip'aha]

no people

hi´hkut'äp'a´ha

[hihkut'ɛp'aha]

no rats

hi´yuhųp'a´ha

[hiyuhunip'aha]

no hay

yi´mohkup'aha

[yimohkup'aha]

no grass

ti´niko´wi

[tinikowi]

ti´niko´wip'aha

[tinikowip'aha]

'e´ckuni

[eshkuni]

gallery

ti´clinap'aha

[tishlinap'aha]

no witch

hi´tcut'ӓ

[hichut'ɛ]

eagle

hi´ki

[hiki]

quail

ci´ki

[shiki]

skunk

'i´hkenik

[ihkeniku]

my finger

ti´rwac

[tirwash]

claw

yi´t'ӓwista

[yit'ɛwista]

sweet potatoes

yi´t'ӓ 'į´grasa

[yit'ɛ ingrasa]

Irish potatoes

nu´hki

[nuhki]

otter

ki´wa

[kiwa]

beaver

yu´hki

[yuhki]

point, needle

he´rita´kuwi

[heritakuwi]

small paddle

ta´herita´kuwic 'a´ra

[taheritakuwihchi ara]

he´rita´lɔsa

[heritalɔsa]

long paddle (skiff-puller)

ta´herita´lɔsac 'a´ra

[taheritalɔsahchi ara]

ku´wikata

[kuwikata]

they paddle

ku´witak'ahtca

[kuwitak'ahcha]

they're going to paddle

ri´hkupa´sa

[rihkupasa]

plank

ta´rihkupa´sac 'ara

[tarihkupasahchi ara]

ta'o´sįta´luc 'ara

[ta'osintaluhchi ara]

the brain lies

'a´kakata

[akakata]

they're coming in

ho´pi'ataci

[hopi'atashi]

they're going out

ho´pi´na´'ara

[hopina'ara]

they're going out

ma´suta

[masita]

they turn it around

sä´mą ma´sutak'ahtca

[sɛma masitak'ahcha]

they going to turn it around

hi´ruku

[hiruku]

he's rubbing

hi´ruwik'ahtca

[hiruwik'ahcha]

pa´ saku

[pasaku]

he's splitting

wa´laku

[walaku]

he opens a log

'i´gatci

[igachi]

my mother

'ɔ̨detici

[ɔndetishi]

milk

'ik'ɔ̨´detici

[ihkɔndetishi]

my milk

Choctaw words

wɔ´kati´ci

[wak pishukchi]

milk

wɔ´ka

[wak]

cow

ti´ci

[pishukchi]

milk

'o´fo

[ofi]

dog

tc'o´fe

[chukfi]

rabbit

'i´te

[iti]

wood

'i´te pa´tle

[iti bashli]

I'm cutting wood

ha´ci

[hvchiki]

father

cu´ti

[okfochush]

duck

feska´ fi´ska

[feska]

log

feska´ tea´kǐ

[feska]

opossum

fi´skato´ki

opossum

'a´kaka

[akanka]

chicken

'a´kakatci´to

[akanka chitto]

turkey

chito

[chitto]

big

aka´ka

[akank]

chicken

ta´yanici titci´r'ąta

[Ta yanishi tihkchir'ata]

they milk the cow

ya´nic 'ɔ̨´detici

[yanishi ɔndetishi]

cow's milk