something was done like it. Among them over they pushed
yu-łîqǃāˊni-x̣ūtsī. Łēł kǃūdᴀˊsǃ kākᴀˊ.
the burning coals. Not shirts they had on.
Łīngîˊt ʟᴀnqǃ qoˊa tᴀqǃ cakīˊ
Tlingit great ones (= chiefs), however, retaining planks on top
ke uwaqeˊ. ʟēł ᴀx ūˊcî yuanqāˊqǃutc.
up sat. Not touched (= had anything to do with) the chiefs.
Qoˊa tsǃᴀs dux̣āˊqǃuawe ye quwanuˊq. ʟēł qut
But only their nephews thus were doing it. Not ever
qēˊux̣īx̣tc yūadeˊ ᴀt wūnīˊyiỵᴀ. Tcǃūỵedᴀˊt ʟēł
it got lost what happened was like that. Even now not,
qoˊa wudj wududjᴀˊq. Tcǃayāˊ datcūˊnawe wūdj
however, they kill each other. Like it, however, one another
xōdêˊ ỵaoduʟ̣îg̣êˊtc yuqǃāˊn. ʟ̣ǃuknaxāˊdîdjīqǃawe 346-5
among they threw the fire. Cohoes people
ye ỵatîˊ yēł sǃāx̣ᵘ. ᴀtǃāˊt łaāˊ hᴀsduhîˊtî. An
have raven hat. Back of it was their house. With it
āˊỵeq awaguˊt. Akaˊoduwaᴀx yūˊyēł. “G̣ā,” yūˊỵawaqa.
down one went. He made noise of the raven. “G̣ā,” he said.
ᴀtc ʟēł wūdj wududjāˊq yēł akaˊ
That is why not each other (because) they killed raven on it
wudūˊaxētc. ᴀtcaweˊ aỵīˊtx yux
always was heard. That is why from down in [the house] out
wuˊłig̣āsǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ hîtqǃ wuduʟ̣iyêˊx tcǃū ᴀqǃ.
they moved. Then houses they built right there.
This is what caused all the trouble. We are called Burnt-house people,
because the timbers of that house caught fire and were burned, and for
this reason the people moved out of it and built other houses in the
same place. Afterward some of the Burnt-house people moved to this
place (Sitka). Because we are their descendants we are here also. They
continue to be here because we occupy their places.
ᴀtaỵaˊ ᴀt cūˊwᴀnî. Yūˊhît aqᴀˊxyedî
This is what caused all the [trouble]. The house main beams
wułqǃāˊnetc. ᴀˊtcaya Kāˊgwᴀntān yūˊhaduwasākᵘ. 346-10
got on fire. This is why Burnt-house people we are called.
Yuhîˊt qᴀˊxyedî kawugānēˊtc. ᴀdjaweˊ yūx ᴀt
The house beams were burned. This is why out things
kaˊoduwadjêł. Hîtqǃ ye ỵaqāˊwagê Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊqǃ.
they took. Houses (therefore) there are many at Kᴀqǃᴀnuwūˊ.
ᴀtxaweˊ yāˊde aˊołig̣āsǃ.
This is why to this place (i. e., Sitka) some moved.
Kāˊgwᴀntān yāt wudūˊwau. Aỵîdeˊ
Burnt-house people here lived. Their children (or descendants)
qotuˊstiỵīˊdjaỵa yāqǃ ye hāˊỵate ōhāˊn tsǃu. ᴀtcēˊỵa
because we are here thus we are we also. This is why
ỵīdᴀˊt tcǃu ye ỵānaguˊt yāˊỵedᴀt a-ītēˊ
now still thus it goes on [because] now in place of them
qotustēỵīˊtc.
we live.
FOOTNOTES:
[158] Cf. story 32.
[159] At Cape Fairweather.
[160] For songs composed regarding these experiences of Qakēˊqǃᵘtê, see
songs 2 and 3.
[161] Said when one loses a good thing or refuses to take it.
[162] “Usually” would be truer.
105. STORY OF THE KÂˊCKǃE QOAN[163]
Łtᴀxdᴀˊx was dead. He had a valuable copper, and he also had a dish
named Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ. When he was dead they took his property out. Those
of the house in which these people lived who obtained the dish got into
trouble over it. Whoever had a sister told her to go with him. “Let us
go to some other place,” he said. The people that went away were from
that side of the house from which the dish was taken away. They were
sad on that account. Probably they numbered about forty. They said,
“Let us go straight for that mountain.” Whoever had three brothers took
them along to carry things for him. After that they came out under the
brow of the big mountain. On the way they dressed themselves in their
fine clothing, some in weasel-skin coats, some in marten-skin coats,
and they wore hats also because they wanted to die wearing them. Not
very many came away. Many more stayed up there than came out. When
they got up to the foot of the mountain they came together to talk
over where they should pass through. They came to a place where there
were many ground squirrels, which they clubbed. This is why it became
foggy. They lost one another in it, and some of them disappeared. It
was the fog that they got lost in. Then they let them (those who had
disappeared) go. After that they made good headway toward the place
whither they were bound. There appeared no place to get through. The
mountain seemed to be very close to them.
Łtᴀxdᴀˊx wūnaˊ. Aduˊdji ye ỵᴀtîˊ yutînnaˊ qǃᴀłitsīˊn, qa
Łtᴀxdᴀˊx was dead. His was a copper expensive, and
yusǃîˊqǃ tsǃu duˊdji ye ỵᴀtîˊ Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ.
the dish also he had [named] Tsǃᴀnᴀtǃūˊkǃ.
Nᴀnāˊawe duᴀˊdi dāq ye uduˊdzînî.
When he was dead his things out they came to take.
Yuqǃᴀłîtsīˊnîỵa yusǃîˊqǃ yuˊᴀ-adjideˊ ᴀnudjîxêˊn ʟēqǃ
Was expensive the dish the [side] that got it one [house]
ᴀnēˊł qoaˊnî ayuˊ aayuˊ adāˊx wuckaˊoduwax̣îʟǃ. Ādūˊsᴀ
in people were those from it got into trouble. Whoever
duʟ̣āˊkǃ qodziteˊ ᴀg̣ātsāˊîtc. “Gudeˊ 347-5
his sister had told her to go with him. “To some place
nᴀx tuāˊde tcᴀgūdeˊsᴀ.” Yuʟēˊqǃ hît ye qo-uˊ ayaˊ
away let us go thither.” The one house people these
akēˊkdᴀx ayuˊ āˊwaāt hēˊnᴀx ādeˊ yên
from one side of that went away on the other side then there
wucxenīˊtc yusǃîˊqǃ. Qā tuwunūˊgᵘ tcayuˊ ye
was taken away the dish. And they were sorry because so
at wunîˊ. Guł daqǃūˊndjînkadīˊnᴀx ayuˊ qōˊwate, ye
they did. Probably about forty those were thus
qǃaỵadoqaˊ, “Tcǃa yūˊca kāˊỵaᴀqg̣aāˊdê.” Adūˊsᴀ
they said, “Right that mountain let us go to.” Whoever
dukīˊk-hᴀs tcǃu nᴀˊsǃgenᴀx tīˊỵî ʟe duˊndayaỵî
his brothers then three were then to carry for him
nᴀstīˊtc. ᴀtxaweˊ dāq nᴀx ānᴀˊx aqǃeỵīˊt 347-10
always took. After that out from from it below it
āˊwaᴀt yūˊca ʟēn. Qā naᴀˊdî kǃîdēˊn yên
they came to the mountain big. And going well there
wuduˊdzînî axōˊa dā kǃudᴀˊsǃ
they prepared [their clothes] among them weasel coats
axōˊa kǃūx-kǃudᴀˊsǃ. ᴀtūˊt
among them marten coats. Wearing them
qong̣ᴀˊnādayu sǃāx̣ᵘ tsǃu. Adᴀˊx sîteˊ wedaˊ
because they wanted to die, hats also. From it was away
ʟēł caỵaˊodaha aỵeˊ wutīˊỵia. Yūˊdᴀq kᴀ caỵadîhēˊn qoˊa
not came away were many. Up there were many more than
āx dāq ūˊwaᴀdîa. Yucāˊqǃaỵītǃ
from it out they started to go. It to the foot of the mountain
aāˊdawe wucdāˊt dunᴀˊq ᴀdaˊyūqǃ ᴀduʟ̣îᴀˊtk
when they got together they came about it began to talk
ᴀnᴀˊx aỵᴀˊkᵘgwaᴀt. Aaweˊ
through what [place] they should go. In the place
wududzîtīˊn ye aokagaỵe tsᴀłk ʟe
they came to find thus were many ground squirrels some of which
acaˊodowaxêct. Aᴀˊsewe qakāˊ kaołîgwᴀˊsǃ. ʟe aqǃᴀweˊ
they clubbed. This is why a fog was made. Then there
tsa wudjîtēˊx aỵaˊoduʟ̣îg̣ên. ʟe gwâyᴀˊł aqōˊstê. 348-5
right each other they missed. Then there was some gone.
Yūˊqog̣āsǃ tūˊqǃwᴀsiyu qot wūˊāt. ʟe de hᴀs
The fog in that it was they got lost. Then now they
wuduʟ̣îʟǃīˊt yuqog̣āˊsǃ tūqǃ qot hᴀs wuadīˊdjayu. ʟe
let them go the fog into lost they because got. Then
adeˊ de wuduʟ̣îtsīˊn ỵāˊnᴀᴀt. ʟēł
where to they made strong headway where theywere going. Not
ᴀnᴀˊx awug̣āˊadiỵᴀ qōstêˊ. Tcǃayuˊ ʟīˊya
through it a place to go there was. Very close to them
ᴀˊsîwe ᴀtx dudjīˊx.
it was it appeared.
By and by they came to the very foot of the mountain. There was no
place where they could get through. But through the northern part of
the mountain passed a glacier, and they went up that way toward the
top. They thought that they were all going to die off when they reached
the top. They did not come to the highest summit of the mountain,
however. Then they put on all of their best clothing for good. They
stayed there perhaps five days. They were now going to start on singing
the song that they had sung when they left home. The morning of the day
after they started away. And they started the song they used to sing up
on Copper river. At that time they wore nose pins. When they were about
to start from that place they put on weasel hats and coats. All mourned
together over the friends they had left behind and over those who had
been lost in the fog. When they were through mourning they arose and
started off.
Wananīˊsawe qǃēˊg̣a yūˊcā kǃīˊỵīt āwaᴀˊt.
At once truly the mountain to the foot of they came.
ʟēł ᴀnᴀˊx awug̣āˊadiỵᴀ qōˊstî. 348-10
Not through it where they could get was.
ʟēkǃ-ỵᴀtīˊỵiỵᴀ koˊsaat ināˊnᴀx a anᴀˊxawe
Where was no way to go through it
sîtǃ wūcuˊ. Anᴀˊxawe ᴀcakīˊ ke
an ice ridge (glacier) went over. That way toward top of it up
āwaᴀˊt. ʟe kᴀkᵘgwanāˊayu yūˊqāttu wuᴀˊtî
they went. Then they were going to die off they thought
ᴀcakīˊ ke ᴀāˊt. ʟēł ʟᴀx ᴀcᴀkīˊ
toward top of the mountain up they went. Not very on top of it
ke āwuāˊt ag̣āˊawe. ʟᴀx qǃēˊg̣a qāˊna-ᴀˊdî-nādeỵeˊ
up they got, however. Very truly all their best things
wuduˊdzînî. Guł kidjîˊngiyu āqoˊuxe. Aweˊ
they put on. Probably for five days they stayed there. Then
ᴀkᴀˊt kaosîdāˊg̣ea cî aweˊ
away from it (each other) they started when they went song that
akᴀˊt g̣onayeˊ ᴀqgwaāˊt. ᴀtx qēˊnaa
on it to start away they were going. After that day it was
tsǃutāˊdawe āx g̣onayeˊ āwaᴀˊt. ʟe kē
next morning from it started they went. Then up
kaodūwacîˊ, Yūˊēq-hēˊnî cākqǃ qāłuˊqǃ yetêˊxqǃun.
they started the song, Copper river up in they used to use.
Tᴀˊqǃxê agaaweˊtsa łūˊnᴀx ke yē kaˊodudzînī.
Nose pins at that time in their noses up thus they wore.
Āx g̣onayeˊ ᴀqᵘgwaᴀˊdi yūdāˊ sǃāx̣ᵘ qa
From it starting they were going the weasel hat and
yukǃudᴀˊsǃ. Ag̣āaweˊtsa qākᴀˊqǃ yᴀx wudjîxêˊn 349-5
coat [they put on]. At that time there like together
tuwunūˊk, yunᴀˊq awaāˊde a qaxōˊnqǃî.
they all mourned, behind these they left friends.
Dadêˊ kaayuˊ qog̣āˊsǃ tuqǃ qot wuadeˊ adadēˊayu. Yên
And about those fog in were lost about them. There
g̣āx dustīˊ aweˊ tsa āx wudūˊwanāq. G̣onayeˊ
mourning was then indeed from it they got up. Starting
āwaᴀˊt.
they went.
The Athapascans did not know about the sea, and they called one another
together. They said, “What is that so very blue?” They said, “Let us
go down to it. We have saved ourselves,” they said. Coming to the
lower end of the glacier, they traveled very fast down to the sea.
They crossed a river boiling out from under the mountain and almost as
large as Copper river. They went down to the sea alongside of the big
river. Afterward they stayed down there at the mouth of that river. The
first thing they did there was to claim the big mountain [as a crest],
because they were the first to pass through it. When winter began to
come on they built a house beside the river. They named it Mountain
house because they had nearly lost their lives on that mountain. This
is why they so named it. They stayed right there in that house, and the
settlement grew into a town.
ʟēł wuduskuˊ yuēˊʟǃ qostiỵiỵeˊ yūˊg̣onanatc. ʟe
Not knew the sea water there was the Athapascans. Then
yᴀtīˊỵi ỵēqǃ wudjxᴀˊndî wūcduxoˊx. Ye
there being there together they called. As follows
wucdāˊỵᴀdoqa, “Dāsayuˊ ʟᴀx ye sǃu yᴀx ỵatîˊ. Kǃe 349-10
they said, “What is it very so blue like is? Well
yên kᴀx dusnūˊkᵘ,” ʟe yūqoyāˊwaqa.
there out to we go,” then they said.
“Dê cwutudzînēˊx,” ye wucdāˊỵᴀdoqa.
“Now we have saved ourselves,” so they said to one another.
Yusîˊtǃqᴀnᴀx ēq nᴀx ayaˊᴀg̣aāˊt ayᴀˊxawe
From the glacier beach [at lower end] on and below it like it
ʟe ʟākᵘ awaāˊt yuēˊʟǃ yāˊxdê. ʟe ᴀkāˊnᴀx
very fast they went the sea water down to. Then across it
ỵāˊwaāt yuhīˊn ʟēn yucaˊ taỵinᴀˊx wuduwaqoˊq,
they got a river large a mountain from underneath was boiling,
ʟēł unałaˊ Ēq-hīˊnî yᴀx qog̣ēˊỵî. ʟe ēʟǃ
not (scarcely) Copperriver like was larger. Then se water
yāˊxe ỵaāˊwaāt wehīˊn ʟēn yāˊxnᴀx. ᴀtxaweˊ ʟe 349-15
down to they came the river big alongside. After it then
āˊỵēq uwateˊ wehīˊn yāx. Tcǃuʟeˊ
down there they stayed the river at mouth of. Then
qaᴀˊdîx wusiteˊ yūˊca ʟēn cuqǃāˊnᴀx ᴀdāˊt
the first thing they did the mountain big (to claim) on it
āˊwuᴀdīˊdjayu. Tāˊkᵘdê. ỵakog̣wahaˊawe
because they were the first who came. Winter when it began to be
hît wuduʟ̣îyᴀˊx yuhīˊn yāxqǃwe wuduʟ̣iyᴀˊxe. Hît
house they made the river alongside they made. House
ỵaˊoduwasa cā hît akāỵîˊx qōnᴀˊx satīỵīˊn.
they named Mountain house about it they nearly lost their lives.
ᴀtcaweˊ ye wūdūwasaˊ. ʟedeˊ tcǃᴀ aỵēˊq
This is why so they named it. There right down in it
uwateˊ. ʟe ānx wusîteˊ.
they stayed. Then town become it was.
Then the Cāˊdᴀdūx[164] grew strong. They were the ones who built
Mountain house. After they had been there ten years one person began
living away from town in order to make the frame of a skin boat.
Cāˊdᴀdūx-hᴀs wułîtsīˊn. Hᴀsdjawēˊ hᴀs 350-5
The Cāˊdᴀdūx (pl.) grew strong. It was they they
awuˊłîyᴀx weCahîˊt. Djîˊnkāt tāk aỵēˊ hᴀs natiˊ
built Mountain house. Ten years in it they were
aweˊ ʟēqǃ atīˊỵia dāk aỵaˊodîhᴀn
when one being (person) out started to live by himself
djᴀqoˊx ᴀtux̣āˊgî ye agoxsᴀnîˊ.
skin boat frame of it so he was going to fix.
A woman named Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ reared a young sea gull. The sea gull did not
grow large. All at once she did something to it that made it grow as
large as an eagle. It began to grow big. Now it was almost as large as
a house. When it got large she wanted to take it among her playmates.
Her brothers, however, wanted to kill it. When she was playing with it
the sea gull swam out of the mouth of the river. She also disappeared.
She started after it. They used the song that they came out with over
her. The song is a hard one, having all kinds of notes.
Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ hutcaweˊ aosiwᴀˊt yukēˊʟ̣adi ỵᴀˊtî. ʟēł
Kǃwâdēˊłtᴀ it was she who reared a sea gull young. Not
ułgēˊx kēˊʟ̣adî. Wāˊsᴀqcūˊyu aosîˊnî desgwaˊtc tcākǃ
got big sea gull. What all at once she did already eagle
ayᴀˊx ỵakunᴀłg̣êˊn. Desgwᴀˊtc aʟēˊnx sîtîˊ 350-10
like it it began to be as big as. Already it became large
guł yūˊhît yāˊnᴀx ỵakunᴀłg̣êˊn. Desgwᴀˊtc ʟa łig̣eˊ
almost a house like was as big as. Already then got large
yukēˊʟ̣adî qosūkǃxōˊdê ᴀqsᴀnuˊktc.
the sea gull among her playmates she would always take it.
Duīˊkǃ-hᴀstc qoˊa g̣ᴀdjāˊg̣et hᴀs aỵaheˊ. Ān
Her brothers, however, to kill it they wanted. With it
wuadeˊayu kosîkǃōˊdêtīt ūˊdākuwahoˊ
when she was playing out of the mouth of the river swam
yukēˊʟ̣ᴀdî. Hu tsǃu ʟe ayᴀˊx wūnaˊ ᴀtxaweˊ duīticîỵîˊ
the sea gull. She also then out went afterward after it
kaˊodzîte. Kîtcdāˊcîỵîˊx sîtîˊ
started to go. Beginning song they did
yūˊakᴀt-dāk-āˊwaᴀdî a. Yāˊnᴀx łᴀtsīˊnden yucuˊk
the one they came out with. The song is a hard one
dułxoˊxgunutc.
having all kinds of notes.
Then the man sent off six of his nephews. He told them to go along
shore in the canoe he had made, to search for people. When the weather
was very good they started off. They came down this way to a place
opposite Yakutat. There they discovered eulachon and a fish called
kǃāˊgᴀn. These were in a creek. They put a small net into it to catch
the eulachon, and they put the kǃāˊgᴀn into a small cooking basket
while they were still alive. They offended them, however, by laughing
at them. Just as day broke they started off. When they got out on the
sea there came up a south wind, so that they could not go anywhere.
They came right back to their starting point, and their skin canoe was
broken. One of them went under it and was killed. They stayed there.
Probably they were there for twenty-one days. Then the weather became
fair. Meanwhile they lived upon kǃāˊgᴀn and eulachon. When it was good
weather they again started off.
ʟe dūcūˊnᴀx duqēˊłkǃî-hᴀs ᴀkāˊwᴀna. Qongacīˊt yudjaqoˊx
Then six [of] his nephews he sent. He told them the canoe
ỵît yu-yên-aołîyᴀˊxê łīngîˊtg̣aayuˊ hᴀs qoggwacîˊ.
in the [canoe] he had made for people they should hunt.
ʟᴀx wâ qogukǃēˊsawe g̣onayeˊ hᴀs 351-5
Very when it got to be good weather started they
uwaqoˊx. Hānāˊỵînadêˊ yatǃāˊk ye
went off. Coming down this way they came to a place thus
dowasāˊkᵘ Yāˊkᵘdāt kikᴀˊ. Anᴀˊxawe yên hᴀs uwaqoˊx.
called Yakutat to. After that there they came.
ᴀqǃaweˊ akᴀˊx hᴀs qōwacîˊ wesāˊk
At it in it they discovered eulachon
kǃāˊgᴀn tsǃu. Hīn ỵîkt ỵaˊosîa.
(and a fish called kǃāˊgᴀn) also. Creek down in there were.
Kāt ye hᴀs aosîˊnî yusāˊk an hᴀs
In it thus they put [a small net] eulachon with it them
agustāˊkt. Kᴀkᵘ kᴀˊqǃawe yên hᴀs aołîx̣ᴀˊn
to catch. Small cooking basket into there they put
tcǃu kāˊwusxāˊde yukǃāˊgᴀn. Aaweˊ ᴀxg̣ᴀna hᴀs
still they were alive the kǃāˊgᴀn. This was the thing they
kaoʟ̣îg̣ᴀˊt hᴀs ᴀˊcug̣ōtc. 351-10
said something wrong to [because] they were laughing at it.
Tcǃuyeˊ kotiỵeˊawe hᴀs ᴀt wux̣ūˊn. ʟe
Just as day was breaking they started off. Then
dekīˊdāk hᴀs nᴀqōˊxo aỵaˊodîti dᴀˊqdî
out on the sea they got (when) there came up
kᴀsāˊnᴀx. ʟēł gudēˊsᴀ hᴀs wuqoˊx. Tcǃᴀ
a wind from the south. Not anywhere they went. Right
āˊnᴀx yên hᴀs uwaqoˊx.
back to [their starting point] there they came.
Hᴀsdu-djaqoˊx-ỵago kāwawᴀˊʟǃ. ʟēˊnᴀx yatīˊỵia
Their skin canoe was broken. One of them there was
djaqoˊx taỵēˊx wudzîgīˊt. Wūnaˊ. ʟe ā hᴀs
the skin canoe under went. He was dead. There they
ỵawasîˊkde. Guł ʟeqāˊyegeye qᴀ ʟēqǃ aỵîˊs
stayed. Probably twenty [days] and one for it
wuteˊ. Yāˊqǃawe hᴀsdukāˊ awadāˊq.
they stayed. There on them it became good weather.
Kǃāgᴀˊnawe ᴀkāˊ hᴀs kaˊodzîte qᴀ sāk. Hᴀˊsdukāˊ
Kǃāgᴀˊn it was on it they lived and eulachon. On them
ᴀnadāˊqawe tsǃu g̣oˊna acāˊỵadax dāk hᴀs
when it was good weather again started from there out they
uwaqoˊx.
went.
At that time the people got over to Yakutat. There were many people in
the town, some called Koskǃēˊdî, some ʟǃuqǃoeˊdî, who refused to let
them remain, though they told them truly how they had come out from
behind the mountain. They were there for some time. Then they started
back to their own place. They came again to the place where their canoe
had been broken and remained there for one night. Again they went out.
They spent the night in their canoe. Then they came ashore. When they
reached the foot of the big mountain they were told that a little girl
had been given the name of the woman who followed the sea gull out.
Tcǃaˊ ag̣āˊawe tsǃᴀas aỵāˊwaʟāk Yakᵘdāˊt. Aʟēˊn ānqēˊnî
At that time only they got over to Yakutat. Many people
g̣âˊya ayēˊ ỵatîˊ yūˊān, Koskǃēˊdî yūˊadowasāk,
in it were the town Koskǃēˊdî some were called,
ʟǃūqǃoeˊdî yūˊadowasak. ᴀx hᴀs 352-5
ʟǃūqǃoeˊdî some were called. From it they
kaˊodudjîkǃᴀn djusūˊg̣a. Tcǃa ayêˊx hᴀs ᴀkᴀnīˊk
refused to let them stay there. Right like it they told
yucatǃēˊnᴀx dāk hᴀs wūˊade. Āˊ hᴀsta ās
from behind the mountain out they had come.
tcǃākᵘ ayeˊ hᴀs wutêˊ. Yāˊqǃawe tsǃu qoˊxde hᴀs
Some time there they were. To their place again going they
ᴀt wudix̣ūˊn. Tsǃu weˊᴀqǃ hᴀsduyāˊgo kawuwâˊʟǃ yēˊnᴀxawe
started. Again at it their canoe was broken at it
yên hᴀs uwaqoˊx. ʟēqǃ hᴀs uwaxeˊ. ᴀtxaweˊ
there they came. One [night] they stayed there. From it
tsǃu dāk hᴀs uwaqoˊx. Yākᵘ kā hᴀs uwaxeˊ. ᴀtxaweˊ
again out they went. Canoe on they stayed. After it
tsās ᴀˊnᴀx yên hᴀs uwaqoˊx. ᴀt hᴀs 352-10
(ashore at it) there they came. At it they
qōˊxawe yūˊca ʟēn sēỵîˊ ye hᴀs duīˊn
came (when) the mountain big at the foot of so to them
kᴀdunīˊk yukēˊʟ̣adî dāk ᴀcūˊỵawus hūˊwua de kaỵaˊoduwasa
they told the seagull out followed after her was named
ca ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ.
[another] woman small.
This little girl went out to dig roots and dug up a red thing. The
thing she dug up was quite long. So they made this into a dish like
the one that had been taken away from them. After this dish had been
finished they beat the drums for the girl who had followed out the
sea gull. At that time a song was composed in remembrance of her. The
people remained there one year after the six men had gotten back.
Then the ninth month was beginning to come on. At that time a skin
canoe came in sight from the direction of Copper river. It was bound
southward. The people were called in, and they came ashore there. These
were Kāˊgwᴀntān from the mouth of Copper river. They called them into
the house and gave them food.
Yᴀqǃ xāt łᴀsǃēˊʟǃ wugūˊde yūˊca ᴀt-kǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ
There roots of trees to scratch up went out the little girl
qǃānᴀˊx-yātīˊỵiᴀt ke akaˊosîha. Yeˊawa kuwāˊtǃᴀ
red thing up dug. It was quite long
yū-ke-akaˊosîhaˊỵe-ᴀt. ʟayuˊ yu-qādjīˊtx-
the thing she dug up. Then the thing that was
wudutāˊnea ʟe ayᴀˊxawe wuduʟ̣iyᴀˊx yusǃîˊqǃ.
taken away from them then like it was made the dish.
ᴀtxaweˊ yên wududzîniˊ yusǃîˊqǃ du-itīˊqǃawe gāˊwu
After it there came to be finished the dish for her drums
duwatāˊn wekēˊʟ̣ᴀdî dāk ᴀcūˊỵawus hūˊwu a. ᴀg̣āˊawe
were beaten the sea gull out followed she did. At that time
duīˊt cîỵîˊ kaˊodzîte. ᴀqǃ tsǃu tākᵘ qakāˊyᴀn
for her a song was given. There also year there
uwateˊ yuāˊqo hᴀs wudîqoˊxaỵᴀ. ᴀdᴀˊx
they stayed [after] to the place they got back. After that
yᴀx ỵāˊqogwaha gucuˊk aayuˊ yudîˊs.
like was beginning to come ninth it was the month.
Yāˊqǃawe wududzîtīˊn djaqoˊx yūˊĒq-hīˊnî 353-5
At that time came to be seen skin canoe Copper river
ỵînanᴀˊx. Hāt uwaqoˊx. Āˊwe ʟeỵîˊnde
from the direction of. This way came. Then ashore
wuduwaxōˊx ʟe kāg̣aỵāˊnᴀx yên uwaqoˊx. Xᴀtc
they were called and toward it there they came. These
Kāˊgwᴀntān ᴀˊseyu yuēˊq-hīˊnî wᴀtdᴀˊx a.
Burnt-house people were Copper river from the mouth of were.
Nēłdeˊ wuduwaxoˊx. Hᴀˊsduqǃwēx ᴀt
Into the house they called them. Their mouths things
wudūˊwate.
they put into.
After they had fed them six brothers went hunting with dogs, and the
youngest killed nothing. They always put up a great quantity of food,
and carried it around with them. By and by all rushed after mountain
sheep on top of the mountains. Their brother-in-law also went along
with them. One of them (the youngest) in chasing the mountain sheep
went astray in front of a cliff. It was toward evening. He was shaking
all over. When it was almost evening the mountain sheep rushed toward
him. Their leader went to him and took him on its horns. It ran away
with him and made him stand up on a place to one side. Then the people
started down. They went down without hunting any more. When they got
down on the beach they started home for Yakutat.
Hᴀˊsduqǃwēx ᴀt nᴀdutīˊ weʟeducūˊnᴀx ỵᴀtīỵîˊ
Their mouths things they put into six were
wudjkîkǃîỵêˊn kēʟ tîn hᴀs wuāˊt. Kekǃeaˊawe ʟēł
the brothers dogs with they went. The youngest not
ᴀdudjᴀˊq. Wūˊyên hᴀs aołîdjᴀˊq. 353-10
killed anything. Lots of food they killed [and prepared.]
Wuckēˊt hᴀs udayāˊîtc. Aweˊ
With themselves they always carried it around. And
djêˊnwu hᴀs aˊołîqǃêʟǃ cāyᴀˊqǃ. ʟe
mountain sheep they rushed on top of the mountains. And
nᴀx yatīˊỵî hᴀsdukāˊnî tsǃu hᴀsduīˊn wuāˊt.
from them there was their brother-in-law also with them went.
Aweˊ qâq duwaguˊt gîʟǃ ỵîqǃ djêˊnwu îtqǃ.
And astray one went cliff in front of mountain sheep after.
X̣āˊna ayuˊ ye wūˊnî. Łdakᴀˊt ỵî yeˊkudał kaodînᴀˊt.
Evening that so it was toward. All he was shaking.
ʟᴀx x̣āˊnaawe ᴀˊnᴀx āt łūwag̣uˊq yudjêˊnwu.
Very near evening to him ran toward the mountain sheep.
Yūˊaîtqǃ ye wunīỵîˊ cuˊqǃwaa-iˊdjawe cīˊt cāwax̣îˊtʟ
To those so it was like the leader to him went
ducedînāˊx wułîx̣āˊtǃ. Tcǃuʟeˊ aweˊ ᴀcīˊn
[and] on his horns took him. Then it was with him
wudjîx̣īˊx̣ ʟe ʟǃāˊdenỵakᴀˊqǃawe ᴀˊcdjiwanᴀˊq. ᴀtxaweˊ
it ran and at a side place let him stand up. After that
ʟe ỵîˊnde hᴀs wuāˊt. ʟēł ᴀt nᴀtiˊ yᴀx hᴀs ỵaodahūˊn.
then homeward they went. Not things were like they
Ỵēk hᴀs āˊdawe hᴀs ᴀt kāwanaˊ
hunted. Down they came [when] they to it started home
Yakᵘdāˊtdê.
to Yakutat.