its horns the mountain sheep. Just once into it he ran
wetsag̣ᴀˊʟǃ. ʟe ᴀc ūwadjᴀˊq. ʟēł adeˊ ūˊnᴀx
the spear. Then it killed it. Not what with it
sîˊniiỵa, atǃᴀˊxkᴀnᴀˊx nēł ckaˊoʟ̣îqǃîqǃ. ᴀt 362-10
he should do, beside it in he squeezed himself. Thing
ʟēn ayuˊ ᴀx ᴀkaołîx̣ᴀˊc. Xᴀtc yetsīˊnet-ʟa ᴀsîyuˊ.
large was open he cut. This mother of the bears it was.
Tsǃᴀs weaỵîˊkîawe ᴀcūˊtx awałîx̣ᴀˊc.
Only the fat around the stomach from around he cut off.
Dēx ʟeł yᴀxyᴀˊx kᴀsîkāˊk. Ān dāk wudjîx̣īˊx̣
Two fingers like it was thick as. With it out he ran
dohōˊnxō-hᴀs xᴀˊndî. ᴀkāˊtxawe qᴀgeˊwatsīn.
his brothers to. It was that made them feel very lively.
ʟeckāˊx hᴀs at wuʟ̣ikêˊʟǃ. Łdakᴀˊta ᴀt hᴀs
Away they drove hunger. All things (=parts) they
ᴀkāˊwadjêł. Yuhîˊt ỵīt yuʟ̣īˊīātxaweˊ
brought down. The house down into after they took everything
qox hᴀs qaodîciˊ hᴀsduhuˊnxō g̣a. G̣ōtc qoaˊnî
back they started to hunt their brother for. Wolf people
ᴀˊsiyu ᴀc wusîˊnēx. De ʟēł ugeỵīˊawe hᴀsduwūˊwu hᴀˊsdu
were him saved. Now not was very much their food them
yā uwaqoˊx hᴀˊsduỵîgaˊ qociỵîˊ. Hᴀs aołîʟīˊt
for came outside of them came hunting. They let go
hᴀsduhuˊnx. Ayeteˊx hᴀs qowucîˊ. Āndeˊa hᴀs
their brother. They could not find him. To the town they
wuāˊt. ʟe ānt hᴀs uwaqoˊx. Hᴀsduīˊn ʟeyēˊqǃde yē hᴀs
went. Then home they came. With them right there thus they
wuqīˊtc ʟᴀkᵘ uxqēˊs-ninīˊdjayu.
stayed always because things were happenning to them.
Afterward they started down in this direction with their
brother-in-law, whose name was Heavy-wings. They started this way and
came out here. He had a daughter. They came to Kᴀstaxēˊxda. Their
daughter was grown up, but no man had ever seen her. Then they were
going to Auk, but could not reach it on account of a storm. Heavy-wings
had many nephews. They had some eulachon grease inside a sea-lion
stomach, which they would throw on the fire whenever they made one.
After that they said something to anger the north wind. On account of
the north wind they had already been there for two months, and the
food in the sea-lion’s stomach that they thought would never be used
up, was quickly consumed. Already only half of a piece of dried fish
was left and the north wind was still blowing hard. They had already
consumed everything. One night, when they went to bed, they could not
sleep for thinking about their condition, but toward morning all except
Heavy-wings fell asleep. When he at last fell asleep he dreamed a man
came to him. It was a fine-looking man that came to him. It was North
Wind that he dreamed of. [The man] said to him, “Give me your daughter.
Then you will see the place you are bound for.” But he did not believe
his dream. In the morning he said, “One does not follow the directions
of a dream.” His wife, however, said, “It is not right to disbelieve
what the dream says.” His wife was angry with him. She said, “Why then
did you tell your dream to me? This is why I am talking to you so.”
Next morning they went down to dig clams, but his nephews kept very
silent as if they were thinking about themselves. When they were about
to go to bed their fire was heard.[165] Four days later he dreamed
North Man came to him again. “Give me your daughter quickly if you want
to see the place whither you are bound.” In the morning he said to his
wife, “Had I not better obey my dream?” and he said to his nephew, “Go
outside and shout, ‘I give my daughter to you.’”
ᴀtxaweˊ yāˊdê hᴀs tūˊwate 363-5
After that this way some started to come
hᴀsdukāˊnî tîn. Kîtcîłdᴀˊłqǃ yūˊdowasakᵘ
their brother-in-law with. Heavy-wings was named
hᴀsdukāˊnî ʟe yāˊdê hᴀs wukoˊ. ʟeyāˊq
their brother-in-law then over this way they started. There
dāk hᴀs uwaqoˊx. Cāˊwᴀt ỵêt āˊwa-u, Kᴀstaxēˊxda-ānt
out they came. Female child he had, to Kᴀstaxēˊxda town
hᴀs uwaqoˊx. Hᴀˊsduỵêˊtkǃo koyēˊkułîg̣e. ʟēł qā ye
they came. Their daughter was large. Not a man so
ustīˊntc. Āˊkǃᵘde ayuˊ ỵāsnaqoˊx. Ā hᴀs
had seen her ever. To Auk it was they were going. There they
ỵāˊwasîk ākêˊnqǃ. Doqēˊłkǃî -hᴀs qodzîteˊ
could not get on account of a storm. His nephews were many
Kîtcîłdᴀˊłqǃ. Tān yuwuỵîˊqǃ yeˊỵatî 363-10
Heavy-wings. Sea lion in the stomach was
sāk-exēˊ ʟacūˊt hᴀs awudaagêˊ gᴀnᴀłkaˊt
eulachon grease completed they made the fire, on the fire
hᴀs ax ōg̣ēˊqtc. ᴀx hᴀs kǃᴀnakōʟ̣îg̣ᴀˊt
they from always threw. After it they said something to anger
yux̣ūˊn. Dēsgwᴀˊtc dēx dîs āỵeˊs ỵᴀtiˊ
the north wind. Already two months for it was
yux̣ūˊn tǃēqǃ. A hᴀs
the north wind on account of. The thing they
tāła x̣āˊdjî yūˊtān yuwuˊ hᴀs
thought never would be all gone the sea lion stomach they
aosîkǃîˊtǃ. Dēsgwᴀˊtc ᴀtqǃēˊcî kîˊkî ᴀt tīˊndjᴀ
consumed quickly. Already piece of dried fish half was left
ʟak aỵaˊodite yux̣ūˊn. Dēsgwᴀˊtc cg̣axᴀˊnx
was still blowing hard the north wind. Already with themselves
hᴀs ᴀt ỵaodzîxaˊ. Ayuˊ yūˊtāt hᴀs xᴀqǃᵘ ʟēł
they things came to consume That night they went to bed not
ciˊaỵide hᴀs wudaxēqǃᵘ. Wānanīˊsawe
for thinking about themselves they could sleep. And then
qeakādeˊawe tādj uwadjᴀˊq Kîtcîłdᴀˊłqǃ qoˊa. Tādj
toward morning asleep they fell Heavy-wings, however. Asleep
wudjag̣ēˊawe ye awadjūˊn ᴀcxᴀˊnt uwaguˊt yuqāˊ.
when he fell thus he dreamed to him came a man.
Ag̣ᴀqaˊ ᴀcxᴀˊnt uwaguˊt. Yux̣ūˊntuwuˊ ᴀsiyuˊ 364-5
A fine-looking man to him came. It was the north wind
ye ỵawadjūˊn. “Îsīˊ ᴀxdjīˊt djîtᴀˊn,”
so he dreamed of. “Your daughter to me give,”
yuᴀcdāˊỵᴀqᴀ. “Ag̣aˊ adeˊ āˊni qox
he said to him. “If so to it place going to
ỵaỵēkg̣êsatīˊn.” ʟēł ᴀqguhīˊn yu-adeˊ-ᴀdjūˊn-ya.
you are going to see.” Not he believed what he dreamed.
Qenaaˊ ye qǃaỵaqaˊ, “ʟēł adeˊ djūn
In the morning thus he said, “Not as a dream
qǃa yᴀˊx yuckuˊ-kᴀʟ̣înīˊgîˊỵa.” Ducᴀˊttc ye
directs (lit. voice) like one goes.” His wife thus
dāˊỵaqa, “ʟēł ayᴀˊxawe qǃaỵiqaˊ ayᴀˊxsatî kᴀt djūn.”
said to him. “Not is right to disbelieve what the dream says.”
Ducᴀˊt aqǃakaocîkǃᴀn yuqāˊtc. “Hadāˊt sᴀˊkᵘsawes xān
His wife was angry with the man. “What for then to me you
kīnīˊk idjūˊnî? ᴀˊtcawe ʟᴀkᵘ idāˊt 364-10
tell your dream? This is why like that to you
qǃaxâˊtᴀn.” Qēˊnaa hᴀˊsdu eg̣ayaˊỵîk hᴀs qowacîˊ
I am talking.” Next morning them down below they went
g̣āʟǃ kāˊha. Duqēˊłkǃ-hᴀs qoˊa uhaˊ
clams to dig. His nephews however dug
kaodîg̣āˊʟǃ. Hᴀs
just as if they were thinking about themselves. [When] they
gᵘgwaxēˊqǃuawe hᴀsdugᴀˊnî duāˊx̣ Daqǃūˊn
were about to go to bed their fire was heard. Four [days]
uxīˊawe tsǃu āˊwadjūn wex̣ūˊn-qāˊayu ᴀcxᴀˊnt uwaguˊt.
after again he dreamed the North man it was to him came.
“Îsīˊ ᴀxdjīˊt djîtᴀˊn āgaˊ ādeˊ yānîˊqoxỵᴀ
“Your daughter to me give quickly if where you are going
yēqg̣êsatīˊn.” Ducᴀˊt ye adāˊỵaqa yuqēˊnaa. “Adeˊ
you shall see.” His wife so he told to in the morning “What
ᴀxᴀdjūˊnî ᴀˊxdê yên ckᴀkᴀsỵāỵîˊ.” Duqēˊłkǃ ye
my dream to me then had I not better obey?” His nephew thus
aỵaˊosîqa, “Yux tǃāˊnīsīqǃ îdjīˊt qāˊdjî wuxâˊtᴀn,”
he said to, “Go outside and shout to you person I give,”
yūˊyênᴀqᴀ.
he said to him.
Then the North Wind came to his daughter. “It is well that I marry
you,” he said to her, and he slept with her. She was willing to cohabit
with him. Then he did so, and it became calm. So they started off.
Afterward the woman told her mother about it. “A fine man keeps coming
to me.” They started to cross the bay. Then this fine man came to her
again. Cruor eius defluebat e rostro in puppim, de qua depletus est.
Undae, ubi effusus erat, semper clarae erant. Now they came ashore.
This is why people keep saying to one another, “Did you give your
daughter to North Wind that you are not afraid of all the weather in
the world?” He came ashore and stayed among the people.
Dusīˊ xᴀnt uwaguˊt, “Yukǃeˊ kᴀcaˊ,”
His daughter to it came, “It is well I marry you,”
yūˊᴀciaosîqa. ʟ ᴀcīˊn wuxēˊqǃ. 365-5
he said to her. Then with her he slept.
ᴀdjîgāˊc kaodjînuˊk. ʟᴀ ʟāˊgᴀc wusîˊnî. ʟe
She was willing to cohabit. Then cohabited he did. Then
kaˊoduwayēʟǃ. ʟē hᴀs ᴀt wux̣ūˊn. ʟe duʟaˊ tîn
it became calm. And they started off. Then her mother to
akāˊwanîk wecāˊwᴀttc. “Āg̣aˊ qǃāˊqǃayu ᴀxxᴀˊnx gut.”
told about it the woman. “Always a fine man to me comes.”
Āˊgude dāk yaˊoʟ̣îᴀt. Yᴀqǃāˊqǃawe tsǃu
Across [the bay] out they started to go. This fine man again
ᴀcxᴀˊnt uwaguˊt. Cᴀkāˊnᴀxawe cî hadeˊ kᴀnāˊda
to her came. From the bow blood into the stern came
agīˊknᴀx kᴀduskūˊx. Hīˊndê āˊyᴀx
out of which it was bailed. In the water just where
kᴀdusxēˊxỵa ʟe kaˊoduwayēʟǃ. ᴀˊnᴀx yên 365-10
they poured it in then it always got clear. Ashore there
hᴀs uwaqoˊx. ᴀtcaweˊ ye ᴀt g̣adułkūˊwun
they came. This is why thus people always say to each other
“Djīˊdᴀgî kādjîỵatᴀˊn
“Did you give your daughter to the wind
Łīngîˊt-āˊnî łᴀkīłx̣ēˊʟǃ?” ᴀt
that you are not afraid of all the weather in the world?” To it
uwaqoˊx aᴀˊq qoaˊnxō ᴀqǃ ye wuteˊ.
he came there among the people at it so was.
That winter the people going for firewood went away forever. When they
were gone, Heavy-wing’s wife’s labret broke and he went after one. He
went along the shore. He kept chopping into things to find the hard
part of the tree. Then he saw a woman digging far down on the beach.
She had a child on her back. He said, “Some one might think I was
fooling with her.” When he came up close to her, he saw that she was
not a woman such as he had been in the habit of seeing. It was the
ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq that he saw. The mussel shells that she threw up always
fitted together.
Tākᵘ tākᵘdjīỵīˊnawe gᴀˊng̣a naadîˊ naᴀˊttc.
Winter when it was toward after firewood going always went.
A-iteˊawe ducᴀˊtdjîỵîs ducᴀˊt qǃēntāˊqǃaỵî kāwawᴀˊʟǃ
At that time for his wife his wife’s labret broke
a-iteỵîˊs āx łayeˊx dawawugūˊt. Aˊawe nīdjx wuguˊt.
for after one he went. Then along the shore he went.
Łdakᴀˊt-ᴀt ke ᴀłxuˊtǃtc g̣ᴀqᵘ
All things up he chopped always the hard part of the tree
sîtīˊỵi ᴀt kᴀqǃ. Akᴀgēˊt aosîtīˊn yucāˊwᴀt yuēˊqǃ
was for it. Way down on it he saw a woman the beach
qokdahaˊ. Ỵêtkǃᵒ dudᴀˊqǃ kā wuaˊ.
was digging on. A child on her back on she had.
“Dukᴀgēˊ xᴀt nᴀxdudjîˊ,” yūˊỵāwaqa. ᴀxᴀˊnde
“Some one might think I was fooling with her,” he said. To her
ỵāg̣āgūˊdawe ʟēł cāˊwᴀt ūˊwatcǃayu
when he came up closer not woman such as
aỵᴀtīˊnîa g̣onᴀyāˊdaỵakāˊx̣ᴀt. Xᴀtc 366-5
he had been in habit of seeing it was like. This
ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq ᴀsiyuˊ aosîtīˊn.
ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq was he saw.
Naqǃa-iteˊ ỵadudᴀˊqǃdê ag̣ēˊtc weyāˊk nūˊqǃu.
Always fitted together that she threw up the mussel shells.
Then he went out after her to the place where she was digging. Without
thinking of anything else he ran to her and caught her. His hands
passed right through her body. He chased her and seized her again.
Again his hands passed through her. When he got close up to the trees
he remembered his earrings. He threw them away. Afterward he chased
her once more. He seized the child on her back, and she immediately
began to cry out. She scratched him in the face. She made great marks
upon him. When he caught her he said within himself, “May I be a rich
man. May all the children that come after me catch you.” But he made
a mistake in speaking, for he said, “Let me burst open with riches.”
After he had chased her a short distance up into the woods she sat down
in front of him. There the woman defecated. When she got up there was
only foam to be seen. Her excrement was very long and white. Then he
took the foam and put it into a piece of paper. He made a box for the
foam. The scabs from his face were called Medicine-to-rub-on-the-body
(Dā-nākᵘ), and he gave it to those of his brothers-in-law who loved
him. Although anything he had was very little it grew to be much, and
he became a rich man.
ʟe dāk ᴀkāˊwaᴀt yūˊ-ᴀt-kaodzîkīˊtiyēˊdî. ʟēł
Then out he went [after her] where she was digging things. Not
yu-ᴀkāˊwudjî axᴀˊndê yagacīˊxawe ᴀkasᴀˊnqǃ
thinking about anything else to her he ran her
āwacāˊt. Tsǃᴀs atūˊnᴀx ỵāˊwadjêł.
he caught. Right through her [his hands] went.
Yāayêˊnᴀs nᴀq āwacāˊt. Tsǃu ᴀtūˊnᴀx
He chased her again [and] caught her. Again through her
ỵāwadjêˊł. De āsdjîseỵīˊde ỵānacīˊx̣îawe 366-10
[his hands] went. Just as close to the trees he was running
ᴀkāˊ dāk seˊwaha duguˊk-kᴀdjāˊcî. Guˊkdᴀx yūˊde
there he remembered his earrings. From his ears away
akaˊodîg̣êtc. ᴀdᴀˊxawe aỵaˊosînāq. Awacāˊt akᴀˊqǃ
he threw them. After that he chased her. He caught on her [back]
yūaỵêˊdî ag̣aweˊtsa kaˊodîg̣āx wēˊcāwᴀt. Gᴀˊxᵘde
her child as soon as started to cry out the woman. In the face
ᴀc ỵawacāt. A-iteˊ kaołisîˊʟǃ. Cūˊqǃwa
him she scratched. On him she made great marks. At that time
ᴀgacāˊt ye awuʟ̣îxēˊsǃ “Anqāˊwox xᴀt
when he caught her so he said within himself “A rich man me
nᴀxsatiˊ qǃwᴀn. Łdakᴀˊt ỵēˊdê” ᴀłxēˊsǃ, “tcǃu axiteˊ
be let. All children,” he said, “still after me
ỵᴀˊditc tsǃu ig̣āˊxłacāt” aweˊ qâq dāq ỵāˊwaqa. Tsǃᴀs
come also will catch you” but wrong he said it. Only
ye aoduʟ̣ixēˊsǃ qâq, “Dāqx xᴀt kᴀxłanāˊłx
thus he said wrongly, “Let me burst open with riches”
qǃwᴀn.” Yūˊdage dāq aỵaāˊt
(imp.). When he had chased her a little way up into the woods
ᴀˊcu kaˊodjiqāk. Xᴀtc awaʟǃîˊʟǃ ᴀsiyuˊ yucāˊwᴀt.
in front of him she sat down. There defecated did the woman.
Ax g̣ᴀdagūˊt xēł ᴀt satīˊn. Yîkᵘłiyāˊtǃ
From it when she got up foam there was seen. Was very long
dohāˊʟǃî ᴀsiyuˊ ʟ̣ēt yᴀx ỵatîˊ. ʟe ᴀt 367-5
her excrement was white like was. Then something
tūˊdê ye aosînêˊ yūˊxēł kuqǃ tūqǃ aỵiˊ ye
into thus he took the foam paper into inside of it thus
āˊwa-u. Yūˊxēł ᴀdāˊka qōkᵘ ʟe aołiyᴀˊx.
he put. The foam for it box then he made.
Dā-nākᵘ yūˊduwasakᵘ yūduyaqǃēˊtcî.
Medicine to rub on his body was called the [scabs] from his face.
ᴀc sîxᴀˊnea dokāˊnîdjīˊdawe ucāˊttc.
Who loved him to his brothers-in-law he gave it.
Tcǃa ye gug̣aikǃeˊ-ᴀˊtawe ʟe aʟēˊnx wusîteˊ. Āʟēˊn
Though it was a little thing then it grew to be large. Very
ānqāˊwux man wusîteˊ.
become rich he did.
Toward the end of winter he started for Yakutat. Before he reached home
they went ashore. The sun was shining. He had his things taken outside.
Then he wanted to sleep, and he lay down beside them. By and by some
children ran against them and the pile fell on top of him. A copper
plate cut through his stomach, and it was all laid open. His sister’s
son, named Xᴀtgāwēˊt, was with him. Right there he burned his uncle’s
body. He gathered together his bones and all of his uncle’s property,
and he took his uncle’s bones to Yakutat. The same thing happened to
his nephew. He also seized the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq. He caught her when going
for an ax handle. But he handled the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq better than his
uncle. He became richer than his uncle had been.[166]
Tākᵘ iteˊ Yākᵘdāˊtdê 367-10
After winter [was beginning to go] to Yakutat
ᴀt wux̣ūˊn. ʟēł aỵā wuʟ̣āq doāˊnî, yᴀx dāq hᴀs
he set out for. Not he got to his home, afterward ashore they
uwaqoˊx. Aodîgāˊn. Gāˊniyux ᴀkāˊwadjêł doᴀˊtî.
came. It was sunshiny. Outside he took his things.
Duīˊt yetāˊwaha. ᴀtaỵīˊqǃ yên cwudzîtaˊ.
To him was desire to sleep. Under it there he laid himself.
ᴀt ỵᴀˊtqǃî ᴀtǃēˊniqǃ łuwag̣uˊq. Dukādêˊ dāk
Some children against it ran. On top of him over
kaodzîkoˊq. Doqǃōˊʟǃ tūˊnᴀx aỵaodîg̣ēˊtc yutîˊnna.
it fell. His stomach through went a copper.
Wuʟ̣îkaˊʟǃe yêˊxayu ỵᴀˊtî. Duʟ̣āˊkǃ ỵᴀˊtî doxᴀˊnî
All opened like it it was. His sister her son with him
yeˊỵati. Duqēˊłkǃ Xᴀtgāwēˊt yūˊdowasākᵘ. Tcǃa ᴀqǃ ke
was. His nephew Xᴀtgāwēˊt was named. Right there up
aosîgᴀˊn dukāˊk. ᴀsǃāg̣êˊ aỵāˊwaxa qᴀ łdakᴀˊt
he burned his uncle. His bones he took and all
dukāˊk ᴀˊdî. Yākᵘdāˊt ỵāˊwaxa dukāˊk sǃāˊgê.
his uncle’s property. Yakutat he took to his uncle’s bones.
ʟēł agowᴀnāˊdî wutiˊ duqēˊłkǃ. Hūtc tsˊu aołîcāˊt
Not different from him was his nephew. He, too, seized
yuʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq. Cînᴀxâˊỵe-sᴀˊkᵘti g̣ā wuˊgudîayuˊ
the ʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq. An ax handle for when he went
aołîcāˊt. Dukāˊk caỵadāˊxayu ᴀdāˊq wuguˊt 368-5
he caught her. His uncle better than about he went
yuʟǃêˊnᴀxx̣īˊdᴀq. Dukāˊk yāˊnᴀx ānqāˊwux wusîteˊ.
the ʟǃêˊnᴀxxīˊdᴀq. His uncle more than become rich he was.
FOOTNOTES:
[163] This story was told by a man named Qǃāˊdustin, who belongs to
the same family, and therefore contains some of the peculiarities of
Yakutat speech.
[164] This seems to have been the ancient name of the family.
[165] The fire being a medium of communication between the two worlds.
[166] Cf. stories 35 and 94.
106. ORIGIN OF A LOW-CASTE NAME[167]
There was a certain village in the north from which the people were
fond of going hunting. By and by three men went out, and finally came
to the rocks among which they always hunted. After they reached the
rocks they saw a little boy. Then they took him aboard, thinking it
was strange that he should be there. When they spoke to him he did
not reply. After that they came home. They kept him as their friend.
Whenever they gave him something to eat he ate nothing. Only after
everyone had gone to bed did he eat. Whatever thing he touched would
spill on him. He was whimsical and they could do nothing with him. He
was also lazy. When he was asked to chop wood he broke all of their
stone axes. The axes were then valuable. Then the people who had kept
him were very sorry. When he played with the children he hurt them
badly. Afterward the people who kept him would have to pay for the
injuries. If he made something with a knife he would break it. Right
after a skin shirt had been put upon him it was in rags. If shoes were
put on his feet they were soon in pieces. He drank a great deal of
water. He was a great eater. He was a dirty little fellow. He was a
crybaby. If they gave him anything to take to another place he lost it.
So he made a great deal of trouble for the people.
ᴀǃēqǃ ān ayuˊ ᴀt natīˊ. Hᴀs
One village that there (up north) was. They
ᴀkᵘcîtᴀˊn yūˊān qa-ūˊwu. Wananīˊsayu nᴀsǃginᴀˊx
were fond of hunting the town people. One time three
qā hᴀs wuqoˊx ᴀt nᴀtīˊ. Wananīˊsayu adeˊỵa
men they went by canoe things after. Finally ahead of them
hᴀs naqoˊx yū-hᴀs-aʟǃūˊnutc-ītcqǃ xō. Atxaˊyu
they came to the they always hunted rocks among. After
āt hᴀs uwaqoˊx yuīˊtcqǃ xō daˊsayu ᴀqǃ hᴀs
to them they came by canoe the rocks among where at it they
aosîtīˊn ᴀtkǃᴀˊtskǃᵘ. adᴀˊx yāx hᴀs aosîgūˊt 369-5
saw a little boy. After that aboard they went with him
tcǃa g̣oˊna-ᴀt hᴀs uwadjīˊ. Adᴀˊxayu djag̣êˊg̣a
yet something strange they thought. After that to him
ᴀx hᴀs qǃᴀtāˊn. ʟēł hᴀsduīˊx qēˊcgu. Adᴀˊx
after it they spoke to. Not to them he replied. After that
nēł hᴀs uwaqoˊx. Hᴀsduxōˊnî sᴀkᵘ hᴀs aosînēˊx.
home they came. Their friend for they saved him.
Adᴀˊxayu ᴀqǃēˊx hᴀs ᴀt tēˊxnutc. ʟēł
After that to him they something always gave to eat. Not
hᴀˊsdudjīqǃ ᴀt kūctᴀˊn. Adᴀˊx tsaˊtsǃᴀ
from them anything he ate. After it everybody
ᴀng̣axēˊqǃun tsa hᴀˊsduyatǃēˊqǃ ᴀt xāˊnutc.
when they went to bed then after them things he would eat.
Adᴀˊx tcǃa-dāˊsᴀ ᴀt ūwacīˊ tcǃuʟeˊ
After that whatever thing he would touch then
yᴀx kᴀcxêˊnx. Adᴀˊx tuūˊs ᴀkucitᴀˊn ʟᴀkᵘ 369-10
would spill on himself. After it he would get cranky when
ʟēł tūcqēˊnutc. ʟēł yūkduᴀˊqukᵘ.
not was any reason. Not they could do anything with him.
Udzikāˊ. Adᴀˊx gᴀn axōˊtǃ g̣anuguˊn, tcǃuʟeˊ
He was lazy. After that wood to chop when he was asked, then
taỵīˊs yūaỵaʟǃīˊqǃk. Yūˊtaỵīs qǃᴀłitsīˊn.
stone axes he broke all. The stone axes were valuable.
Adᴀˊx yu-ᴀˊc-wusînēˊxe-qoūˊ wāˊsᴀ hᴀsdutūˊwu
After that those people who saved him how their minds
nīˊknutc. Adᴀˊx yu-ᴀt-ỵᴀˊtqǃî tîn
would be sorry. After that the children with
ᴀckułỵᴀˊdî tcǃuʟeˊ yuqoỵᴀłisǃêˊʟǃk. Adᴀˊx
he would be playing, then he would hurt them badly. After it
yu-ᴀˊc-wusînēˊxe-qoūˊtc tcǃuʟeˊ koỵᴀsᴀgēˊx.
the people that saved him then would have to pay for the cuts.
Tcǃū łîtāˊ ān ᴀt łayēˊxe tcǃuʟeˊ
Then knife with it something he made then
yūˊaỵaʟīqǃk. Adᴀˊx tcǃayeˊsu dunāˊqǃ yen duēˊtc
he would break it. After that right on him these they put
ᴀt dūguˊ kǃudᴀˊsǃ tcǃuʟeˊ ᴀˊqg̣asǃêˊʟǃtc. Adᴀˊx 370-5
some skin shirt then always had in rags. Then
tīł duqǃōˊsî yen duēˊtc tcǃuʟeˊ
shoes his feet these they had on then
ᴀˊqg̣asǃêˊʟǃtc. Hīn ᴀˊłitsǃêx. Qa
he would always have them in pieces. Water he drank a lot of. And
ʟᴀx yaʟᴀˊqᵘku. Dunāˊ ᴀt łīˊtcǃêqᵘkᵘ.
very he was a great eater. He was a dirty little fellow.
Kᴀdîgᴀˊxkᵘ.
He was a crybaby.
Yaᴀˊnᴀtîn ᴀt tcǃuʟeˊ
If they gave him anything to take to another place then
qot ke ᴀg̣îˊqǃtc. Adᴀˊx
he always lost it. After it
kaxīˊʟǃ qadjiˊ ye aỵaūˊ.
he made a lot of trouble for the people.
Then they said of him, “He is really a man of the rocks.” All the town
people agreed to take him back to the place where he had been found.
After he had been brought in it was very rainy. Then the people who had
saved him got into their canoe and carried him back. They put him on
the very same rock from which they had taken him. Then they went back.
They reached home. The world was now calm. The rain also had ceased.
Then the town people were all talking about it. They said to one
another, “What could it have been?” and no one knew. Finally the town
people said, “Don’t you see it was a rock man’s son?”
Adᴀˊx ye dūˊwasa,
After it thus they said of him.
“Itckᴀqāˊwo.” Adᴀˊx djîłdakᴀˊt
“He is really a man of the rocks.” After that all
yūˊāntqenî yē qǃaỵaqaˊ āˊqox yêx duxaˊ. Tcǃu 370-10
the town people thus said back to take him. When
wudusnēˊxe dᴀx tcaʟᴀˊkᵘ īłdjaˊ qᴀsīˊwu yēˊỵati.
they saved him after very rainy it had been.
Adᴀˊx yūˊqoū ᴀc wusînēˊxe djîłdakᴀˊt hᴀs tsǃu
After it the people him that saved all -they again
yūˊyakᵘỵîkx hᴀs wuāˊt āˊqox hᴀs aỵāˊwaxa.
into the canoe they went back with him they went.
Yūīˊtc tsǃaqōˊnᴀx ᴀkāˊx hᴀs āˊwusnuguītc tsǃu
The rock on the very same from on it they had taken him again
ᴀkaˊ yên hᴀs aosinuˊk. Adᴀˊx ᴀnᴀˊq qox hᴀs
on it there they put him. After it from it back they
wudiqoˊx. Adᴀˊx nēł hᴀs uwaqoˊx. Yūˊłīngîtanî
went. After it home they came. The world
kᴀnduwayēˊʟǃ. Yū’siu tsǃu kāwatā’n. Adᴀˊx adaˊ
was now calm. The rain also let up. After it about it
yuqǃᴀˊduʟ̣iᴀtk yūˊan qoū’wutc. Ye
were all talking the town people. Thus
qoqǃāˊỵaqa, “Dasa’yu,” ʟēł
they were asking one another, “What that?” [and] not
wuduskuˊ. Adᴀˊx yuan-qoū’wu ye hᴀs qǃāˊỵaqᴀ,
any one knew. After it the town people thus they said,
“ʟēˊgîł ỵīˊ-sᴀku îtckᴀqāˊwu ỵᴀˊdî ayuˊ.”
“Don’t you see a rock man’s son it is?”
FOOTNOTES:
[167] A Wrangell story.
THE TOBACCO FEAST[168]
If one of the family of the writerˊs informant, the Kasqǃagueˊdî, had
married a Nanỵaāˊỵî woman and she died, the Nanỵaāˊỵî would invite his
people for tobacco. They invited them there to mourn. This feast was
different from the pleasure feasts, when dancing and such things took
place. The people asked them while the dead body was still lying in
the house. Then the other Kasqǃagueˊdî would ask the bereaved man to
deliver a speech. The Nanỵaāˊỵî would be very quiet because they were
mourning. Then he would rise and speak as follows:
“Yes, yes, my grandfathers, we remember you are mourning. We are not
smoking this tobacco for which you have invited us. These long dead
uncles of ours and our mothers are the ones who smoke it. Do not mourn,
my grandfathers. She is not dead. Her aunts are holding her on their
laps. All her fatherˊs brothers are shaking hands with her. Our [dead]
chief has come back because he has seen you mourning. Now, however, he
has wiped away your tears. That is all.”[169]
(“Aˊa ᴀxłīˊłkǃ-hᴀs ᴀdāˊt hatūˊwatī
(“Yes, yes, my grandfathers, about it we remember
ỵītūˊła ỵīcāˊnî. Yaayîˊsǃ haỵīīqǃîsǃēq ʟēł
you are mourning. This [tobacco] you have invited us to smoke not
ohāˊntc aˊỵatūsǃēˊqs. Ya-tcǃākǃᵘ-wūˊnāỵî hakāˊk-hᴀs qa
we we are smoking it. These long dead uncles of ours and
haʟaˊ-hᴀsdjaỵa hᴀs ᴀsǃēˊqsǃ. Łîł ỵītūwuˊ
our mothers are the ones they smoke it. Never your minds
unīˊguq ᴀxłīˊłkǃ-hᴀs. Łēł wūˊna. Duāˊt-hᴀstc
let mourn my grandfathers. Not she is dead. Her aunts
g̣ōc kᴀt îˊsā. He djᴀˊłdakᴀˊt dusᴀˊnî-hᴀstc
have her on their laps. All her father’s brothers
ᴀdjîˊn hᴀs ᴀłʟ̣ēˊkᵘ. Haānqāˊwo ēq uwaguˊt 372-5
hands with her they are shaking. Our chief back has come
ỵīkᴀˊx ỵītūwunīˊgu aosîtīˊn. Haỵīdᴀˊt qoˊa
on you you are mourning he has seen. Now, however,