Lame Billy

Gambling medicine formula (1902)

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Text identifier: Ac
Speaker: Lame Billy
Primary documentation: A. L. Kroeber
Project transcription: Andrew Garrett
Manuscript source: A. L. Kroeber, Yurok field notebook 41, pp. 55-58

  1. Chuehl, kel' sonowom', Wohpekuemew ?
    [Gambler:] "Well, where (?) are you, Wohpekumew?
  2. Keech wek he (?) neskwechok' mo keetee yookwechok'.
    I have come here because I am going to gamble.
  3. nuemee megeehl kee nee keetee yookw
    "just starting it for nothing"
  4. Tue wee'eeet wek cho (?) 'ee mehl nes.
    That's why I came here.
  5. Monee (?) 'eeshkuue nee skewokseemek' kee 'n-ookwechok'.
    ... Gradually (?) I want to gamble.
  6. Peesh weetue mehl hekchek'.
    That's why I spoke to you.
  7. Cheeseenee (?)
    I guess you better let me know it.
  8. Nek kwelekw weet sonowok'.
    I am that way.
  9. Wogee nee 'ooleenek', mee' kee 'ooleen' wenchokws.
    I lie down in the middle, and the women lie down on both sides (?).
  10. Peesh weet mehl hekchek'.
    That's why I spoke to you.
  11. Hegey..., wee'eeet kee keech mehl nes.
    I hear it, that's why I came here."
  12. Hes? Kwesee hes wee'eeet mehl nue nes?
    [Spirit:] "Indeed? Is that why you came here?
  13. Taok (?) cheen' wek keech 'o chyuuek'wenek'.
    ... recently I have been sitting here.
  14. Nek kwelekw cheen' newok'.
    I have recently seen.
  15. Kee keetee nuek'wo ke (?) nes.
    You will come here.
  16. Tue' wokhlee, tue' wee' nek sonowok', tue' wee'eeet mehl hekchek'.
    I am glad, that's why I did that, that's why I spoke to you.
  17. Wokhlee.. nuek'wo nes.
    I am glad when you come here.
  18. Chuehl ne'ges 'ne-kaap'ehl!
    Take my plant!
  19. ... weet kee sonowom' kee...
  20. Tue noohl heepuer
  21. Peesh wee'eeet mehl hekchek', 'oloolekweeshol .
    That's why I spoke to you, human being.
  22. Tue chuehl ne'ges 'ne-kaap'ehl! Cho' chpuerkoom' 'ne-kaap'ehl!
    Take my plant! Take care of my plant!
  23. Kowecho 'ahspem' pa'ah! Tue chuehl heemerks'es!
    Don't drink water! Hurry up!
  24. ta... 'ne-kaap', cho' mehl pe'wetewem'!
    you can get my plant here, wash your hands with it!
  25. Chuehl heemerks'es kee hegok'
    Hurry ...
  26. Wokhlee m...
    I am glad ...
  27. yeruek (?) mokee cho' chapok (?) nokseemek' (?) wes'onah so hegoo
    me know ... well, I guess you leave me tobacco.
  28. Cho' nekee... k'e-pe'wechkewek'mehl k'ee 'ne-kaap'!
    Wash your hands every time you are out with my plant!
  29. Chuehl, 'oloolekweeshol', wokhlee' mo nuek'wo neskwechok'.
    Farewell, human, I am glad because you came."