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' so-no-wom', Woh-pe-kue-mew ?
    [Gambler:] "Well, where (?) are you, Wohpekumew?
  2. Keech wek he (?) nes-kwe-chok' mo kee-tee yoo-kwe-chok'.
    I have come here because I am going to gamble.
  3. nue-mee me-geehl kee nee kee-tee yookw
    "just starting it for nothing"
  4. Tue wee-'eeet wek cho (?) 'ee mehl nes.
    That's why I came here.
  5. Mo-nee (?) 'eesh-kuue nee ske-wok-see-mek' kee n'oo-kwe-chok'.
    ... Gradually (?) I want to gamble.
  6. Peesh wee-tue mehl hek-chek'.
    That's why I spoke to you.
  7. Chee-see-nee (?)
    I guess you better let me know it.
  8. Nek kwe-lekw weet so-no-wok'.
    I am that way.
  9. Wo-gee nee 'oo-lee-nek', mee' kee 'oo-leen' wen-chokws.
    I lie down in the middle, and the women lie down on both sides (?).
  10. Peesh weet mehl hek-chek'.
    That's why I spoke to you.
  11. He-gey..., wee-'eeet kee keech mehl nes.
    I hear it, that's why I came here."
  12. Hes? Kwe-see hes wee-'eeet mehl nue nes?
    [Spirit:] "Indeed? Is that why you came here?
  13. Taok (?) cheen' wek keech 'o chyuuek'-we-nek'.
    ... recently I have been sitting here.
  14. Nek kwe-lekw cheen' ne-wok'.
    I have recently seen.
  15. Kee kee-tee nuek'-wo ke (?) nes.
    You will come here.
  16. Tue' wok-hlee, tue' wee' nek so-no-wok', tue' wee-'eeet mehl hek-chek'.
    I am glad, that's why I did that, that's why I spoke to you.
  17. Wok-hlee.. nuek'-wo nes.
    I am glad when you come here.
  18. Chuehl ne'-ges 'nekaap-'ehl!
    Take my plant!
  19. ... weet kee so-no-wom' kee...
  20. Tue noohl hee-puer
  21. Peesh wee-'eeet mehl hek-chek', 'o-loo-le-kwee-shol .
    That's why I spoke to you, human being.
  22. Tue chuehl ne'-ges 'nekaap-'ehl! Cho' chpuer-koom' 'ne-kaap-'ehl!
    Take my plant! Take care of my plant!
  23. Ko-we-cho 'ahs-pem' pa-'ah! Tue chuehl hee-merks-'es!
    Don't drink water! Hurry up!
  24. ta... 'nekaap', cho' mehl pe'-we-te-wem'!
    you can get my plant here, wash your hands with it!
  25. Chuehl hee-merks-'es kee he-gok'
    Hurry ...
  26. Wok-hlee m...
    I am glad ...
  27. ye-ruek (?) mo-kee cho' cha-pok (?) nok-see-mek' (?) wes-'o-nah so he-goo
    me know ... well, I guess you leave me tobacco.
  28. Cho' ne-kee... k'e-pe'-wech-ke-wek'mehl k'ee 'nekaap'!
    Wash your hands every time you are out with my plant!
  29. Chuehl, 'o-loo-le-kwee-shol', wok-hlee' mo nuek'-wo nes-kwe-chok'.
    Farewell, human, I am glad because you came."