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1. káru    pa'axíitichas    uum    ataynamtunvêech    kunpárihish    also    the.children    3.SG    Pleiades    they.transformed.into.it

   And the children turned into the Pleiades. Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text

2. apsunmunukich    xas    upárihishrihanik    vaa    vura    kaan    asivsúruk    utápichkaanik    racer.snake    then    he.transformed.into    so    Intensive    there    under.a.rock    he.slipped.to

   Then he turned into apsunmunukich (snake species) right there, he went in under the overhanging rocks. Source: Phoebe Maddux, "How Western Yellow-Bellied Racer was Transformed" (JPH_KIM-10) | read full text

3. xás    uum    vúra    váa    póokfuukraanik    pirishkâarim    upárihishrihanik    then    3.SG    Intensive    so    when.he.climbed.up.from.downhill    grizzly    he.was.transformed.into

   And when he climbed up slope he was metamorphosed into the grizzly bear. Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text

4. kári    xás    upiip    sah'ahupyâamach    kanpárihish    then    then    he.said    pretty.driftwood    let.me.transform!

   And he said, "Let me turn into a pretty piece of driftwood!" Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

5. kári    xás    sah'ahupyâamach    vaa    upárihish    then    then    pretty.driftwood    so    he.transformed.into.it

   And he turned into a pretty piece of driftwood. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

6. xás    pihnêefich    uxús    chími    ahupyâamach    kanpárihish    then    coyote    he.thought    soon    a.pretty.stick    let.me.be.transformed!

   And Coyote thought, "Let me become a pretty stick! Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text

7. xás    tóo    píip    ahupyâamach    kanpárihish    then    he.had    say    a.pretty.stick    let.me.become.it!

   And he said, "Let me become a pretty stick. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

8. ahupyâamach    vúra    nipárihishrih    pretty.stick    Intensive    I.become.it

   (He said), "Let me turn into a pretty stick." Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

9. áraar    tóo    párihish    uum    vúra    tóo    párihish    human    he.had    be.transformed    3.SG    Intensive    he.had    be.transformed

   He turned back into a person, he turned back into himself. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text

10. xás    upíip    chími    yíth    kanpárihish    then    he.said    soon    other    let.me.become.it!

    And he said, "Let me turn into someone else!" Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

11. yaas'arah'ávansa    kanpárihish    rich.man    let.me.become.it!

    Let me turn into a rich man! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text

12. víri    poopítithun    yánava    pamukústaan    asaxyípit    tóo    párihish    so    when.she.looks.around    visible    her.sister    quartz    PERF    be.transformed

    When she looked around, she saw her sister had turned to quartz. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

13. xás    sâamvanihich    pamukunchíshii    vaa    káru    asaxyípit    tóo    párihish    then    a.little.downhill    their.dog    that    also    quartz    PERF    be.transformed

    And a little downhill, their dog had turned to quartz. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text

14. kári    xás    vaa    káan    asaxyípit    upárihish    then    then    that    there    quartz    she.is.transformed

    Then she turned to quartz there. Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text