Phoebe Maddux: "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (1932)

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[1]	uknîi
	once.upon.a.time

Uknîi.

[2]	xás	pihnêefich	panámniik	u-'íhukar-anik	uum	masuh'ára-hanik	pihnêefich
	then	coyote	Orleans	3s(>3)-go.flower-dancing-ANC	3.SG	Konornihu.Shastan.Indian-ANC	coyote

Then Coyote went to attend a flower dance at Orleans, he was a Salmon River person, Coyote was.

[3]	xás	váa	káan	kâarim	u-kupavêenah-anik
	then	that	there	bad	3s(>3)-do-ANC

Then he did not do right there.

[4]	mâa-va	yúruk	u-kvíriprup-anik
	here!-INDEF	downriver	3s(>3)-run.off..downriver-ANC

Then he ran down river.

[5]	xás	kun-'áharam-anik
	then	3pl(>3s)-follow-ANC

Then they followed him.

[6]	chavúra	xôoxhirak	u-kvíripm-anik
	finally	Martin's.Ferry	3s(>3)-run.to-ANC

Then he ran as far as Martin's Ferry.

[7]	yánava	káan	ikmaháchraam	u-'íikra
	visible	there	sweathouse	3s(>3)-stand.(house)

Behold he saw a sweathouse standing there.

[8]	ta'ítam	vaa	káan	su'	u-'árih-ivrath-aheen
	so	that	there	inside	3s(>3)-jump-over-ANT

Then he jumped inside of it there.

[9]	u-xús	chími	kán-'aasish	ôok	p-eekmaháchraam
	3s(>3)-think	soon	1s(>3)-lie.down	here	the-sweathouse

He thought: "Let me lie down here, in the sweathouse."

[10]	vúra	vaa	mu-'ánav-hanik	pa-'ámtaap
	Intensive	that	3sPOSS-medicine-ANC	the-dust

Now ashes were his medicine.

[11]	ta'ítam	u-pi-patva-th-vâan-aheen	pa-'ámtaap
	so	3s(>3)-ITER-bathe-?-REFL-ANT	the-dust

So he rubbed ashes all over himself.

[12]	xás	u-píip	pihnîich	kúnish	kan-íyruuhriv-i
	then	3s(>3)-say	old.man	sort.of	1s(>3)-(sg.).lie-IMPER

Then he said: "Let me lie down like an old man."

[13]	îifiti	tá	xánahishich	chími	axmay	u-rikirikiha
	sure.enough	PERF	little.while	soon	suddenly	3s(>3)-be.sound.of.footsteps

A while afterwards all at once there was a sound of people walking.

[14]	hínupa	tá	kun-íhmaruk
	surprise	PERF	3pl(>3s)-come.running.(pl.)

They were the ones that were following him (they were already on the roof).

[15]	chími	axmay	ára	u-tnûupni
	soon	suddenly	person	3s(>3)-look.through

Then all at once some one looked in.

[16]	îifiti	kun-xusêer	pihnîichich
	sure.enough	3pl(>3s)-think.about	old.man

Then they thought it was an old man.

[17]	xás	vúra	púxay	thitív-ara
	then	Intensive	not.yet	hear-NEG

Then he made believe he could not understand.

[18]	kíri	kana-xusêer	p-u-thitíim-tih-ara
	I.wish	3pl>1s-think.about	NEG-3s(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG

"I wish they would think about me that I can not understand."

(Harrington's translation of this sentence is "Would that they think he can not understand." It has been changed here to better reflect the sense.)

[19]	víri	uum	vúra	u-'íhivrik	yuhih	mûuk	iiv	u-mahavrik-tih
	so	3.SG	Intensive	3s(>3)-answer	Yurok.language	with.(by.means.of)	meaning.unknown	3s(>3)-see.coming-DUR

He answered in Yurok, he was groaning.

(Harrington's translation of this sentence is "He answered as if he was sick, groaningly." It has been changed here to better reflect the Karuk.)

[20]	kári	xas	kun-piip	chími	nu-'írunaa	pay	uum	vúra	pihnîichich
	then	then	3pl(>3s)-say	soon	1pl(>3)-go.(pl.)	this	3.SG	Intensive	old.man

Then they said: "Let's travel; it is some old man."

[21]	kupánakanakana
	the.end

Kupánakanakana.

[22]	pihnêefich	u-kúpha-anik	amtaap	u-pâatv-anik
	coyote	3s(>3)-do-ANC	dust	3s(>3)-bathe-ANC

Coyote did that, he bathed with ashes.