Yaas: "How Buzzard Became Bald" (1930)

Note: This text retains Harrington's spelling in some cases (e.g., writing double consonants, writing a small y and w for consonants that have these sounds following them). Long vowels, ', ch, th, sh, and accent (where possible) are written using the current spelling system.

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[1]

víri

vaa

mu-'íffuth

pirishkyâarim

ta

'íp

uum

máruk

kúkkuum

kári

vaa

kun-kúpha-'anik

p-eekxaréeyav

atipimámvaan

achvúun

xákkaan

kun-váthth-êen'nik

so

so

3sPOSS-afterward

grizzly

PERF

PAST

3.SG

uphill

again

then

so

3pl(>3s)-do-ANC

the-spirit.person

buzzard

hookbill.salmon

both

3pl(>3s)-fight-ANC

Then after Grizzly Bear was already up the hill, again the Ikxareyavs did it, Buzzard and Hookbill had a fight.

[2]	iim	vúra	îin	pu-n-êekyár-eesh-ara	atipimámvaan	achvúun	ú-peer-anik
	2sg.	Intensive	TOPIC	NEG-2s/3s>1s-beat-FUT-NEG	buzzard	hookbill.salmon	3s(>3)-say.to-ANC

"You are not going to kill me?" said Buzzard to Hookbill.

[3]	xás	achvúun	u-ppiip	naa	îin	pu-kin-îikyár-eesh-ara	vaa	vúra	páy	kyôomahich	nu-níshsh-eesh
	then	hookbill.salmon	3s(>3)-say	1sg.	TOPIC	NEG-1>2s-beat-FUT-NEG	so	Intensive	this	little.bit	1pl(>3)-do-FUT

Then Hookbill said: "I am not going to kill you, this is all that I'm going to do to you."

[4]	xás	u-'êechip	xás	ahíram-ak	ú-yuunkuri	pa-mu-xváa	achvúun	atipimámvaan	mu-xvâa	u-kimfíruraa-nik
	then	3s(>3)-pick.up	then	fireplace-Locative	3s(>3)-put.(long.object).in.fire	the-3sPOSS-head	hookbill.salmon	buzzard	3sPOSS-head	3s(>3)-burn.off.(hair)-ANC

And he picked him up and held his head in the fireplace, Hookbill burnt Buzzard's hair off.

[5]	xás	îim	u-táchyuunnupuk-anik
	then	outdoors	3s(>3)-hit.with.object-ANC

Then he threw him outdoors.

[6]

xás

ú-ppeer-anik

achvúun

îin

kun-íppeer-anik

xáy faat

ík

vúra

ôok

i-páfyuk

iim

vúra

pu-'ôok

vúrayvu-tih-eesh-ara

then

3s(>3)-say.to-ANC

hookbill.salmon

TOPIC

3pl(>3s)-say.to-ANC

don't!

must

Intensive

here

2s(>3)-come.around.again

2sg.

Intensive

NEG-here

go.around-DUR-FUT-NEG

And Hookbill told him: "You must never come around here again, you are not going to come around here."

[7]	viri	ta	xánnahishich	koovúra	kun-íkmuum	achvúun	atipimámvaan	kun-koohímmach'va
	so	PERF	little.while	all	3pl(>3s)-pitch.onto	hookbill.salmon	buzzard	3pl(>3s)-pity

Then they all pitched on to Hookbill, they felt sorry for Buzzard.

[8]

xás

kun-íppéer

iim

kyáru

vura

xáy faat

ík

ôok

i-páfyuk

iim

kyáru

vura

pu-'ôok

ikr-êevish-ara

achvúun

kun-íppéer

then

3pl(>3s)-say.to

2sg.

also

Intensive

don't!

must

here

2s(>3)-come.around.again

2sg.

also

Intensive

NEG-here

live-FUT-NEG

hookbill.salmon

3pl(>3s)-say.to

And they told him: "You yourself must not come around here, you too are not going to stay here," they told Hookbill.

[9]	xás	achvúun	u-ppiip	vaa	vúra	ôok	kun-pakkúriihvu-tih-eesh	nani-pákkuri	xáat	naa	pu-'ôok-hara
	then	hookbill.salmon	3s(>3)-say	so	Intensive	here	3pl(>3s)-sing.songs-DUR-FUT	1sPOSS-song	may	1sg.	NEG-here-NEG

Then Hookbill said: "They will be singing my song, no matter if I am not here."

[10]	kári	xas	achvúun	u-'áhoo-nik
	then	then	hookbill.salmon	3s(>3)-go-ANC

Then Hookbill traveled.

[11]	uum	vúra	vaa	kári	kyáan	kun-pakúriihvu-ti	pa-mu-pákkuri	achvuun
	3.SG	Intensive	so	then	there	3pl(>3s)-sing.songs-DUR	the-3sPOSS-song	hookbill.salmon

They are still singing Hookbill's song there [in the Amekyaram sweathouse].