Mamie Offield: "The Perils of Weasel" (1957)

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[1]	kéevniikich	vúra	uum	u-tapkûupu-ti	p-óo-thtii-tih
	old.woman.(dimin.)	Intensive	3.SG	3s(>3)-like-DUR	NOMZ-3s(>3)-gamble-DUR

An old woman liked to gamble.

[2]	pa'-ávansa	káan	t-u-'uum-áhaak	tó-o	piip	íkamish	chími	nu-thtîi-ti
	the-man	there	PERF-3s(>3)-arrive-when	PERF-3s(>3)	say	son-in-law.(dimin.)	soon	1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR

When a man arrived there, she said "Son-in-law, let's gamble!"

[3]	yakún	tá	ní-xraam	pa-naní-'aramah
	you.see	PERF	1s(>3)-bet	the-1sPOSS-child

I'll bet my child.

[4]	púya-va	tá	kun-íthtit
	and.so-so	PERF	3pl(>3s)-gamble

So they gambled.

[5]	púya-va	pa-tó-o	xus	tá	kana-chífich	kári	pa-mu-têenva	tó-o	syuunkiv
	and.so-so	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)	think	PERF	2pl>1s-beat	then	the-3sPOSS-earring	PERF-3s(>3)	pull.out

And when she thought, "I've been beaten," then she pulled off her earrings.

[6]	kári-va	ku-mûuk	tó-o	ktir	áriim	t-u-thantífish
	then-so	3sPOSS-with.(by.means.of)	PERF-3s(>3)	hit.by.throwing	dead	PERF-3s(>3)-knock.down

She hit him with them, knocked him dead.

[7]

púya-va

kúkuum

yítha

t-u'-uum

kúkuum

vúra

vaa

tó-o

pêer

íkamish

chími

nu-thtîi-ti

and.so-so

again

one

PERF-3s(>3)-arrive

again

Intensive

so

PERF-3s(>3)

say.to

son-in-law.(dimin.)

soon

1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR

So again one would arrive, again she would say, "Son in law, let's gamble!"

[8]	chavúra	táay	tó-o	ykar
	finally	much	PERF-3s(>3)	beat

Finally she killed a lot.

[9]	kári	xás	uum	káru	ishímfir	âanaxus
	then	then	3.SG	also	brave	weasel

And Weasel was tough, too.

[10]	kári	xás	u-xus	tîi	kan-imús-an
	then	then	3s(>3)-think	let...	1s(>3)-look.at-go.to

And he thought, "Let me go see her!"

[11]	kári	xás	u-piip	íkamish	chími	nu-thtîi-ti
	then	then	3s(>3)-say	son-in-law.(dimin.)	soon	1pl(>3)-gamble-DUR

And she said, "Son-in-law, let's gamble."

[12]	ta'ítam	kun-ithtít-aheen
	so	3pl(>3s)-gamble-ANT

So they gambled.

[13]	kári	xás	pa-kéevniikich	t-u'-árihish	t-u-pakúriihva	âanaxus	itvaratvárah
	then	then	the-old.woman.(dimin.)	PERF-3s(>3)-sing	PERF-3s(>3)-sing.songs	weasel	itvaratvárah

Then the old woman sang, she sang "âanaxus itvaratvárah."

[14]	kári	xás	âanaxus	uum	káru	t-u-pakúriihva	kéevniikich	tiiptíip'aahrishuk
	then	then	weasel	3.SG	also	PERF-3s(>3)-sing.songs	old.woman.(dimin.)	tiiptíip'aahrishuk

And Weasel sang, too, "kéevniikich tiiptíip'aahrishuk."

[15]	púya-va	pa-kéevniikich	tá	kun-chífich
	and.so-so	the-old.woman.(dimin.)	PERF	3pl(>3s)-beat

Then the old woman was beaten.

[16]	kári	xás	pa-mu-têenva	ú-syuunkiv
	then	then	the-3sPOSS-earring	3s(>3)-pull.out

And she pulled off her earring.

[17]	kári	xás	vaa	ku-mûuk	ú-ktir
	then	then	so	3sPOSS-with.(by.means.of)	3s(>3)-hit.by.throwing

And she hit at him with it.

[18]	âanaxus	ú-svay	u-thanfírip
	weasel	3s(>3)-duck	3s(>3)-miss

Weasel ducked, she missed him.

[19]	kúkuum	kun-p-íthtit
	again	3pl(>3s)-ITER-gamble

They gambled again.

[20]	ápap	kúna	ú-syuunkiv
	one.side	in.addition	3s(>3)-pull.out

She pulled off (the earring) on the other side.

[21]	vaa	kúna	ku-mûuk	ú-ktir
	so	in.addition	3sPOSS-with.(by.means.of)	3s(>3)-hit.by.throwing

She hit at him with it in turn.

[22]	kúkuum	vúra	u-thanfírip
	again	Intensive	3s(>3)-miss

Again she missed him.

[23]	kári	xás	u-píip	pa-kéevniikich	chôora	nani-kinínaasich	iktûunih-i
	then	then	3s(>3)-say	the-old.woman.(dimin.)	let's.go	1sPOSS-pet	carry.down-IMPER

Then the old woman said, "Let's go, bring down my pet.

[24]	yukún	vaa	káan	á'	u-'íithra	murax-'ipaha-'ípan
	you.see	that	there	above	3s(>3)-lie.(liquid)	slippery-tree-end

He's up there at the top of a slippery tree."

[25]	kári	xás	âanaxus	u-vôoruraa
	then	then	weasel	3s(>3)-crawl.up

So Weasel climbed up.

[26]	kári	xás	u-ktûunih
	then	then	3s(>3)-carry.down

And he brought it down.

[27]	yánava	apsunxarah-túnviiv
	visible	long.snake-children

He saw it was baby long-snakes.

[28]	kári	xás	u-pêer	mâa	páy	pa-mi-kinínaasich
	then	then	3s(>3)-say.to	look!	this	the-2sPOSS-pet

And he said, "Here's your pets."

[29]	kári	xás	ú-kvip	pa-kéevniikich
	then	then	3s(>3)-run	the-old.woman.(dimin.)

And then the old woman ran.

[30]	kári	xás	apsunxarah-'îin	kun-'av
	then	then	long.snake-TOPIC	3pl(>3s)-eat

But she was eaten by a long snake