Nettie Ruben: "The Story of Crane" (1957)

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[1]	koovúra	kun-'áraarahi-ti	taayvávan	vúra
	all	3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR	many.people	Intensive

Everyone was (there), lots of people.

[2]	chí	kun-ívyiihshipree-vish	uknamxánahich	káan	chí	kun-'íhuk-vunaa-vish
	soon	3pl(>3s)-go.away.(pl.)-FUT	placename	there	soon	3pl(>3s)-do.flower.dance-PL-FUT

They were going to leave for 'uknamxánahich, they were going to have a flower dance there.

[3]	kári	xás	chémi	kiik-piikívmath-ap
	then	then	all.right	1/3>2pl-put.necklaces.on-INV

And (they said), "All right, put necklaces on them!"

[4]	chémi
	all.right

"All right."

[5]	ta'ítam	kun-píikivshiiprin-aheen
	so	3pl(>3s)-put.necklaces.up.on-ANT

So they put necklaces on.

[6]	xás	chími	áxvaay	nú-piikivmath-i
	then	soon	crane	1pl(>3)-put.necklaces.on-IMPER

And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane."

[7]	kári	xás	ta'ítam	kun-píikivmath-aheen
	then	then	so	3pl(>3s)-put.necklaces.on-ANT

So they put necklaces on him.

[8]	vúra	uum	táay	pa-t-óo	piikívshiip	thíin	axyár	vúra
	Intensive	3.SG	much	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)	put.necklaces.up.on	glands.in.throat	full	Intensive

He had lots of necklaces on, (his neck was) full up to his throat-glands.

[9]	kári	xás	áxvaay	chémi	xás	tá	koo	tá	kun-piikívshiip	koovúra
	then	then	crane	all.right	then	PERF	all	PERF	3pl(>3s)-put.necklaces.up.on	all

And Crane (said), "All right," and that was all, he had on all the necklaces.

[10]	kári	xás	áxvaay	u-hyárihship
	then	then	crane	3s(>3)-stand.up

Then Crane stood up.

[11]	kári	xás	chîimich	sáruk	ník	u-'ákichnim-ach	pa-mú-'iikiv
	then	then	little.bit	downhill	a.little	3s(>3)-lie.coiled-DIM.(verbs)	the-3sPOSS-necklace

And his necklaces were just a little dab down at the bottom (of his neck)

(Bright: "The point is that Crane had his neck retracted when the necklaces were put on. When he stood up, his neck was so long that the necklaces were hardly noticeable.")