Nettie Ruben: "The Origin of the Pikiawish" (1957)

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[1]	p-eekxaréeyav	vúra	uum	kun-ikyâa-nik
	the-spirit.person	Intensive	3.SG	3pl(>3s)-make-ANC

The gods made it.

[2]	fatavéenaan	kun-íkyav
	priest.in.world-renewal	3pl(>3s)-make

They made a priest.

[3]	kári	xás	púyava	máruk	t-u-vâaram	ahíram
	then	then	you.see	uphill	PERF-3s(>3)-go	fireplace

And so he went uphill to the fireplaces.

[4]	kári	xás	tá	koo	t-óo	píinmar
	then	then	PERF	all	PERF-3s(>3)	finish.pikiawish

And then that was all, he ended the world-renewal.

[5]	púyava	yáanchiip	vúra	uum	koovúra	tá	kun-kúhi-naa
	you.see	next.year	Intensive	3.SG	all	PERF	3pl(>3s)-be.sick-PL

Then the next year everybody was sick.

[6]	tá	kun-fíipha	vúra	pa-'áraar-as
	PERF	3pl(>3s)-be.all.gone	Intensive	the-human-PL

The people died off.

[7]	kári	xás	púyava	kúkuum	p-eekxariya'áraar	chí	kam-ikrîish
	then	then	you.see	again	the-medicine.man	soon	3s(>3)-sit.down

And so (the gods thought) "Let the priest take office (lit., sit down) again!"

[8]	kári	xás	kun-piip	hûut	pá-nu-kuph-eesh
	then	then	3pl(>3s)-say	how	NOMZ-1pl(>3)-do-FUT

And they said, "How shall we do?"

[9]	kári	xás	kun-piip	man'áta
	then	then	3pl(>3s)-say	maybe

And they said, "I don't know."

[10]	xás	kun-piip	xâatik	payêem	ikyávaan	ka'íru
	then	3pl(>3s)-say	it's.better	now	maker	also

And they said, "Let there be priestesses too, this time."

[11]	chémi
	all.right

"All right."

[12]	káru	imúsaan	káru	koopitxaaríhvaan	káru	kixáhaan
	also	assistant.priest	also	sweathouse.companion	also	brush.burner

"And an assistant priest, and priest's companions, and brush-burners.

[13]	chémi
	all.right

"All right."

[14]	kári	xás	ta'ítam	u-kûurishrih-een
	then	then	so	3s(>3)-sit.down-ANT

So then he took office.

[15]	xás	kun-'ir
	then	3pl(>3s)-celebrate.world-renewal

And they celebrated the world-renewal.

[16]

púyava

koovúra

tá

kun-'áraarahi-tih

kixáhaan

káru

vúra

imúsaan

káru

ikyávaan

káru

koopitxaaríhvaan

you.see

all

PERF

3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR

brush.burner

also

Intensive

assistant.priest

also

maker

also

sweathouse.companion

And they were all (there), brush-burners and assistant priest, and priestesses, and priest's companions.

[17]	púyava	chavúra	tá	kun-píinmar
	you.see	finally	PERF	3pl(>3s)-finish.pikiawish

So finally they ended the world-renewal.

[18]	xás	kári	púyava	yáanchiip	kúkuum	vaa	tá	kári
	then	then	you.see	next.year	again	so	PERF	then

And then the next year (they did it) again the same way.

[19]

púyava

koovúra

uum

púxay

vúra

yítha-xay

kuhí-tih-ara

pa-'áraar-as

koovúra

vúra

yav

púxay

axvahkán-xay

you.see

all

3.SG

not.yet

Intensive

one-not

be.sick-DUR-NEG

the-human-PL

all

Intensive

good

not.yet

sick-not

And none of all the people was sick, they were all well, they weren't sick.

[20]	kári	xás	kun-piip	vaa	páy	hínupa	uum	p-oo-kupí-tih-eesh
	then	then	3pl(>3s)-say	so	this	surprise	3.SG	NOMZ-3s(>3)-do-DUR-FUT

And they said, "That's the way (Mankind) will do it."

[21]	kári	xás	kun-piip	víri	vaa	yáas	tá	nu-píkyaar
	then	then	3pl(>3s)-say	so	so	only	PERF	1pl(>3)-finish

And they said, "We have just finished.

[22]	pa-yaas'ára	u-'iiníshrih-aak	víri	vaa	pa-kun-kupí-tih-eesh
	NOMZ-rich.person	3s(>3)-come.into.existence-when	so	so	NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-do-DUR-FUT

When Mankind comes into existence, they will do like that.

[23]	púxay	vúra-xay	yaas'ára	axvahkán-xay-heesh-ara
	not.yet	Intensive-not	rich.person	sick-not-FUT-NEG

Mankind will not be sick.

[24]	púyava	vúra	koomahich
	you.see	Intensive	little.bit

So that's all.