Daisy Jones: "The Snake People" (1957)

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[1]	ansáfriik	ávansa	u-phikirîih-vu-tih
	Weitchpec	man	3s(>3)-sweat.self-PL.ACT-DUR

A man was sweating himself at Weitchpec.

[2]	xás	p-oo-vôonupuk	káan	u-'áasish
	then	NOMZ-3s(>3)-leave.house	there	3s(>3)-lie.down

And when he came out (of the sweathouse), he lay down there.

[3]	axmáy	kúnish	pay'ôok	fâat	u-pmahóonkoon
	suddenly	sort.of	right.here	what	3s(>3)-feel

Suddenly he sort of felt something right here (on his body).

[4]	xás	vúra	púxay	kêen-ara
	then	Intensive	not.yet	move-NEG

And he didn't stir.

[5]	yánava	ápsuun	ú-muus-tih	ú-muus-tih
	visible	snake	3s(>3)-look.at-DUR	3s(>3)-look.at-DUR

He saw it was a snake, he watched it and watched it.

[6]	chavúra	púxay	xára-hara	axmáy	yeenipaxvúhich	káan	u-'uum
	finally	not.yet	long.time-NEG	suddenly	girl	there	3s(>3)-arrive

Finally it wasn't a long time after, (when) suddenly a little girl arrived there.

[7]	xás	u-piip	nini-'ákah
	then	3s(>3)-say	1sPOSS-father

And she said, "My father!"

[8]	ú-muus-tih	pa-'ávansa
	3s(>3)-look.at-DUR	the-man

She looked at the man.

[9]	xás	u-piip	tá	nee-pítap	um
	then	3s(>3)-say	PERF	2s/3s>1s-know	or

And she said, "Do you know me?"

[10]	xás	u-piip	pûuhara
	then	3s(>3)-say	no

And he said, "No."

[11]	xás	u-piip	niní-taat	ôok	i-músaruk-ap-at
	then	3s(>3)-say	1sPOSS-mother	here	2s(>3)-come.to.see-INV-PAST

And she said, "My mother came to visit you here.

(Bright: "That is, the girl was the offspring from the contact between the man and the snake. Another informant offered the information that the king snake was the species involved.")

[12]	t-ée	má	húm	p-eekrívraam	máruk
	PERF-2s(>3)	see	or	the-house	uphill

Do you see the sweathouse uphill?"

[13]	xás	u-piip	pûuhara
	then	3s(>3)-say	no

And he said, "No."

[14]	yáxa	chími	pa-mí-yuup
	look!	soon	the-2sPOSS-eye

"Look, let me (fix) your eyes."

[15]	xás	u-fúmpuh
	then	3s(>3)-blow

And she blew (on them).

[16]	xás	u-piip	t-ée	má	húm	p-eekrívraam
	then	3s(>3)-say	PERF-2s(>3)	see	or	the-house

And she said, "Do you see the sweathouse (now)?"

[17]	xás	u-piip	hãã
	then	3s(>3)-say	yes

And he said, "Yes."

[18]	xás	u-péer	chôora	máruk
	then	3s(>3)-say.to	let's.go	uphill

And she told him, "Let's go uphill!"

[19]	chémi
	all.right

"All right."

[20]	kun-xákaanha	máruk
	3pl(>3s)-go.with	uphill

They went uphill together.

[21]	xás	yánava	vúra	taay	p-eekrívraam	káru	vúra	taay	pa-'áraar-as
	then	visible	Intensive	much	the-house	also	Intensive	much	the-human-PL

And he saw there were a lot of houses and a lot of people.

[22]	xás	u-péer	chími	ôok	vúra	íkrii	tá	kun-tápkuup	pa-'arara-'íin
	then	3s(>3)-say.to	soon	here	Intensive	live	PERF	3pl(>3s)-like	the-human-TOPIC

And she told him, "Live here!"; the people liked him.

[23]	xás	u-piip	pu-yáv-hara	páykuuk
	then	3s(>3)-say	NEG-good-NEG	over.there

And she said, "That (woman) over there is no good.

[24]	xáyfaat	í-muus-tih
	don't!	2s(>3)-look.at-DUR

Don't look at her!"

(Bright: "The woman indicated is tapas'ápsuun, the rattlesnake.)

[25]	u-piip	athithxuntápan	nú-mkaanvu-tih
	3s(>3)-say	hazelnut	1pl(>3)-gather-DUR

She said, "We're gathering hazelnuts.

[26]	áraar	t-óo	hvaníchviichva	páykuuk	pu-yáv-hara
	human	PERF-3s(>3)	tease	over.there	NEG-good-NEG

That one teases (euphemistic for "bites") people, she's no good.

[27]	víri	naa	tá	ná-'aathva
	so	1sg.	PERF	1s-be.afraid

I'm afraid.

[28]	máruk	hôoyva	ni-'ípahoo	tá	ná-'aathva
	uphill	somewhere	1s(>3)-go.back	PERF	1s-be.afraid

I'm going uphill somewhere; I'm afraid."

[29]	pa-mu-krívraam	u-'íipma
	the-3sPOSS-house	3s(>3)-return

He went back to his house.

[30]	xás	u-piip	naa	vúra	máruk	ni-krêe-vish
	then	3s(>3)-say	1sg.	Intensive	uphill	1s(>3)-live-FUT

And he said, "I'm going to live uphill.

[31]	naa	ôok	tá	koo
	1sg.	here	PERF	all

I'm all through here.

[32]	xáyfaat	ík	kú-ykar	pa-'ápsuun	pa-'ôok	ku-máh-aak
	don't!	must	2pl(>3)-beat	the-snake	NOMZ-here	2pl(>3)-see-when

You mustn't kill the snakes when you see them here."