Nettie Ruben: "The White Man's Gifts" (1957)

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[1]	kári	pa-'apxantínihich	tá	kun-kôoha	pa-kun-váthii-naa	kári	xás	pa-'áraar	afyíiv	tá	kín-mah
	then	NOMZ-white.man	PERF	3pl(>3s)-stop	NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-fight-PL	then	then	the-human	friend	PERF	3pl>3pl-see

When the white men finished fighting, then they were friendly to the Indians.

[2]	tá	kun-yíchaachha
	PERF	3pl(>3s)-get.together

They got together with them.

[3]	káruma	kári	pa-'áraar-as	kári	pa-'áraar-as	kári	kun-'áathvu-naa-tih
	in.fact	then	the-human-PL	then	the-human-PL	then	3pl(>3s)-be.afraid-PL-DUR

(But) the fact was, the Indians were still afraid.

[4]	kin-ípeen-ti	kêemish	pa-'apxantínihich-as
	3pl>3pl-say.to-DUR	something.dangerous	the-white.man-PL

They were told that the white men were devils.

[5]	kári	p-eeshpúk	tá	kin-'éeh
	then	the-dentalium.shells	PERF	3pl>3pl-give

Then (the whites) gave them money (i.e., coins).

[6]	kun-xú-ti	as
	3pl(>3s)-think-DUR	rock

(The Indians) thought they were rocks.

[7]	púyava	sáruk	astíip	tá	kun-ivyíhish
	you.see	downhill	shore	PERF	3pl(>3s)-get.there.(pl.)

So they went down to the river bank.

[8]	kári	xás	tá	kun-tiishtîishha
	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-skip.rocks

And they skipped them on the water.

[9]	kun-ikvêeshri	pa-'apxantínihich
	3pl(>3s)-spend.night	the-white.man

The white men were camped.

[10]	kári	xás	kin-ipêer	káan	ík	kú-vyiihm-eesh
	then	then	3pl>3pl-say.to	there	must	2pl(>3)-go.to.(pl.)-FUT

And they told (the Indians) to come there.

[11]	kári	xás	kun-ívyiihma
	then	then	3pl(>3s)-go.to.(pl.)

So they came.

[12]	xás	p-eempúr	kin-'ákih
	then	the-flour	3pl>3pl-give.(things).to

And (the whites) gave them flour.

[13]	puvish-tunvêech-as
	bag-small.(pl.)-PL

It was (in) little sacks.

[14]	xás	kun-pávyiihship	pa-'áraar
	then	3pl(>3s)-go.away.again.(pl.)	the-human

Then the Indians went back home.

[15]	xás	pa-kun-pávyiihma	xás	kun-p-iyvêeshrih-va	p-eempúr
	then	NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.)	then	3pl(>3s)-ITER-pour.out-PL.ACT	the-flour

And when they got home, then they poured out the flour.

[16]	kári	xás	pa-makáyvaas	vaa	kích	tápas	kun-íkyav
	then	then	the-cloth	so	only	real	3pl(>3s)-make

And they kept only the cloth.

[17]	vaa	arará-'uup	tá	kun-íkyav
	so	human-possession	PERF	3pl(>3s)-make

They made Indian treasure of it.

[18]	kári	xás	vaa	kúna	tá	kin-'ákih	ipchimákananach
	then	then	so	in.addition	PERF	3pl>3pl-give.(things).to	handkerchief

Then in addition they gave them handkerchiefs.

[19]	kári	xás	víri-va	tá	kun-kuupha	pa-'írahiv	tah	tá	kun-pifkutíshiiprin
	then	then	so-so	PERF	3pl(>3s)-do	the-world-renewal.ceremony	already	PERF	3pl(>3s)-put.on

Then (the Indians) made the world-renewal ceremony, they put (the handkerchiefs) on.

[20]	kári	xás	vaa	vúra	uum	tá	kun-xúusunish	yaas'ára
	then	then	so	Intensive	3.SG	PERF	3pl(>3s)-think.about	rich.person

Then people thought they were rich.

[21]	p-eepchimákananach	tá	kun-ip-tákvar
	the-handkerchief	PERF	3pl(>3s)-ITER-wear.diagonally

They put on the handkerchiefs across their chests.

[22]	p-eepchimákananach	aaxkúnish
	the-handkerchief	red

The handkerchiefs were red.

[23]	p-eempurávaas	pa-t-u-vuhvúhi-naa	púyava	pa-ta-kun-íkviipvarayva	púyava	tá	kun-síchakvutva	vaa	tá	kun-ip-yáfus
	the-flour.sack	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-do.jump.dance-PL	you.see	NOMZ-PERF-3pl(>3s)-carry.blades.in.deerskin.dance	you.see	PERF	3pl(>3s)-put.on.a.belt	so	PERF	3pl(>3s)-ITER-wear.dress

And when they did the deerskin dance, when they carried the obsidian blades, they wore the flour bags around their waist, they put them on that way, as dresses.