Julia Starritt: "Salmon Fishing" (1957)

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[1]	pa-'áraar	uum	pa-'áama	u-kupée-kriihv-ahi-tih
	the-human	3.SG	the-salmon	3s(>3)-MODAL-fish.with.set-net-Modal-DUR

The Indians fished for salmon in a certain way.

[2]	píshiip	imvír	tá	kun-íkyav
	first	fishery	PERF	3pl(>3s)-make

First they made a fishing platform.

[3]	táaskar	kun-ikyâara-tih
	pole	3pl(>3s)-make.with-DUR

It was made of poles.

[4]	ishkêesh-ak	kun-vêehkurih-vu-ti	pa-táaskar
	river-Locative	3pl(>3s)-stick.into-ESS-DUR	the-pole

The poles were stuck into the river.

[5]	xás	sákriv	vúra	tá	kun-vêehkurih-va
	then	hard	Intensive	PERF	3pl(>3s)-stick.into-ESS

And they were stuck in tight.

[6]	xás	pa-mukun-'ikríhar	uum	taskana-tunvêech-as	u-kyâar-ahi-tih
	then	the-3plPOSS-fish.trap	3.SG	pole-small.(pl.)-PL	3s(>3)-make.with-ESS-DUR

And their fish-trap was made of little poles.

[7]	xás	vaa	káan	pa-'urípi	u-nhík-ahi-tih
	then	so	there	the-net	3s(>3)-tie.onto-ESS-DUR

And the net was tied on there.

[8]	púyava	pa-kun-íkriihvu-ti	vaa	káan	kun-kûuntako	pee-mvir-ak-'ípan
	you.see	NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-fish.with.set-net-DUR	so	there	3pl(>3s)-sit.(on)	the-fishery-Locative-end

So when they fished, they sat there on top of the fishing platform.

[9]	púyava	xás	mukun-'urípi	aas	tá	kun-ikríkurih
	you.see	then	3plPOSS-net	water	PERF	3pl(>3s)-set.net

And they set their net into the water.

[10]	xás	pa-'uripih-'ípan	an-xára	u-nhîishrih
	then	the-net-end	string-long	3s(>3)-tie.down

And they tied a long string to the end of the net.

[11]	pa-'urípi	uum	vâaram	u-kyâa-hi-tih
	the-net	3.SG	long	3s(>3)-make-ESS-DUR

The net was made long.

[12]	ipanîich	vúra	uum	chûuyich
	very.end	Intensive	3.SG	narrow

At the far end it was narrow.

[13]	pa-'ávahkam	uum	tírih
	the-over	3.SG	wide

At the top it was wide.

[14]	púyava	pá-'aas	u-kríkurih-va	púyava	pa-'áama	tá	kun-ívyiihraa	xás	urípih-ak	tá	kun-ihmáravar
	you.see	NOMZ-water	3s(>3)-set.net-ESS	you.see	NOMZ-salmon	PERF	3pl(>3s)-come.here.(pl.)	then	net-Locative	PERF	3pl(>3s)-run.in.through.(pl.)

So when they set it into the water, when the salmon came up, then they ran into the net.

[15]	púyava	pa-'ipanîich	pa-'áama	t-u-'uum-áhaak	púyava	pa-'áan	t-óo	kéen
	you.see	NOMZ-very.end	the-salmon	PERF-3s(>3)-arrive-when	you.see	the-string	PERF-3s(>3)	move

When the salmon got to the end, the string quivered.

[16]	púyava	kári	pa-'áraar	pa-'urípi	u-p-ithyúruripaa
	you.see	then	the-human	the-net	3s(>3)-ITER-pull.out

Then the Indian pulled the net out of the water.

[17]	yanavéekva	pa-'áama	su'
	visible	the-salmon	inside

He saw the salmon inside

[18]	púyava	xás	á'	t-óo	thyúruraa
	you.see	then	above	PERF-3s(>3)	pull.up

So he pulled it up (out).

[19]	xás	kári	pa-'áama	áhup	mûuk	t-u-'ákoo
	then	then	the-salmon	wood	with.(by.means.of)	PERF-3s(>3)-club

And he hit the salmon with a stick (to kill it).

[20]	púyava	xás	mâaka	t-óo	skúruhripaa
	you.see	then	little.uphill	PERF-3s(>3)	carry.fish.ashore

Then he carried it ashore.

[21]	víri-va	pa-'áama	kun-kupee-ykár-ahi-tih
	so-so	the-salmon	3pl(>3s)-MODAL-beat-Modal-DUR

They caught the salmon that way.

[22]	kun-ipí-ti	uum	pu-piykár-eesh-ap	pa-káan	asiktávaan	u-vúrayvu-ti-haak
	3pl(>3s)-say-DUR	3.SG	NEG-slaughter-FUT-NEG	NOMZ-there	woman	3s(>3)-go.around-DUR-when

People said they wouldn't catch (anything) if a woman was around there.

[23]	asiktávaan	uum	pu-káan	vúrayvu-tih-ara	pee-mvír-ak
	woman	3.SG	NEG-there	go.around-DUR-NEG	the-fishery-Locative

A woman didn't go around the fishing platform there.

[24]	káru	pu-'aam-tíh-ap	káru	pishpíshih
	also	NEG-eat-DUR-NEG	also	yellowjacket

And (the fishermen) didn't eat honey either.