Nettie Ruben: "Elk Hunting" (1957)

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[1]	íshyuux	kun-iyvúnkurih-vu-ti	pa-chishih-'íin
	elk	3pl(>3s)-chase.into-to-DUR	the-dog-TOPIC

The dogs used to herd elk in (to ravines).

[2]	pa-t-óo	skákavruk	káan	xás	tá	kun-íykar
	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)	jump.down.over	there	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-beat

When (an elk) jumped down over a bank (and disabled itself), then (the dogs) killed it there.

[3]	pa-kári	athkuritárahiv	tá	kun-'ákunvan-va
	NOMZ-then	hunting.season	PERF	3pl(>3s)-go.hunting-PL.ACT

When it was hunting season, they went hunting.

[4]	víri-va	itheekxarám-va	vúra	pa-kun-pikvahrúpukva
	so-so	all.night-Distributive	Intensive	NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-sing.good-luck.songs

They made hunting medicine, night after night.

[5]	púya-va	pa-t-u-súpaah-aak	púya-va	ukráam	kúuk	tá	kun-ihmárava	tá	kun-páatvu-naa	pa-'ávans-as
	and.so-so	NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-become.day-when	and.so-so	lake	to.there	PERF	3pl(>3s)-run.to.there.(pl.)	PERF	3pl(>3s)-bathe-PL	the-man-PL

When day came, they went to a pond, the men bathed.

[6]	xás	aas	kun-'íish-vunaa
	then	water	3pl(>3s)-drink-PL

Then they ate a meal.

[7]	púya-va	aas	tá	kun-píshmara-naa
	and.so-so	water	PERF	3pl(>3s)-finish.drinking-PL

Then they finished eating.

[8]	kári	xás	víri	pa-mukun-xúskaamhar	víri-va	áak	tá	kun-símku	ánam	múuk
	then	then	so	the-3plPOSS-bow	so-so	in.the.fire	PERF	3pl(>3s)-heat.a.bow	medicine	with.(by.means.of)

Then they heated their bows by the fire, with medicine.

[9]	kári	xás	tá	kun-ívyiihship	tá	kun-'ákunvan-va
	then	then	PERF	3pl(>3s)-go.away.(pl.)	PERF	3pl(>3s)-go.hunting-PL.ACT

Then they went off, they went hunting.

[10]	puv-éek	vúra	uchvánihich	t-óo	krii	tá	kun-pavyíhish
	not.yet-must	Intensive	little.bit	PERF-3s(>3)	live	PERF	3pl(>3s)-gather.again.(pl.)

(The sun) was not yet well out, (when) they got back.

[11]	koovúra	pa-'íshyuux	tá	kun-thathvíshriih-va
	all	the-elk	PERF	3pl(>3s)-carry.home.(people)-PL.ACT

They all carried the elk home.

[12]	púya-va	vúra	kich
	and.so-that	Intensive	only

So that's all.