Julia Starritt: "The Living-house" (1957)

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[1]	pa-'arareekrívraam	uum	pu-'á'hinva-hara	yakún	pa-'íivhar	ipshûunkinich-as
	the-family.house	3.SG	NEG-high-NEG	you.see	the-board	low-PL

The Indian house was not high; you see, the boards were short.

[2]	xás	sú'	u-'íripkurih-va
	then	inside	3s(>3)-dig.hole-ESS

And it was dug down into the ground.

[3]	xás	áachip	ahíram-hi-tih
	then	middle	fireplace-DENOM-DUR

And there was a fireplace in the center.

[4]	xás	pa-'iinâak	íivhar	u-thiiv-árayv-ahi-tih
	then	the-indoors	board	3s(>3)-lie.(of.one.thing)-here.and.there-ESS-DUR

And on the inside boards were placed around.

[5]	xás	pa-mukun-'îirish	uum	vúra	yuux
	then	the-3plPOSS-floor	3.SG	Intensive	dirt

And their floor was just earth.

[6]	xás	vuráakir	u-'íihya	vaa	káan	iinâak
	then	ladder	3s(>3)-stand.(long.object)	so	there	indoors

And a ladder stood there inside.

[7]	xás	vaa	káan	kun-'áhoo-ti	pa-'îikam	tá	kun-vôonupuk-ahaak
	then	so	there	3pl(>3s)-go-DUR	NOMZ-outdoors	PERF	3pl(>3s)-leave.house-when

And they walked on that when they went outside.

[8]	xás	pa-'íivhar	uum	ipshûunkinich-as	p-eekrívraam	u-kyâar-ahi-tih
	then	the-board	3.SG	low-PL	NOMZ-house	3s(>3)-make.with-ESS-DUR

And the boards were short that the house was made with.

[9]	p-eev'ávahkam	ivhara-tírih-shas	u-yaakóo-hi-tih
	the-roof	board-wide-PL	3s(>3)-put.(pl.).on-ESS-DUR

And broad boards were put on the roof.

[10]	xás	pa-mu-chivchákar	káru	uum	ipshûunkinich
	then	the-3sPOSS-door	also	3.SG	low

And their door was low too.

[11]

púxay

vúra

ihyárih-eesh-ara

pa-tá

îim

kúuk

tá

kun-'úum-ahaak

xás

vúra

tá

kun-vôonupuk

not.yet

Intensive

stand-FUT-NEG

NOMZ-PERF

outdoors

to

PERF

3pl(>3s)-arrive-when

then

Intensive

PERF

3pl(>3s)-leave.house

They didn't stand up when they went outside, they just crawled out.

[12]	xás	ás	u-thíiv-ahi-ti	ivíthvaaykam
	then	rock	3s(>3)-lie.(of.one.thing)-ESS-DUR	front.of.house

And rocks were laid in front of the house.

[13]	xás	pa-'iinâak	ah-'ávahkam	u-sasípiithva	taskana-tunvêech-as
	then	the-indoors	fire-over	3s(>3)-spiral.around	pole-small.(pl.)-PL

And on the inside, above the fire, little poles were stretched around.

[14]	xás	u-kyâa-hi-ti	pa-káan	kun-iváxraahmath-ti	pa-'áama	káru	vúra	fâat	vúra	pa-kun-tâarahi-tih
	then	3s(>3)-make-ESS-DUR	NOMZ-there	3pl(>3s)-dry.(something)-DUR	the-salmon	also	Intensive	what	Intensive	NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-have-DUR

And they were made so that they dried fish there and whatever (else) they had.

[15]

xás

âapun

vúra

uum

p-oo-tâayhi-ti

pa-mukun-'ásip

káru

vúra

fâat

vúra

pa-kun-tâarahi-ti

pa-kun-imnísh-eesh

then

on.the.ground

Intensive

3.SG

NOMZ-3s(>3)-be.many-DUR

the-3plPOSS-bowl

also

Intensive

what

Intensive

NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-have-DUR

NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-cook-FUT

And on the floor were their cooking baskets and whatever else they had when they were going to cook.

[16]	xás	pa-'ávansa	vúra	kích	mukun-'ikrívkir	u-tâayhi-ti
	then	the-man	Intensive	only	3plPOSS-disk-seat	3s(>3)-be.many-DUR

And only the men's seats were there.

[17]	pa-'asiktávaan	uumkun	vúra	âapun	pa-kun-'áraarahi-tih
	the-woman	they	Intensive	on.the.ground	NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR

The women sat on the ground.

[18]	hâari	pufích-vaas	u-pathrív-ahi-tih	víri-va	káan	pa-'asiktávaan-sas	kun-'áraarahi-tih
	sometime	deer-blanket	3s(>3)-spread.on-ESS-DUR	so-so	there	the-woman-PL	3pl(>3s)-live.(pl.)-DUR

Sometimes a deerskin blanket was spread, and the women sat on that.

[19]	xás	pa-yupsítanich	uum	thaxtúuy-ak	vúra	sú'	ú-krii
	then	the-baby	3.SG	baby.basket-Locative	Intensive	inside	3s(>3)-live

And the baby was inside a baby-basket.

[20]	xás	kun-íshtaak-ti	hâari	pa-mu-kit-'íin
	then	3pl(>3s)-hold.(person)-DUR	sometime	the-3sPOSS-maternal.grand-relative.through.woman-TOPIC

And sometimes it was held by its grandmother.