Nettie Ruben: "Coyote As Lawmaker" (1957)

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[1]	kunpiip, " xâatik ápap yúruk uvuunúpahitih, káru ápap káruk uvuunôovutih.
	(The gods) said, "Let (the river) flow downstream on one side, and flow upstream on the other side.

[2]	xâatik vaa ukupítih."
	Let it do that."

[3]	kári xás " chémi."
	Then (they said), "All right."

[4]	vaa uum vúra payúruk tá kunvíitrup tuthívruuhrup yúruk.
	When they traveled downstream by boat, they floated downstream.

[5]	ithyáruk kúna úpviitrooveesh, uthívruuhrooveesh káru, káruk uvuunôovahiti pa'íshaha.
	They would travel back upstream on the other side, they would float upstream also, the water was flowing upstream.

[6]	kári xás pihnêefich upiip, " pûuhara.
	Then Coyote said, "No.

[7]	xáyfaat vaa ukupítih.
	Let it not do that.

[8]	koovúra yúruk kámvuunupahitih.
	Let it all flow downstream.

[9]	vaa uum vúra káan ifmaarápiit kamíktaatroovutih, káruk uvítroovutih."
	Let the new married man push his way upstream there, (when) he is traveling upstream."

[10]	kári xás kúna kunpiip, " asiktávaan pamukun'átimnam máruk tá kunsánaan.
	And next they said, "Women carry their burden-baskets uphill.

[11]	púyava máruk xás áhup sú' tá kunmáhyaan, túr tá kuníkyav.
	Uphill they put wood in them, they make a basket-load.

[12]	kári xás tá kunpávyiihship pa'asiktávaansa.
	Then the women leave for home.

[13]	kári xás vaa vúra káan tá kun'íitshur pamukúntur."
	And they leave their basket-loads there."

[14]	xás kunpiip, " vaa vúra kun'írunaatiheesh patur."
	And then they said, "The basket-loads will walk (home by themselves)."

[15]	kári xás pihnêefich upiip, " xáyfaat, pûuhara.
	Then Coyote said, "No, don't.

[16]	vúra uum yararápiit vúra kámtuuntih."
	Let the new married woman be carrying it."

[17]	kári xás vaa ukupíti payêem, tá pu'áhootihara patur.
	So now she does that, the basket-load doesn't walk anymore.