Julia Starritt: "Coyote's Journey" (1957)

Primary participants: Julia Starritt (speaker), William Bright (researcher)
Date: 1957
Project identifier: WB_KL-04
Publication details: William Bright, The Karok Language (1957), pp. 176-181, Text 4
Additional contributor: Erik Maier (annotator)

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[1]	pihnêefich	uum	ishpukéekyav	tóo	thvoonha
	coyote	3.SG	money-making	he.had	be.eager.(to.do)

Coyote wanted to make money.

[2]	xás	upíip	kahyúras	tá	nivâaram	ishpúk	tá	nikyáar
	then	he.said	Klamath.Lakes	PERF	I.leave	dentalium.shells	PERF	I.go.in.order.to.get.it

And he said, "I'm leaving for Klamath Lakes, I'm going to make money."

[3]	xás	u'árihroov	upakurîihvutih
	then	he.went.upriver	he.was.singing.songs

And he went upriver, he was singing.

[4]	kahyúras	nivâarameesh	ishpúk	nikyâareesh
	Klamath.Lakes	I.will.leave	dentalium.shells	I.will.go.to.get.it

"I'll leave for Klamath Lakes, I'll go make money."

[5]	xás	vúra	yíiv	káruk	tu'árihroov
	then	Intensive	far	upriver	he.had.gone.upriver

And he went a long ways upriver.

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[6]	xás	kâam	útroovutih
	then	little.upriver	he.was.looking.upriver

And he looked upriver.

[7]	káan	ípaha	u'íihya
	there	tree	it.stood

A tree stood there.

[8]	yánava	itráhyar	akváat	kun'irukûuntakoo
	visible	ten	raccoon	they.were.sitting.on.it

He saw ten raccoons sitting.

[9]	xás	upíip	yéehe	yôotva
	then	he.said	well	hurray!

And he said, "Well, hurray!

[10]	poorápiit	nikyâavish	káru	vúra	nanivoonvánaach	káru	akvákir	káru	vúra	naniyukúkuh
	new.pants	I.will.make.it	also	Intensive	my.shirt	also	quiver	also	Intensive	my.shoes

I'll make new pants and my shirt and a quiver and my shoes."

[11]	xás	upixivshúroo	pamúsaanva
	then	he.ripped.them.off	his.clothes

And he ripped off his clothes.

[12]	xás	u'ixaxáxax	vúra	tûupichas
	then	he.tore.them.into.bits	Intensive	small.ones

And he tore them into little pieces.

[13]	xás	sáruk	uxyáfakoo
	then	downhill	he.threw.them.downhill

And he threw them downhill.

[14]	xás	íishkar	upihyárihish
	then	naked	he.stood.still

And he stood naked.

[15]	xás	kári	ta'ítam	chími	kankúniihki	hínupa	páy	tóo	kfíripriv
	then	then	so	soon	let.me.shoot.at.it!	surprise	this	he.had	miss.(in.shooting)

And then (he said), "Let me shoot (one)," but he missed.

[16]	xás	paakváat	sáruk	uskákunih
	then	the.raccoon	downhill	it.jumped.downhill

And the raccoon jumped downhlll.

[17]	xás	kúkuum	vúra	yíth	ukúniihka
	then	again	Intensive	other	he.shot.at.it

And he shot at another one.

[18]	kúkuum	vúra	uum	uskákunih
	again	Intensive	3.SG	it.jumped.downhill

It too jumped down.

[19]	xás	koovúra	too	kfíriprin
	then	all	he.had	miss.(in.shooting)

And he missed them all.

[20]	xás	vúra	kâarim	tóo	pmahóonkoon
	then	Intensive	bad	he.had	feel

Then he felt bad.

[21]	xás	sâam	ukfúkunih
	then	little.downhill	he.crept.downhill

And he crept downhill.

[22]	xás	upífik	koovúra	pamusanveeshxaxáxax
	then	he.picked.them.up.again	all	his.torn-up.clothes

And he picked up his torn-up clothes.

[23]	xás	ta'ítam	upiptákithvaheen
	then	so	he.mended.them

And then he mended them.

[24]	xás	íp	táay	áan	usáanvutihat	káruma	vaa	íp	uvúpareeshat	pamúspuk
	then	PAST	much	string	he.was.carrying.it	in.fact	that	PAST	he.was.going.to.string.his.money.with.it	his.money

He was carrying a lot of thread, that's what he was going to string his money with.

[25]	xás	upasasîip
	then	he.put.(clothing).on

And he put his clothes on.

[26]	xás	u'árihroov
	then	he.went.upriver

And he traveled upriver.

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[27]	xás	vúra	tóo	xúriha
	then	Intensive	he.had	be.hungry

And he got hungry.

[28]	xás	yánava	káan	uxráa	tóo	mtup
	then	visible	there	berry	he.had	be.ripe

And he saw berries ripe there.

[29]	xás	u'áamva
	then	he.ate.them

And he ate them.

[30]	yánava	káan	u'íinvahitih
	visible	there	there.was.a.forest.fire

He saw there was a forest fire there.

[31]	yánava	vúra	táay	páxaath	tóo	mtupíshriihva	xás	vúra	amáyav	kunish
	visible	Intensive	much	the.grasshoppers	it.had	been.cooked	then	Intensive	good-tasting	sort.of

He saw lots of grasshoppers cooked, and they were sort of good-tasting.

[32]	xás	ta'ítam	u'aamváheen
	then	so	he.ate.them

And so he ate them.

[33]	xás	vúra	taay	u'av
	then	Intensive	much	he.ate.it

And he ate a whole lot.

[34]	xás	vúra	hûutva	tu'iin	púxay	ta'ítam	yâavahitihara
	then	Intensive	somehow	it.had.been.wrong.with.him	not.yet	so	he.was.not.getting.enough

But what was the matter with him? he wasn't getting full.

[35]	xás	ífuthkam	kúuk	upitvûutih
	then	behind	to	he.looked.backwards

And he looked behind him.

[36]	yánava	páxaath	vaa	vúra	ukupa'íshipithunahiti	pookupavúrayvahitiheen
	visible	the.grasshoppers	so	Intensive	it.was.strung.around.that.way	where.he.had.been.wandering.like.that

He saw the grasshoppers strung around where he had been wandering.

[37]	xás	ta'ítam	uturáayvaheen
	then	so	he.looked.around

So then he looked around.

[38]	xás	yánava	káan	axvaha'ípaha	u'íihya
	then	visible	there	pitch.tree	it.stood

And he saw a pitch tree standing there.

[39]	yánava	axvahátaay
	visible	a.lot.of.pitch

He saw there was a lot of pitch.

[40]	xás	chími	kanipshivshápvaani
	then	soon	let.me.plug.myself.up

So (he said), "Let me plug myself up."

[41]	xás	kúkuum	u'ípav
	then	again	he.ate.again

Then he ate again.

[42]	xás	vúra	chéemyaach	uyâavaha
	then	Intensive	quickly	he.got.enough

And he quickly got full.

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[43]	xás	axmáy	vúra	uthítiv	ishnur
	then	suddenly	Intensive	he.heard.it	thunder

And suddenly he heard thundering.

[44]	xás	upíip	hôoy	vúra	kumeethívthaaneen	usnúrutih
	then	he.said	where	Intensive	its.country	it.is.thundering

And he said, "It's thundering somewhere in the country."

[45]	xás	axmáy	vúra	anoo	anoo	tá	néemchak
	then	suddenly	Intensive	ouch!	ouch!	PERF	I'm.burnt

And suddenly (he said), "Ouch! ouch! I'm burnt!"

(Bright: "anoo! 'ouch!' is used when a person is burned. Other types of pain occasion the response akee!")

[46]	xás	upitvâavraa
	then	he.looked.back.over.his.shoulder

He looked back over (his shoulder).

[47]	yánava	tá	ná'iinka
	visible	PERF	I'm.on.fire

He saw, (he said), "I'm burning!"

[48]	xás	âapun	ukyívish	xás	ukrivrúhuthun
	then	on.the.ground	he.fell.down	then	he.rolled.around

And he fell to the ground, and he rolled about.

[49]	xás	úmsip	pá'aah
	then	it.was.extinguished	the.fire

Then the fire went out.

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[50]	xás	kári	upvâaram	xás	vúra	u'ípahoo
	then	then	he.went.again	then	Intensive	he.traveled.again

So then he went off again, and he traveled again.

[51]	xás	vúra	xára	u'áhoo
	then	Intensive	long.time	he.traveled

And he traveled a long time.

[52]	xás	vúra	íshaha	tóo	xra	puxich
	then	Intensive	water	he.had	thirst.for	very.much

And he got very thirsty.

[53]	xás	pamúprii	vúra	puxích	tuváxrah
	then	his.tongue	Intensive	very.much	it.was.dry

His tongue was very dry.

[54]	xás	yánava	káan	ikmaháchraam	u'íikra
	then	visible	there	sweathouse	it.stood

And he saw a sweathouse standing there.

[55]	xás	yanava	káan	ára	upíkniihvutih	upakurîihvutih
	then	visible	there	person	he.was.sweating.himself	he.was.singing.songs

And he saw a person was sweating himself there, he was singing.

[56]	káruma	vúra	tuthapáxrah
	in.fact	Intensive	he.was.very.thirsty

(Coyote) was terribly thirsty.

[57]	xás	yánava	káan	axak'ásip	axrát'aas	utháthriin
	then	visible	there	two.baskets	gooseberry.juice	they.stood

And he saw two baskets of berry juice sitting there.

[58]	xás	upíip	yôotva	nâachish	mu'íshaha	chí	ni'ísheesh
	then	he.said	hurray!	little.nephew	his.juice	soon	I.will.drink.it

And he said, "Hurray, I'll drink nephew's juice!

[59]	chími	chîimich	vúra	kanpakatkâatih
	soon	little.bit	Intensive	let.me.taste.it!

Let me just taste a little."

[60]	xás	kúkuum	vúra	xâatik	vúra	kumatêeshich	kan'îishi
	then	again	Intensive	it's.better	Intensive	still.more	let.me.drink.it!

And again (he said), "Let me drink a little more."

[61]	xás	áxak	vúra	pa'ásip	u'íshfip
	then	two	Intensive	the.baskets	he.drank.them.up

And he drank up both bowls.

[62]	xás	upíip	náachish	xáyfaat	ík	vúra	neexviphûunish
	then	he.said	little.nephew	don't!	must	Intensive	you.get.angry.at.me

Then he said, "Nephew, you mustn't get angry at me!"

[63]	xás	kári	u'árihroov
	then	then	he.went.upriver

And he traveled upriver.

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[64]	xás	pamúnaath	u'árihrupuk
	then	his.nephew	he.came.outside

Then his "nephew" came outdoors.

[65]	xás	uxús	chí	kan'îishi
	then	he.thought	soon	let.me.drink!

And he thought, "Let me drink!"

[66]	xás	yánava	pa'ásip	áruun	kuniphíriv
	then	visible	the.baskets	empty	they.were.lying

And he saw the baskets lying empty.

[67]	xás	upíip	yáxa	áta	uum	papihneefich'îin	tá	nasítviik
	then	he.said	look!	maybe	3.SG	Coyote	PERF	he.stole.it.from.me

And he said, "Look, I'll bet Coyote stole it from me.

[68]	kínikini	vúra	uum	uvaxrahchákeesh
	I.wish.that	Intensive	3.SG	he.will.have.his.throat.close.up.with.thirst

Let him die of thirst!

[69]	xáyfaat	ík	vúra	íshaha	umah
	don't!	must	Intensive	water	he.finds

He mustn't find any water.

[70]	koovúra	ík	pa'íshaha	uváxraahvunaavish
	all	must	the.water	it.will.dry.up

All the water must dry up."

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[71]	xás	pihnêefich	u'árihroov
	then	coyote	he.went.upriver

And Coyote traveled upriver.

[72]	xás	íshaha	tóo	xrah
	then	water	he.had	thirst.for

And he got thirsty.

[73]	xás	vaa	vúra	u'áhootih
	then	so	Intensive	he.was.traveling

But he just kept traveling.

[74]	xás	vúra	puxích	tóo	xrah	xás	chími	íshaha	kan'îishi
	then	Intensive	very.much	he.had	thirst.for	then	soon	water	let.me.drink.it!

Then he got very thirsty, and (he thought) "Let me drink water!"

[75]	xás	ta'ítam	upátumkuriheen
	then	so	he.put.his.mouth.in.water

So he put his mouth down to the water.

[76]	xás	ámtaap	kích	úkpuupvar	apmaan
	then	dust	only	it.puffed.into.it	mouth

And just dust puffed into his mouth.

[77]	xás	yánava	pa'íshaha	sáruk	tuvúunfak
	then	visible	the.water	downhill	it.had.flowed.downhill

And he saw the water flowing away downhill.

[78]	xás	u'áharam
	then	he.chased.it

So he chased it.

[79]	xás	ník	tóo	kfuukiraa
	then	a.little	he.had	grab

And he grabbed at it.

[80]	xás	ivaxraháriik	tóo	skákish
	then	dry.place	he.had	jump.and.land

But he landed on dry ground.

[81]	xás	pa'íshaha	tuvúunfak
	then	the.water	it.had.flowed.downhill

And the water flowed away downhill.

[82]	xás	upíip	vúra	xâatik
	then	he.said	Intensive	it's.better

And he said, "Let it go.

[83]	miník	ni'ísheesh	kâam
	of.course	I.will.drink	little.upriver

I'll drink upriver a ways."

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[84]	xás	u'árihroov
	then	he.went.upriver

And he traveled upriver.

[85]	xás	uthítiv	páthuuf	uvúrunihva
	then	he.heard.it	that.a.creek	it.was.flowing.downhill

And he heard a creek flowing down.

[86]	xás	ukvíripship
	then	he.started.to.run

And he broke into a run.

[87]	xás	upíip	pananívaas	nipaathkúriheesh
	then	he.said	my.blanket	I.will.throw.it.into.water

And he said, "I'll throw my blanket in the water."

[88]	xás	múvaas	upaathkúrih
	then	his.blanket	he.threw.it.into.water

And he threw his blanket in.

[89]	xás	ámtaap	kích	ukpúpusip
	then	dust	only	it.puffed.up

But just dust puffed up.

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[90]	xás	vúra	chími	u'íveesh	kóova	tuvaxráhchak
	then	Intensive	soon	he.was.going.to.die	so	he.had.his.throat.close.up.with.thirst

And he was about to die, he was so thirsty.

[91]	xás	upíip	payêem	nivôoruraavish	pa'ípaha
	then	he.said	now	I.will.climb.up.it	the.tree

And he said, "Now I'll climb a tree.

[92]	xasík	pananívaas	nipaathkúriheesh
	then.(future)	my.blanket	I.will.throw.it.into.water

Then I'll throw my blanket in the water."

[93]	xás	kúkuum	uthítiv	páthuuf
	then	again	he.heard.it	the.creek

So he heard a creek again.

[94]	xás	uchunvákir	vúra	kacha'îimich
	then	he.sneaked.up.on.it	Intensive	gently

And he sneaked up slowly.

[95]	xás	á'	uvôoruraa	ípahak
	then	above	he.climbed.up	at.the.tree

And he climbed up a tree.

[96]	xás	ta'ítam	pamúvaas	upaathkúriheen
	then	so	his.blanket	he.threw.it.into.water

And then he threw his blanket in.

[97]	xás	kúkuum	vúra	ámtaap	kích	ukpúpusip	pookyívish
	then	again	Intensive	dust	only	it.puffed.up	when.it.fell.down

And again just dust puffed up when it fell.

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[98]	xás	vúra	uum	hûut	chími	u'îineesh	pamúprii	vúra	tuváxrah
	then	Intensive	3.SG	how	soon	he.will.do	his.tongue	Intensive	it.was.dry

What was he to do? His tongue was just dry.

[99]	xás	yánava	tá	ni'úum	kahyúras
	then	visible	PERF	I.arrived	Klamath.Lakes

Then he saw, (he said), "I've reached Klamath Lakes!"

[100]	xás	vúra	tá	pu'áhootihara	vúra	tóo	kfuuktih
	then	Intensive	PERF	he.was.not.walking	Intensive	he.had	been.crawling

And he wasn't walking any more, he was creeping by now.

[101]	xás	kári	ikúkak	úkfuukar
	then	then	on.a.log	he.crawled.across.water

And he crept out on a log.

[102]	xás	u'ísh
	then	he.drank

And he drank.

[103]	xás	pooptáchvaayship	xás	kúkuum	vúra	u'ish
	then	after.he.raised.himself.up.again	then	again	Intensive	he.drank

After he raised up, he drank again.

[104]	xás	vaa	kári	pupikvaayshípreera	úuth	úkyiimkar
	then	so	then	he.did.not.rise.up.again	out.to.water	he.fell.into.the.river

Then he couldn't raise up any more, he fell into the river.

[105]	xás	usíinvar
	then	he.drowned

And he drowned.

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[106]	xás	uthívruuhvarak
	then	he.floated.down.from.upriver

So he floated down from upriver.

[107]	xás	tá	íshyaav
	then	PERF	winter

And it was winter by now.

[108]	xás	too	mah	astíip	sah'áhup	kunikyáavunaatih
	then	he.had	see	shore	driftwood	they.were.gathering.it

And he saw, they were gathering driftwood on the shore.

[109]	xás	tóo	píip	ahupyâamach	kanpárihish
	then	he.had	say	a.pretty.stick	let.me.become.it!

And he said, "Let me become a pretty stick.

[110]	vaa	uum	kana'êethripaavish
	so	3.SG	they.will.take.me.out

Then they'll hook me out."

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[111]	púyava	tá	kunmah	pa'ahupyâamach	tuthívruuhvarak
	you.see	PERF	they.saw.it	the.pretty.stick	it.had.floated.down.from.upriver

Then they saw it, the pretty stick floating down from upriver.

[112]	xás	tá	kunpíip	yáxa	pa'ahupyâamach	tuthívruuhvarak
	then	PERF	they.said	look!	the.pretty.stick	it.has.floated.down.from.upriver

And they said, "Look at the pretty stick floating down!

[113]	chími	nu'êethripaa
	soon	let's.take.it.out!

Let's take it out!"

[114]	xás	axmáy	vúra	pa'áhup	tóo	skaksîip
	then	suddenly	Intensive	the.stick	it.had	jump.upward

And suddenly the stick jumped up.

[115]	xás	tá	kunpíip	eee	naa	nipêesh	pihnêefich
	then	PERF	they.said	oh!	1sg.	I.will.say	coyote

And they said, "Ah, I'll bet it's Coyote!

[116]	úuth	kiikpípaathkan
	out.to.water	you.all.throw.it.back.into.the.river!

Throw it back into the river!"

[117]	púyava	xás	kunpípaathkar
	you.see	then	they.threw.it.back.in.the.river

So they threw it back in.

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[118]	xás	vúra	tuthívruuhvarak
	then	Intensive	he.had.floated.down.from.upriver

So he floated down from upriver.

[119]	xás	yurástiim	uthivrúhish
	then	seashore	he.floated.ashore

And he floated ashore on the seashore.

[120]	xás	mâaka	uthívruuhripaa
	then	little.uphill	he.floated.toward.shore

He floated up on land.

[121]	xás	úkfuukripaa
	then	he.crawled.ashore

And he crawled ashore.

[122]	xás	yánava	káan	ára	kun'áraarahitih
	then	visible	there	person	they.were.living

And he saw people were living there.

[123]	yánava	káan	ikmaháchraam	u'íikra
	visible	there	sweathouse	it.stood

He saw a sweathouse standing there.

[124]	xás	utfúnukva
	then	he.looked.inside

So he looked in.

[125]	xás	yánava	éeruun	vúra	impukáchnihich
	then	visible	vacant	Intensive	nice.warm.place

And he saw it was vacant, it was a nice warm place.

[126]	xás	úkfuukfuruk
	then	he.crawled.inside

So he crawled in.

[127]	xás	káan	yánava	pamukunpatúmkir	káru	pamukun'ikrívkir	athkúrit	ukyâarahitih
	then	there	visible	their.pillows	also	their.chairs	fat	they.were.made.of.it

And he saw there that their pillows and their chairs were made of fat.

[128]	xás	vúra	tóo	xúriha
	then	Intensive	he.had	be.hungry

And he was hungry.

[129]	xás	ta'ítam	u'ávaheen	pamukun'ikrívkir	káru	pamukunpatúmkir
	then	so	he.ate.them	their.chairs	also	their.pillows

So he ate their chairs and their pillows.

[130]	xás	uthafipshîip
	then	he.ate.them.all.up

He ate them all up.

[131]	xás	ahúpmaam	kúuk	u'uum	xás	u'áasish
	then	behind.a.woodpile	to	he.went	then	he.lay.down

And he went behind the woodpile, and he lay down.

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[132]	xás	axmáy	pa'ávansas	kunpávyiihfuruk
	then	suddenly	the.men	they.came.back.inside

And suddenly the men came in.

[133]	yáas	kunpamváratih
	only	they.were.finishing.eating

They had just finished eating.

[134]	yítha	upíip	yahé	hôoy	pananíkrivkir
	one	he.said	exclamation.of.surprise	where	my.chair

And one said, "Well, where's my chair?

[135]	káru	yítha	upíip	hôoy	pananipatúmkir
	also	one	he.said	where	my.pillow

and one said, "Where's my pillow?"

[136]	xás	kuntúraayva
	then	they.looked.around

And they looked around.

[137]	xás	vúra	puyíthaxay	káan	thaanêera
	then	Intensive	not.a.single.one	there	it.was.not.lying

And not one was lying there.

[138]	xás	kunpíip	naa	nipêesh	pihnêefich
	then	they.said	1sg.	I.will.say	coyote

And they said, "I'll bet it's Coyote.

[139]	mít	kunípaat	tóo	síinvar	kahyúras
	near.past	they.said	he.has	drown	Klamath.Lakes

They said he drowned at Klamath Lakes."

[140]	pihnêefich	vúra	káan	úyruuhriv	púxay	vúra	kêenatihara
	coyote	Intensive	there	he.lay	not.yet	Intensive	he.was.not.moving

Coyote lay there, he didn't stir.

[141]	xás	pa'ávansas	kun'arihíshriihvunaa	papákurih
	then	the.men	they.sang	the.songs

And the men sang songs.

[142]	xás	kun'arihíshriihva	vúra	taay
	then	they.sang	Intensive	much

They sang a whole lot.

[143]	kunpíip	chími	panamnihpákuri	kiik'árihish	káruma	káan	chími	núvyiihsipreevish
	they.said	soon	Orleans.song	you.all.sing.it!	in.fact	there	soon	we.will.go

And they said, "Sing an Orleans song, we're going there!"

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[144]	xás	vúra	tusáyriihva	xás	uváxiprishuk	xás	âapun	ukrivrúhuthun
	then	Intensive	he.was.homesick	then	he.flopped.out	then	on.the.ground	he.rolled.around

Then (Coyote) was homesick, and he flopped out, and he rolled around on the ground.

[145]	xás	upíip	ayukîi	panámniik	nanithívthaaneen
	then	he.said	hello!	Orleans	my.country

And he said, "Hello Orleans, my country!"

(Bright: "ayukîi 'hello!' may be used, as here, to address a distant person or place which is thought of nostalgically.")

---

[146]	xás	kunpíip	pihnêefich	uum
	then	they.said	coyote	3.SG

And they said, "It's Coyote!

[147]	úuth	nupípaathkan
	out.to.water	let's.throw.him.back.in.the.river!

Throw him in the river!"

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[148]	xás	úxrar
	then	he.cried

Then he cried.

[149]	upíip	pûuhara	xáyfaat	úuth	kanapípaathkar
	he.said	no	don't!	out.to.water	you.all.throw.me.back.in.the.river

He said, "No, don't throw me in the river.

[150]	kiikxúrikeeshap	yâamachich
	I.will.mark.you.all	pretty.(dimin.)

I'll paint you pretty.

[151]	pamikun'axvâa	kiikxúrikeeshap	yâamachich
	your.heads	I.will.mark.you.all	pretty.(dimin.)

I'll paint your heads pretty."

---

[152]	xás	kunpíip	chémi
	then	they.said	all.right

And they said, "All right."

[153]	xás	ukxúrikvunaa
	then	he.marked.them

So he painted them.

(Bright: "The people whom he painted were ducks" (cf. WB_KL-02); "this episode accounts for their brightly colored heads.")

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[154]	xás	tá	kunikyáasip	pavéevyiihship	panámniik
	then	PERF	they.started	its.leaving	Orleans

Then they started to leave for Orleans.

[155]	xás	pihnêefich	upíip	chími	kanipthívkee
	then	coyote	he.said	soon	let.me.go.back.with!

And Coyote said, "Let me go along!"

---

[156]	kunpíip	pûuhara
	they.said	no

And they said, "No!"

---

[157]	xás	vúra	tóo	xrar
	then	Intensive	he.had	weep

Then he cried.

[158]	kanapípasroovi
	you.all.take.me.back.upriver!

"Take me back upriver!"

---

[159]	xás	kunpíip	chími	man
	then	they.said	soon	why...

Then they said, "All right.

[160]	kúna	vúra	i'asimchákeesh	ík	xáyfaat	ík	itxâarihva
	in.addition	Intensive	you.will.close.your.eyes	must	don't!	must	you.open.your.eyes

But you must close your eyes, you mustn't open them.

[161]	yúkun	pee'itxâarihvahaak	ôok	ipishkákishriheesh
	you.see	if.you.open.your.eyes	here	you.will.land.back

If you open your eyes, you will land back here again.

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[162]	xás	ta'ítam	kunípviitraaheen
	then	so	they.paddled.back.up.from.downriver

So then they paddled up from downriver.

[163]	xás	pihnêefich	uum	úyruuhriv	u'asímchaaktih
	then	coyote	3.SG	he.lay	he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed

Coyote lay (there), he kept his eyes closed.

[164]	xás	vúra	tu'ûuri	póoyruuhriv	poo'asímchaaktih
	then	Intensive	he.became.unwilling	that.he.lay	that.he.was.keeping.his.eyes.closed

And he got tired lying (there), keeping his eyes closed.

[165]	tuyáavha	pavá'iipma
	he.was.in.a.hurry	its.return

He was in a hurry to get back (home).

[166]	káru	hôoy	patanúpviitma	kíri	nimah
	also	where	that.we.have.paddled.back.to	I.wish	I.see

"And where have we paddled to? I want to see!"

[167]	kíri	vúra	yunâamich	ni'itxâarihva
	I.wish	Intensive	little.bit	I.open.my.eyes

Let me open my eyes just a little!"

[168]	xás	vúra	yunâamich	u'itxâarihva
	then	Intensive	little.bit	he.opened.his.eyes

So he opened his eyes just a little.

[169]	xás	yúruk	xás	upipmahóonkoon
	then	downriver	then	he.felt.back

And he felt (himself) back downriver.

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[170]	xás	kúkuum	vúra	kunípviitraa
	then	again	Intensive	they.paddled.back.up.from.downriver.

Then they paddled upriver again.

[171]	xás	upíip	payêem	vúra	puna'itxâarihveesh
	then	he.said	now	Intensive	I.will.not.open.my.eyes

And (Coyote) said, "Now I won't open my eyes."

[172]	xás	vúra	kúnish	púfaat	ipmahóonkoonara
	then	Intensive	sort.of	nothing	he.did.not.feel.it

And he sort of didn't feel anything.

[173]	xás	axmáy	vúra	uthítiv	asámyiith	úxak
	then	suddenly	Intensive	he.heard.it	gravel	it.made.a.noise

And suddenly he heard it, the gravel sounded.

[174]	xás	pápaah	kunithyúruripaa
	then	the.boat	they.pulled.it.out

And they hauled the boat ashore.

[175]	xás	kunipêer	pihnêefich	ôok	uum	panámniik
	then	they.told.him	coyote	here	3.SG	Orleans

And they told Coyote, "Here's Orleans."

[176]	xás	kári	vúra	u'aachíchha	xás	ukrivrúhuthun	úuth	upiytúykaanva	páyuux
	then	then	Intensive	he.was.happy	then	he.rolled.around	out.to.water	he.kicked.it.out.into.the.river	the.dirt

Then he was happy, and he rolled around, and he kicked the dirt out into the river.

[177]	púyava	kúth	uum	pootíshraamhiti	panámniik
	you.see	because.of	3.SG	that.there.is.a.flat	Orleans

That's why there is a flat at Orleans.

[178]	púyava	páy	uum	pihnêefich	ukúphaanik
	you.see	this	3.SG	coyote	he.did.it

This is what Coyote did.