Nettie Ruben: "The Story of Crane" (1957)

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[1]	koovúra	kun'áraarahiti	taayvávan	vúra
	all	they.were.living	many.people	Intensive

Everyone was (there), lots of people.

[2]	chí	kunívyiihshipreevish	uknamxánahich	káan	chí	kun'íhukvunaavish
	soon	they.were.going.to.leave	placename	there	soon	they.were.going.to.have.a.flower.dance

They were going to leave for 'uknamxánahich, they were going to have a flower dance there.

[3]	kári	xás	chémi	kiikpiikívmathap
	then	then	all.right	let's.put.necklaces.on.you.guys!

And (they said), "All right, put necklaces on them!"

[4]	chémi
	all.right

"All right."

[5]	ta'ítam	kunpíikivshiiprinaheen
	so	they.put.necklaces.on

So they put necklaces on.

[6]	xás	chími	áxvaay	núpiikivmathi
	then	soon	crane	let's.put.necklaces.on.him

And (they said), "Let's put necklaces on Crane."

[7]	kári	xás	ta'ítam	kunpíikivmathaheen
	then	then	so	they.put.necklaces.on.him

So they put necklaces on him.

[8]	vúra	uum	táay	patóo	piikívshiip	thíin	axyár	vúra
	Intensive	3.SG	much	he.had	put.necklaces.up.on	glands.in.throat	full	Intensive

He had lots of necklaces on, (his neck was) full up to his throat-glands.

[9]	kári	xás	áxvaay	chémi	xás	tá	koo	tá	kunpiikívshiip	koovúra
	then	then	crane	all.right	then	PERF	all	PERF	they.put.on.all.the.necklaces	all

And Crane (said), "All right," and that was all, he had on all the necklaces.

[10]	kári	xás	áxvaay	uhyárihship
	then	then	crane	he.stood.up

Then Crane stood up.

[11]	kári	xás	chîimich	sáruk	ník	u'ákichnimach	pamú'iikiv
	then	then	little.bit	downhill	a.little	it.was.lying.coiled	his.necklaces

And his necklaces were just a little dab down at the bottom (of his neck)

(Bright: "The point is that Crane had his neck retracted when the necklaces were put on. When he stood up, his neck was so long that the necklaces were hardly noticeable.")