Daisy Jones: "The Snake People" (1957)

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[1]	ansáfriik	ávansa	uphikirîihvutih
	Weitchpec	man	he.was.sweating.himself

A man was sweating himself at Weitchpec.

[2]	xás	poovôonupuk	káan	u'áasish
	then	when.he.came.outdoors	there	he.laid.down

And when he came out (of the sweathouse), he lay down there.

[3]	axmáy	kúnish	pay'ôok	fâat	upmahóonkoon
	suddenly	sort.of	right.here	what	he.felt.it

Suddenly he sort of felt something right here (on his body).

[4]	xás	vúra	púxay	kêenara
	then	Intensive	not.yet	he.did.not.move

And he didn't stir.

[5]	yánava	ápsuun	úmuustih	úmuustih
	visible	snake	he.was.watching.it	he.was.watching.it

He saw it was a snake, he watched it and watched it.

[6]	chavúra	púxay	xárahara	axmáy	yeenipaxvúhich	káan	u'uum
	finally	not.yet	not.a.long.time	suddenly	girl	there	she.arrived

Finally it wasn't a long time after, (when) suddenly a little girl arrived there.

[7]	xás	upiip	nini'ákah
	then	she.said	my.father

And she said, "My father!"

[8]	úmuustih	pa'ávansa
	she.was.looking.at.him	the.man

She looked at the man.

[9]	xás	upiip	tá	neepítap	um
	then	she.said	PERF	you.know.me	or

And she said, "Do you know me?"

[10]	xás	upiip	pûuhara
	then	he.said	no

And he said, "No."

[11]	xás	upiip	ninítaat	ôok	imúsarukapat
	then	she.said	my.mother	here	she.came.to.visit.you

And she said, "My mother came to visit you here.

(Bright: "That is, the girl was the offspring from the contact between the man and the snake. Another informant offered the information that the king snake was the species involved.")

[12]	tée	má	húm	peekrívraam	máruk
	you.had	see	or	the.house	uphill

Do you see the sweathouse uphill?"

[13]	xás	upiip	pûuhara
	then	he.said	no

And he said, "No."

[14]	yáxa	chími	pamíyuup
	look!	soon	your.eyes

"Look, let me (fix) your eyes."

[15]	xás	ufúmpuh
	then	she.blew

And she blew (on them).

[16]	xás	upiip	tée	má	húm	peekrívraam
	then	she.said	you.had	see	or	the.house

And she said, "Do you see the sweathouse (now)?"

[17]	xás	upiip	hãã
	then	he.said	yes

And he said, "Yes."

[18]	xás	upéer	chôora	máruk
	then	she.told.him	let's.go	uphill

And she told him, "Let's go uphill!"

[19]	chémi
	all.right

"All right."

[20]	kunxákaanha	máruk
	they.went.together	uphill

They went uphill together.

[21]	xás	yánava	vúra	taay	peekrívraam	káru	vúra	taay	pa'áraaras
	then	visible	Intensive	much	the.houses	also	Intensive	much	the.people

And he saw there were a lot of houses and a lot of people.

[22]	xás	upéer	chími	ôok	vúra	íkrii	tá	kuntápkuup	pa'arara'íin
	then	she.told.him	soon	here	Intensive	live	PERF	they.liked.him	the.people

And she told him, "Live here!"; the people liked him.

[23]	xás	upiip	puyávhara	páykuuk
	then	she.said	not.good	over.there

And she said, "That (woman) over there is no good.

[24]	xáyfaat	ímuustih
	don't!	you.are.looking.at.her

Don't look at her!"

(Bright: "The woman indicated is tapas'ápsuun, the rattlesnake.)

[25]	upiip	athithxuntápan	númkaanvutih
	she.said	hazelnut	we.are.gathering.them

She said, "We're gathering hazelnuts.

[26]	áraar	tóo	hvaníchviichva	páykuuk	puyávhara
	human	she.had	tease	over.there	not.good

That one teases (euphemistic for "bites") people, she's no good.

[27]	víri	naa	tá	ná'aathva
	so	1sg.	PERF	I.am.afraid

I'm afraid.

[28]	máruk	hôoyva	ni'ípahoo	tá	ná'aathva
	uphill	somewhere	I.go.back	PERF	I.am.afraid

I'm going uphill somewhere; I'm afraid."

[29]	pamukrívraam	u'íipma
	his.house	he.went.back.there

He went back to his house.

[30]	xás	upiip	naa	vúra	máruk	nikrêevish
	then	he.said	1sg.	Intensive	uphill	I.will.live

And he said, "I'm going to live uphill.

[31]	naa	ôok	tá	koo
	1sg.	here	PERF	all

I'm all through here.

[32]	xáyfaat	ík	kúykar	pa'ápsuun	pa'ôok	kumáhaak
	don't!	must	you.all.kill.them	the.snakes	when.here	you.see.them

You mustn't kill the snakes when you see them here."