[1]

kunípaanik koovúra yúruk ithyáruk kunipkêevishrihanik. koovúra váa kári kuníkshuuphanik kumákuusrah, pakári kun'ípaktiheesh kumákuusrah. kúna úum pahôotah yâak nu'ípakahaak, hínupa tapu'ára íinara.

People used to say that they [the Salmon] were all transformed in the land across the sea. And all [the Salmon] fixed the month, the month they will come back. If we came back late to the good place, humankind would not exist.

[2]

ishyâat úpaanik: " yaas'ára vúra u'aapúnmutiheesh yakun pa'îin yíth ukupeexákahitiheesh, patá nipikrêehaak nani'îin." náa ni'ípaktiheesh xátikrupma, úthvuuyti itrôopahaan pakúusrah. ikrívkihaan xásik arara îin ná'aamtiheesh.

Salmon said: “Human will know the water will sound different in the falls when I am in there, in my falls. I will always come back in the spring, the month is called the fifth month (March). In the sixth month (April), Human will eat me.

[3]

kári xas sápxiit úpaanik "payáv îin ná'aamtiheesh."

Then Steelhead said: “A good person will eat me.”

[4]

xás pimaníh'aama úpaanik "naa vúra pishîich yaas'ára îin ná'aamtiheesh."

Then Summer Salmon said: “Human will eat me the first thing (when I get there).”

[5]

káru uum achvúun úpaanik "naa vúra pishîich yaas'ára îin ná'aamtiheesh, pani'îipmahaak."

And Hookbill said: “Human will eat me the first thing, when I get there.”

[6]

káru akraah uum úpaanik "naa káru pishîich ni'ípaktiheesh xátikrupma."

And the Eel said: “I will also get there first in the spring.”