[1]

pahûut pakunkupítihanik xáas vúra kúnish ikxáyxaytihaphanik

How they would say that [the ground] was sort of cultivated

[2]

vaa vúra kich pumít kupítihaphat, pumít ikxáyxaytihaphat. vaa tá kunpîip: pa'amtápyuux ník yav.

The only thing they did not do was to work on the ground. They thought the ashy earth is good enough.

[3]

kúna vaa vúra ník kun'áapunmutihanik, pamukunvôoh muuk vaa káan taay u'íifti, pakáan hitíhaan kun'ûupvutihaak, patá yíth, vaa káan yáanchiip taay u'íifti, yíth pakáan kun'uupvutihaak. vaa kunipíti pakun'ûupvutihaak patayîith, vaa yâanchiip kúkuum taay u'íiftih. taay tûupichas u'íifti sú', vaa mupîimachich patayîith.

But they knew indeed that where they dig cacomites all the time, with their digging sticks many of them grow up, the following year many grow up where they dig them. They claim that by digging Indian potatoes, more grow up the next year again. There are tiny ones growing under the ground, close to the Indian potatoes.

[4]

vaa vúra ník kun'áapunmutihanik káru, vaa uum yáv papírish ávahkam kunithyúruthunatihaak patá kunpúhthaampimarahaak.

They also knew that it was good to drag a bush around on the top after sowing.

[5]

vaa vúra ník káru kunáapunmutihanik, vaa uum yáv papírish kunvítriptihaak. áfeer tá kunvítrip, vaa uum pukúkuum píiftihara, pávaa kun'îinishtihaak, payúux uxéetchichhitih.

And they also knew that it was good to pull out weeds. Root and all they pull them out, so they will not grow up again, and by doing this the ground is made softer.