Origin of Fire
told by McCann
July, 1902
Hoopa Valley, California
Transcribed by Pliny Earle Goddard
Source: Hupa Texts (UCPAAE vol. 1, no. 2), p. 197
- yima:ni-k'iwingxoya:n
- Across the ocean old man
- 'e:ng'
- it was
- tse:
- stones
- ya[']wing'a:n
- picked up.
- na[']niłtse:tł'
- he hit them
- 'iłch'ing'
- on each other.
It was the Old-man-across-the-ocean. He picked up stones and struck them together.
- q'ayliwh
- willow
- miqude'
- its root
- ya[']winta:n
- he picked up.
- no[']ninga:s
- He whittled it down
- niłtsa:y
- dry.
Then he picked up a willow root and whittled it down to the dry part.
- yehk'iłwis
- he bored a hole.
- dahna[']diwił'a'
- he set another on it.
- ch'idiwiłwis
- he rolled it between his hands.
He bored holes in it and then setting another stick in one of the holes, rolled it between his hands.
- sa:k'iding
- He was surprised
- 'ungya'
- to see
- łit
- smoke
- na:diwing'a'
- come out.
He was surprised to see smoke come out.