ta'k'imiłding

At TakimiLding

'e:na:ng'

it was,

k'iwinya'n-ya:n-ne'in

an Indian used to be,

k'ixinay

Kixunai

ts'isle'n-e:

became.

It was at TakimiLdin the Indian who became Kixunai used to live.

ch'idilye:

Dances

ch'iwehsyo'

he liked.

He liked dances.

hay-'ung'

And

nikyah-xw

much

na:'e'iya'

it used to rain,

mił

then

'a'de:ne'

he said,

xa'

"Come,

dohłye'

dance.

jahda:

Too

nikyah-xw

much

na:ngya:

it rains."

When it rained much he used to say, "Come, let's dance, I don't like heavy rains."

hay-'ung'

And

ninis'a:n

world

me:q'

over

ch'itehsyay

he went.

ch'idilye:

Dance

'e:ng'

it was

xa'te:ng'e'n

he looked for.

He went over the world looking at dances.

hay-'ung'

And

yiwiding-hit

finally

ninis'a:n

world

me:q'

around

łe:na:'indiyay

he encircled.

Finally he went around the world.

hay-'ung'

And

ch'iltsa:n

he saw

ch'idilye:

dance

digyung

here

nohoł

from us

yide'-yiduq

northeast.

Over here northeast from us he saw a dance.

minłung-xoh

Ten places

niłne:ji-xw

near together

ch'idilye:

they danced.

They danced ten places near together.

hay

"That

we:syo'

I like,"

ch'ide:ne'

he said.

"I like that," he said.

na:'ndiya:-hit

When he got back

'a'de:ne'

he said,

xa'

"Come,

dohłye'

dance.

When he got back he said, "Come, let's dance.

xa'a[']t'in-te:

That way will do it

digyung

here

k'iwinya'n-ya:n

Indians,

whe:-'e:ng'

I

q'ut

te:se:ya:-te:

am going away.

This is the way Indians will do here. I am going away.

k'iwinya'n-ya:n

Indians

digyung

here

me:wina:wh-ił-de'

if their time comes

xa'a:wine:lił-te:

that will be done."

If Indians want to dance they will do it this way."

ła'

Only one

tsumehstł'o:n

woman

no:na'niłte:n

he left

hayi

who

xowiłchwehł-te

is to fix the place;

ła'

one

xo'osday

man.

He left directions that one woman and one man should fix the place.

hay

"That

xo'osday

man

yide'-e:

north

ch'itiwina:whił-te:

will go,"

ch'ide:ne'

he said.

hay

"That

tsumehstł'o:n

woman

yinuqa

south

tiwina:whił-te:

will go.

"The man will go north," he said, "the woman will go south."

hayi

He who

xowiłchwehł-te

fixes the place

digyung

here

'ułtsah

this far

no:wina:whił-te

will go,"

ch'ide:ne'

he said.

"The one who fixes the place will go this far," he said.

digyung

Here

nohoł

from us

yide'-yiduq

northeast

ye:

instead

na[']way-e:

he went.

hay

That

ch'idilye:

dance

wint'e:

all the time

ch'iwehsyo'

he likes.

Here toward the northeast from us, he went to live where they always have the dance which he likes.

hay-'ung'

And

mine:jixomił

after a time

na:xowehstsa:n

he was found

qawh-kyowi-me'*

among the redwoods

xona:'

his eyes

kin'-tah

below

łiwhin

black,

hay-'ung'

because

hay

xong

he

xo'widilaw-mił 'unt'e:

dressed up often.

After a time they found him among the redwoods. So often he had dressed for the dance his face had become black below the eyes.

haya:ł-'ung'

And

'a'de:ne'

he said,

de:di-xw

"This time

wha:ne:

only

na:whohłtsa:n

you see me.

"This time only you will see me," he said.

ch'idiwilye:lił-te

There will be dance

ta'k'imiłding

at TakimiLding.

mikin'

Base of the mountain

yinuq

south

noywiłkilił-te

it will be foggy.

"When there is a dance at TakimiLdin it will be foggy along the base of the mountain toward the south.

hay

That

'e:ng'

is

hay

the place

na:te:wh'ing-ił-te

I will look back from.

That is the place I will look from.

hayi-q'

That way

'a:wine:lił-te:

it will be.

me:wina:wh-il

The time comes

mił

then

hayi-q'

that way

'a:k'iwile:lił-te:

they will do.

This way it will be when the time comes. This way they will do.

łah-xw

Always

xa'a[']t'in-te:

he will do that

hay

the one

whe: whinist'e'

my body

xokyung

his mind

mingya:-te:

will come to."

Whoever will do that will always think of me."

hay-'ung'

Then

'unłung-xwe:-ding-mił

from everywhere

me:w-na:sita:n

woodpecker head-dress

xowung

to him

ch'ine'iliwh

they always brought.

haya:ł-'ung'

And

hay

xong

his

xome:w-na:sita:n'

own woodpecker head-dress

ye:

instead

ch'e'iliwh

he always took out.

At every place woodpecker head-dresses they used to bring him, but he always took out his own.

hayahujit-'ung'

And

hay

k'ise:qot

then the kiseaqoot

q'ing'

too,

ła'

one

je:lo'

djeloo

xowung

to him

ch'ine'iwiwh

they always brought.

They always brought him the kiseaqot in a storage basket.

hay-'ung'

And

do: ch'e:'awh

he never took out,

hay

that

xong xwe:y

his own

wha:ne:

only

ch'e'iliwh

he used to take out.

He never took that, he always took out his own.

hay-'ung'

And

mine:jixomił

after a time

'a'dene'

he said,

do: whiwung niwidlay-heh

"Don't to me bring them.

After a while he said to them, "Don't bring them to me.

q'ina'

Too

łung

plenty

whe: whe:y

I have.

I have plenty of my own."

mine:jixomił

After a time

dilxich

deer-skin

xowung

to him

ch'inte:lay

they brought.

After a while they brought mounted deer-skins to him.

hay

"That

'e:ng'

it is

do:-xa'awhneh-xo-xoling

I won't do that.

"I won't do that way," he said.

hay

This

wha:ne:

only

do:ng'

hay-de:t

this

whe:

mine

'a:k'iwh'e:n

I will do.

"This only will be mine.

hay

This

wha:ne:

only

do:ng'

'iwhyo'

I like.

Only this one I like.

do: yo:lun'-te

They will quit

hay-de:t

this

k'iłixun

deer

mich'idilye'

its dance.

k'iwinya'n-ya:n

Indians

wha:ne:

only

'a:k'ił'in-te

this will do.

The Indians will quit this deer dance, only this one they will practise.

hay-de:t

This

wha:ne:

only

do:ng'

we:syo'

I like."

Only this one I like."

haya:ł-'ung'

And

digyung

here

yide'-yima:n-ch'ing'

north across

ch'itehsyay

he went.

Here across the ocean to the north he went.

sa:k'iding 'ungya'

He was surprised to see

łah

once

wha:ne:

only

yehch'iwingya:

they came in.

He was surprised to see they danced only once.

do: wehsyo'

"I don't like it,"

ch'ide:ne'

he said,

łah

"once

wha:ne:

only

yehch'iwinyay*

they come in."

"I don't like it," he said, "when they dance but once.

hay

The

whe:

I

na:yya'-ding

live place

'a:t'e:n-q'i

the way they do

ye:

instead

'a:t'in-te

they will do.

hay

minłun-ding

Ten times

yehch'ina:wh

they will come in.

Where I live it will be ten times that they will dance."

haya:ł-'ung'

And

digyung

here

nohoł

from us

yinuqi-yiduq

southeast

k'iye:

again

ch'iningya:-hit

when he had gone

'ungya'

he saw

k'iye:

again

nahding

twice

wha:ne:

only

yehch'iwinya:

they came in.

When he had gone from us southeast he saw only twice they danced.

do: wehsyo'

"I don't like it,"

ch'ide:ne'

he said.

"I don't like it," he said.

do:-ch'iwehsyo'

He did not like it

'unłung-xwe:-ding

everywhere

xoh

in vain

ch'iningya:-wint'e:

he always came.

He did not like it wherever he went.

hayah

There

na[']way-e:

he goes around

hay

that

ta'k'imiłding

TakimiLding

ch'idilye:

dance

wint'e:

always.

He always comes to the TakimiLding dance.

ch'iwehsyo'

He likes it.

He likes that.