'isdina:me'

At Isdiname*

'a:na:ch'idyaw

she did it

k'ixinay

Ki:xunai

k'ehłtsa:n

maiden.

A Ki:xunai maiden did this at Isdiname (the south head, at the entrance of Humboldt Bay).

xutł'e'-dung'

In the morning

to:-ding

to the water

ch'e'ina:wh

she always went down.

yima:n

Across

dinung

facing

teh-

in the water

ch'ine'itsa:t

she always sat.

łah-xw

Just

xots'ine'

her legs

ne:jit

the middle

no:to:-xw

water staid.

mine:jixomił

After a while

mine:gits

gently

yida:ch'in

from the north

dahk'idiwehsch'e'

the wind blew.

hay

She

yima:n

across

dinung

facing

teh-

in the water

ch'ine'itsa:t

always sat.

She used to go down to the water every morning and sit on the beach facing the west with her legs half under water. One time as she was sitting there making baskets the wind blew gently from the north.

k'ite'itł'o:wh

She always made baskets.

k'ite'e'aw

She always sang

hay

that

k'ite'itł'o:wh

one who always made baskets.

She always sang as she made baskets.

un na a a un na a a un na na a

na a a un na a a un na a a

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hay

That

dahk'ide'ich'e'

blew

mine:gits

gently.

yaywa'awhił-xw

It increased in blowing.

nikyah-xw

Harder

dahk'ide'ich'e'-e:

it blew.

The wind, which blew gently at first, increased in violence until it blew very hard.

mine:jixomił

Finally

ła'

one (gust)

k'iwich'e'il

blew along.

ła'ay-xw

Suddenly

xola'-tah-mił

her hands from

ch'e:k'iwehsch'e'

it blew out.

Suddenly a gust came along and blew the basket from her hands.

ła'ay-xw

Immediately

ye:w

way off

ta:ne:jit

the middle of the water

yinuq

south

mił

with it

tehk'iwehsch'e'-e:

in the water - it blew she saw.

She saw where the wind had blown it into the water, far to the south.

hayahujit

And then

miq'eh

after it

na'dehsdiqot'

she crawled;

miq'eh

after

hay

xok'itł'oy'-ne'in

her basket used to be.

She crawled along after it.

hayahujit

And then

na:tehsdiayay

she started back

xontah-ch'in'

toward the house.

xontah-ding

To the house

xa:na:'usdiyay

she came up.

Failing to get it, she went back to the house.

yisxun-hit

The next morning

ch'e[']ningyay

she went down

to:-ding

to the water.

sa:k'iding 'ungya'

She was surprised to see

dahna:wilahł

it was floating there

hay

xok'itł'oy'

her basket.

The next morning when she went down to the beach she was surprised to see her basket floating there.

hayahujit

And then

tahna:'ista:n

she took it out of the water.

She took it out of the water.

hay

Those

miq'ik'itł'oy'

hazel ribs

q'it-xw

all over

łah-xw

just

yik'iwidts'osil

were sucking

hay

the

nahdiyaw

dentalia.

The hazel ribs were covered all over with sucking dentalia.

hayahujit

And then

ch'e'ninta:n

she took out

me'dil-ch

little canoe

yo'n-e:

back of the fire

yiduq

up

mił

from.

Returning to the house she took down a little canoe from the earthen bank back of the fire.

hay

That

na:tehłdichwe:n-e:-dung'

she grew time

xwe:n'

for her

na:tehłdichwe:n

it grew

hay

the

me'dil-ch

small canoe.

This canoe had come into existence at the same time as herself.

hay

That

me'

in

ch'iswchwe'n

she put

hay

the

nahdiyaw

dentalia.

She put the dentalia into it.

hayahujit

And then

k'iye:

again

to:-ch'in'

to the water

ch'e:na'indiya:-hit

when she went down

na'k'ite:tł'o:n

she began to make baskets again.

de:di-de:

She found out

ninis'a:n

world

me:q'

over

tehsla:t

it had floated.

hay

The

nahdiyaw-k'iłchwe:

dentalia maker

na:tehłdichwe:n

it had grown

tah

places

hay

the

k'itł'oy

basket

hayi-q'

that way

'a:t'ing-wehst'e'

had done.

When she went down to the beach again to work on her basket, she found it had floated around the world to every place where the dentalia-maker had grown.

łah-xw

Just

xa'a[']t'in-wehst'e:

the same thing it always did

hay

xok'itł'oy'

her basket.

Her basket always did that way.

hayahujit

And then

'a:ch'ondehsne'

she thought,

whe:

"I

xowh-gya:ng'

shouldn't wonder

k'iwinya'n-ya:n

Indians

ma:

for

'a:na:whdiyaw

I did it.

Then she thought, "I shouldn't wonder if I did it for Indians.

łah-xw gya'

I wish

ch'isdiya:n-e:-te:

she may live to be old

hayi-q'

this way

xola'

her hands

me:q'

in

tilts'it-xw

it will always be.

I wish long life for the woman who always has a basket in her hands.

hay

That one

whe:

my

whinist'e'

body

ch'oxondehsne'-te:

she will think of,

xokyung

her mind

me:wina:whił-te:

will go against it."

That one will think about me. My experience will come to her mind.

hayi-q'

"This way

wha:ne:

only,"

'a:ch'ondehsne'

she thought,

hayi-q'

"this way

'a:winehł-te:

she will do

hay-de:t

this

whe:

I

'awhdiyaw

did.

She will do the way that I have done.

hayi-heh

Anyway

do:

not

'aht'in minła:n-e:

everybody

ma:

for

'awhdiyaw

I did it

hay-de:t

this.

I didn't do this for every one.

hay-de:

This

'awhdiyaw

I did,

hay

the

k'intis-e:-xw 'unt'e:

smart

tsumehstł'o:n

woman

na'tehłdichwin-te:

who will grow.

hay

The

k'intis-e:-xw 'unt'e:

smart one

na'tehłdichwin-te:

who will grow

hay

that

wha:ne:

only

ma:

for

'a:na:whdiyaw

I did

hay-de:t

this.

I did it only for smart women who shall come into existence.

xołiqay

Dawn

tehsyay

comes

mił

then

whinist'e'

my body

xokyung

her mind

me:wina:whił-te:

will go against,"

ch'ondehsne'

she thought.

When the dawn comes my formula will come to her mind," she thought.

q'ut hayi-q'

This

wha:ne:

is all.

ha: ha: ha: ha:

Ha ha ha ha!

ning

You

ye:-xowh

I believe

ch'in

they say

'a:nundiyaw

did this

'isdina:me'

at Isdiname,

k'ixinay

Ki:xunai

k'ehłtsa:n

maiden.

You, I believe, I have heard, Ki:xunai maiden, did this at Isdiname.

nitł'o:we'

Your medicine

whiwa:miłchwit

loan me.

Loan me your medicine.

he+

"Yes,"

ch'ide:ne'

she said,

q'ut

do:ng'

whe:

"I

hayi-q'

that way

'a:whdiyaw

I did."

"Yes," she said, "I am the one that did it."