A War Dance Song
told by Minnie Reeves
1963
Hoopa Valley, California
Transcribed by Victor Golla
- dahungwho'-dung'
- a long time in the past
- hay
- the
- k'iwinya'nya:n
- Indians
- k'iłch'ixa:'una:wh-hit
- they used to fight, go to war when,
- mahn
- a war party
- te'ina:wh
- would go off.
- haya:ł
- then
- hay
- (in) the
- ya'xose'iłwe'-ding
- they would kill someone - event,
- haya:ł
- then
- ya'k'e'itse'
- they would do a War Dance
- hay
- (at) the
- na:ya'ne'indił-ding
- they would return - place.
- 'a:ya'de'ine*
- they would speak, sing
This is the way they used to sing: (SONG).
*The recording of the song is excluded from online presentation of the text.