dahungwho'-dun'

once upon a time

ch'in

I heard

ch'ixolchwe:-dung'

in the beginning of time

ch'e'ida'

there lived

tsumehstł'o:n

woman

k'ehłtsa:ni

young lady

Once upon a time, they say, in the beginning of time, there lived a young lady.

tin

very

ch'iłiwhing-xw

dark-skinned

'a:'unt'e:

she was

xoqe:kin'

her ankles

yulq'its'i

cracked up

xolye:

they called her

She was very dark-skinned, and they called her "rough ankles."

Once

upon

a

time

back

at

the

beginning

of

time,

there,

when

animals

were

people,

there

was

this

young

lady,

she

was

dark-skinned

and

she

had,

they

called

her

rough-ankles,

because

she

had

rough

ankles,

then...

haya:ł

and then

ch'in

I heard

mine:jixomił

after a time

'a:ch'ondehsne'

she thought

And then, I heard, after a time she thought...

kya'

a dress

ch'e'iłchwe'

she always works on it

q'osta:n-tah

also a hat

'aht'in

all of it

ch'ischwe'n

she made it

na'k'idilyay-tah

also necklaces

She always made a dress, also a hat. She made all of it, also necklaces.

She

always

work

on

her

beads,

and

work

on

her

hat,

and

made

her

own

hat,

and

her

dress

and

everything.

haya:ł

so then

te:se:ya:-te:

I'm going to go

ch'ondehsne'

she thought

So then she thought, "I'm going to go."

So

then

she

thought,

"I'm

gonna

go

dancing."

'iwhtsun-te:

I'm going to find

dahungwho' na:ya:'ułto'n-ding

where they are dancing

haya:ł

and then

ch'itehsyay

she left

"I'm going to find where they're dancing," and then she left.

So

she

thought,

"I'm

gonna

go

find

a

dance,"

so

she

left

and

went

looking

for

a

place

where

they're

dancing.

k'iwungxoya:n

old man

qa:l

walking along

mide:'isyay

she met him

She met an old man walking along.

Old

man

was

walking

along,

she

met.

da:ydi-xw whung

is there anyplace

nin'sindił

they're dancing

ch'ide:ne'

she said

"Is there anyplace where they're dancing?" she said.

"Are

they

dancing

anywhere?"

q'ut do'n

oh yeah

diwe:ne'

he said

yo:w hun' yide'

way downriver

winya:l-e:-te:

you'll keep on going

"Oh yeah," he said, "You keep a-walkin way down the river."

haya:ł

and then

hayah

there

'iłtsun-te:

you'll find it

"And then you'll find it there."

So

he

told

her,

"You

just

keep

on

going

on

down

the

river,

and

you'll

come

right

to

it."

hayah do'n

at that place

xon'-na:'uswe'-te:

they're having a Brush Dance

"They're going to have a brush dance there."

They're

having

a

Brush

Dance.

haya:ł q'ut

and so

ch'iqa:l

she kept going

yo:w-xw yide'

way downriver

ch'iqa:l-e:

she kept going

And so she kept a-going way down the river.

ch'iningyay-e:

she arrived

q'ut 'ungya'

she finds out

ła:n

a lot

na'wa:

they are walking around

hayah

there

She arrived there, and she finds out that there are a lot of people walking around there.

And

so

she

got

to

where

the

dance

is

going

to

be,

and

there's

a

lot

of

people

around

there.

haya:ł

and then

mitiwa:

among them

na:'usya'

she walked around

And then she walked around among the people.

She

kind

of

looked

the

place

over

and

looked

at

the

people.

mine:jixomił q'ut

pretty soon

yehch'iwinyay

they went in to dance

And then they go in (as a unit) to dance.

Pretty

soon

the

people

went

in

to

dance.

ch'ixołtsa:n

she saw him

She noticed someone.

tin

really

ningxa' ch'inehwa:n

he was good-looking

ch'ixowehsyo'

she liked him

He was really good-looking, and she really liked him.

xwe:da'ay-tah

his hair

tin

very

niwhong-xw

it looks nice

me:ne:q'-ch'in'

back

ch'e:na:dme'tł'-xw

it was combed back

'unt'e:

it appears

His hair looks very nice, it looks like it was brushed towards the back.

She

seen

this

young

man,

he

was

handsome,

his

hair

was

like

it

was

kind

of

brushed

back

away

from

his

face,

and

she

liked

him.

haya:ł

and then

hayi

[he]

yehch'iwinyay

he went in

haya:ł

and then

hayi

[he]

yehk'iłta:tł'-e:

he started dancing

Then he went in, and he started dancing in there.

Pretty

soon

he

went

in

there

and

started

dancing.

mine:jixomił

so

me'k'iwiłtiw-e:

she sees him singing

So she sees him singing.

He

was

singing

during

the

dance.

haya:ł

and then

hayi

him

xono:ng'ay'-ding

beside him

yeh'iwhton'-te:

I'm going to dance

ch'ondehsne'

she thought

And so she thought, "I'm going to dance next to him."

So

she

thought,

"I'm

gonna

go

in

right

beside

him."

haya:ł q'ut

and so

mine:jixomił

after a while

hayah

there

na'widyo:sil-mił

when they came dancing around

So after awhile, when they came dancing around...

When

they

came

dancing

around...

hayah

there

yehch'iwilto'n

she jumped in

hayi

[him]

xono:ng'ay'-ding

beside him

She went in there beside him.

So

she

went

in

there

and

started

dancing

beside

him.

tin

a lot

ch'ixowehsyo'

she liked him

haya:ł

then

no'o'awh

he stops

She liked him a lot, then he stopped.

k'iye:

again

na:ła'-tah

a different one

me:na'k'e'iłteh

he keeps singing

Then he sings a different song (each time).

Then

they

stopped

dancing,

then

he's

singing

another

song,

he

had

a

good

voice,

and

he

was

a

good

singer

and

a

good

dancer.

haya:ł

and then

mine:jixomił

after a while

ch'e:na'te:de:tł'

they exited the dance area

And then after a while they went out of the dance hole.

After

a

while

everybody

went

out,

and

the

dance

was

done.

haya:ł

and then

miday'

outside

na'xołtsa:n

she seen him again

And then she saw him again outside.

She

saw

him

outside.

xoch'in'

to him

ch'ixe:ne:wh

she talked

She talked to him.

And

she

started

talking

to

him.

ła'ay-xw q'ut

all of a sudden

tin

so much

ch'ixowehsyo'

she liked him

haya:ł

[and then]

xong

him

q'ina'

too

tin

[a lot]

ch'ixowehsyo'

he liked her

All of a sudden she just liked him so much; him too, he liked her.

So

she

liked

him

a

lot

and

then

after

he

talked

to

her

for

a

while

he

liked

her.

haya:ł

so

'a:ch'ondehsne'

he thought

hayi

her

wha'ut

my wife

ts'islin'-te:

she's going to become

He thought, "Her, she's going to become my wife."

So

he

thought,

"That's

gonna

be

my

wife."

haya:ł

and so

'a:xoł-ch'ide:ne'

he told her

whił

with me

te:singya:-te:

you can come

xontah

house

q'in'

also

nikya:w

big

sehł'a:n

I have it

And so he told her, "You can come with me, I also have a big house."

haya:ł

and then

niwhong-xw

good

'uniwhlah-te:

I will do for you

"And then I will treat you good."

So

he

told

her,

"Why

don't

you

come

with

me

and

marry

me,

and

I

have

a

big

house

and

I

will

do

good

for

you."

xa' do'n

all right

ch'ide:ne'

she said

"That's okay," she said.

So

she

said

"OK,

I'll..."

na'xotehłte:n

he took her back

xontah-ch'in'

to his house

na'tehsde:tł'

they left

So they left and he took her along back to his house.

So

he

took

her

along

with

him

and

they

went

back

to

his

house.

xwe:di-gya'

to her surprise

'ułchwo:n

beautiful

xontah

house

sa'un

there is

nikya:w

big

ła'ay-xw q'ut

all at one time

To her surprise, all at once she sees there's a great big beautiful house.

mił-łe:na:wilay-tah

the fireplace

tin

really

niwho:n

nice

k'e:lna'-ding

where she's gong to cook

The fireplace where she's going to cook was really nice.

So

here,

nice

big

house

she

came

to,

and

so

she

went

in,

the

fireplace

was

real

nice,

where

she'd

be

cooking.

haya:ł q'ut

and so then

tin

[really]

ch'iwehsyo'

she liked it

ting

very

k'e'so:sin

she is industrious

ła'ay-xw q'ut

all at once

na'ulte'

she works at it

xontah me:q'i-tah

inside the house

na'xote'isow

she sweeps it out

And so then she liked the place. She's very industrious, she worked on things like sweeping out the house.

And

she

was

very

industrious,

she

liked

to

clean

house,

and

she's

sweep

the

floor,

bringing

wood

and

all

kinds

of

stuff.

chwich

wood

wun-na'uya'

she works on it

She stacks wood.

haya:ł

and then

mine:jixomił

after a while

wilkya:n

pregnant

ts'isle'n

she became

And then after a while she became pregnant.

After

a

while,

she

became

pregnant.

haya:ł

and then

mine:jixomił

after a while

k'e'tsa:si sile'n

she became lazy

And then after a while she became lazy.

Pretty

soon

she

got

lazy.

ch'e'ite'

she lays down

ła:'a je:s

all day

She lays down all day.

She's

sleeping

all

day.

xong 'e'n

as for him

yo:w-xo-tah

around

na'uya'

he goes around doing

diywho'

things

dahch'e'ida'-tah

like fishing

As for him, he goes around doing things like fishing.

He

always

goes

fishing.

haya:ł

then

mine:jixomił

after a while

ło:q'i

salmon

ch'ine'iliwh

he brings it home

Then after a while he brings salmon home.

He

always

brings

a

salmon

and

everything.

haya:ł do: wun-na'way sile'n

she didn't work on anything

xong

he

'a:da:

for himself

wun-na'uya'

he processes it

She quit processing whatever he brings home, so he has to do it himself.

She

never

even

take

care

of

his

salmon.

He

always

have

to

process

the

salmon

himself

and

hang

up

dried

salmon,

she

just

lay

in

bed.

xong 'e'n

as for her

ts'istin-te:

she'll be laying in bed

As for her, she'll be laying in bed.

mine:jixomił q'ut

after a while

mije'e:din

a baby

xowa:ningyay

it came to her

After a while, she had a child.

After

a

while

she

had

the...

gave

birth

to

the

baby.

kile:xich

little boy

'ungya'

they came to realize

They came to realize it was a little boy.

It

was

a

little

boy.

haya:ł

so

tin

a lot

ch'iwehsyo'

he liked him

hay

that

xota'

his father

So the father liked his son a lot.

He

liked

his

son,

the

father.

haya:ł

and then

xong 'e'n

as for her

do: hayi-xw ch'o:ne:

she never paid any attention to it

hay mije'e:din

the baby

And then as for the mother, she never paid any attention to the baby.

As

for

her,

she

never

paid

much

attention

to

the

baby.

haya:ł

and then

mawh

stinky

xokyo:n'

his scent

sile'n

it became

And then he smelled stinky.

He

had

a

bad

smell

'cause

she

never

change

his

diaper,

they

used

moss

for

diaper

back

then.

haya:ł

[then]

dahmine' mił

with moss

na:xowiloy'-ne'in

they used to use it [wrap it]

do:

never

na:ła'a mił

with another one

na'xoloy'

she wrapped it around

ła'ay-xw q'ut

all at one time

They used to use moss for a diaper, and she never wrapped a new one around him.

haya:ł

and then

'e'ilwil-mił

toward evening

na'ne'ida:wh

he comes home

ło:q'

salmon

ch'ine'iwiwh

he always packs it home

Then toward evening he comes home, and he always packs salmon home.

Every

evening

he

come

back

and

he

brings

salmon.

haya:ł

and then

'a'de:ne'

he said

hay-de:

this

mije'e:din gya:n'

baby here

mawh

stinky

xokyo:n'

his scent

siling'-xola:n

it has become

He

told

her,

"This

baby

smells

bad!"

Then he said, "This little baby here has become stinky!"

na:ła' mił

with a different one

na:xowiloy'ił-te:

you're supposed to wrap him every time

"You're supposed to wrap him in a different one."

"You

change

and

put

a

different

wrap

on

him."

hayi-heh

even so

do: hayi-xo ch'o:ne:

she never paid attention

She

never

paid

any

attention.

Even so, she never gave it any thought.

haya:ł

and then

k'iye:

the next time

na:'undiya:

he came back

And then he came back the next time.

xwe:di gya'

in bad shape

'a:na:'unt'e:

he is

He just looks bad.

He

come

back

again

and

he's

really

bad,

he

smells

bad.

haya:ł

[then]

na:ła' mił

with a different one

na'xosloy'

he wrapped him up

Then he wrapped him up in another (diaper).

He

wrapped

another,

wrapped

him

with

another

diaper

like.

haya:ł

and then

'a:xoł-ch'ide:ne'

he told her

And then he told her:

ta:xołwuł-ne'

throw him in the water

"Throw him in the water!"

Then

he

told

her,

"Throw

him

in

the

water!"

And

so

next

day

na:yisxa:n

next day

'a:ch'ondehsne'

she thought

'a:whił-ch'ide:ne'

he told me

yiy ta:xołwuł-ne'

throw him in the water

So the next day she thought, "He told me, 'Throw him in the water!'"

So

she

thought,

I'm

gonna

do

that.

mije'e:din

the baby

ch'ixotehłte:n

she started packing him

to:-ch'in'

down to the river

She started packing the baby down to the river.

And

so

she

started

down

to

the

river

with

the

baby.

k'iwingxoya:n

old man

qa:l

walking along

hayah

there

There's an old man walking along.

xoch'in'

to him

ch'ixe:ne:wh

she talked

Old

man's

walking

along

so

she

talked

to

him.

She talked to him.

haya:ł da:ydi-xw-a:ng'

where

winya:l

are you going

xoł-ch'ide:ne'

[he] asked

He asked, "Where are you going?"

"Where

are

you

going?"

Then

she

said:

mije'e:din do'n

the baby

to:-ch'in'

in the water

wiwhte:l

I'm going to throw it

"I'm

gonna

go

throw

the

baby

in

the

water."

"I'm taking this baby down the river to throw him in."

haya:ł

[then]

hay da:ydi-xw whun

is there anyplace

nin'sindił

they're dancing

diywhe'eh-q' 'unt'e:

[anything]

"Is there anyplace where they're dancing?"

"Is

there

any

dances

going

on

anywhere?"

she

ask.

q'ut do'n

yeah

diwe:ne'

[he said]

hay

the

k'iwingxoya:n

old man

yo:w hun' yide' do'n

way downriver

de:di

[this]

xon'-na:'uswe'-te:

they're having a Brush Dance

"Yeah," said the old man, "they're having a brush dance way downriver."

So

the

old

man

told

her,

"Yeah,

they

gonna

have

a

big

Brush

Dance

downriver."

haya:ł

so then

ch'itehsyay

she started walking

xolisji

faster

to:-ch'in'

down to the river

And so then she's walking down to the river in a hurry.

So

she

went

down

to

the

river.

mije'e:din

baby

ta'xołwa:tł'

she threw it in the water

xe:q'ay' me'

in the basket

She

threw

her

baby

in

the

water.

And

it's

in

the

basket.

She threw the baby in the basket into the river.

hayahujit

and then

na'wime'

she took a bath

xong 'e'n

as for her

And then as for her, she took a bath.

And

then

she

started

taking

a

bath.

'a:de:da'ay

her hair

na'k'iwiłdiw

she washed it

xwe:da'ay 'e'n

as for her hair

ting

really

'a:k'int'e:

it's long

hayahujit

and then

She washed her hair, which is really long, and then...

'a:de:da'ay

her hair

ch'e:na'nime:tł' sile'n

she kind of brushed it out

[hay]

She kind of brushed her hair out.

Then

she

picked

her

hair,

got

all

the

knots

out

of

it.

na'tehsdiy

she went back

yiduq

[uphill]

She

went

back

to

the

house.

She went back to the house.

ch'e'niłkyo:s

she brought it out

hay xokya'

her dress

q'osta:n-tah

[also] hat

ch'e'te:lay

she brought them out

tsun-tah

[also] apron

'aht'in

all of it

ch'e'te:lay

she brought them out

yehch'itul-tah

[also] shoes

She brought her dress back out, also her hat and other things, and an apron, she brought it all out, also shoes.

hayahujit

then

tsiq'-tah

a hair-wrap also

Then a hair-wrap too.

'aht'in

all

ch'e'nilay

she had it out

So

he

went,

when

she

went

back

she

took

out

her

hat,

her

cap,

her

dress

and

apron,

and

then

she

took

out

all

the

beads

and

shoes

and

everything,

her

moccasins,

and

a

hair

wrap.

She took everything out.

hayahujit

then

ting 'a:na'dilaw

she got all dolled up

Then

she

dressed

all

up.

Then she got all dolled up.

hayahujit

then

ch'itehsyay

she started to leave

'a:da: na:na'te:loy'

she wrapped her hair up

hijit

and then

Then she started to leave, after she wrapped her hair up, then...

ye:w-xw yide'

down the river

ch'itehsyay

she left

She went off down the river.

So

he

went...

she

went

on

down

toward,

down

the

river,

follow

the

river.

hayah

there

k'iwungxoya:n

an old man

qahł

walking along

An old man was walking along there.

hayi

him

mich'in'

to him

ch'ixe:ne:wh

she talked

She talked to him.

There's

an

old

man

walking

along,

she

talked

to

him.

da:ydi-xw-'ung'

where is it

xo'ji

really

xon'-na:'uswe'-te:

they're going to have a Brush Dance

"Where is it that they're going to have a Brush Dance?"

haya:ł q'ut

so

hay

the

k'iwungxoya:n

old man

'a:diwe:n'

he said

yo:w yide' do'n

on down the river

xon' na:'uswe'-te:

they're going to have a Brush Dance

So

the

old

man

said,

"Yeah,

they're

gonna

have

a

big

Brush

Dance

on

downriver

again."

So the old man said, "They're going to have a Brush Dance on down the river here."

haya:ł

and then

xolisji ch'itehsyay

she's hurring along

And then she's hurrying along

So

she

hurried

along.

yo:w-xw yide'

way down the river

ch'iqa:l-e:

she went

She

went

way

down

the

river.

She went way down the river.

hayah

there

'ungya'

she realizes

ting 'unłun

a lot of people

na'wa:

they are around

There's

a

lot

of

people

gathering.

She realizes there's a lot of people around there.

xon'-na:'uswe'-te: 'a:n'

they're going to have a Brush Dance

hayi-ma:n

for that reason

ła:n

a lot of people

łe'ningya:-xola:n

they came together

They're

going

to

have

a

big

Brush

Dance,

so

that's

why

everybody

came.

People came from everywhere to watch the Brush Dance.

haya:ł q'ut

and then

mine:jixomił

after a while

wilwe:tł'-mił

when it becomes evening

yehch'iwinyay

they went in as a group

And then after a while, toward evening, they went in to dance.

Toward

evening

before

dark

they

start

going

into

the

dance

hole.

haya:ł

and then

ch'ixonehł'e'n

she watched them

'aht'ing

all the people

Then she watched all the people.

hayah

there

'ungya'

she noticed

na'wa:

he's walking around

dungwho'owh

somebedy

ła'ay-xw q'ut

all at once

tin

very

ningxa' ch'inehwa:n

he is handsome

hayi

him

tin

a lot

ch'ixowehsyo'

she liked him

hayi

him

xono:ng'ay'-ding

beside him

yehwiwhton'-te:

I'm going to dance in

ch'ondehsne'

she thought

She

looked

over

all

the

people.

This man is walking around there. She realizes all of a sudden that he's very handsome, and she liked him a lot. "I'm going to dance beside THAT person," she thought.

And

she

noticed

a

handsome

man,

and

he's

going

to

dance

and

so

she

thought,

"I'm

gonna

dance

in

beside

him."

haya:ł

but then

hay

that

k'iwungxoya:n-ne'in

old man

da'n

a while ago

ch'o:diwiłxit

she asked him

But then that old man, she asked him a while ago...

She

asked

the

man,

the

old

man

earlier...

xoma:n-ch'in'

opposite [him]

ch'e'iłchwe' 'ung

can [someone] sing

"Can someone (a woman) sing opposite a man as he's singing?"

"Can

you

sing

opposite

a

man?"

hay

the

k'iwungxoya:n

old man

'a:yxoł-diwe:n'

he told her

q'ut do'on

oh yes

xosowoł niwho:n-de'

if she has a good voice

haya:ł

[then]

niwho:ng xosowoł-de'

if she has a good voice

hayi

[him]

xoma:n-ch'in'

opposite him

ch'e'iłchwe'

she can sing

The old man told her, "Oh yes, if she has a good singing voice, she can sing opposite a man."

So

the

old

man

told

her,

"If

you

have

a

good

strong

voice,

you

can

sing

opposite

a

man."

haya:ł

so

hayi-ma:n

for that reason

'a:ch'ondehsne'

she thought

hayi-xw-de'

in that way

ch'iwho:łts'it-te:

he will know me

hay-yo:w

as for him

So for that reason she thought, "Then he will know me."

xoma:n-ch'in'

opposite him

yehch'iwilto'n

she came into the dance

So

she

thought,

"Well,

that's

the

way

he's

gonna

notice

me,

so

I'm

gonna

go

opposite

him

and

then

I'm

gonna

sing

across

from

him.

So she came into the dance opposite him.

haya:ł

so

hayah

[there]

xoma:n-ch'in'

opposite him

ch'ischwe'n

[she did it]

haya:ł

and

xontah-ding 'e'n

as for at home

na:'undiyay

he came home

hay

that

xo'osday

man

hay xoxung'

her husband

So she sang opposite him. Then that man, her husband, came home.

And

as

for

at

home,

the

man

came

home.

dungwhe'eh

nobody

do: na:sida:

there isn't

There's

nobody

home.

There isn't anyone there.

mije'e:din-heh

even the baby

do: na:sida:

[it isn't there]

No

baby.

Not even the baby is at home.

haya:ł

so

'a:ch'ondehsne'

he thought

to:-ding

at the river

xowh-gya:y'

could be

mije'e:din

baby

na:'ułme:

she's giving it a bath

So

he

thought,

"She

must

be

down

by

the

river,

giving

the

baby

a

bath."

So he thought, "She may be down at the river, she's giving the baby a bath."

haya:ł

and so

ch'itehsyay

he went

hayah-ch'in'

to that place

And so he went to that place.

haya:ł

[then]

ch'iqa:l

he's walking along

k'iwungxoya:ni

an old man

qahł

he's walking along

hayah

there

Then he's walking along, an old man is walking along there.

haya:ł

[then]

da:ywho'-xw-heh

nowhere

do: na'wa:

she's not around

mije'e:din

child

da:ywho'-xw-heh

nowhere

daw

no

She's not around there, not even the child is there.

She's

not

around

anywhere,

there's

no

baby,

he

met

this

old

man,

he

ask

him.

da:ydi-xw whung

anywhere around here

xołtsis

have you seen

[dungwho']

[someone]

tsumehstł'o:n

a woman

mije'e:din

a baby

na:y

and

"Have you seen a woman and a baby anywhere around here?"

So

he

ask,

"Have

you

seen

a

woman

with

a

baby?"

daw

no

diwe:n'

he said

"No," he said.

yo:w yide'-din-din do'n

way down the river

xon'-na:'uswe'-te:

they're going to have a Brush Dance

haya:ł

and

ła:n

lots of people

łe'ningya:-te:

they are going to come together

"They're going to have a Brush Dance way down the river, and lots of people are going to come together."

He

said,

"Way

down

the

river,

they're

gonna

have

a

big

Brush

Dance,

and

lot

of

people

are

gonna

come

and

dance

there."

Then

he

said...

da'n-ji-xoliwh-dung'

a while ago

xowhtsa:n

I saw her

tsumehstł'o:n

a woman

ting 'a:na:xowilaw

she's all dressed up

He

said,

"But

I

did

see

a

woman

earlier

and

she's

all

dressed

up,

she's

got

long

black

hair

and

she's

kinda

dark

skin..."

"A while ago I saw a woman, she's all dressed up..."

"... and

she's

really

dressed

up

in

a

pretty

dress

and

she's

got

on

beads."

na'k'idilyay

necklace

na:na'k'idilyay

she's got it on

xwa: na:na:ya:wiloy'

she's got her hair all wrapped

"She's got a necklace on, and her hair is all wrapped up (in mink)."

She's

got

on

mink

wraps

on

her

hair

and

everything.

haya:ł

[then]

hayi do'n

that's her

ch'ondehsne'

he thought

"That's her," he thought.

"That's

her,"

he

thought.

hayahujit

and then

ch'itehsyay

he went

de:-xw yide'

downriver

ting 'unłun

a lot of people

na'wa:

they are walking around

q'ut hay łe'te:de'tł'-xola:n

they gathered together from all directions

And then he left and went downriver. There's a lot of people coming together from all directions.

And

so

he

came

to

the

place

where

there

was

a

whole

bunch

of

people.

And

so

he

kinda

looked

around,

now

the

dance

is

starting.

q'ut yehch'iwinya:-xola:n

they went into the dance

haya:ł

[and then]

The dance is starting, and then...

me'k'iwiłteh-xolun-ts'eh

he hears somebody starting to sing

dungwho'owh

someone

haya:ł

then

ch'itehsyay

he went over there

ch'ite:ng'e'n

to look

He hears somebody starting to sing, and he went over there to look.

He

heard

somebody

starting

to

sing.

haya:ł

[then]

Then

he

went

over

there

and

looked

in

the

hole,

dance-hole.

hayah

there

'ungya'

he realizes

ch'iwilto'nil-e:

he sees she's dancing along

xoma:n-ch'in'

opposite him

ch'ischwe'n-e:

[she does it]

So

there

she

was

down

there

and

she's

dancing

and

she's

started

singing.

So he realizes his wife is down there dancing along, and she starts singing opposite this man.

de:-xw na'widyo:sil

she came around

She came around to the opening.

And

so

they

danced

around.

hayah

[there]

xona: ch'iwinda'

he waited for her

He

was

waiting

for

her.

hayah

[there]

ch'iwilto'nil-mił

when she came dancing by

ch'e:na'xonilo:s

he pulled her out

He waited for her there (at the opening). When she came dancing by there (the stairway into the hole), he pulled her out of there.

And

when

she

came

dancing

by

he

grabbed

her

and

threw

her

back

outside.

yiduq

up the incline

na'xotehłte:n

he took her

'a'de:ne'

he said

xwe:di 'a:xolaw

what did you do with it

hay

that

mije'e:din-ne'in

used-to-be baby

He took her back up the hill and he asked her, "What did you do with the baby?"

huh

well

ch'ide:ne'

she said

nin do'n

YOU

'a:diwe:ne'

you said

ta:xołwuł-ne'

throw him in the water

"Well," she said. "YOU said, 'Throw him in the water.'"

So

he

ask

her,

"What

did

you

do

with

the

baby?"