Part 3
x̣ū′tgᴀñgwa′ñgañan. Ha′osîn laga sî′ñiyēyᴀn. Wᴀ′kꜝiên 4 gᴀm was being blown about. Again to him was evening. But still not
laga tadja′o ʻā′dawangañan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn laga sa′nʟ̣anᴀn. 5 to him wind was blowing hard. And again to him was morning.
Yä′nañaūłai′an. Wᴀkꜝie′n gᴀm tadja′o ʻatawā′ñan. Wᴀ′giên It was foggy in the morning. But still not wind was strong. And
sîn 6 sʻasgu ha′osîn ʟᴀgua′nan lʼ gī′gīgᴀñgwañgañan. Wᴀ′kꜝiäł day whole again aimlessly he was floating about. All that time
yä′nᴀñʻagᴀndan 7 sîñiai′ᴀn. Wᴀ′giên gia′ga-i ʻadō′ lʼ while it was foggy evening came. And to stand up around he
ʻê′sgasʟaian. Lʼ qꜝo′lū 8 lā ʻagā′lan ʟū′guʻa lʼ got (he was unable). His legs his were weak in the canoe he
îsxᴀ′nsqadan ᴀła′. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn sʻā′lᴀñē 9 ʻa′hᴀn lʼ was for a long time because. And again the song same he
kꜝᴀ′djūgañan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn sanʟ̣a′nan. Wᴀ′giên gᴀm 10 ʟᴀga lʼ was singing. And again was morning. And not land he
qê′ñʻᴀñgañan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn yä′nᴀñʻagᴀndan lᴀ da 11 sîñiai′an. was seeing. And again while it was foggy him for was evening.
Wᴀkꜝiê′ł gᴀm tadjuwē′ ʻa′dōwañga′ñan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn 12 laga All that time not the wind was strong. And again to him
sanʟ̣a′nan. 13 was morning.
Wa′ʟ̣u ʟᴀga gu lʼ gā′-iîñułaiyan. Wᴀ′giên hawa′n gu lʼ At that time land at he floated in the morning. And yet at he
gā′-iîñ 14 gañganê. Gᴀm xetgu lʼ qā′łᴀñgañan lʼ qꜝo′lū was floating. Not below (ashore) he was getting his legs
gu′tga lā łgᴀkꜝᴀdā′ñan 15 ᴀ′ła. Ałdjī′ᴀłu gᴀm xetga lʼ together his were bent because. Therefore not off he
qā′łʻᴀñgañan. Wᴀ′kꜝiêł gᴀm la ʟꜝ 16 qê′ñʻañgañan. Ḷꜝ na′ᴀñ was getting. All that time not him they were seeing. They lived
qꜝoł djiłī′ lʼ îs kꜝiên gᴀm lᴀ ʟꜝ qê′ñʻᴀñgañan. 17 near very he was although not him they were seeing.
Wᴀ′giên nᴀñ ʻa′a gūsaʻai′ya gᴀm ʟ̣ᴀqō′nan nā′ñgwans lʼ qä′ñan. And a child knew how to talk not big played about he saw.
1 Wᴀ′giên gᴀm anᴀ′ñ ʻa′as lʼ qêñʻā′ñan tꜝē′dja-i ga ʟuē′ And not this child him saw the rock against the canoe
lā′ña gī′tasi 2 ᴀła′. Gᴀm la lʼ qêñʻā′ñan. Wᴀ′giên Îłdī′nī nᴀñ his floated because. Not him it saw. And Îłdī′nī the
ʻā′xᴀdjūs ga 3 kiägā′ñan la ʻᴀn ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdē dᴀ child to was calling him for they know (that they might know) to
lʼ gudᴀ′ns ᴀ′ła. Wᴀ′giên la ʻᴀn lʼ 4 ʻa′yîns giên la ʻa qagē′ ga lʼ he wanted because. And it for he called and him to go to it
łʻwa′gagañan. La ga lʼ łʻwagaxᴀ′nsgats 5 ʟ̣ū “Îłdī′nī were afraid. Him of it was afraid for a long time when, “Îłdī′nī
ła-ō īdjî′ngua” hîn anᴀ′ñ ʻa′as lʼ sudai′an. Nᴀñ īłña′-o 6 I that am” as precedes this child he said to. A male this
idja′n. Wᴀ′giên la lʼ qasʻai′an. Wᴀ′giên la qꜝoł lʼ gia′ʟꜝagan. was. And him it went out to. And him near it came and stood.
7 Wᴀ′giên hîn la lʼ sudai′an, “Îłdī′nī hîn ō dī kiʻa′ñgua. And as follows it he said to, “Îłdī′nī like this I am named.
Hai 8 dā îsî′n ł Îłdī′nī hîn sū,” hîn la lʼ sudai′an. Wᴀ′giên Now you too (imp.) Îłdī′nī like say,” like it he said to. And
anᴀ′ñ 9 ʻa′xᴀdjūs, “Îłdī′nī” hîn sā′wan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ kî′lsgudaiani, this child, “Îłdī′nī,” like said. And it said it wrong,
a′nᴀñ 10 ʻa′xadjūs gᴀm yê′nkꜝe gū′saoʻaiyā′ñan ᴀ′ła. Wᴀ′giên this child not very well knew how to talk because. And
ha′osîn kiä′ñ 11 lʼ kꜝwai′an. Wᴀ′giên a′nᴀñ ʻa′xᴀdjūs hᴀnîsî′n lʼ again his name he mentioned. And this child again his
kiē kꜝwai′an. 12 Wᴀ′giên lā lʼ kî′łyêdaian. Wᴀ′giên a′nᴀñ ʻa′xadjūs name mentioned. And his it said right. And this child
lᴀ stᴀ qā′-idan. 13 him from started.
Wᴀ′giên lᴀ stᴀ ʻᴀñ lʼ ʟ̣sʟa′s-qałīya′n. 𝄆 “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, 14 And him from himself it turned around. “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,
Îłdī′nī,” 𝄇 hîn lʼ sū′îdan. Da lᴀ lʼ qꜝē′sdadē ga lʼ łʻwa′gas Îłdī′nī,” like it began saying. For his it forget to it was afraid
15 ᴀłū′ lʼ sā′wan. Wᴀ′giên lᴀ stᴀ lʼ djiîñē′ʻełs ʟ̣ū ha′osîn therefore it said. And from him it got far when again
lʼ kiē 16 da lʼ qꜝē′sgadan. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn la gui lʼ staʻē′lan. his name for it forgot. And again him toward it returned.
Wᴀ′giên 1 la ʻᴀn lʼ qā′ʟꜝas ʟ̣ū ha′osîn kiʻa′ñ laga lʼ sudai′an. And him to it came when again his name to it he told.
“Îłdī′nī hîn 2 ł sū,” hîn anᴀ′ñ ʻa′as ha′osîn Îłdī′nī sudai′an. “Îłdī′nī like (imp.) say,” like this child again Îłdī′nī said to.
Wᴀ′giên anᴀ′ñ 3 a′as ha′osîn gîña′n sā′wani. Wᴀ′giên ha′osîn lʼ And this child again like said. And again he
kîłyê′daiane. 4 Wa′ʟ̣ū ha′osîn lᴀ stᴀ lʼ qā′-its-qałīyan lʼ kiē′ lʼ said it right. Then again from him it as it went away his name it
kꜝwī′dᴀñîdan. 5 𝄆 “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,” 𝄇 hîn lʼ began to repeat. “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,” like it
sū′-idan. Hawa′n “Îłdī′nī” hîn 6 lʼ sū′gᴀndan na ga lʼ began to say. Yet “Îłdī′nī” like while it was saying house to it
qatcꜝai′an. Wa′ʟ̣ū ʟꜝao gᴀm kiē′ da lʼ 7 qꜝē′sgadañan. 8 entered. Then, however, not the name for it forgot.
Wᴀ′giên kꜝiwē′ lʼ daʻa′sʟtcꜝasi ʻai′yan “Îłdī′nī,” lʼ And the door it opened right through “Îłdī′nī,” he
sū′daltcꜝaian: 9 “Tcîna′-i, Îłdī′nī qeigᴀ′ña,” hîn a′nᴀñ ʻa′as went in saying: “Grandfather, Îłdī′nī find,” like this child
tcī′nᴀñ sudai′an. 10 Wᴀ′giên giê′stᴀ lʼ qa′gan ʻa lʼ its grandfather said to. And from whence it went to its
tcî′na lā lʼ ʻalqa′-idan. Wᴀ′giên 11 ga-î′ns gu la ʻᴀn grandfather its it led. And floated at him to
lʼ îsʟꜝaʻā′wan. Lʼ djā î′sîn la ᴀł idja′n. Wᴀ′giên 12 they came. His wife too him with was. And
na′ʻaistᴀgañan lʼ łkꜝwī′dᴀsʟyua′nʻwas ʟ̣ū lā′guʻē as soon as (they saw him) they were much troubled when into his (canoe)
lʼ xū′stᴀʟiawan. 13 Wᴀ′giên nē xetgu lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł they got quickly. And the house in front of him with
lʼ ʻā′sgadaʻwan. 14 they arrived.
Lʼ îstꜝała′ʻwas giên hawī′dan na ga lʼ îsdē′yē da 15 They got off when quickly house to him take up to
la lʼgudᴀña′ʻwan. Wᴀ′giên qꜝo′lawūñ la lʼ qêndā′ʻwan. Gia′ga-i they wanted to do to him. And his legs he showed to them. To stand
16 ʻadō′ lʼ ʻêsga′si î′sîn la lʼ qêndā′ʻwan. Hî′ñan he was unable too he showed them. Only
ʻa-i la sʟꜝî′silᴀñgañan. 17 Gᴀm ʟꜝ kîl lʼ gudᴀñʻā′ñan. he made signs with his fingers. Not their language he knew.
Wᴀ′giên nᴀñ ī′łiñas lgūs dō ʻatᴀgā′lan. 1 Wᴀ′giên tcꜝā′nuē djîngu And the man mat for this ran up. And the fire near
la lʼ ʻā′waʻwan. 2 him they put.
Wa′ʟ̣ū gîn kꜝī′na la gui lʼ î′sdałaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên tcꜝā′anuē 3 ʻa Then things warm him upon they put. And the fire in
îsî′n la lʼ ʟᴀkꜝî′nᴀñidaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ qadjî′ñ gu î′sîn gîn 4 too him they made warm. And his head at too things
kꜝī′na la lʼ î′sdaʻōgañan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ kꜝial hᴀn îsî′n xao warm him they put on. And his legs too liquid (water)
lā 5 lʼ ʟîkꜝī′nᴀsʟaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên xao łñan kꜝīnîsʟa′s his they warmed for. And liquid (water) a little became warm
ʟ̣ū lʼ kꜝia′l gui 6 nᴀñ djā′adas îsda′idan. Wᴀ′tał when his legs upon the woman began putting it. At the same time
nᴀñ ī′łiñas hᴀn îsî′n lʼ qᴀ′dji ga gîn 7 kꜝî′ndagañan. Wᴀ′giên the man too his head to things kept putting warm. And
łña′n lʼ qꜝa′oas gu hᴀn qꜝolᴀwu′ñ lʼ 8 ya′gᴀłdaian. a little he sat there even his legs he tried to straighten.
Wᴀ′giên lā′ña lā′gane. Wa′ʟ̣ū ʟan lā′ña lʼ And his were good (well). Then stopped his he
ʻā′łdaʻwane. 9 put hot water on.
Wᴀ′giên sqꜝā′ñu lʼ gīnᴀ′ns giên la ga ʟꜝsqꜝasʟai′an. Wᴀ′giên And stick he asked to be given when him to they gave it. And
la ga ʟꜝ 10 sqꜝasʟa′s ʟ̣ū ʻᴀñ lʼ kîtgia′gan. Wᴀ′giên him to they gave it when himself he stood up by means of. And
kiaga agᴀ′ñ lʼ kī′ʟ̣sʟîwagudañan. 11 Wᴀ′giên kia lʼ to the outside of himself he tried to go. And outside he
qꜝao qaod ha′osîn siłgā′ñan sat after a while again back
agᴀ′ñ lʼ kī′ʟ̣sʟtcꜝaian. 12 Lʼ he came in with the assistance of the stick. He
ʻā′dagas lā lʼ qê′ñʻwas ᴀłū′ gᴀm tao la ga was different (i.e., sick) his they saw therefore not food him to
lʼ îsdā′ʻañʻugañan. 13 Gᴀm la lʼ qêñʻā′ñʻugañan kꜝiên lʼ ī′ʟꜝ-adas they gave. Not him they saw (before) although he was a chief
lā lʼ qêñā′ʻwan. 14 his they saw.
Wᴀ′giên xao laʻᴀn lʼ qê′nîsʟdaʻwan. Ila′ î′sîn tao la ʻᴀn And liquid (water) for him they warmed. Besides food him for
15 lʼ ʟî′ñʻalᴀñaʻwan. ʟ̣ī′sʟ̣ūan xao kꜝī′nᴀsʟᴀs ʟ̣ū tō they cooked. By and by liquid (water) was warm when grease
ʻē lʼ qoa′ndᴀyūanan. 1 Wᴀ′giên la xetgu lʼ tcꜝîsā′ʻwane. Wᴀ′giên into she put very much. And him before they put it. And
sʟagu′l îsî′n 2 la gu lʼ tꜝa′osʟaian. Ao ʟᴀgu ʟʟ̣ū′ xadē′ spoon too him to she gave. This how the ancient people
wᴀgā′ñan. Wᴀ′giên 3 wa′ʟ̣ʻa xao lʼ nîłgī′s ʟ̣ū tā′wē were doing. And after it broth he had done drinking when the food
îsî′n la xetgu lʼ îsdai′ani. Tō 4 xᴀn î′sîn wᴀsūwē′t la lʼ too him before she put. Grease too with it him she
tadai′an. Wᴀ′giên lʼ tagī′s giên tao qꜝᴀ′lat 5 hᴀn îsî′n let eat. And he finished eating when food another kind too
la xetgu lʼ îsdai′an. Wᴀ′giên dᴀ′man la ga tās lā lʼ 6 qêns him before she put. And well he something ate his she saw
ᴀł gîn tā′wa qꜝᴀ′lat î′sîn la ga lʼ îsdai′an. 7 with some food another kind of too him to she gave.
Wᴀ′giên dᴀ′man lʼ ʻēłs la lʼ qä′ñan giên hîn djā′ʻᴀñ lʼ 8 And well he became him she saw and like his wife he
sudai′an, “Tadja′o las ʟ̣ū lnaga′-i ʻa lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł tꜝalᴀ′ñ said to, “Wind is good when the town to him with we
ʟūqā′-idasañ.” 9 Wᴀ′giên sîñiai′yᴀn. Wᴀ′giên gᴀm ʻā′lgua will go by canoe.” And it was evening. And not in the night
lʼ qꜝᴀsʟʻā′ñʻūgañan 10 lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł lnaga′-i ʻa ʟūqā′-idē dᴀ they were sleeping him with the town to go to
lʼ gudᴀñʻā′wan ᴀ′ła. A′nᴀñ 11 ī′ʟꜝagidas ʟꜝao qꜝayū′anan. Wᴀ′giên they wanted because. This chief, however, slept much. And
lʼ qꜝas tꜝał ʟʻā′wē 12 qꜝᴀ′tᴀgaña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. ʟuē′ he slept while the property on the beach they put. The canoe
îsî′n tcānga ᴀ′ña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. 13 Wᴀ′giên ʟū′gue gîn too into the sea theirs they put. And into the canoe things
ᴀ′ña lʼ îsdā′ʻwan. Gᴀm lnaga′-i stᴀ lʼ 14 djī′îñʻañaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên theirs they put. Not the town from they lived far. And
lʼ skī′nas ʟ̣ū lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł lʼ ʟuqā′-idaʻwasîs 15 la ga lʼ he awoke when him with they would go off by canoe him to they
sudā′ʻwan. 16 said.
Wᴀ′giên la′gia ʟū′e guʻa nᴀñ djā′das ʟuqā′gan. Nᴀñ î′łiñas 1 And his canoe in the woman went by canoe. The man
hᴀn îsî′n gia ʟuē′guʻa lᴀ dᴀ′ñał ʟuqā′gan. Wᴀ′giên lᴀ dᴀ′ñᴀł too his canoe in him with went by canoe. And him with
lnaga′-i 2 gu lʼ ʟuî′sʟꜝaʻawan. Wᴀ′giên lᴀ ʟꜝ qꜝᴀlā′ʻwan. the town at they came by canoe. And they were surprised at them.
Wᴀ′kunastʼ ʟuē′ 3 lā ʻasʻwā′nsîñaʻwani. Wᴀ′giên wēd ʟꜝao Before it the canoe theirs was one. And now, however,
lā ʻā′stᴀñʻwasi ʟ̣ū 4 la ʟꜝ qꜝᴀlā′ʻwan. Kia lᴀ theirs were two when they were surprised at them. Outside them
kꜝiū′ ʟꜝ skꜝūlyū′anaʻwan. Wᴀ′giên nᴀñ 5 xā′da qꜝᴀ′lat lā′guʻa for they were in a great crowd. And a person another in theirs
tcꜝā′ñwas ʟꜝ qä′ñan. 6 sat they saw.
Wᴀ′giên lʼ kîtʟꜝ′djagᴀłʻwas ʟ̣ū lnaga′-i ʻaskꜝu hᴀn lʼ 7 dō′îtʻawane And they came ashore when the town whole very them went to
gᴀm wᴀ′kunastʼ lᴀ ʟꜝ qêñʻā′ñgañan ᴀ′ła. Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n 8 lnaga′-i gu la not before it him they saw because. Stikine town at him
dᴀ′ñᴀł lʼ ʟuîsʟꜝaʻa′wan. Wᴀ′giên hawī′dan na ga 9 la ʟꜝ îsdā′ʻwan. with they came by canoe. And quickly house to they took them.
Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n xadē′ īła′ndjidē îsgiê′n djā′dē 10 dᴀñᴀła′n And the Stikine people the men and the women with
îsî′n ʻa′aga-i dᴀ′ñᴀłan îsî′n na-i stagā′ne. Lᴀ ʟꜝ 11 too the children with too the house was full. Them they
gusʻā′naʻwagan. Gᴀm wᴀ′kunastʼ lᴀ ʟꜝ qê′ñʻañgañan kꜝiä′nan 12 lʼ were surprised at. Not before it him they saw although he
ī′ʟadas lā′ña ʟꜝ qä′ñan. 13 was a chief his they saw.
Wᴀ′giên ao la dᴀ′ñał lʼ ʟuqā′ʟ̣agan. Hîn ga skꜝū′lasga-i 14 ga lʼ And now him with they came home. Like the crowd to he
sā′wan, “Dī tꜝakꜝᴀ′n nañʻā′gᴀn ʟ̣ū a′nᴀñ xā′das lʼ 15 qe′igᴀn. said, “My grandchild went out to play when this person it found.
Lʼ nañʻā′gᴀn. Lʼ gō qaod lʼ qā′tcꜝîgᴀn. Hitꜝᴀ′n 16 It went to play. It was after gone a while it came in. Then
kꜝiwē′ lʼ daʻā′sʟtcꜝîgᴀndan, “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī” hîn lʼ the door it as opened, “Îłdī′nī, Îłdī′nī,” like it
sudā′ltcꜝîgᴀn. 1 “Tcî′na Îłdī′nī qeigᴀ′na,” hîn lʼ sū′gᴀn. came in saying. “Grandfather Îłdī′nī (I) found,” like it said.
Ałdjī′ᴀłū la tꜝalᴀ′ñ 2 qêñʻā′gᴀn. Wᴀ′giên na ga la tꜝalᴀ′ñ Therefore him we went to see. And house to him we
î′sdagᴀn. Gia′ga-i ʻadō′ lʼ 3 ʻê′sgagᴀn. Lʼ qꜝolū′ gutga took. To stand around he got (was unable). His legs together
lā′ña łgakꜝᴀ′dᴀñagᴀn. Wᴀ′giên lgūs 4 ʻā′ñᴀł na ga la tꜝalᴀ′ñ his were bent. And mat in house to him we
ʻā′sʟtcꜝîgᴀn. Wᴀ′giên sîn sʻasgu la ʻadō′ tꜝalᴀ′ñ 5 carried up. And day whole him around we
ʟeî′ldᴀñgᴀn. Wᴀ′giên lʼ gia′gᴀn ʟ̣ū kia′ga tried to make (well). And he stood up when outside
agᴀ′ñ lʼ kiʟ̣′sʟuwagᴀn. 6 Wa′ʟ̣ū la tꜝalᴀ′ñ ga ga tā′dagᴀn. Lʼ lᴀ′gas he went with a cane. Then him we gave to eat. He was well
ʟ̣ū hā′łgui ga la dᴀ′ñᴀł 7 tꜝalᴀ′ñ ʟuî′stꜝeidᴀn. when hither to him with we went by canoe.
ʟigᴀ′nłañan ła sʻun la dᴀ′ñᴀł idjiga′-i ga dī 8 gwa′was In an uninhabited place I alone him with stay to I disliked
ᴀłū′ hałguī′ la dᴀ′ñᴀł ł ʟuqā′-idᴀn,” hîn lʼ sā′wan. 9 therefore hither him with I came by canoe,” like he said.
La ᴀł lʼ giała′ndawa′s tꜝał qꜝā′lᴀñ lʼ qꜝogudᴀ′ns Him of he (they) related while his skin he felt with his teeth
lā′ña ʟꜝ qê′ñqꜝołdaian. 10 Wᴀ′giên gu′tgᴀ la ʟꜝ his they saw him secretly. And to each other him they
sudai′an. Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n xadē′ 11 ī′ʟꜝadē hîn sā′wan: “Nᴀñ told about. And Stikine people the chief like said: “The
ī′ʟꜝadas ʻa-i ł qꜝogudᴀ′ñʻō.” Wᴀ′giên 12 lʼ qꜝᴀl lā′ña nᴀñ chief blood (imp.) taste ye.” And his skin his one
qꜝo′tsgiłdaian. Wᴀ′giên stᴀ lʼ ʻᴀ′nstᴀʟꜝas ʟ̣ū 13 “Nᴀñ felt with his teeth. And from he lifted his head when “The
ī′ʟꜝadas ʻa′-iyū tᴀñā′gᴀñgua,” hîn lʼ sā′wan. Wa′ʟ̣u Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n 14 chief’s blood that is salt,” like he said. Then the Stikine
xadē′ qꜝᴀ′ldᴀñayuā′nan. Djī′ña lʼ x̣ū′tgᴀñgwañan ʻᴀn people were very much surprised. A long time he was blown about for
wa′Ḷū lā′ña 15 ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdʻelan. Wᴀ′giên lnaga′-i xa′dē kia′ga then his they came to know. And the town the people outside
īdjā′ne. ʟᴀgu lʼ 1 ʻets ʻᴀn la ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdᴀłs ʟ̣ū ʟī′djîstᴀ lʼ îs went. How he was like for him they knew when whence he was
gᴀm ʻᴀn ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdaʻañan. 2 not for they knew.
Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn dᴀma′n la ʟꜝᴀ qê′ñidan. Wᴀ′giên And there right carefully him they began to look after. And
ʻᴀ′na 3 qoan gut gu lʼ īdjā′ni. Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn lʼ years many during there he was. And there right he
ʟîgaiʻe′lane. Gᴀm 4 siłgā′ñ stᴀ lʼ îsʻā′ñane gᴀm stayed always (joined the tribe). Not back from he went not
ʟī′djan lʼ ʟᴀga îs ʻᴀn lʼ u′nsᴀdʻañan ᴀ′ła. 5 Lʼ gī′dalᴀñ where his land was for he knew because. His children
stᴀnsā′ñan. Stᴀñ lā īła′ndjidagan giên stᴀñ îsî′n 6 lā djadā′gan. were four. Two his were men and two too his were women.
Wᴀ′giên Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n gu lʼ îs kꜝīäł gī′dalᴀñ da lʼ 7 sʻā′-iłgañan. And Stikine at he was while his children for he was weeping.
Dja′ʻᴀñ dᴀ ʟꜝao gᴀm lʼ sʻa-iłʻā′ñgañan. Wᴀ′giên la 8 nᴀñ qē′yaiyan His wife for however not he was weeping. And him one found
lʼ taodī′łgīgan. 9 him took for his friend forever.
Wᴀ′giên gu lʼ îsxᴀ′nsgats ʟ̣ū ʟꜝ kîl lʼ gwa′lan. And there he lived a long time when their language he understood.
Wᴀ′giên lʼ 10 sʻā′-iłgᴀñ qaod ʻᴀñ lʼ And he wept after a while for he
kî′lkꜝᴀdjū-idan. Wᴀ′giên hîn lʼ kꜝᴀdjū′idan: began to sing a crying song. And like he began singing:
11 𝄆 “Hēg̣ōnōnē′ ʟa′gwaiyē djū′qoqołtēdj 𝄇 𝄆 Hagūsē′ 𝄇 Łē′ni gîta′nī hagusē′.” 12
Wᴀ′giên gu hᴀn lʼ ʟîgai′ʻelane. Wᴀ′giên lʼ Kꜝā′ogᴀs And there right he joined the tribe. And he was of the Fish-eggs
ʻᴀ′nstᴀ 13 ᴀ′ña lʼ sā′wan giên la ga agᴀ′ñ ʟꜝ î′sdaʻodjawan lʼ about his he told and him to themselves they all gave he
ī′ʟꜝagidas lā′ña 14 ʟꜝ qêñgā′ñan ᴀła′. Wᴀ′giên lʼ was a chief his they saw because. And his
ta′olᴀñ Kꜝā′was lʼ gōdiagā′ñan. 15 friends the Fish-eggs him lost.
ʟī′sʟ̣uᴀn wᴀ′giên, Stᴀkꜝᴀ′n ᴀł ta′olᴀñ ʻᴀn lʼ ī′ʟꜝadas lā′ña ʟꜝ By and by however Stikine of his friends for he was chief his they
1 kî′ñgudañan. Gᴀm ʟꜝᴀkꜝwā′nan ʟʟ̣ū′ ʟᴀ′gui ʟꜝ heard. Not any time in old times to any places they
ʟuqā′-idᴀñgañan. 2 Sqꜝā′ñ-kunē łtᴀ′nʻu ʟꜝ kiū′łgudjîlgañan. started by canoe. End of a stick feather they fastened.
Wᴀ′giên sa ʟꜝ 3 kîłgudjîlgā′ñane. Gᴀm łtanuē′ And up they lifted it. Not the feather
x̣ū′łkꜝwesîłdansi ʟ̣ū hitꜝᴀ′n ʟꜝ 4 ʟūqā′-idañan. was moved by the wind when then they started out by canoe.
Ałdjī′ᴀłū gᴀm la ʻᴀn hawī′dan ʟꜝ u′nsadᴀłʻañan. 5 Wᴀ′giên silē′t Therefore not him for quickly they knew. And afterward
la ʟꜝ kî′ñgudañan. Wᴀ′giên lʼ ta′olᴀñ lʼ kî′ñgudᴀns 6 ʻᴀn lʼ him they heard about. And his friends him heard about for he
u′nsᴀdʻelan ʟ̣ū sʻā′lañē ta′olᴀñ dᴀ lʼ xᴀ′ndjutꜝā′lane. 7 Wᴀ′giên came to know when the song his friends for he sent down. And
ʟī′sʟ̣ūᴀn lā ʟꜝ gudā′ñan ʟ̣ū lʼ ta′olᴀñ gu′dᴀñē layuā′nan: by and by his they heard when his friends the minds were very good:
8 “Dalᴀ′ñ ʻa dī gutqa′o skꜝiä′nan gᴀm ʟᴀgu dalᴀ′ñ ʻa dī ʻē′tłîñē 9 “You to I want to go although not how you to I can go
qā′ʻᴀñgañgᴀñ. Dī layuā′ngᴀñ. Ha′oʟ̣n ʟꜝao gᴀm dī lā′ʻᴀñgᴀn. is to be seen. I am very well off. There however not I was happy.
10 Dī ta′olᴀñ Kꜝā′was djadē′ îsgiê′n īła′ndjidē î′sîn qoanyuā′ngᴀñ.” My friends Fish-eggs women and men too are very many.”
11 Wᴀ′giên ʟan lʼ tawē′ la ᴀł gudᴀñē′ stꜝē′gan lʼ And stopped his friends him for their minds were sick he
lās ʻᴀn ʟꜝ 12 u′nsᴀdaʻelan ᴀ′ła. Lʼ djā ʟꜝao nᴀñ ī′łiña was happy for they came to know because. His wife however a man
qꜝᴀ′lat īnʻē′lan lʼ kꜝō′tᴀłs 13 ʻᴀn lā ʟꜝ u′nsᴀdan ᴀ′ła. 14 other came to marry he was dead for his they thought because.
Hao ʟan ʻê′lgᴀñ. 15 Here end becomes.
STORIES ACCOMPANIED BY TEXTS
HOW SHINING-HEAVENS CAUSED HIMSELF TO BE BORN
[Told by Walter McGregor of the Sealion-town people]
She was a chief’s daughter at Djū. [21] Her father had a slave he owned watch her. Then she said to the slave: “Tell a certain one that I say I am in love with him.” And, when she went out with him to defecate next day, she asked the slave if he had told him. And he said to the chief’s daughter: “He says he is afraid of your father.” He had not told him, and he lied.
She told the slave to tell another that she was in love with him, and again he did not tell him. He told her he feared her father. When she was unable to get any of her father’s ten nephews she went with the slave. And her father discovered it.
Then they abandoned her. Only the wife of her youngest uncle left some food for her.
She went down on the beach to dig. After she had worked for some time she dug out a cockleshell. In it a baby cried. Then she looked at it. A small child was in it. Then she took it to the house. She put something soft around it, and, although she did not nurse it, it grew fast. Soon it began to creep. Not a long time after that it walked about.
One time the child said: “Here, mother, like this.” He moved his hand as if drawing a bowstring. When he said the same thing again she understood what he meant. Then she hammered out a copper bracelet she wore into a bow for him, and another she hammered into arrows. When she had finished [the bow] she gave it to him along with the two arrows. He was pleased with them.
Then he went out to hunt birds. When he came back, he brought his mother a cormorant. His mother ate it. The day after he went hunting again. He brought in a goose to his mother. His mother ate it. And next day he again went hunting. He brought in a wren. Then he skinned it. He dried [the skin]. He treasured it. And next day also he brought in a kꜝu′tcꜝix̣u. [22] That, too, he skinned. That too, he dried. And the next day he brought in a blue jay. He skinned and dried that also. The day after that he brought in a woodpecker. That he also skinned. That he also dried.
One time some one was talking to his mother. The house creaked moreover. And when day broke he awoke in a fine house. The carvings on the house posts winked with their eyes. [23] Master Carpenter let himself become his father. He got up and said to him: “Come, chief, my child, let me dress you up.” Then he went to him and he put fair-weather clouds [24] upon his face. “Now, chief, my son, come and sit idle seaward.” As soon as he did so, the weather was good.
One time he asked to go fishing with his father. “We will pull out Devilfish-fished-for.” And on their way to fish they pulled it out. [25] Then they stopped at House-fishing-ground. [26] He seated his father in the bow. After he had looked at the rising sun for a while he said: “Now, father, say ‘The chief among them thinks he will take it.’” This his father said. “Say ‘The one who comes around the island thinks he will take it,’ father.” And he said so. “Father, say ‘The shadow increases upon Tcꜝi′nła-i; hasten, chief.’” And so he said. “Father, say ‘The great one coming up against the current begins thinking of it.’” So he said. “Father, say ‘The great one coming putting gravel in his mouth thinks of it.’” So he said. And again, “Father, say ‘You look at it with white-stone eyes (i.e., good eyes).’ Father, say ‘Great eater begins thinking of it.’” So he said. [27]