čaptíkʷɬ 1: watersnake and thunder (14) Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
sʔaw̓tím̓tk
A
south
2
Q
sw̓tim̓tk
A
south
3
Q
qipcm̓
A
spring
4
Q
sx̌mn̓kaw̓s
A
lover
5
Q
n̓k̓ᵂak̓ᵂín̓n̓
A
chosen
6
Q
sɬexʷn̓cut
A
breathe / exhale
7
Q
ptəx̌ʷusn̓t
A
spit in someone’s face
8
Q
ʔax̌l̓mn̓cút
A
turn around
9
Q
yal̓t
A
run away / flee
10
Q
mʔikstm̓
A
harm / bother / mess with
11
Q
k̓ʷiƛ̓t
A
others / remaining people
12
Q
q̓l̓spʔus
A
sad
13
Q
nixl̓
A
hear
14
Q
cxʷw̓ʕaw̓
A
roaring sound / hard whooshing sound
15
Q
skw̓ax̌n̓
A
wing
16
Q
k̓ʷɬxmin̓t
A
surprise someone
17
Q
sy̓syus
A
smart / able / powerful
18
Q
cɬəp̓ɬip̓
A
striped
19
Q
sic̓m̓
A
blanket
20
Q
stk̓masq̓t
A
sky
21
Q
n̓ƛ̓x̌cin̓
A
loud
22
Q
k̓sasq̓t
A
storm
23
Q
sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ ct̓uxʷt tl̓ sʔaw̓tím̓tk
A
Thunder-monster used to fly from the south
24
Q
cxʷic̓xtsəl̓x sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ t swy̓num̓tx st̓aʔk̓míx
A
They would give Thunder a beautiful young woman
25
iʔ sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ ʔiɬs iʔ swy̓num̓tx st̓aʔk̓míx
Thunder ate the beautiful young woman
26
ixíʔ uɬ iʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ lut ksmʔikstm̓s iʔ k̓ʷiƛ̓t iʔ sqilxʷ
Then the monster would not bother the other people
27
qipcm̓, sk̓awíl̓x iʔ sx̌mn̓kaw̓sts n̓k̓ʷak̓ʷin̓n̓
In the spring, Watersnake's lover was chosen
28
q̓l̓spʔus sk̓awíl̓x
Watersnake was heartsick
29
sk̓awíl̓x xʷuy̓ tkics iʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ naʔɬ iʔ st̓aʔk̓míxs
Watersnake went to meet the monster with his young woman
30
iʔ st̓aʔk̓míxf cus sk̓awíĺx, "way̓ t̓iʔ kʷ ɬp̓lak̓ k̓l̓ snəqsilxʷtət"
The young woman told Watersnake, "You should go back to our people"
31
cun̓tm̓, "lut in̓x̌mín̓k aksƛ̓lál̓"
He was told by her, "I do not want you to die"
32
sk̓awíl̓x cut, "lut, anwíʔ kʷ sƛ̓l̓míxaʔx, nixʷ in̓cáʔ kn̓ ƛ̓lal̓"
Watersnake said, "No, if you are going to die, I will be dead too"
33
ilíʔ ny̓ʕay̓p l̓ k̓m̓ɬəniw̓ts
There he was always at her side
34
way̓ nixlm̓səl̓x cxʷw̓ʕaw̓ ɬə t̓uxʷt sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓
Then they heard the roaring when Thunder was flying
35
sk̓awíl̓x n̓x̌iɬ uɬ iʔ st̓aʔk̓míx sc̓qʷaqʷs
Watersnake was afraid, and the young woman started crying
36
sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ iʔ skw̓ax̌n̓s scxʷw̓ʕaw̓ uɬ c̓ʔuy̓
Thunder's wings roared and it got dark
37
ɬa ckaʔítət, iʔ sɬəxʷn̓cuts sw̓xʷap
As it came close, its breath was fire
38
taʔlíʔ n̓x̌iɬ sk̓awíl̓x, nax̌m̓ɬ ʕ̓ay̓m̓t
Watersnake was very afraid, but angry
39
lut x̌min̓ks iʔ st̓aʔk̓míxs ksƛ̓lal̓s
He did not want his young woman to die
40
sk̓awíl̓x ptix̌ʷs iʔ sw̓xʷaps t aʔ ck̓l̓ sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓
Watersnake spit his fire towards Thunder
41
k̓ʷɬxmin̓tm̓ t sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓
Thunder was surprised
42
lut pn̓kin̓ swit t̓a ctiyáqʷt
Never had anyone fought
43
sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ x̌min̓ks ksn̓x̌il̓sts sk̓awíl̓x
Thunder wanted to frighten Watersnake
44
sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ ɬptix̌ʷs sk̓awíl̓x t sw̓xʷap
Thunder spit back at Watersnake with fire
45
uɬ sk̓awíl̓x ɬptəx̌ʷusəs iʔ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓ t síl̓xʷaʔ sw̓xʷap
And Watersnake spit back at the monster's face with a big fire
46
ʔapnáʔ n̓x̌iɬ iʔ sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓
Now the Thunder-Monster was afraid
47
sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ ʔax̌l̓mn̓cút uɬ yal̓t t aʔ ck̓l̓ sw̓tim̓tk
Thunder turned around and fled toward the south
48
sk̓awíl̓xʷ cut, "ʕapnáʔ lut sksʔíɬnm̓ iʔ sqilxʷ"
Watersnake said, "Now you will not eat people"
49
t stk̓masq̓t miʔ kʷ cxʷy̓lwis t̓iʔ kmax kʷ n̓ƛ̓x̌cin̓ ɬa ck̓sasq̓t
You may roam the sky, but you will only be noisy when it's stormy
50
ʕapnáʔ sc̓əq̓c̓q̓am̓ lut t̓a cx̌n̓um̓sts iʔ sqilxʷ
Now Thunder does not harm the people
51
t sy̓syusts, xʷic̓ɬtsəl̓x sk̓awíl̓x əcɬəp̓ɬip̓ qʷin̓ iʔ sic̓m̓
For his smarts, they gave Watersnake a striped green blanket
52
ʕapnáʔ ny̓ʕay̓p sk̓awíl̓x pútiʔ clʕastís iʔ sic̓m
Now always Watersnake is still wearing the blanket
