- 1. snkɬcaʔsqáxaʔ naʔɬ snklip
- 2. sn̓k̓lip naʔɬ kəkwápaʔ
- 3. q̓ʷəq̓ʷc̓wíyaʔ naʔɬ spapʕáɬaʔ
- 4. sn̓k̓lip, x̌ʷʕay̓lx̌ʷ iʔ kəkwápaʔs
- 5. k̓ʷí k̓ʷxʷnaʔ naʔɬ kiʔláw̓naʔ 1
- sn̓k̓lip naʔɬ x̌ʷʕay̓l̓xʷ ɬəɬt̓am̓
Listen to the elder
snkɬcaʔsqáxaʔ naʔɬ snklip
sn̓k̓lip lkʷut tl̓ čitxʷs.
Coyote was far from his house.
sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ n̓x̌l̓lutm̓ n̓ʔaɬnaʔsqílxʷtn̓.
Horse was a dangerous monster.
sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ kil̓s sn̓k̓lip.
Horse chased Coyote.
qičl̓x uɬ qičl̓x sn̓k̓lip.
Coyote ran and ran.
qičl̓x uɬ qičl̓x sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ.
Horse ran and ran.
sn̓k̓lip man̓xʷs iʔ sn̓man̓xʷtn̓s.
Coyote smoked his pipe.
sn̓k̓lip x̌lits iʔ sumíxs.
Coyote called his power.
iʔ sumíxs k̓ʷul̓m̓ kaʔɬlál̓qʷ aʔ čɣip.
His power made three trees.
sn̓k̓lip tk̓iwl̓xm̓s aʔ čxʔit aʔ čɣip.
Coyote climbed the first tree.
sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ n̓xlips aʔ čɣip.
Horse chopped down the tree.
sn̓k̓lip tk̓iwl̓xm̓s iʔ sʔaslál̓qʷs aʔ čɣip.
Coyote climbed the second tree.
sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ n̓xlips iʔ sʔaslál̓qʷs aʔ čɣip.
Horse chopped down the second tree.
sn̓k̓lip tk̓iwl̓xm̓s iʔ skaʔɬlál̓qʷs aʔ čɣip.
Coyote climbed the third tree.
sn̓k̓lip man̓xʷs iʔ sn̓man̓xʷtn̓s.
Coyote smoked his pipe.
sn̓k̓lip x̌lits iʔ sumíxs.
Coyote called his power.
iʔ sumíxs xʷic̓ɬtm̓ t kɬqəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓s.
By his power he was given his whip.
sn̓k̓lip n̓k̓am̓tíw̓sm̓s sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ.
Coyote mounted onto Horse.
sn̓k̓lip ksp̓íc̓aʔs sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ.
Coyote beat Horse.
ʔay̓x̌ʷt sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ.
Tired was horse.
ixíʔ uɬ k̓ʷək̓ʷyumaʔtwíl̓x sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ.
And then horse became small.
ʔaˤpnáʔ iʔ ƛ̓əx̌əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap naʔɬ pətpətw̓ínaʔxʷ čn̓k̓am̓tíw̓sm̓sts sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ.
Now old men and old women ride horses.
| Audio | nsəlxcin | English |
|---|---|---|
| ƛ̓əx̌ƛ̓x̌ap | old man | |
| pəptw̓ínaʔxʷ | old woman | |
| sumíx | spiritual medicine, power, spiritual power | |
| ksp̓íc̓aʔ | to hit on the body / hit somebody on the body | |
| x̌lit | ask for, call for | |
| xʷic̓ɬtm̓. | We gave it to them. | |
| n̓x̌l̓lutm̓ | dangerous, fearsome, fierce, mean looking | |
| n̓xlip | chop down tree, cut wood | |
| skaʔɬlál̓qʷ | three cylindrical objects | |
| sʔaslál̓qʷ | two cylindrical objects, two rows | |
| qəxʷsqáx̌aʔtn̓ | whip | |
| kil̓ | chase | |
| n̓k̓am̓tíw̓sm̓ | mount, jump onto | |
| tk̓iwl̓xm̓ | climb | |
| sn̓man̓xʷtn̓ | smoking pipe, place name- named after the soft rock from which smoking bowls were made | |
| čxʔit | first | |
| čɣip | tree, it’s standing; a single long object, a post, pole |
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