1. snkɬcaʔsqáxaʔ naʔɬ snklip
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2. sn̓k̓lip naʔɬ kəkwápaʔ
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3. q̓ʷəq̓ʷc̓wíyaʔ naʔɬ spapʕáɬaʔ
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4. sn̓k̓lip, x̌ʷʕay̓lx̌ʷ iʔ kəkwápaʔs
4. Coyote, Fox's Dog
5. k̓ʷí k̓ʷxʷnaʔ naʔɬ kiʔláw̓naʔ 1
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sn̓k̓lip naʔɬ x̌ʷʕay̓l̓xʷ ɬəɬt̓am̓
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sn̓k̓lip, x̌ʷʕay̓lx̓ʷ iʔ kəkwápaʔs

əčxʷuy̓ sn̓k̓lip uɬ wiks x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ, čn̓k̓n̓k̓píwaʔs.
Coyote was going along and he saw Fox, crouched over.
čx̌l̓tikstxtm̓ uɬ sn̓k̓lip t̓iʔ x̌ilm̓.
He was motioned to come over, and Coyote did so.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ c̓aq̓ʷs ʔasíl̓ skəkáˤkaʔ c̓aɬʔíɬn̓əl̓x.
Fox pointed at two animal-people eating.
anwíʔ kʷ ismal̓x̌aʔɬkəkwápaʔ.
You will be my pretend-dog.
uɬ n̓ʔay̓xʷíw̓smn̓tsn̓ t ksc̓iɬn̓tət
And I will trade you for our food.
ɬəw̓in̓tsn̓, nínwiʔs kʷ ɬəx̌ʷap.
I will leave you, then later you escape.
kʷu əɬa əɬtkəčnwixʷ, miʔ kʷu ʔaɬʔíɬn̓
When we meet up again, we will eat
sn̓k̓lip n̓ɬiptm̓s səčkilm̓s x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ.
Coyote forgot he was chasing Fox.
ixíʔ sxʔínaʔs.
So he agreed.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ txʷuym̓s iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ sqilxʷ
Fox approached the animal-people.
ʔaw̓típn̓tm̓ t sn̓k̓lip c̓x̌iɬ t kəkwápaʔ.
He was followed by Coyote like a dog.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ čus iʔ sqilxʷ way̓ t sx̌asts t kəkwápaʔ.
Fox told the people how good the dog was.
uɬ n̓ʔay̓xʷíw̓sm̓s t sc̓iɬn̓.
And s/he traded them for food.
xʔínaʔsəl̓x iʔ sqilxʷ.
The people agreed to it.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ čut, "nínwiʔs ɬə ʔáˤčn̓tíxʷ iʔ kəkwápaʔ...
Fox said, later when you tie the dog up...
c̓n̓aˤkstmn̓txʷ.
You tie it up tight., You hold it tight.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ nis.
Fox left.
uɬ iʔ sqilxʷ ʔáˤčn̓tísəl̓x sn̓k̓lip
And the people tied Coyote up
yaˤt k̓aʔkín̓ ɬa čxʷuy̓əl̓x, əčxʷuy̓stsəl̓x sn̓k̓lip.
Everywhere they went, they took Coyote.
lut sɬəx̌ʷaps.
S/he could not escape.
ʔay̓xáxaʔ, n̓stil̓səl̓x sn̓aˤp iʔ kəkwápaʔsəl̓x.
After a while, they thought their dog was tame.
uɬ k̓ʷixʷsəl̓x.
And they let him loose.
sn̓k̓lip ɬəx̌ʷap.
Coyote escaped.

Audio nsəlxcin English
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ fox
sqilxʷ people, person, Indian, Indian language, Indigenous people
n̓k̓n̓k̓píwaʔ crouched over, bend over
c̓aq̓ʷn̓t point at something
ɬəx̌ʷap escape, flee
n̓ʔay̓xʷíw̓sm̓ trade, exchange, transact, make a transaction
xʔínaʔ agree, consent
nis leave (one person), be gone, get away, depart
aˤčn̓tím̓ tie something
sn̓aˤp tame
ʔay̓xáxaʔ a short time, a while, after a while
c̓x̌iɬ alike, similar, comparison, like
ʔaw̓típn̓t follow somebody or something / something
c̓n̓aˤkstmn̓t to tie something up tight, hold something tight with the hand
k̓ʷixʷn̓t let loose, to free, loosen, untie something
čx̌l̓tikst to call with the hand
x̌ilm̓ do like, do as / to do so
tkəčnwixʷ to meet up with each other, get to each other
n̓ɬiptm̓ one’s forgetting / to forget something
yaˤt k̓aʔkín̓ everywhere

Audio nsəlxcin English
əčxʷuy̓ sn̓k̓lip uɬ wiks x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ, čn̓k̓n̓k̓píwaʔs. Coyote was going along and he saw Fox, crouched over.
čx̌l̓tikstxtm̓ uɬ sn̓k̓lip t̓iʔ x̌ilm̓. He was motioned to come over, and Coyote did so.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ c̓aq̓ʷs ʔasíl̓ skəkáˤkaʔ c̓aɬʔíɬn̓əl̓x. Fox pointed at two animal-people eating.
anwíʔ kʷ ismal̓x̌aʔɬkəkwápaʔ. You will be my pretend-dog.
uɬ n̓ʔay̓xʷíw̓smn̓tsn̓ t ksc̓iɬn̓tət And I will trade you for our food.
ɬəw̓in̓tsn̓, nínwiʔs kʷ ɬəx̌ʷap. I will leave you, then later you escape.
kʷu əɬa əɬtkəčnwixʷ, miʔ kʷu ʔaɬʔíɬn̓ When we meet up again, we will eat
sn̓k̓lip n̓ɬiptm̓s səčkilm̓s x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ. Coyote forgot he was chasing Fox.
ixíʔ sxʔínaʔs. So he agreed.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ txʷuym̓s iʔ skəkáˤkaʔ sqilxʷ Fox approached the animal-people.
ʔaw̓típn̓tm̓ t sn̓k̓lip c̓x̌iɬ t kəkwápaʔ. He was followed by Coyote like a dog.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ čus iʔ sqilxʷ way̓ t sx̌asts t kəkwápaʔ. Fox told the people how good the dog was.
uɬ n̓ʔay̓xʷíw̓sm̓s t sc̓iɬn̓. And s/he traded them for food.
xʔínaʔsəl̓x iʔ sqilxʷ. The people agreed to it.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ čut, "nínwiʔs ɬə ʔáˤčn̓tíxʷ iʔ kəkwápaʔ... Fox said, later when you tie the dog up...
c̓n̓aˤkstmn̓txʷ. You tie it up tight., You hold it tight.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ nis. Fox left.
uɬ iʔ sqilxʷ ʔáˤčn̓tísəl̓x sn̓k̓lip And the people tied Coyote up
yaˤt k̓aʔkín̓ ɬa čxʷuy̓əl̓x, əčxʷuy̓stsəl̓x sn̓k̓lip. Everywhere they went, they took Coyote.
lut sɬəx̌ʷaps. S/he could not escape.
ʔay̓xáxaʔ, n̓stil̓səl̓x sn̓aˤp iʔ kəkwápaʔsəl̓x. After a while, they thought their dog was tame.
uɬ k̓ʷixʷsəl̓x. And they let him loose.
sn̓k̓lip ɬəx̌ʷap. Coyote escaped.

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