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sn̓k̓lip naʔɬ x̌ʷʕay̓l̓xʷ ɬəɬt̓am̓
Coyote and Fox Fishing

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sn̓k̓lip naʔɬ x̌ʷʕay̓l̓xʷ ɬəɬt̓am̓

sn̓k̓lip əč xʷuy̓ l̓ yaˤčín̓.
Coyote was going on the river bank., Coyote was going along the shore.
kčniw̓səs x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ.
S/he came across Fox.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ ɬəɬt̓pin̓.
Fox caught a fish.
p̓y̓qčin̓ uɬ ʔiɬs.
S/he cooked and ate it.
"sc̓kinx čaʔkʷ kʷuʔ kʷum̓xtxʷ ?", sn̓k̓lip siw̓s.
Why didn't you save me some?, asked Coyote.
"ilíʔ way̓, nínwiʔs čún̓maʔn̓tsn̓", x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ čut.
Never mind, after a while later I will show you how, fox said.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ kʷis iʔ tin̓x uɬ káˤčúpsəs sn̓k̓lip.
Fox took the sinew and tied it to Coyote's tail.
iʔ qaqxʷl̓x nínwiʔs k̓ʷaʔn̓tís iʔ mílaʔ.
After a while the fish bites the bait.
"uɬ anwí n̓txʷ, č kʷn̓tixʷ", č un̓tm̓ t x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ.
”When you feel it, you pull it”, Fox told him.
ixí ʔ uɬ asxʷy̓mn̓míst.
Then you getty up go.
čkʷn̓tixʷ iʔ qaqʷxʷl̓x t asʔíw̓t k̓l̓ čn̓lq̓ʷus.
You pull the fish behind you to the bank.
ɬə ɬəw̓in̓tm̓ t x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ, sn̓k̓lip k̓ʷin̓s axá ʔ.
When he was left by Fox, Coyote tried this.
iʔ q̓it̓mn̓s k̓ɬq̓it̓ət̓ iʔ l̓ sl̓xʷʔisxn̓.
His hook got snagged on a big rock.
sn̓k̓lip ʔanwís.
Coyote felt it.
kɬčəkʷn̓tis iʔ syupsts.
S/he dragged his tail.
ɬəwis iʔ syupsts, əčkɬtk̓ʷitkʷ.
He left his tail behind, lying in the water.
t̓iʔ k̓im̓ sc̓im̓ iʔ syupsts.
Its tail was left as bone.
ʔul̓lw̓səs iʔ k̓im̓ iʔ syupsts uɬ c̓sn̓tis.
He gathered the remains of his tail, and he gathered it up.
"iksƛ̓l̓núnm̓ iʔ x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ", ɬəm̓ɬəm̓ɬáˤm̓ sn̓k̓lip.
"I am going to kill Fox", Coyote yelled furiously.

Audio nsəlxcin English
tin̓x, tinx sinew
čəkʷn̓tim̓ pull something
mílaʔ bait
k̓ʷaʔn̓tím̓ bite something
xʷy̓mn̓mist make yourself go / take off / take off, make yourself go
kʷum̓xt put aside for someone, set aside for someone
siw̓ ask
sl̓xʷʔisxn̓ big rock
sc̓im̓ bone
k̓ʷin̓ taste, try, attempt
k̓ɬq̓it̓ət̓ be snagged / be snagged, hooked / hooked / be snagged / hooked
ʔul̓lw̓sn̓t gather up things
k̓im̓ alone, except, left, remaining, left over, dark
ɬəɬt̓pin̓ catch a fish, ones catch
kəčniw̓sn̓t encounter, come across, meet someone or something
káˤčúpsn̓t tie on the tail, tie on the bum
p̓y̓qčin̓ cook to eat
čúnmaʔm̓ show, explain, demonstrate
q̓it̓mn̓ fish hook, hook
c̓sn̓tim̓ gather together, stick together
ƛ̓l̓nunm̓ manage to kill
ɬəm̓ɬəm̓ɬaˤm̓ yell furiously, yell angrily
ʔanwín̓t feel something, sense something, feel something
kɬtk̓ʷitkʷ float / lay in the water (one thing)

Audio nsəlxcin English
sn̓k̓lip əč xʷuy̓ l̓ yaˤčín̓. Coyote was going on the river bank., Coyote was going along the shore.
kčniw̓səs x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ. S/he came across Fox.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ ɬəɬt̓pin̓. Fox caught a fish.
p̓y̓qčin̓ uɬ ʔiɬs. S/he cooked and ate it.
"sc̓kinx čaʔkʷ kʷuʔ kʷum̓xtxʷ ?", sn̓k̓lip siw̓s. Why didn't you save me some?, asked Coyote.
"ilíʔ way̓, nínwiʔs čún̓maʔn̓tsn̓", x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ čut. Never mind, after a while later I will show you how, fox said.
x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ kʷis iʔ tin̓x uɬ káˤčúpsəs sn̓k̓lip. Fox took the sinew and tied it to Coyote's tail.
iʔ qaqxʷl̓x nínwiʔs k̓ʷaʔn̓tís iʔ mílaʔ. After a while the fish bites the bait.
"uɬ anwí n̓txʷ, č kʷn̓tixʷ", č un̓tm̓ t x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ. ”When you feel it, you pull it”, Fox told him.
ixí ʔ uɬ asxʷy̓mn̓míst. Then you getty up go.
čkʷn̓tixʷ iʔ qaqʷxʷl̓x t asʔíw̓t k̓l̓ čn̓lq̓ʷus. You pull the fish behind you to the bank.
ɬə ɬəw̓in̓tm̓ t x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ, sn̓k̓lip k̓ʷin̓s axá ʔ. When he was left by Fox, Coyote tried this.
iʔ q̓it̓mn̓s k̓ɬq̓it̓ət̓ iʔ l̓ sl̓xʷʔisxn̓. His hook got snagged on a big rock.
sn̓k̓lip ʔanwís. Coyote felt it.
kɬčəkʷn̓tis iʔ syupsts. S/he dragged his tail.
ɬəwis iʔ syupsts, əčkɬtk̓ʷitkʷ. He left his tail behind, lying in the water.
t̓iʔ k̓im̓ sc̓im̓ iʔ syupsts. Its tail was left as bone.
ʔul̓lw̓səs iʔ k̓im̓ iʔ syupsts uɬ c̓sn̓tis. He gathered the remains of his tail, and he gathered it up.
"iksƛ̓l̓núnm̓ iʔ x̌ʷaˤy̓l̓xʷ", ɬəm̓ɬəm̓ɬáˤm̓ sn̓k̓lip. "I am going to kill Fox", Coyote yelled furiously.

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