Kathlamet texts / by Franz Boas.

  • Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Date:
1901
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Credit: Kathlamet texts / by Franz Boas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    said to me: ‘Will you keep me, or shall I take you to him?”’ “Oh, I don’t like 3’ou. You are stingy.” Mink went home. “ She is lazyc*’ “Quick, Otter, fetch her. Say to her: ‘ Will }'ou keep me, or shall I take you to him?”’ Then the Otter went. “Oh, I came to fetch 3ou. Your husband has sent me. He said to me: ‘Will }mu keep me, or .shall I take 3^011 to him?’” She did not speak. Then he said again: “I came to fetch 3ou; I came to fetch you.” “Oh, I don’t like 3mu. You are sting3c” The Otter went home. “Oh, .she is laz3'.” Then he said to the Black-bear: “ Go and fetch \’our sister-in-law.” The Black-bear went. “Oh, I came to fetch you. Your husband .said to me: ‘Will 3ou keep me, or shall I take 3'ou to him?”’ “Oh, I don’t like you. You are .stingy.” He .said to the Raccoon: “Go, Raccoon, and fetch your sister-in- law.” Raccoon went. “Oh, I came to fetch you. Your husband .said to me: ‘Will 3'ou keep me, or shall I take 3^11 to him?”’ “Oh,” she .said to him, “I don’t like you. You are sting3c You do not give me any crawfish.” “Oh, Muskrat, go and fetch your sister-in-law. Go and sa3' to her: ‘Will 3ou keep me, or shall I take 3ou to him?”’ The Muski’at went. “Oh, I came to fetch 3mu. Your husband .said to me: ‘Will ia'moxt, tEme'omm.” Ige'xkjoa ko'sa-it. “A, qiam iga'xox. I do you, you are stingy.” He went home mink. “Oh, lazy shei.s.” “Ai'aq aga'lEinam, e'nanakc! AmulXfi'mam: ‘Mai'ka tci namxa'i>x, “Quick fetch her, otter! Go and say to her: ‘You [int. do you take I part.] me for yourself, nai'ka tci q^amana'Lx?’” Aqa io'ya e'nanakc. “A3^amtga'lEma'm, I [int. do you take me to Then he went the otter. I came to fetch j'ou, part.] him'C” Nikciamtca'c. itcinto'koatek ime'kikal. ItcEno'lXam: Nikciamtca'c. He has sent me your husband. He said to me: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 namxa LX, do you take me for yourself, itco'lXam: he said to her: nect tqjex not like nai'ka I [int. part.] Nactqa iga'kim. Not at all she spoke. tci qamana'Lx ?’ ” do you take me to him?’” ‘ ‘ Tamtga'lEmam, iamtga'lEinam. ’’ “ I came to fetch you, I came to fetch you.” ia'iuEtxt, tEme'onim.” Ige'Xkjoa e'nanakc I do you, you are .stingy.” He went home the otter. ‘ Mai'ka tci ‘ You [int. part. ] Aeja we't’ax Then again Aeja igio'lXam: “O. Then she said to him: “Oli, ‘A, (jiam “Ah, lazv iga xox. she is.” Itcib'lXam He .said to him AmulXa'mam Go and say to her: iske'ntXoa: “Aga'lEmam the bear: “Go and fetch her ‘Mai'ka tci,’’’ etc., etc. ‘You [int. etc., etc. part.],’ ” ‘ ‘ Aga'lEmam ‘•Go and fetch her tci.’” etc., etc [int. etc., etc. part.],’ tEme'onim. Nict iniEnE'lqo-im Liue'xaLxela.’’ you are stingy. Not you give me to eat your crabs.” Itcio'lXam itsiEne'stsiEnes: “Aga'lEmam He said to him the muskrat: “ Go and fetch her ame'potcXan, iske'ntXoa! vonr sister-in-law, bear! Itcio'lXam He said to him AmulXa'mam: Go and .say to her: iLata't: the raccoon: ‘ Mai'ka ‘You ame'potcXan, iLata't! your .sistcr-in law, raccoon! . “ Nict tqjex ia'moxt, “Not like I do you. ame'potcXan, your sister-in-hiw.