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Kutenai Tales
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ought to visit them." At night Coyote slept. Early the next morning Coyote said to his wife: "Where are my clothes?" Coyote was given his clothing. Coyote dressed himself. Coyote started. He went along. He saw the tent of Kingfisher. Coyote went there. Coyote entered the tent of Kingfisher. He sat down. Kingfisher said: "Where is my sharp horn?" He stretched his hand back. He brought it forward. He put it down in front of himself. Kingfisher took it. He said to his children: "Go and get a switch." His two children went out. They brought in two switches. Kingfisher took them. He tied up his hair over his forehead. Kingfisher hopped about. He made noise when he started. He jumped and stopped on the smoke hole. He jumped down. The two children thought they would look out. Their mother said to them: "Don't look out! He might not find the hole in the ice where he went in."


x̣ma (ought) hιnqo·na‵miłkι′łne·. (you to visit them.") ktsιłmi′yιt (At night) q!uʼmne′ᵢne· (he slept) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) kkanmi′yιt.ts (The next morning) wυ′łna·ms (early) qakι′łne· (he said to) tιłnamu′ʼe·sts (his wife) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote:) kaₐs ("Where) ka·ku′qłaʼnt!. (are my clothes?") namatιktsι′łne· (He was given them) aₐʽkuqła′ʼnt!e·s (his clothes) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) nʼituqłaʼntι′łe·k (He dressed himself) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) qa·na′x̣e·. (He went along.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) sa·nit.ła′ₐse· (there was the tent of) q!a′pqa·łs. (Kingfisher.) qaox̣a′x̣e (He went there) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.) tᵢnax̣a′ʼmne· (He entered) skι′n·ku·ts (Coyote) aₐʽkιt.łaι′se·s (the tent of) q!a′pqa·ł. (Kingfisher.) qaₐnqa′me·k. (He sat down.) qake′ᵢne· (He said) q!a′pqa·ł (Kingfisher:) kaₐs ("Where) ke′ʼe·n (is) kuł·aι‵sιnq!a′k.łe·. (my sharp horn?") łaʼntaqahe′ᵢne·. (He put backward his hand.) ło·ʼnquwa‵ₐkakι′n·e·. (He put it before himself.) qaox̣akᵢnιktsι′łne·. (It was put there.) tsukᵘa′te· (He took it) q!a′pqa·ł. (Kingfisher.) qakι′łne· (He said to) ałaqa′łt!e·s (his children:) a‵nyax̣a′keᵢł ("Go out and get) ła·mʼ. (a switch!") nʼanakιsx̣a′ʼmne· (They two went out) neᵢ (the) łkamukᵘι′ste·k. (two children.) ła‵tkaki‵sιłkι′n·e· (They brought in two) ła·mʼs. (switches.) tsukᵘa′te· (He took them) q!a′pqa·ł. (Kingfisher.) ιtuk!ᵘa‵tsιnk!o·nι′łe·k. (He tied his hair in front.) qakqanmι‵tinqa′me·k (He hopped about) q!a′pqa·ł. (Kingfisher.) nʼa‵qkupkiłq!a‵nło·kᵘakι′me·k. (He made noise when starting.) aₐʽk!anqo·′t!e·s (To the smoke hole) qaowax̣mιtʼwιtq!nu′ne·. (he jumped and stopped there.) nʼo·‵nmeno‵x̣unqa′ₐne·. (He jumped down.) qałwi′yne· (They thought) neᵢ (the) łkamukᵘι′ste·k (two children) kιnʼa‵nʼawιtskι′kᵢne·. (they would look out.) qak.ła′pse· (She told them) ma′e·s (their mother:) maₐts ("Don't) anʼawιtske′ᵢkeᵢł. (look out!) ła‵qa.i·‵ktsk!a·‵qonι′łe·k. (He might not find the hold in the ice where he went in.") qaosaqa′ₐne· (He staid there) skι′n·ku·ts. (Coyote.)