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KUTENAI TALES
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go." He was told by the old woman: "Don't go there." He arose. He went out. He went there. He entered. He sat down. He said to (the chief): "Arise." The chief got up from his bed. He became a buffalo bull. (The youth) took his arrow and struck him with it. He knocked him down. (The chiefs) wives at once became buffalo cows. He knocked them down. He threw them outside. He said: "Come and take the meat."

22. The White Man

A white man went along. He saw (another) white man on the branch of a tree. He was chopping off the limb close to the trunk. The white man was told: "You will fall." The white man said: "I shall not fall." He said no more. This one started. (The other one) was chopping along. He chopped it off. He fell down.


qake′ᵢne· (He said) neᵢ (that) nιtsta′hał (youth:) hułts!ιna′x̣e·. ("I'll go.") qak.ła′pse· (He was told by) neᵢs (that) tιłna′muʼs (old woman:) maₐts ("Don't) ts!ι′nanʼ. (go there.") nʼowo′kᵤne·. (He arose.) nʼanax̣a′mne·. (He went out.) qaox̣a′x̣e·. (He went there.) tιnax̣a′mne·. (He entered.) ιsakᵤnu′n·e·. (He sat down.) qakι′łne· (He said to him:) oknox̣a′menʼ. ("Arise.) nʼoknox̣a′mne· (He got up from his bed) neᵢ (that) naso′ᵤkᵘe·n. (chief.) ιnqa′ptse·k (He became) nι′łseᵢks. (a bull.) tsukᵘa′te· (He took) a′ₐʽk!e·s (his arrow;) qanłałtimu′n·e·. (he struck it with it.) q!akpakitx̣o′ᵤne·. (He knocked it down.) neᵢs (Then) ałtιłnamu.ι′se·s (his wives) nʼokᵘiłʼιnqapta′kse· (at once became) łu′kpu·s (cows) nʼok!ᵘiłq!akpakitx̣o′ᵤne·. (at once he knocked them down.) nʼanaqanmι′te·. (He threw them outside.) qake′ᵢne· (He said:) qo·kawιsyax̣a′keᵢł ("Come and take) aₐʽku′ła·k. (the meat.")

22. The White Man

Qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) soya′pe·. (a white man.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) soya′pe·s (a white man) aₐʽkιts!ła′e·ns (a tree) qawιtsq!nu′se· (standing on) aₐʽkιts!k!a′łaks. (a branch.) ιntaₐkitsx̣o′ᵤne·. (He chopped off the limb close to the trunk.) qak.ła′pse· (He was told) soya′pe·s (the white man:) hιnts!onax̣u′n·eʽ. ("You will fall.") qake′ᵢne· (He said) neᵢ soya′pe· (the white man:) at () huqa‵onax̣u′n·e. ("I (shall) not fall.") ła‵qatsx̣a′n·e·. (He said no more.) na· (This) ts!ιna′x̣e·. (one started.) qaₐnkitsx̣o′ᵤne·. (He chopped along.) k!ax̣o′ᵤne·. (He chopped it off.) nʼonax̣u′n·e·. (He fell down.)

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