| 1.1. ła 'iicha̲stqmsh khwi' khwe shsht'u̲t 'e tech chetchchi̲'w tsi'ł 'ancha̲stqnts ha sqha̲'wultqhwe' |
1.1. those digging camas here there is a cliff toward camas flat that is where they dug it camas |
| 1.2. ku'm ts'qhi̲ł shch'mi̲ntm 'utskhtskh 'utskhtskh 'utskhtskh. |
1.2. then suddenly it was heard the sound of teeth grinding |
| 1.3. hoy ku'm tegwi̲chtm chits'eni̲s łe 'e st'e̲de' 'u chitsp'tttt. |
1.3. and then it was seen coming over the grass hither p̕ətətətət |
| 1.4. ku'm du̲'lmntsut ła 'iicha̲stq. |
1.4. and they ran those digging |
| 1.5. ku'm khuł chnchi̲tsech'ntm ku'm qhe̲tntm. |
1.5. then it proceeded to be overtaken and they were beaten |
| 1.6. tsando̲ldolq'wech. |
1.6. he was strong |
| 1.7. ku'm łe 'i̲khwl ku'm 'eet'e̲k'uk'w. |
1.7. then some of them would fall |
| 1.8. hoy ku'm q'up't 'e'e(w |
1.8. and then it rained lots |
| 1.9. hoy ku'm łe si̲kwe' p'ert. |
1.9. and then the water overflowed |
| 1.10. hoy ku'm hngwi̲st ku'm tsenchi̲tsntm ... |
1.10. then it was at a height then it was reached from below ... |
| 1.11. khukhwi'ye le̲khw he tse̲tkhws khwi'ya 'ałq'i̲ts'ench |
1.11. this hole their house these snakes |
| 1.12. ku'm tsi'ł ne' hnp'e̲rt. |
1.12. then there it overflowed into |
| 1.13. tsi'ł ne' t'e̲khwp. |
1.13. there they died |
| 1.14. hoy khwi' 'etsgwi̲chstm. |
1.14. then here it was seen |
| 1.15. ku'm khwi'ye t'e̲khwp. |
1.15. then these died |
| 1.16. k'we'y chn shi'wtmes ku'm chn 'etsgwi̲ch łe 'e tstse̲'me' 'ałq'i̲ts'ench gwu'lshamshama̲'wasalqs |
1.16. still when I was a girl then I used to see the little ones snakes (between in shelter of ends were--h.w.)( (on both ends they had heads)) |
| 1.17. tsi'ł da'ł ku'm hoy. | 1.17. there it is exceptional that is the end |