Bindichow ("Panther")

 

Narrator: "Nongatl Pete"

 

 

bun.dut.tcoo       bug.guN        ya.nii                                          bun.dut.tcoo

Bindichow          bighang        yaa'nii                                        Bindichow

_                          they lived      _                                                 _

Mountain lion     had a house they say.                                    Mountain lion

bindi       chow   bi      ghang  yaa      tc'            d            nii     bindi       chow

wild.cat   AUG    3.P   dwell    DIST    3.S.HUMCLAS   say   wild.cat   AUG

 

tcin.nas.lal                                                                  in.tc_e

tc'inaaslaal.                                                                Iintc'ee'

_                                                                                  _

dreamed.                                                                   A deer

tc'i                 naa          s           laalh             i           iintc'ee'

3.S.HUM      ITER        s.MOD dream          REL    deer

 

niN.yai                                                  yii.nas.lal

ningyai                                                  yiinaaslaal.

_                                                            _

it comes                                               he dreamt about it.

n               n              haa           i          yi       naa      s              laalh    i

n.THEM   n.MOD    go.(sg.S)  REL   3.O    ITER    s.MOD    sleep   REL

 

"ye.in.yaac"                                   n_.LaN                           in.tce

"Yee'inyaash!"                              Nlhaang                         iintc'ee'."

he dreamed sang                         _                                     _

"Come in!" (he sang in dream)   There are many            deer."

yeeh#   n       haa.sh                      n              lhaan              iintc'ee'.

inside   2.S   go(sg.S).IMPF  _    n.MOD    many              deer

 

nas                                     ye.bii                                ye.+.in.nac

naash                                 yeeh-bii'                           Yee'inaash!

came                                 _                                       _

It walked                            into the house.                He came in.

n              haa.sh                yeeh     b-      -ii'               yeeh#             n                      haa.sh

n.MOD    go.(sg.S).IMPF house  3.P   in                inside             n.MOD            go.(sg.S).IMPF

 

n_.tca.ga

"Nchaagha

_

"A big one

n              chaagh   i

n.MOD    be.large  REL

 

doo.ye.seL.gii

doo-yeeseelhghii(N)."

_

I haven't killed."

doo     yi       s         s              ii                  lh           ghii.n

NEG    4.O    dead  s.MOD    1.S.PERF  CLAS   kill.(sg.O).PERF

 

 

tce.niL.ai

Tc'enilh'ai'

he put out

He put it out

tc'ee#                  i        n                n              lh           'aa         i

out.of.enclosure 3.S   n.THEM    n.MOD    CLAS   extend   REL

 

be.ga+            ye.gaN

beeghaa'        yeeghang

the rest            _

the rest            beside/towards the house.?

bi      eeghaa' yeeh     'ing

3.P   ??           house  beside/towards

 

k*un.yul.kai                                                        s/.le.tcuN

K'anyilkai                                                           Sleetcing

Early                                                                   _

Early in the morning                                         Coyote

k'an     yi       n              l             kaa      i          slee      tcing

near?  3.O    n.MOD    CLAS   dawn   REL   anus?  kind.of.thing

 

nin.yai                                                   bun.dut.tcoo       gun.duN

ninyai                                                    Bindichow          ghanding.

_                                                            _                          house.

he came                                               Mountain Lion's home.

n               n              haa           i          bindi        chow   ghan        ding

n.THEM   n.MOD    go.(sg.S)  REL   wild.cat   AUG    dwelling   LOC

 

bun.dut.tcoo       tcit.te.dai

Bindichow          tc'iteedai

_                          went hunting

Mountain lion     went hunting

bindi       chow   tc'i    ti                   d            haa            i

wild.cat   AUG    3.S   along/away  CLAS   go.(sg.S)  REL

 

s/.le.tcuN                   nin.yai

Sleetcing                   ninyai.

_                                 _

Coyote                       arrived.

slee     tcing               n               n              haa           i

anus?  kind.of.thing  n.THEM   n.MOD    go.(sg.S)  REL

 

s/.le.tcin

Sleetcing

_

Coyote

slee     tcing

anus?  kind.of.thing

 

yoo.dug.guL.ke*k

yoodighilhkeek',

he asked,

asked,

yi      oo         d                gh             n              lh           keet.'

4.S   CON    d.THEM    gh.MOD   n.MOD    CLAS   ask.PERF

 

naH.doo.aN              nes.ya.nin.tcii

"Naahdoo'ang?"      Neesyaanintcii

what does he say    _

"What is he saying?  The boys

naahdoo  'ang          n                s              yaa.n             in                  tci

??             INTER      n.THEM    s.MOD    grow.PERF  HUM.REL    DIM

 

nuk.ka         doo.yuL.kul.luk                                                       ec.gan

nakaa'         doo-yilhkolik                                                           eeshghaan.

_                  didn't tell.                                                                _

two              he didn't tell                                                            to me.

nak    haa'   doo     yi      n                lh             ko             lik     sh     ghaan

two    only    NEG    4.S   n.MOD      CLAS?   3.AREA   tell    1.P   for

 

yin.nii                          sle.tcun                      "ye.in.yaac

Yinii,                            Sleetcing,                  "Yee'inyaash!

_                                  _                                 _

He said,                      Coyote,                      "Come in!

yi      d                nii     slee     tcing               yeeh    n              haa.sh

4.S   d.THEM    say   anus?  kind.of.thing  inside  n.MOD    go.(sg.S).IMPF

 

ye.in.yaac"                                      yiN.iN                            in.tce

Yee'inyaash!                                  Ying'ing                        Iintc'ee'

_                                                      _                                    _

Come in!                                        See,??                         deer

yeeh    n              haa.sh                 yi       n              'ing      iintc'ee'

inside  n.MOD    go.(sg.S).IMPF  4.O   2.S          see?? deer

 

in.tca.ga                            na.se

nchaagha."                        Naas-ee.

_                                         _

a big one."                        It/They went.

n              chaagh   i          n              haa.sh                 +yee

n.MOD    be.large  REL   n.MOD    go.(sg.S).IMPF  EVID

 

ye.in.nac.e                                                             n_.Lan

Yee'inaash-ee,                                                     nlhaan.

_                                                                             _

They came in,                                                       many of them.

yeeh#   n              n       haa.sh                 +yee     n              lhaan        i

inside   n.MOD    2.S   go.(sg.S).IMPF  EVID    n.MOD    be.many  REL

 

ye.in.nac.e                                                             in.tca.ga

Yee'inaash-ee,                                                     nchaagha."

_                                                                             _

It came in,                                                              a big one.

yeeh#   n              n       haa.sh                 +yee     n              chaagh   i

inside   n.MOD    2.S   go.(sg.S).IMPF  EVID    n.MOD    be.large  REL

 

tce.neL.a.e

Tc'eeneelh'aa-ee.

_

He put it out.

tc'ee                    n               s              lh           'aa         yee

out.of.enclosure n.THEM   s.MOD    CLAS   extend   EVID

 

doo.ye.seL.ge.e

"Doo-yeeseelhghee-ee,"

_

"I'm not killing any,"

doo     yi      s          s              lh           ghee            yee

NEG    4.S   dead   s.MOD   CLAS   kill.(sg.O)     EVID

 

s/.le.tcuN                   ye.siiL.giin

sleetcing.                   "Yeesiilhghiin

_                                 _

coyote.                       "I have killed it

slee     tcing               yi       s         s              ii                  lh           ghii.n

anus?  kind.of.thing  4.O    dead  s.MOD    1.S.PERF  CLAS   kill.(sg.O).PERF

 

in.tc_e    n_.tca.ga

iintc'ee'  nchaagha."

_             _

a deer,   a big one."

iintc'ee'  n              chaagh   i

deer       n.MOD    be.large  REL

 

 

Mountain Lion had a house, they say.  Mountain Lion had a dream.  He dreamt that a deer was coming. "Come in! (he sang in the dream) There are many deer (here)."

It walked into the house.  It came in.

"I haven't killed a big one."

He put the rest of it/them beside the house.

Early in the morning Coyote came to Mountain Lion's home.  Mountain Lion had gone hunting when Coyote got there. Coyote asked, "What is he saying?  The two boys didn't tell me."  Coyote said, "Come in!  Come in!  See??, there are a lot of deer."                                              It went.  Lots of them came in.  A big one came in."  He had put it (dead deer) outside.  "I'm not killing any," (said) Coyote.  "I have killed a (single) big deer."