[hɛ́ ʔxʷ námʔos kʷ qáymixʷ sχʷóχʷoɬ]hiit’sit.isʔ‿ xʷ‿ nam-ʔu-sᴄʟғ‿ ɴᴏᴍ‿ similar-ᴘᴀsᴛ-3ᴘᴏsshow.they.werekʷ‿ qaymixʷᴅᴇᴛ‿ Native.personNative.Personsx̣ʷux̣ʷuɬlong.time.agolong.time.ago‘That’s the way how people were a long time ago.’
[ʔóšt mʌ́ʔmiːt tʌ qégʌθ]ʔut ‿štif ‿1ᴘʟ.ɪɴᴅᴄ.sʙᴊif ‿we maʔ-ʔəm-iytobtain-ᴀ.ɪɴᴛʀ-ᴘᴇʀғget.something(ʔə‿) tə‿ qigaθᴏʙʟ‿ ᴅᴇᴛ‿ deerthe‿ deer‘If we got a deer’
[hɑ́ˑhʌs ʔéʔɑ́mɩ̀š tə tə́mtuˑmɩš]hu-h-asgo-ᴇᴘᴇɴ.3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊthey.would.goʔiʔamišhunthunttə‿ təm-tumišᴅᴇᴛ‿ ᴘʟ-manthe‿ men‘when the men go hunting,’
[qʷʋ́lʼ hɛwtùxʷʌs ʔiˑ ʔɑ́ːθɑtɑ̀s gʌ tə ʔúˑkʼʷ gʌ̀tʌs]qʷəlʼcomecomehiwt-əxʷ-ashome-ɴᴛʀ-3ᴇʀɢthey.bring.homeʔiyandandʔaθ-a-t-as ‿gagive-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀ-3ᴇʀɢ ‿ᴍᴛɢthe.give.(it).out.to.themtə‿ ʔuwkʼʷᴅᴇᴛ‿ allthe‿allgət-aswho-3CNJ.SBJsomeone‘They would bring it home and they distribute it to everybody.’
[ʔúˑkʼʷ gʌt θoˑ χʌ́nχʌ̀nɑtəm]ʔuwkʼʷallallgətwhowhoθugogox̣ən-x̣ənat(-t)-əmᴘʟ-give-ᴄᴛʀ-ᴘᴀssthey.are.given‘They gave it to everybody.’
[ʔɑ́ˑθɑˑtə̀m]ʔaθ-a-t-əmgive-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀ-ᴘᴀssthey.are.given‘They gave it out.’
[tóχʷnexʷʌs ʔot tʌ́səm ʔʋt kʷxʷ mɑ́ʔmiːt͡s tɑ́nʼ ʔɑǰù ʔʌ kʷ nɑ́ʔs qégʌθ]təx̣ʷ-n<i>xʷ-as ‿ʔutknow-ɴᴛʀ<sᴛᴠ>-3ᴇʀɢ ‿ᴄʟᴛthey.know.ittəs ‿səm ‿ʔutreach ‿ғᴜᴛ ‿ᴄʟᴛit.will.reach.tokʷ‿ xʷ‿ ma-ʔəm-iyt-sᴅᴇᴛ‿ ɴᴏᴍ‿ obtain-ᴀ.ɪɴᴛʀ-ᴘᴇʀғ-3ᴘᴏssthe.time.when.he.getstanʼ ‿ʔaǰuᴅᴇᴍ ‿ᴄʟᴛthatʔə‿ kʷ‿ naʔ-sᴏʙʟ‿ ᴅᴇᴛ‿ possess-3ᴘᴏssit.is.hisqigaθdeerdeer‘People knew when it was time for them (the hunters) to go hunting for deer.’
[ʔi qʷʋ́lʼsəm χʌ́nɑtùwʋm ʔɑǰù]ʔiyandandqʷəlʼ ‿səmcome ‿ғᴜᴛcome‿they.willx̣ənat(-t)-uw-əm ‿ʔaǰugive-ᴄᴛʀ-1ᴘʟ.ᴏʙᴊ-ᴘᴀss ‿ᴄʟᴛit.is.given.to.us‘And they would also give us their catch.’
[tʌ́gʌmùwəm səm qʷʋ́lʼ]təg-ə-muw-əm ‿səmreturn-ᴇᴘᴇɴ-1ᴘʟ.ᴏʙᴊ-ᴘᴀss ‿ғᴜᴛit.is.returned.to.us‿willqʷəlʼcomecome‘They would return the favour.’
[xʷɑ́ʔ čɑmʼɑs ʔiˑ xʷúǰùmos št kʷ šinʼ kʷ tɑ́ˑmʌs nɑˑ ʔɛ́ɬtən]xʷaʔɴᴇɢnotčəmʼ-aswhy-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊʔiyandandxʷuǰ-um-us ‿štsell-ᴍᴅʟ-ᴀᴘᴘʟ ‿1ᴘʟ.ɪɴᴅᴄ.sʙᴊsell.to.them‿wekʷ‿ šinʼᴅᴇᴛ‿ ᴅᴇᴍthatkʷ‿ tam-as ᴅᴇᴛ‿ what-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊwhatevernaʔaғɪʟʟᴇʀ(umm)ʔiɬtənfoodfood‘We never sold anything ... like food ... to anybody.’
[ɬʌ́χmot gʌ nɑ́ˑməxʷ kʷɑ́nʼ]ɬəx̣-mutbad-veryit.is.very.badga‿ namʼ-axʷif‿ similar-2sɢ.ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊif.you.act.likekʷanʼᴅᴇᴍthat‘It is not a very good thing for you to do,’
[xʷúǰumos čxʷ θ ǰɛ́ʔɑˑǰɛ]xʷuǰ-um-us ‿čxʷsell-ᴍᴅʟ-ᴀᴘᴘʟ‿2sɢ.ɪɴᴅᴄ.sʙᴊsell.to.them‿youθ‿ ǰaʔaǰa2sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ relativesyour‿relatives‘to sell to your relatives,’
[xʷúǰumostʌxʷ (kʷ) θ tɑ́ˑčìːmɩxʷ]xʷuǰ-um-us-t-axʷsell-ᴍᴅʟ-ᴀᴘᴘʟ-ᴄᴛʀ-2sɢ.ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊyou.would.sell.to.them(kʷ‿) θ‿ tačiymixʷᴅᴇᴛ‿2sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ people.of.same.originyour.people‘to sell to your people.’
[hóy tʌ θ θòˑ χʌ́nɑt]huyonlyit.is.justtə‿ θ‿ θuᴅᴇᴛ‿2sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ gothat.you.gox̣ənat(-t)give-CTRgive.them‘You should just go and give it to them.’
[yɛ́ɬʌ čxʷ θó kʷ hɑ́yʼs qɑ́yəwmɩ̀xʷ tɑ́ʔɑ]yaɬ-a-t ‿čxʷcall-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀ ‿2sɢ.ɪɴᴅᴄ.sʙᴊcall.him‿youθugogokʷ‿ hayʼsᴅᴇᴛ‿ respectedthe.respectedqay<aw>mixʷNative.person<ᴘʟ>Native.peopletaʔaᴅᴇᴍover.there‘You should go and invite respected people’
[qʷʋ́lʌs ʔɛ́ɬtən tʌ θ ʔɑyɛ́ʔ]qʷəl-ascome-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊthey.would.comeʔiɬtənfoodeattə‿ θ‿ ʔayaʔᴅᴇᴛ‿ 2sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ houseyour.house‘to come and eat at your house.’
[gʌ mɑ́ʔmiːtʌxʷ kʷ tɑ́m ʔɛ́ɬtə̀nmòt]ga‿ maʔ-ʔəm-iyt-axʷif‿ obtain-ᴀ.ɪɴᴛʀ-ᴘᴇʀғ-2sɢ.ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊif.you.have.gottenkʷ‿ tamᴅᴇᴛ‿ whatwhateverʔiɬtən-mutfood-verytraditional.food‘if you have caught some traditional food ...’
[qégʌθ]qigaθdeerdeer‘deer ...’
[ʔúˑkʼʷ tɑ̀m títɑčùmɩ̀xʷ]ʔuwkʼʷallalltamwhatthingstitačumixʷanimalanimal‘all different kinds of animals.’
[pɑyɛ́ʔ χʷɑ́χʷɑhɑθɑ̀yʌʔmoɬ̀ tᶿ čúʔǰʋɬ]payaʔalwaysalwaysx̣ʷa-x̣ʷah-a-θay-amʼ-uɬɪᴍᴘғ-tell-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀ+1sɢ.ᴏʙᴊ-ᴘᴀss-ᴘᴀsᴛI.was.toldtᶿ‿ čuǰʼ-uɬ1sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ child-ᴘᴀsᴛmy.being.a.child.in.the.past‘They always told me when I was a child:’
[hó gʌ yɛ́ɬʌt ɬoˑnɑ́ʔɑ tɑ́ʔɑ nɑ́θìyəm gʌ̀]hu ‿gago ‿ɪᴍᴘgoyaɬ-a-tcall-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀcall.themɬu‿ naʔaᴅᴇᴛ‿ ғɪʟʟᴇʀ(umm)taʔaᴅᴇᴍover.therena-θay-əm ‿gasay-ᴄᴛʀ+1sɢ.ᴏʙᴊ-ᴘᴀss ‿ᴍᴛɢI.was.told‘“You go and call so-and-so over there,” they would say to me.’
[hó čxʷʋm yɛ́ɬɑt ɬo ʔɑ́nšiːl heyʼ ɬoˑ mɑšiːl]hu ‿čxʷəmgo ‿2sɢ.ɪɴᴅᴄ.sʙᴊ+ғᴜᴛgo‿you.willyaɬ-a-tcall-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀcall.themɬu‿ ʔanšiylᴅᴇᴛ‿ Ansheelwith.others‿Ansheelhiyʼandandɬu‿ mašiylᴅᴇᴛ‿ Marshalwith.others‿Marshal‘“You will go and call Ansheel and Marshal and them.’
[ʔúˑkʼʷ ɬo nɑ́ʔɑ tɑ́ʔɑ]ʔuwkʼʷallallɬu‿ naʔaᴅᴇᴛ‿ ғɪʟʟᴇʀ(umm)taʔaᴅᴇᴍover.there‘All of them over there.”’
[nɑ́nˑɑgʌtəm gʌ̀]nan-ag-a-t-əm ‿ganame-ᴘʟ-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀ-ᴘᴀss ‿ᴍᴛɢthey.are.being.named‘She was naming them off—’
[qɑ́yəwmɩ̀xʷ nɛ́ʔ tɑ́ʔɑ θóhɛˑnʌs]qay<aw>mixʷNative.person<ᴘʟ>Native.peopleniʔbe.therethere.istaʔaᴅᴇᴍover.thereθuhinasthe.other.side.of.the.reservethe.other.side.of.the.reserve‘the people at that end (on the other side of the reserve).’
[qʷʋ́lʼ səm tɛ́ʔɛ nɑ́ˑnɑtmèn]qʷəlʼ ‿səmcome ‿ғᴜᴛcome‿they.willtiʔihereherenanatminsuppersupper‘They would come over here for dinner.’
[ʔíːmot tᶿ qʷɑ̀yigən]ʔəy-mutgood-veryvery.goodtᶿ‿ qʷayigən1sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ feel/thinkmy‿feeling‘I was so happy.’
[tɑ́ʔgʌm]tagʼ-əmtell-ᴍᴅʟtell‘telling them (about the dinner).’
[yɛ́yɛɬʔʌ̀ms tᶿ číčiyɛʔòɬ ʔiy tᶿ kʷúkʷpɑ̀ʔoɬ qʷʋ́lʌs ʔɛ́ɬɛwtə̀n tə ms ʔɑyɛ́ʔ]ya-yaɬ-ʔəm-sɪᴍᴘғ-call-ᴀ.ɪɴᴛʀ-3ᴘᴏssthey.are.callingtᶿ‿ čičiya-ʔuɬ1sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ grandmother-ᴘᴀsᴛmy‿late.grandmotherʔiyandandtᶿ‿ kʷukʷpa-ʔuɬ1sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ grandfather-ᴘᴀsᴛmy‿late.grandfatherqʷəl-ascome-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊthey.would.comeʔiɬ<iw>tənfood<ᴘʟ>eattə‿ ms‿ ʔayaʔᴅᴇᴛ‿ 1ᴘʟ.ᴘᴏss‿ houseour‿house‘My grandmother and grandfather called to them (those on the other side of the reserve) to come eat at our house.’
[nóhotə̀m]nuh-u-t-əmgather.for.feast-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀ-ᴘᴀssthey.are.gathered.for.feast‘They invited them to a feast.’
[tʌ́s kʷxʷ hós ǰúʔ ʔiˑ nɑː χʌ́nˑɑčxʷ ʔʋt]təsreachit.reacheskʷ‿ xʷ‿ hu-sᴅᴇᴛ‿ ɴᴏᴍ‿ go-3ᴘᴏssthe.time.of.their.goingǰuʔhomehomeʔiyandandnaʔaғɪʟʟᴇʀ(umm)x̣ənat-t ‿čxʷ ‿ʔutgive-ᴄᴛʀ ‿2sɢ.ɪɴᴅᴄ.sʙᴊ ‿ᴄʟᴛgive.them‿you‘When it is time for them to go home, you should give them something’
[tɑ́ˑmʌs nɛ́ʔʌs kʷʋ θ ʔʌ́xʷǰɩmen]tam-aswhat-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊwhateverniʔ-asbe.there-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊif.there.iskʷə‿ θ‿ ʔəxʷǰəminᴅᴇᴛ‿ 2sɢ.ᴘᴏss‿ leftoveryour‿leftover‘to take home if you have left over food,’
[mʌ́ǰɛθ ... tɑ́ˑmʌs ǰɛ́nxʷ]məǰaθ ...meatmeattam-aswhat-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊwhateverǰanxʷfishfish‘meat ... or fish.’
[χʌ́nɑ čxʷ θó ʔot kʷínɑtʔèms hiː θòˑ ǰúʔ]x̣ənat-t ‿čxʷgive-ᴄᴛʀ ‿2sɢ.ɪɴᴅᴄ.sʙᴊ give.them‿youθu ‿ʔutgo ‿ᴄʟᴛgokʷinat-ʔ<i>m-scarry-ᴀ.ɪɴᴛʀ<sᴛᴠ>-3ᴘᴏsstheir.carryinghiy??θugogoǰuʔhomehome‘You should give them something to take when they go home.’
[čʼɛ́hčʼɛhɑ čxʷ kʷʋ s qʷʋ́ls kʼʷʋ́θes]čʼah-čʼah-a-t ‿čxʷʀᴅᴘʟ-pray-ʟᴠ-ᴄᴛʀ ‿2sɢ.ɪɴᴅᴄ.sʙᴊthank.them‿youkʷə‿ s‿ qʷəl-sᴅᴇᴛ‿ ɴᴏᴍ‿ come-3ᴘᴏssthat.they.comekʼʷə(n)-θi-ssee-ᴄᴛʀ+2sɢ.ᴏʙᴊ-3ᴇʀɢthey.see.you‘Thank them for coming to see you,’
[qʷʋ́lʼs ʔɛ́ɬtən qʼɑ́ːtʼᶿèt ʔʌ nɩ́gi]qʷəlʼ-scome-3ᴘᴏsstheir.gatheringʔiɬtənfoodeatqʼatʼᶿ-itgather-sᴛᴠbe.gatheredʔə‿ nəgiᴏʙᴊ‿ 2sɢ.ɪɴᴅᴘyou‘and for coming to eat with you.’
[hɛ́hɛw ʔɛ́ʔɑˑǰùsmotoɬ]hihiwveryvery.muchʔi-ʔaǰus-mut-uɬʀᴅᴘʟ-enjoy-very-ᴘᴀsᴛit.was.fun‘It used to be so much fun.’
[kʷíkʷɑ̀ːnɑč gʌ tə́mtuˑmɩš] kʷi-kʷanač ‿gaᴘʟ-sit ‿ᴍᴛɢthey.are.sittingtəm-tumišᴘʟ-manmen‘All the men would be sitting around,’
[qʼʷɑ́qʼʷθə̀mʼ kʷut yɛ́ʔyɛθotèt]qʼʷaqʼʷθəmʼ ‿kʷutstory ‿ᴄʟᴛthey.tell.storiesya-yʼa-θut-itɪᴍᴘғ-do-ᴄᴛʀ+ʀғʟ-3ᴘʟ.ᴘᴏsstheir.doing‘telling stories about whatever they were doing.’
[ʔiˑ nɑ́mʼ ʔot tə nʌ́gʌptì]ʔiyandandnamʼ ‿ʔutsimilar ‿ᴄʟᴛit.is.the.sametə‿ nəgəptiyᴅᴇᴛ‿ womenthe‿women‘And it would be the same for the women:’
[ʔúˑkʼʷ tɑ̀ˑm qʼʷɑ́qʼʷθɑ̀ʔmèt tɑ́nʼ]ʔuwkʼʷallalltamwhatthingqʼʷaqʼʷθamʼ-itstory-3ᴘʟ.ᴘᴏsstheir.telling.storiestanʼᴅᴇᴍthat‘they would be talking about everything.’
[qʼʷɑ́qʼʷθòstɑ̀wɬ]qʼʷaqʼʷθus-t-awɬtell.story-ᴄᴛʀ-ʀᴄᴘthey.tell.stories.to.each.other‘They would be telling stories to each other’
[tɑ́ytɑ̀ynòm gʌ kʷ číˑčùyʼ]taytay-nu-m ‿gatalk.about-ɴᴛʀ-ᴘᴀss ‿ᴍᴛɢthey.are.being.talked.aboutkʷ‿ čəy-čuyʼᴅᴇᴛ ‿ᴘʟ-childchildren‘They would be talking about children.’
[χʷɛ́t ʔot hóy yɛ́ʔyɛθotʔòwɩt]x̣ʷit ‿ʔutreally ‿ᴄʟᴛreallyhuyonlyit.is.onlyya-yʼa-θut-ʔuw-itɪᴍᴘғ-do-ᴄᴛʀ+ʀғʟ-ᴘᴀsᴛ-3ᴘʟ.ᴘᴏsswhat.they.were.used.to.be.doing‘That is all they did.’
[gʌ hóθostɩ̀git kʷ šínʼ kʷ tɑ́ˑm ɬʌ́χ qʷóʔoˑqʷò]ga‿ huθu-stəg-itif‿ go-ᴄᴀᴜ-ᴘᴀssif‿it.was.brought.alongkʷ‿ šinʼᴅᴇᴛ‿ ᴅᴇᴍthatkʷ‿ tamᴅᴇᴛ‿ whatwhatɬəx̣badbadqʷuʔu-qʷuᴘʟ-drinkdrinking‘bad as in drinking or bringing along bad stuff.’
[xʷúkʷtmòtoɬ]xʷukʷt-mut-uɬɴᴇɢ-very-ᴘᴀsᴛthere.was.really.none‘There was nothing like that.’
[xʷɑʔ čɛʔmʌs ʔiy θo tʼᶿɛtʼᶿɛyʔʌm kʷ tɑ́m nɑː]xʷaʔɴᴇɢnotčəmʼ-aswhy-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊʔiyandandθugogotʼᶿi-tʼᶿiy-ʔəmɪᴍᴘғ-search-ᴀ.ɪɴᴛʀthey.are.searchingkʷ‿ tamᴅᴇᴛ‿ whatsomethingnaʔaғɪʟʟᴇʀ(umm)‘They would not go looking for anything’
[xʷɑʔ yʌ́qʼɛtʌs kʷ yɛ́ʔyɛθòt͡s]xʷaʔɴᴇɢnotyəqʼ-it-asuse-sᴛᴠ-3ᴄɴᴊ.sʙᴊit.is.usefulkʷ‿ ya-yʼa-θut-sᴅᴇᴛ‿ ɪᴍᴘғ-do-ᴄᴛʀ+ʀғʟ-3ᴘᴏsstheir.doing‘that was not useful to them for what they were doing.’