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Kwdiishee'
naa'lhchit
yaa'nii.
|
kW.dii.ce' naL.tcut ya'.nii |
"His arm" (actually = his shoulder) / he caughtit / they say. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Hootaa
wan-yii
yaa'nii. |
hoo.ta wuN.yii ya'.nii |
Then / others were / they say. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Winyeehneeljit
yaa'nii. |
wun.ye.nel.git ya'.nii |
They were afraid of it / they say. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
"Tee-hee-hee,"
ch'in
yaa'nii, Ch'siitcin.
|
te.he.he tc'in ya'.nii tc'.sii.tcuN |
"Tehehe," / he said / they say, Coyote. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Haakwdan'
tcleelintc
ndoo'
yaa'nii. |
|
Then / humming-birds / were not, / they say. |
At that time there were no hummingbirds, they say. |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
"Kaa',
shii
beesh'ai',"
ch'in yaa'nii. |
ka' cii bec.'ai' tc'in ya'.nii |
"Well, / I / will try," / he said / they say. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
"Hee'uu',"
ch'in yaa'nii, Ts'inteelh.
|
he.uu' tc'in ya'.nii ts'un.teL |
"Yes," / he said / they say / Turtle. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Ch'siitcin nins'is'aan
yaa'nii, see.
|
tc'.sii.tcuN nun.sus.'aN ya'.nii se |
Coyote / took up / they say / stone. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Yaa'ghilhk'aas
yaa'nii. |
ya'.guL.k'as ya'.nii |
He threw it up / they say. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kowan-tagit
tc'ghilk'aalh
yaa'nii. |
kuu.wun.tuk.k'ut tc'.gul.k'aL ya'.nii |
His middle / it fell / they say. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwilh
kwinyeehtc'ilhsiil'
yaa'nii. |
kwuL kwun.ye.tc'uL.siil ya'.nii |
With him / it pounded into the ground / they say. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
See yaa'ghilk'aas-it
kowan-tagit tc'iilhk'aalh
yaa'nii. |
se ya'.gul.k'a.sit koo.wun.tuk.kut tc'iiL.k'AL ya'.nii |
Stone / he threw up when / his back / it struck / theysay. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwonlhaan.
|
kwun.LAN |
All. |
|
Turtle's Exploit |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Ts'inteelh naaghaa-kwan
yaa'nii, saahdin-haa'.
|
ts'un.teL na.ga.kwAn ya'.nii saH.duN.ha' |
Turtle / was walking / they say, / alone. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Nee'
ndoo' yaa'nii |
|
Land / was not / they say. |
There was no land, they say. |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Bisbintc
ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
(A small owl) / were not, / they say. |
There were no Spotted Owls, they say. |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kowan
tc'nilkat
yaa'nii. |
koo.wuN tc'n.nul.kut ya'.nii |
To him / they came / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
K'aa'
ntcee'tc
naalee-kwan
yaa'nii. |
k'a' n.tcetc na.lee.kwAN ya'.nii |
Arrows / poor / he was carrying / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Nee' ninyaa'lhk'aas
yaa'nii, k'aa'. |
ne' nun.ya'L.k'as ya'.nii k'a' |
Ground / they pushed them in / they say / arrows. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Sheek'
kw'it'ch'yaa'sheeh
(?)
yaa'nii. |
cek' k'wut.tc'.ya'.ceH ya'.nii |
Spit / they spit on them / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tghaamaats.
|
t.ga.mats |
By the shore. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Too
haaskaan
yaa'nii, bink'it.
|
too has.kan ya'.nii bun.k'ut |
Water / was there / they say, / lake. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
K'ideelan
(?) yaa'nii. |
k'ut.dee.lun ya'.nii |
He was angry / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
S'isdaa
yaa'nii. |
s'us.da ya'.nii |
He sat / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Yaa'slaan
yaa'nii, kowin.
|
ya's.lAn ya'.nii kuu.wuN |
They laughed / they say / at him. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Haakwdan' t'eebil
ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
Then / curlews / were not, / they say. |
Then there were no curlews, they say. |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
K'aa' nins'islai
yaa'nii. |
k'a' nun.s'us.lai ya'.nii |
Arrow / he took up / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
S'istc'aan
(?) yaa'nii naahneesh.
|
s'us.tc'An ya'.nii na.nec |
He shot / they say, / person. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Hai
too-bii' taa'ghinlhaah
yaa'nii. |
hai too.bii' ta.gun.La ya'.nii |
That / water in / he jumped / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Naahneesh beedin
yaa'nii. |
na.nec be.duN ya'.nii |
Person / died / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Too-bii'k'
naas'its
yaa'nii. |
too.bii'k' nas.'uts ya'.nii |
Water inside / he ran around / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Jaan
tc'istciin'
yaa'nii. |
djaN tc'us.tciN ya'.nii |
Muddy / he made / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Shoo'
kaayaa'ch'kwintee
(?) yaa'nii. |
coo ka.ya'.tc'.kwun.tee ya'.nii |
In vain / they looked for him / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Jaan sliin'
yaa'nii. |
djAN sliiN' ya'.nii |
Muddy / it became / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Ch'kaak'
yeehghaa'aan
yaa'nii, chin-kw'it.
|
tc'.kak' ye.ga.'AN ya'.nii tcuN.k'wut |
Net / they stretched / they say / stick on. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwaa'ch'ghistkaa'
yaa'nii, ch'kaak'-
bii'.
|
kwa.tc'.gus.t.ka ya'.nii tc'.kak'.bii' |
For him they dipped / they say, / net in. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Haakwdan' seelhtc'indinii
ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
Then / mocking-birds / were not, / they say. |
At that time there were no Yellow-breasted Chats ("mockingbirds"),they say. |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kashnaataagh-haa'
taatc'ilh'its-kwan
yaa'nii. |
kuc.na.taG.ha' tA.ts'uL.'uts.kwAn ya'.nii |
Without their knowledge / he had run out / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Shoo' kwaa'lhkat
yaa'nii. |
coo' kwa.L.kAt ya'.nii |
In vain / they walked for him / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Lhaakwaa
ghilhgheel'
yaa'nii. |
La.kwa guL.gel' ya'.nii |
Only / it was dark / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Chaakoghilhgheel'
yaa'nii. |
tca.kuu.guL.gel' ya'.nii |
Very it was dark / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwtc'oonghitcaan'
(?) yaa'nii. |
kW.tcoon.gut.tcaN' ya'.nii |
They let him go / they say. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kaa'indai
dee'tghilghaal'
yaa'nii, kwon'din.
|
ka'.un.dai de't.gul.gAl' ya'.nii kwooN'.duN |
Body / they threw in fire / they say, / fire place. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwonlhaan. |
kwun.LAN |
All. |
|
How Turtle Escaped |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tc'oolaakii
lhghaayaa'nghilh'iil'
yaa'nii, Seelhtc'indinii. |
tcoo.la.kii L.ga.ya'N.guL.iil ya'.nii seL.tcun.dun.nii |
Meadowlark / were quarreling / they say, / "mockingbird."[= Yellow-breasted Chat] |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Lhghaayaa'nghilh'iil' yaa'nii. |
L.ga.ya'N.guL.iil ya'.nii |
They were quarreling / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Naatc'aitc
ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
Swallows / were not, / they say. |
There were no swallows, they say. |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tl'ee'din
lhghaayaa'nghilh'iil'. |
tl'e'.duN L.ga.ya'n.guL.iil |
Morning / were quarreling. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Deekwaaghineelh
yaa'nii. |
de.kwa.gun.neL ya'.nii |
Here it (sun) was / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Ghilgheel'
yaa'nii. |
gul.gel' ya'.nii |
Evening it was / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Ghilk'aan
yaa'nii. |
gul.k'an ya'.nii |
Fire was / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwon'
yaa'nii. |
kwooN' ya'.nii |
Fire / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tc'oolaakii tc'inteeslaalh
yaa'nii. |
tcoo.la.kii ts'un.tes.laL ya'.nii |
Meadowlark / fell asleep / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
See dee'tghaa'aan
yaa'nii. |
se de.t.ga.'AN ya'.nii |
Stone / he put in fire / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tc'oolaakii tc'inteeslaalh yaa'nii. |
tcoo.la.kii ts'uN.tes.laL ya'.nii |
Meadowlark / fell asleep / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Seelhtc'indinii see nins'is'aan yaa'nii. |
seL.tcun.dun.nii se nun.s'us.'AN ya'.nii |
"Mockingbird" / stone / picked up / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tc'oolaakii kwsaalkit
yaa'nii. |
tcoo.la.kii kW.sal.kut ya'.nii |
Meadowlark / his mouth he put in / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Baansiitc
ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
Sandpipers / were not, / they say. |
There were no shorebirds (sandpipers & killdeer),they say. |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tc'oolaakii kwyiits'yeeh
see waalkit
yaa'nii. |
tcoo.la.kii kW.yiits.ye se wal.kut ya'.nii |
Meadowlark / his breast / stone / fell through / theysay. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Hai-hit tl'ee'-it
tc'dinii
yaa'nii. |
hai.hiit tl'e'.ut ts't.dun.nii ya'.nii |
That is why / at night / he sings, / they say. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwonlhaan. |
kwun.LAN |
All. |
|
Meadowlark's Breast |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Silsintc
skiitcyaash
s'isloos
yaa'nii. |
sul.suntc s.kiits.yac s'us.loos ya'.nii |
Chipmunk / child small / he kept / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Chinsits'
kwbit'
naineelhk'its'-kwan
yaa'nii. |
tcun.suts kW.but' nai.neL.k'uts.kwAN ya'.nii |
Bark / his belly / had stuck in / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
S'ilhtiin
yaa'nii. |
s'uL.tiin ya'.nii |
He lay down / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tc'eek
Daatcaan'
chinsits' tc'oonghilaan
yaa'nii. |
tc'ek da.tcAN' tcun.suts tcoon.gul.laN ya'.nii |
Woman / raven / bark / went after / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kaah
diidaa'in
naakaa'
tc'nindeel'-kwan
yaa'nii. |
kaH dii.da'.uN na.ka' tc'n.nun.del'.kwAN ya'.nii |
Geese / from north / two / had come / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Chin
uunaasyaa
yaa'nii. |
tcun uu.nas.ya ya'.nii |
Tree / she went around / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Haakwdan' tc'oolaakii ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
Then / meadow-larks / were not, / they say. |
At that time there were no meadowlarks, they say |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Chinwo'
bilh
ghishaah
yaa'nii, k'ai'tbilh.
|
tcun.woo' buL gus.caH ya'.nii k'ai.t.buL |
Hook / with / they caught / they say, / burden-basket. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Nins'isghiin
yaa'nii. |
nun.s'us.giN ya'.nii |
She lifted up / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Chooyii-haa'
ghishaah yaa'nii. |
tcoo.yii.ha' gus.caH ya'.nii |
Again / they caught it / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
"Ndaas-ii
dii,"
ch'in yaa'nii. |
n.das.sii dii tc'in ya'.nii |
"Heavy / this," / she said / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tc'eenaamiil'
yaa'nii. |
tc'e.na.miil' ya'.nii |
She emptied out / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Nins'isghiin yaa'nii. |
nun.s'us.giN ya'.nii |
She lifted up / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Chooyii-haa' ghishaah yaa'nii, k'ai'tbilh. |
tcoo.yii.ha' gus.caH ya'.nii k'ai.t.buL |
Again / they caught it / they say / burden-basket. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Naakaa' noolhtinaa'
yaa'nii. |
nAk.ka' nooL.tin.na' ya'.nii |
Two / were left / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Ghishaah yaa'nii. |
guc.caH ya'.nii |
They caught it / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Nins'isghiin yaa'nii. |
nun.s'us.giN ya'.nii |
She lifted up / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Haakwdan' lhtsoghin
ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
Then / foxes / were not, / they say. |
At that time there were no foxes, they say |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Ghishaah yaa'nii, k'ai'tbilh. |
guc.caH ya'.nii k'ai.t.buL |
They caught it / they say / burden-basket. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kowilchit
yaa'nii, naakaa'-haa'
kaah. |
koo.wul.tcut ya'.nii na.ka'.ha' kaH |
Caught her / they say / both / geese. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwteeghiiloos
yaa'nii, diidee'.
|
kW.te.gii.loos ya'.nii dii.de' |
They took her along / they say / north. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
"Daa'yaa'nteeliichow
aayaa'shiilaagh,"
ch'inyaa'nii.
|
da'.ya'.n.tel.ii.tcoo a.ya.cii.laG tc'in ya'.nii |
"Flat mouths / took me up" / she said / theysay. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Yiichow-bii'
yeehkwilyoos
yaa'nii, Nee'uuchii'-din.
|
yii.tcoo.bii' ye.kwil.yoos ya'.nii ne'.uu.tcii'.duN |
Dance-house / they took her in / they say, / world-its-tail-place. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Ghilhgheel'-it tc'nghindaash
yaa'nii. |
guL.gel.lut tc'n.gun.das ya'.nii |
Evening when / was a dance / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Tc'eenaa'nt'aah
yaa'nii. |
tc'e.na'n.t'a ya'.nii |
She flew out / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Yiichow-bii' ts'eek'ee-bii'
tc'eenaa'nt'aah yaa'nii. |
yii.tcoo.bii' ts'e.k'e.bii' tc'e.na'n.t'a ya'.nii |
Dance-house / door / she flew out / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Naantyaa
yaa'nii. |
nan.t.ya ya'.nii |
She came home / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Skiitcyaash Silsintc s'isloos-kwan yaa'nii. |
s.kiits.yac sul.suntc s'us.loos.kwan ya'.nii |
Child small / chipmunk / he had kept / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Haakwdan' bittc
ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
Then / wild-cats / were not, / they say. |
At that time there were no bobcats, they say |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Silsintc intcee'
tc'eelht'oot'
tc'ilhtcii-kwan
yaa'nii. |
sul.sunts intce' tc'eL.t'oot tc'uL.tcii.kwan ya'.nii |
Chipmunk / venison / it suck / he had made / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Skiitc
beenaadin
yaa'nii. |
s.kiits be.na.dun ya'.nii |
Child / died / they say. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kwonlhaan. |
kwun.LAN |
All. |
|
Geese Carry off Raven |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Naakee'eetc,
Siis
kwonyeehtc'ghileeh
too-bii' yaa'nii. |
na.kee.eetc siis kwun.ye.tc'.gul.lee too.bii' ya'.nii |
Blue duck / otter / swam under water / lake in / theysay. |
|
The Diving Contest |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Toonai
naa'ch'teelgheel
yaa'nii. |
too.nai na.tc'.tel.gel ya'.nii |
Fish / they were catching / they say. |
|
The Diving Contest |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kaayaatc'kwl'iin'
yaa'nii. |
kai.ya.tc'.kW.liiN ya'.nii |
They watched them / they say. |
|
The Diving Contest |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Naakee'eetc kaanaaghileeh
yaa'nii. |
na.kee.eets ka.na.gul.le ya'.nii |
Duck / came up / they say. |
|
The Diving Contest |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Naakaa' ch'ghintcook'-kwaan
yaa'nii, toonai. |
na.ka' tc'.gun.tcook.kwAn ya'.nii too.nai |
Two / he had filled / they say / fish. |
|
The Diving Contest |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Kaayaatc'kwl'iin' yaa'nii. |
kai.ya.tc'.kW.liiN ya'.nii |
They watched him / they say. |
|
The Diving Contest |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |
Haakwdan' siis ndoo' yaa'nii. |
|
Then / otters / were not, / they say. |
At that time there were no River Otters, they say |
The Coming of the Earth |
Cahto |
Bill Ray (via Goddard 1909) |