Maidu texts / by Roland B. Dixon.

  • Roland Burrage Dixon
Date:
1912
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Credit: Maidu texts / by Roland B. Dixon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lO born there, having blood. There shall be birds born vvIkj shall have blood. Everything — deer, all kinds of game, all sorts of men without any exception — all things shall have blood that are to be created in this world. And in another place, making it red, there shall be red rocks. It will be as if blood were mixed up with the world, and thus the world will be beautiful,” he said. ‘‘What do you think about it?” — “Your words are good,” he said, “I atsoi^am. TsiYlutsonokbm-maiMum maidsoiam. Amdnh- 5 he said. One who throws over man said. Then to other side kan we'pam-mai'dlim, “Heu!” atsoTam. “Sede'ni baTma- and Coyote-Man, “Well!” he said. “With blood I shall kas,” atsoi^a. “UniiV ko^doidi kan sedem^ uma'pem,” paint it,” he said. “This world in and blood shall exist,” atsoTa. “AmaMikan sede^kopem maiVliim puk^mapem,” he said. “There and blood-having people shall be born,” atsoi^a. “Sede'kbpem kiTtotom pukma^pem,” atsoi^a. he said. “Blood having “Opek^anim,” atsoTa, animals shall be born,” he said. “sdmimV’ atsoi^a; “tsaidsainoh “All kinds,” he said, — “deer,” he said 5 ' “different sorts ku'toti,” atsoi^a; “tsaidsainom maTdiim,” atsoi^a. “Hesi^- animals,” he said5 “different sorts people,” he said. “What maat wonohnenwet opek^anim sede^kopem pukdamakan indeed not missing all kinds those having blood shall be born unin^ kodoi^di,” atsoi/am. Amondkan, “Tsaidn ko'doidi this world in,” he said. Then and, “Another world in 10 lakdakpen kaaduidom lakdakpem omEidom uma'pem,” red thus being red stones being one that shall be,” atsoTa. “Mom mama^kan unifi' kodoiMi sedeYi ohetd- he said. “It shall be this world in blood with where wonodi mbyak^adom,” atsoi/am. “Adom^ kaMom yaha^- made unique it resembling,” he said. “So world will tsetimakan,” atsoTa. We^pam-maiMlim maTtsoia. “Ai! appear well,” he said. Coyote-Man they said. “Ai! Mi hesa'pe hcTheybka?” atsoi'a. “MiiTki we'yem yaha'kan,” You what do you think?” he said. “Your words are good,”
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