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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    shall have a name,” he said. “There, growing steadily, many winters, many days, shall pass before ye are fully grown. Then ye shall possess this country,” he said. Thereafter he spoke to another, again he gave a dif- ferent kind of country to a different kind of people. He said, “Ye shall be a different-speaking and a different- looking people. Ye also shall possess a country,” he said. “Your children, if they weary of this land, going from this country to one with another name, to a country that is good to live in, shall remain there. There every country shall be full of people, who will continue to be born,” he said. And then he divided the world among many. To passing “ AdoiY “So We^yetsoia. “Mi ma- He spoke. “You you atsoiHm. “ AmaMi dbwebisim pin kummend wosipMom he said. “There keep growing many winters pirn ekd wosipMom dkbosmaaiYkano,” atsoiH many dawns passing you shall be fully grown,” he said. kaaiYkano um kodo kbma^pem,” atsoi^a. you are this country shall have,” he said. Aweffen sotdbe we^yetsoia. BHTbm tsabtikawinim Thereupon once he spoke. Again another sort 5 mabdii bebboh koMom mebtsoia. men again, also country he gave. maaiYkano tsabtikat we'yepem mabdlim tsabtiktsetipem shall be differently one who speaks man one who looks different mabdii,” atsoba. “AmaiY kaaiVkano mi bHTo koMoikbpem man,” he said. “That you are you also one having a country mama'aankano,” atsoi'am. “Min'ki te'totom woko'dom you shall be,” he said. “Your children being tired kaan^ uniiY koMoinan tsai^ yYkopeh koMo kodoiMi btis^- ? this country from different one that is country country in being named lo yahadom okobdom blisTiapem,” atsobam. “AmYdi good to live in (?) going away shall remain,” he said. “There opek'anim kYdoidi opibmakan pukodffnudom,” atsoi'am. every country in they will fill being born. he said. AdoiiTan koTlo So and world tsetoffsoia. he divided, par- celled out. Tsaiffikape mona One that is him to different _/ me ve giving
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