Haida texts and myths, Skidegate dialect / recorded by John R. Swanton.

  • John R. Swanton
Date:
1905
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Credit: Haida texts and myths, Skidegate dialect / recorded by John R. Swanton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tlieii the woman went in their canoe. Lhe man went with him in hi.s canoe. They came to the town with him. And the people were astonished at them. Before that they had one canoe. And when [they saw] that they had two they were surprised at them. They were a great crowd waiting outside for them. Then the}'^ saw another person sitting in their [canoe]. And when they came ashore the whole town went to them, for they had never seen him before. They came with him to the Stikine town. They quickly took him into the house. And the house was full of Stikine people, men, women, and children. They were surprised to see him. Although the}^ had never seen him before, the} saw that he was a chief. And now the one who came to the town with him said to the crowd: “When my grandchild went out to play it found this per.son. It went to play. After it had been gone for a wliile it came in. Then, WA'gien la'gia .\iid his Lu'e gu‘a iiAu dja'das Luqa'^an. the woman went by canoe. canoe in NaO I'Hnas Tho man hAu isi'n gia Lue'gu‘a 1a dA'nal Luqa'gan. WA'gien 1a dA'uAl Inaga'-i too r his gu 1 Lui sLla awan. at they came by canoe. Iiim with went’by canoe. And WA'gien 1a i.! qiAla'Svan. -And tliey were surprised at them. him with the town WA'kunast’ i.ue' Before it „s‘wfi' theirs was one. M'A'gien .\nd wed now, Liao how- ever, la l! qiAla'Svan. Kia 1a kliu' lI sklfil^'u'anaSvan they were .surprised Outside them for tliey were in a great crowd, at them. xfi'da qlA'lat la'guhi tcla'nwas lI qa'nan. person another in theirs sat they saw. 1’ kitLrdjagAlSvas L.u Inaga'-i they came ashore wlien the town ^Ain WA'kunast’ 1a lI not before it him they saw la theirs hT'stAnSvasi were two . WA'gien And tlie canoe L.U wlien IIAU a W^A'gien And do'it‘awane went to Inaga'-i gu town at la l! isda'Svan they took them. qenhi'ngafian ‘askl whole A'la. because. hAn r very tliem StAk Ia'u Stikine la dA'llAl him with 1’ luislI they came by a‘a'wan. WA'gien hawi'dan na g“ tiy canoe. Ana quickly house to WA'gien StAklA'n And the Stikine xade' ila'ndjide i.sgie'n djfi'de 10 people the men and A Ai isi n dAUAla'n with too gus‘a'na‘wagan. were surprised at. 1’ I'Ladas Ifi'fia he was a cliief his llAgie'n And ‘a'aga-i the children A A/ isi n to 1’ he ilO now sa'wan, said, dA'iiAlan with Gaiu WA'kunast’ Not before it lI qil'fian. they saw. la dA'nal: 1’ him witli tliey came home. tIaklA'n too 1a l! him they Luqil'L.agan. na-i staga'ne. the house ga'i wiis full. qe'n‘anganan saw the women La lI 11 Them they kliii'nan 12 although 13 qe igAii. found. L’ It “Dl “My i‘a'gv went to play. nafi''a'gAu grandchild went out L’ ft to play fiaod Hin Like L.U when gf th( a sklu'lasga-i 14 he crowd a'liAu xa'das 1’ 15 this person it go was after gone a while qa'tcligAii. HitlA'n 16 Then