Lower Umpqua texts ; and, Notes on the Kusan dialects / by Leo J. Frachtenberg.

  • Leo J. Frachtenberg
Date:
1914
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Credit: Lower Umpqua texts ; and, Notes on the Kusan dialects / by Leo J. Frachtenberg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the fun was almost at an end, that other chief said thus : “Now we shall play another game.” Thus said that other chief. So not long afterwards they quit. Idien the other chief said thus; “You will assemble (here).” And, verily, they obeyed, and assembled around him. “You will play (thus). \Yhoever likes that feather, he shall try it on.” So the feather was put on (some one); but as soon as this was done, that ])erson lowered his head. “It is heavy, 1 don’t like it.” khus said the man on whose head (the feather) was placed. And whenever one did thus, people would shout at him. Idien Wild-Cat ]nit it on, and almost xyakx smud’a ants hutcib^^ Lxa^H'axa^hii most mWti ends waa' that great “ I la^dianl fun. hudctiix ants then another one that wa^'tux.” Atsldc chief then says. “Differently we plw will again. Thus waa' ants Exa^b^3.xa^^'ni ants m^adi. Kwlnx yadsa s^a'- says that other one that chief. Not they long thus tsA’ax ^dn: baud “TEmuduxtci.” Atsidc waa' ants (did) so they quit. “Assemble shall you. Thus says that Lxa^vaxa^Yi m^adi. ^d wan haddhan s^atsadx indeed thus(do)(ph) hitcib^^ ants other one that chief. 'then finally ^1 wan tEmudx hitcib^^ “Hudctuxtci. Tcinada^^ })eople. Then finally assemble people. “Play shall you. Whoever sididxyaxa^^n ants la^kjat, ^d h^yadsisutnE. Hudctuxtci.” feather, so it would be put Play shall you. on (by him). ants la^'qat. H^yatsidsun ants la^d|at And now is put on that feather. (One) would that feather put it on “KiTdt, kumi'ntcin si'n^xyun.” S^atsidc wanted it that u ! wan hitsbxam ”1 txu and just is put on kwa^^^nt. he lowers his head. lo waa would ants he ( whom) xni na. ^d does (it). Then “Heavy (it is) hitskxamimE. not 1 want It. Thus it was put on. sav Lhahdxa^^diE ants s^adsa Is continually he who thus shouted at wahadia^n liYatsidsun h^’a-dc, wahadiun again is putting it on Wild-Cat, again