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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    said, as he took it off. So he was told tluis : “You shall be nothin^-. W off shall be your name, you shall always travel in the mountains.” ddien Cougar was told to put it on. He put it on, raised his head, but lowered it frequently. 'Hley! it does not ht you. Cougar shall be your name. It does not look nice on you. You shall just walk around everywhere, trying to look for food.” Next Deer [nit it on, and began to run around in all directions. “It looks very nice on you. Deer shall be your name. People will always eat (your meat).” Finally Klk put on that feather. People were shouting, as that rJayaC” S^atsiffc waa', H wan aqa'qa^^n. H s^atsiffc place in?” Thus he says, and finally he takes it off. Then thus waakxam : “Kumfntchix tEffp qlakxa^xtmx Iin, ckoffcPtc^nx he is told: “Not thou some- Wolf thy name, mountains in thou thing, xi'ntmis Inat.” H waa^kxam ants hffc^t. Wahadia^^n 5 I o Again travel wilt always.” Then is told that Cougar. Ilyaffc^t hh’atsftsun. wan h^yatsPtsun H txu tca^'k’at, Cougar is putting it on. Then now he is putting and just he raises his it on head, H kwa^^^naffiist. “He, kumi'ntc hCsa nPxHc. Txu IPtc^t but begins to lower it frequently. IPninx. wan “Hey, not good thee on. Just Cougar kumihitc hdksa nPx^tc. Txffnx k!exrk name thy. And now Hay a' xihitmis. ]dace on travel shalt always. H wahadia^’n 'I'hen again not good thee on. Just thou each on Yffxatc’ist^nx ht!aya'.” (Wilt) try to begin to food,” look for, thou hYatsPtsun tsaYqin. i.xaffatc’ist klexudc is putting it on Deer. Begins to try each to to run L.Hyadc ants tsksqan. place to that Deer. hn. FPyaffc^mx IPtllsuts name. People thee eat will always Tdmna‘q ants la^'qat. Elk that feather. “Tskk!ya hi^ksa nPx^tc. Tsfsqnmx “Very good thee on. Deer thy txu.” H wan wahadia^n hiyatsiffsun just.” I'hen finally again is putting it on HalPtx hltcff^k Klexuffc iJayaffc Shout (pi.) people. Each to place to