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

  • Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958.
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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    name ajrain. 'Phcn it returned to him. And, when it came to him he again told it his name. “Say ‘ lidl'iiTsaid IMl'nl to this child. And the child in turn said so. And again it said it right. Then, as it went away from him, it began repeating his name. “ IldT’nl, Ikll'in, Mdl'nT,” it began saying. While it was .saying “Ildrin” it entered the house. That time it did not forget the name. And, oven while opening the door, it kept repeating “ IMl'nl.” The child said to its grandfather: “ Grandfather, find ItdT'nT; grandfather, tind lldl'nl.” And it led its grandfather to the place from whence it had come. They came to where he floated. The wife was also with them. And, lieing at once much troubled at the sight of him, they (piickly got into his canoe. They came in front of their house with him. When they got out they wanted to take him up to the house quickly. Then he showed them his legs. He also showed them that he was unable to stand. He merely made signs with his fingers. He 1 da 1’ q!e'.sgadan. WA'giCm ha'osin la gui 1’ sta‘e'lan. WA'git'n for it forgot. And ugiiin liim townrd it returned. And 2 la ‘aii r qii'Llas l.u ha'osin ki‘a'n lag 1’ sudai'an. him to it came when again his name to it he told. 8 1 .su,'’ hin anA'n ‘a'as ha'osin IldT'nT sudai'an. W (imp.) .sny,” like this child again lldl'nl said to. Inn like “lldl'nl lldl'nl A'gkm aiiA'n And this a as child gina n said. WA'gien ha'osin And again he P kifye'daiane. said it right. klwI'dAnidan. - began to repeat. :“iwrnl, lldl'nl, lldl'nl,”: 1 hin P su'-idan. Hawa'n “lldl'nl” liin “lldi'ni, lldl'nl, lldi'ni,” like it began to .say. Yet ••Ildi'ni” like P su'gAiidan na g P qatclai'an. Wa'u.u u'.ao gAiii kie' da P while it was saying house to it entered. Then, however, not the name for it ha'osin again like Wa'L.u ha'o.sin 1a stA P qa'-its-qalTyan P kie' Then again from him it as it went away his name 8 q le'sgadanan. hirgot. 9 WA'gien kliwe' And the door 10 “Tcina'-i, IldT'nT Grandfather, lidl'ni 11 WA'gien gie'.stA opened .And P qei^'Tia,” P qa'gan ‘a from whence it went to da‘a'sLtc!asi ‘ai'yan “ 12 ga-i'ns g“ la floated at him ‘An to 13 na'‘aistAganan P as soon ns (they saw him) IldT'nT,” P su'daltclaian: “lldi'ni,” he went in saying: ‘a'as tcT'iiAn sudai'an. child iU grandfather said to. la P ‘alqa'-idan. WA'gien ^ its it led. And father P isL!a‘a'wan. U dja I'sin la a1 idja'n. Wa'j they came. His wife too him wit IklwT'd.ASLyua'ipAvas l.u hVgiPe they were much troubled w'hen into his ^ (canoe) right through hill a'nAii like this P tcl'na its grnnd- rien was. An xu'stALiawan. they got quickly. 14 WA'gien ne xetg“ 1a dA'ilAl P ‘a'.sgada‘wan. ..®i .1 f.AVif i,im with they arrived. 15 And L’ the in front him house of ].st!ala'‘was They got off 1(5 la PgudAfia'Svan. WA'gien they wanted to do to him. And they arrived. gien when na house to p him isdc'yc take iip d to 17 ‘ado' P he was unable ‘esga'si T'sin too hawT'dan quickly nlo'lawun la P qendii'‘wan. (ria'ga-i * his legs he showed to them. To stand Hl'nan ‘a-i la sLli'silAhgahan. Only he made signs with his lingers. la P qenda'‘wan. he showed them.