MASON, TEPECANO, A PIMAN LANGUAGE OF MEXICO 387 



12. pa-pso'pukio namoni'pukio oi'da.a v ba kunamitpuva'hi 



"Where you do "Above there I live, mesa in." Then they now went; 



liveV" 



13. natpubovadu'via homai toho'V ami'ciama'c'da ti'tio'D 



then he there now One cave they merely are seated, men 



arrived. 



14. havaga.u'irv kuna'mpuvatotda br'ciduvia i' / naha' / dor 



and the women. Then they now tell him, "Here arrive! Hither from! 



15. gambiciboi hoga.a'toekar nada'i'wa hi / dinha / dilN 



Go, hither bring that seat that he sit down this my kinsman !" 



16. kuamiho'vicda kunapuvakai'da ho'ga mws kori'giD 



Then there is Then he now says that most old, 



seated. 



17. gambai'citumak'utohu'gia hogacVm wo'so'G a / nihoemo / mbra 



"Go, here it give that to eat!" That yellow rat about scampers. 



18. ho' ga,la m/ mpar a tok"auvana / g'iu kunapuvato'tda ho'gahomatkam 



That lamp above now hangs. Then he now that individual, 



tells him 



19. kuya'mumrf is/>icida'rut(\a,t purke ami/cinrna nanicapokia 



that "not you careless should be, because they you waut. Now I as soon 



as break will 



20. hoga.la'mpara naVgocia kuvicgamtutu'-k'ia ho / gata , i 



that lamp then it fall will. Then darken will that light. 



21. ho'na napavirsnia napcibo'k'ta hogata - i ma'toitdaM 



Then you run out will; then you must carry that light raetate in. 



22. kunapamori'^gia kunata*'vu , s aticiamparopma^ciR 



Then you flee will." So be now ran out. He only little appeared. 



23. kuna'puvaka-'ida hogaswimaT ga'Mcida'G inmo'vahiM 



Then he now says, that deer, "Go seize him! Here now goes!" 



24. kuamihovan namp'uva'ka'ida inmovahiM ga'mcida'G 



Then right here they dow say, "Here now goes! Go seize him! 



25. apimiamda'daktarda nakimordat atfgumho'wan amihomti'civi 



You all not release Then he He got away. There they 



him will!" running was. stopped 



26. ictutu'k-am.ura kunampuva'ka'ida numa'vamor ainihucda'kat 



darkness in. Then they now say, "There now runs!" There seated 



was; 



27. avi'ctuk-.i ha'p'uka'ida i'ciampucika'ida hogamu/var 



he eats. Thus say, merely say will that fly 



28. ha"a ho'ga.i'ma'i napuha'bantuhi do'r kunapuva'ka'ida 



jar that squash that he with it cook. Then he now says 



