DORSET-awANTON] THE BTLOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES 85 



28. TuHE, THE Thunder Being 

 Tube' tukani' yandi' Tube' ti'tka de'ye, axi'kiye ba'nde ka° " 



Thunder his mother's the (sub.) Thunder into the sent nim treating him was when 



being brother being house ( = " doctoring") 



axi'kiye' ha'' tixyi' ke de'di. Ekeka°' yiiiko'" a'nde i'^ka^'bi'' 



treating" him and medicine to dig went. And then • his wife was to dip up 



water 



de ne' ha° na'sukl-k ba'ne ha° "Nasuki' yande' ya°'xkiyo'tu-te'," 



was going and squirrel (ob. ) found and "Squirrel that shoot at it for me" (female 



to males) 



e' ba'nde ka"*, "Tci'dik6 de' nko' bi ni'ki na;" e' bande' 



sav- she was when " How ' this I shoot can not ." saying was 



Ing (masc.) 



it 



5 kike', "Itcitca' atu'w6 ba'nde ni'," e' ba'nde ka''', "Tcf dike 



though " Brush (under- lodged in it it is . " saying was when "How 



growth) (fern.) it 



nko'' de' nko' bi ni'ki na'," e' ba'nde ka", ta'nki yandi' 



I "do this I shoot can not . " saying was when his sister the (sub.) 



(masc.) it 



anksa'wi-k aku'dtiksa'ye kt' ka" ku'dfiksa'ye o'k tabo' ka" 



arrow (ob.) pushing it through gave it when through a crack he shot it, it fell when 

 a crack to him when 



ta'nkiya" eya^bi"', tcaoxe' kida de', pa'naxti'kiye yibi' xe'ni 



his s'ister arrived there claws picked up went she got all from it she but 



thought 



ka" tca'oxS I'nk sti' ne' ka" a'ksix kane' ka" e'-ya" 



when claw small very stood (ob. or she forgot the past (ob. or that 



when) and left it (ob.) when) 



10 kidu'si ba" i^'xkldu'sasa de' e'da" ha"' ba-i'txaxti' ha" 



took from and scratched herself often this finished and (when) very bloody and 



pe'taxti yebiya' tobo' ha" ihe' ma'nki. Ma'x ki'di yinka'di. 



fire-place close to she lay and grunting the reel. [As she was] he came her husband. 



ob. reclining home 



Ekeka"', "It<i'ksiki' axiya'ki-daha' yande' dixy a"' aka'naki' 



Aiid then "Your sister's son you putting them in the you were when(=but) te got out 



house to treat them 



yandu'sasa' te'-bed-ka" etike' ma'nki ni'," e'di. Ekeka"', 



scratched me in that fin- when "so* I recline . " she said. And then 



many places ished (fem.) 



"Yaka'naki yande' xa di' inke' nixki' aka'naki a'nde-ba"'tca-ta'," 



"You got out you are in the past so because to get out be continue" 



(male to male 1st time) 



15 ki'ye ba", "A'nksi da' ku hi'," ki'ye ka"' de'di. Ekeba"' 



said to and "Arrow gather c'ome in order said to when went. And then 



him • back to (?)" him 



a'nksi da' ki'di. Ekeka"', "fitike' niki'," kiye' ka", "a'nksi 



arrow gath- reached And then "Such not," said to when "arrow 



ered home. him 



kiidexyi'," kiya' kiye' ka"' kiya' de'di. I"'ye o"' ba" de'di 



spotted" again said to when again went. Fo'od made and went 



him 



xehe'ye ba" ni ba'nde. Anksi' i"'dabi ni ha'nde ka", 



put it down and walking was. Arrow seeking walking was when 



Tcetkana'di i"'ye-ya" ha'nS du'ti na'nki. Ekeka"' e'ya" ki'di. 



Ancient of food the found eating the sitting And then there came 



Rabbits one. back. 



20 "Ka'wak iyo"' ini' ya'nde wo'." kiye' ka", "Tuka'nidi' a'nksi 



"What you do you you are (?)" said to when "My mother's arrow 



walk him brother 



k\idexyi' 6' ka" 6tik6' {i"ni' nka'nde na'," be' ka", TeS'tkanadi', 



spotted said when so I walk lam . " said when Ancient of Rabbits 



(=as) (masc.) that 



"To'bii slip'ka' ptipe' topa'ye ku-ta'," kiye' ka", ptlp6'. E'ya" 



"Black rattan vine cut through in four be returning" said to when he cut it There 

 often pieces [with]— (male him through, 



to male Ist tima), 



