TSIMSHIAN DIALECT 



Ada'ogam^ a'utaga"^ (Story of Porcupine) 

 Ninll'sgE^ la* k8u'°tga°,^ a^ la* wa'nsgA^ txanll'sgE^ ya'tslEsgEsgA* 



That it was when fall, at when were sitting all animals in 



nA-ga-ts!Em-ts!a'ptga°.^'' Da'^^ wula^^ dV^ t!a'°sgE" wI-mEdI'°k^^ 



their towns. Then being on his part sitting great grizzly bear 



gEsgA^^ n di tsla'pt*^ a^ dzA*^ wI-ga'msEmga°. ^'^ Ada^" ga'ni-wula^^ 



in his also town at when great winter. Then * always 



gwa'ntgEsgA^^ wa'°sga°,^^ da" g'ik^* lu-la^wa'P^ nA-tslEm-tsIa'psgA^" 



touched the rain, then also in it dripped the town oi 



wI-mEdI'°kga°.^^ Ada^° g'ik^* 16'gaksgEsgA ^^ n-lf"tga°." Ada^" 



the great grizzly bear. Then again he was wet his fur. Then 



sEmgaP^ lu-ha'°xgEsgA^^ ga'°t^" gEsgA^® sga-nA'ksgA^^ wa'°stga°.^^ 



very in annoyed liis heart at ' too long rain. 



' ada'og story: -Em connection (§22). 



* a'uta porcupine; -gao ab.sent (§ 20) 

 3 nln.'i' that (§ 66); -sgE (§ 25). 



♦ iawhen (§59). 



^ksu'o fall; -gao absent (§ 20). 



6 a preposition (§ 67). 



' t.'da (plural wan) to sit (§ 46); -sgE (§24). 



6 txan.'V all (contains the particle txa- entirely) ; -sgE (§ 24) . 



9 From yats to kill many; ya'ts'Esk the killing (§ 17, no. 2); the terminal -Esga stands here for 

 asga in. 



iOnA- .separable possession (§ 55); ga- distributive plural, the towns of the variou.s kinds of animals; 

 Is.'Em- inside (§ 11, no. 152); ts.'ab town; -t his; gao absence. 



1' da conjunction (§ 66, no. 2). 



12 § 59. 



13 dl on (his) part (§ 15, no. 167). 

 " t.'do to sit; -sgE § 25. 



IS wi- great (§ 10, no. 73); mBdi'ok grizzly bear. 



1* a preposition (§ 67); absent conjunctive form (§ 28). 



1' n- separable possession; dl- on his part (cf. note 13); ts.'ab town. 



18 dzA weakened statement, when it may have been (§ 66, no. 3). 



19 !(il- great (§ 10, no. 73); gd'msEiii winter; -gao absence, 

 ai Conjunction (§ 66, no. 1). 



21 j^ani- all (§ 10, no. 120). 



^ givantg to touch (i. e., here, fell); -sgA connection (§§ 24, 26). 



23 wdos rain. 



2< g-ik again (§ 15, no. 169). 



2s lu- in (§ 9, no. 29); la^wa'l to drip; no connective after I (§ 29). 



^ lo'gaksg to be wet (fur, skin). 



^ n- separable possession; li fur, hair of body; -t his; -gao absence. 



28 sEm-gal very (§ 15, no. 178). 



29 lu- in (§ 9, no. 29), relating to gdod mind; hdoxg annoyed. 



30 gdod mind. 



31 sja- across (§ 9, no. 36); nag long; here apparently a verbal subordinate construction: at across 



LONG BEING THE RAIN. 



32 wdos rain; the -t is a difficult directive ending, which is used very frequently, and for which no 

 adequate explanation has been given. 



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