TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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rels. 1 will make you a slmiuan."" The cliicf did so: hr made the 

 prince a shamau. Now he was a g-roat .shaman. "Your name as a 

 shaman shall l)e Squirrel." said the chief. 



The prince lay down. Then the chief rose and put on his dancing 

 apron. He painted his body red, and put on a crown of hear claws. 

 From his neck hung- the skins of squirrels. He held a rattle in his 

 hand and sang, •" la haii, ia nigua iahae! I become accustomed to this 

 side, 1 become accustomed to the other side." Then the prince 

 became a great shaman. The chief of the squirrels did so a whole 

 year. Then he sent the prince home. 



The chief, who had lost his son. had almost forgotten him. Then 

 one of his other sons went to shoot scjuirrels, and came to the place 



lo-_va'ltgun, HL dEui k-"e nie-txe'ldiL La ga-sma'x"L wi-he'ldEui 



you have re- then (fut.) burn (part.) the meat of ninnv 



turned, ' (plural) 



ts'EuLi'k 



squirrels 



La ga-ana'st. 



and iperf.) the skins. 



qanL 



(part.) 



Deui sa-hiilai'de 



iFut.) make shaman 1 



XLk'"e 



Then 



hwilL sEm'a'g'it. NLlf'et 



he did so the chief. Then he 



.sa-halai'L Lyo-wi'lk 'siLk" 



prince. 



made him 



a shaman 



the 



little 



halai'tg'e. 



he was a 

 shaman 



"Ts'EnLa'k'L dEui hwam halai'dEn." NLk'"e 



"Squirrel (fut.) name of shamau you.'' Then 



NLk''e 



Then 



hwilL 



he did 



Lgo-wi'lk •.siLk''g "e. 



prince. 



the 

 little 



NLk-^e 



Then 



Ha'yiL 



He put on 



NLk-'et 



Then he 



he lay 

 down 



an-bEla'n. 



the dancing 

 apron. 



ha.x'L 



LofO-Wl'lk'.siLk". 



prince. 



the 

 litth 



NLk-'e 



Then 



hetk"L 



lie stood 



SEDlll g'\t. 



the c'hiuf. 



NLk-"et 



Then 



ma'siL LEpLa'nt aL mEs-a'ust. 



he jiainted his body with red i>ainl. 



red 



Lac(s. 



put on him crown of 

 to wear bear claws. 



K''et y5'guL ha-.sa'x; 



Then he held a rattle; 



]S'Lk-'et ie'tk'L 



Then 



La 



ana SL 



Innig around (perf.) the skins 

 from his neck of 



nLk'"e 



then 



le'mix-t: 



he sang: 



•la 



•la 



liaii', 



haii'. 



ts'EULl'k-. 



squirrels. 



ia nigua 



id nif.'ua 



iahae. 



iahae. 



Dehi 



(Fut.) 



qai-k'ax-mawiL 



get used to 



an-g'i'E. Dsm qai-k'ax-mawiL lu 



this side, (Fut.) get used to 



an-da'sdaE." 



theotherside." 



Lfl k'"e'ElL 

 When one 



NLk-'e 



Then 



K OL 

 vcar 



hwilt, 



he did so, 



NLk""et na-he'tst. 



Then out of lie sent 



\\oods him. 



Lfl t'ak'L sEm'a'g'it 



(Perf.) he had the chief 



forgotten 



huX iii'eL k''alt dEm 



again went another (fut.) 

 one 



wi-t'e'sL 



a great 



uLlc'e 



then 



hwil 



(verlml 



IHJllll} 



huX 



halai'L Lgo-wiik'.siLk"g'e 



shaman the jirince. 



little 



al>. 



(verbal great shaman 

 noun) he. 



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La wi-t'e'sL hwil wi-halai'tt. V2 



(perf.) great 



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:-watk"L 



was lost 



liis son. Tht_'ii 



o-o'yir- ts'Enu'k' 



shoot siiuirrels; 



nLk''et huX 15 



then again 



