Niwakashææ'ö 01.24


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01.24.01

Unëhtsi ne'hu yöthyunyánö.

Long ago they would tell about these things.


01.24.02

Wányahtêti' kyö'ö kës.

They say the two of them set out together.


01.24.03

Téní níyô huikê tényökwe'ôwe.

They were both Mingo people.


01.24.04

Ne' túkës nô tényatúwâs.

They were probably hunters.


01.24.05

Tényatúwâs íwí huikê.

Yes, I believe they were hunters, both of them.


01.24.06

Ta unë wányahtêti' he kahatakô.

So they set off into the woods.


01.24.07

"Hau'," thusnye'ö.

"Hau'," said the one.


01.24.08

"Satyeëök shô."

"Be quiet."


01.24.09

"Na'u't huikê?"

"What was that?"


01.24.10

"Ha'kwistë' u'sáôk shô?"

"Did you hear something?"


01.24.11

Ta'tsíhu' nae unötaöhtiyustö.

They listened very hard for a while.


01.24.12

Tha'kwistë' shô te'hutíkê wai.

They didn't hear anything.


01.24.13

Ta unë kyö'ö kës wányatyêêkwa si tawatkë'ô' ne ha'kwistë' u'këë'ê' ëkí uyë'kwææ'ê' ha'kwistë' uskawakô.

Then all of a sudden, they say, they caught a glimpse of something the color of ash or smoke in the bushes.


01.24.14

Ta'tsíhu' wai usthöö sányatyeëök unënö'keæhtö shô.

They were a little quiet for a while and just waited.


01.24.15

Úya' u'kát tawatkë'ô' nae ne tsyu'ktákö' huikê kayásö.

Once again they caught a glimpse of a gray squirrel, it's called.


01.24.16

"Ëkate'sækêni' shô," waë' "ne' së'ë ëkáka't íwí."

"I'll take a shot at it," the other one said. "I think it will taste good."


01.24.17

"Ukwényô wai ne utsi'syöwöhta' ëhsék khu."

"You can eat the brains too."


01.24.18

Nae nö'yönishe't kyö'ö kës wányathsi'wáhák tha'kwistë' te'áníkë'.

For a long time, they say, they kept up their watch and didn't see anything.


01.24.19

Ne' ne hekákôt thusnye'ö, "Ne' nô u'ka'nyakë't huikê tsyu'ktákö'."

Finally the other one said, "I guess that squirrel got away."


01.24.20

"Ëtsityahtêti' shô."

"Let's go home."


01.24.21

Únë wányëöténi' ne'hu íkát ne tsyu'ktákö' kayásö saunöthsi'waë'.

Now they turned around and there the squirrel sat looking at them.


01.24.22

Shányëöténi' únë síkwá hu'wëëhtát.

When they turned around the squirrel ran away.


01.24.23

"Akyé," waë'.

"Akyé," said the one.


01.24.24

"Ne' n-únë úya' ëkát ëtsityatuwæthe' únë hëhsathsi'wáê' n-ís'a ne' ëtkathsi'wáê' n-í'a."

"Next time we go hunting, you look that way and I'll look this way."


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