Niwakashææ'ö 01.35

01.35.01

But when my cousins were there we tired of swinging on the vines in no time.

• ne' kwá he -- but
• thsíêne's -- when they are here
• ne teyakwatênôté' -- we are cousins
• khu -- and
• ne akwææ'sé' -- we are cousins
• tsikwas -- soon
• ökwakëë'taní -- we got tired of it
• ökwatkányé -- we're playing
• ne u'öhsa'shö'ö -- the vines

01.35.02

We cut one of the smaller vines into six-inch cigars.

• ökwa'öhtsya'kö -- we cut the vine
• niwa'öhsa'aa -- small vines
• yéí' -- six
• niyuyöhkææké -- that many thumbs
• niyôsös -- how ling they are
• yetseutha' -- people smoke it

01.35.03

The vines were porous and let smoke come through clean and cool.

• teyuhakwëtenyö' -- it has many holes all through it
• ne u'öhsa' -- the vine
• u'káyö' -- it comes
• wíyú -- it is nice
• ne uyë'kwæænús -- the cold smoke

01.35.04

We would light them up, and Sissy who was older than I and Marlene who was younger would inhale the smoke.

• ökwateka'tas'ö -- we finally lit it
• utitsëutas'ö -- they finally smoked it
• ne yekëhtsi -- she is old
• khu -- and
• ne kusthö -- she is young

01.35.05

I never learned to inhale.

• te'wêtö -- never
• wai -- indeed
• u'kyëté' -- I learned
• aaketsêútë' -- I might smoke

01.35.06

I just sucked the bitter smoke onto my tongue.

• ne' -- grammatical particle
• shô -- just
• ne kæ'nöhsa'ke -- on my tongue
• ku'tsiyöskwa' -- I used to suck it
• ne uyë'kwæætsiwákë -- the bitter smoke