 | Miluk Ethnological Text di´č-du tƚi´-iƚ dəgwə́ns, wi•´-kwi•´-yɛ-iƚdinɛ́•dʒis. Whatever their dream, that's what they have for their power mái-hwa'yá•s, wi´-an-gu•s-dʒi´-hwa'yá•s, wi´-gu•s-kwi Even if a snake, not all kinds of snakes, he begins to see that (one kind of snake) all of that (one kind) k’a'ái-hamaq!, má•tsi hič'i´ x̣-wɛ́n hwá'yás. see as person, just one kind of snake. x̣-wɛ́•n-tƚi-iƚ-da-ɢ̣aháis. mái-lɛɢ̣ɛ́lq tƚi-iƚ-da-ɢ̣aháis, That's the way its their power. even if it's red-headed pecker their power wɛ́•-x̣-k’a'ái-iƚ-kwi-hámáq!, wi´-kwi´-iƚ-x̣-k’á'ai then they see it as a person and they their people-like qa'wáya-di-tƚi•´s. di´č-tƚi-iƚ-dá-ɢ̣aháis, wi´-gu•s-kwi´-x̣-wɛ•n. understands their tongue whatever their power all are like that mái-dič tƚi-iƚ-dá-ɢ̣aháis, ma-i´ƚ-his-kwi´-x̣-wɛ́•n no matter what their power they are all like that qa'wáya-ditƚi•´s. mái-gwutsgwi•´nɛ i´ƚ-dá-ɢ̣aháis, and they understand its language. Even if yellow hammer is their power, |
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