Harry Achenam | Harry Achenam |
(1)mitoni kayâs ôma âcimôwin, ôtê mâmihk misi-pâwistik k-êsiyîhkâtêk, êkotê kahkiyaw ayîsiyiniwak êkotê kâ-kî-mâmawêyaticik nistam, k-êhtahtôskânêsit, nanâtohk k-êtowêt ê-kî-mâmawô-ayâcik, ê-miy-wîcêhtocik.1 |
(1)This is a story about a very ancient time, when there in the east at the place called The Great Waterfall all the Indians assembled first, those of all tribes and of all the various languages, staying all together and keeping each other good company. |
(2)kîtahtawê kâ-mâcîcik âtiht ê-âpohtêcik, oskona ê-âpohtêcik, kîtahtawê âtiht piko têpwâtêw otâpwêstamâkêw, napatêkâm ôma ôtênaw. êkosi ôki êkâ kâ-wîhkomihcik mitawêwak. |
(2)Then at one time, when some who had hunted gave the hunter's treat, a hunter's treat of livers, then the herald hailed only some of them, one side of the town. Then those who had not been invited to the feast began to sulk |
(3)ôma oskon ê-askipocik, wîhko ê-aspahcikêcik, êwako kayâs êtokê mâna kî-tôtamwak, tâpiskôc ê-miyo-mîcisocik, êkotôwahk ê-âpohtêcik, êkosi okimâwak ê-wîhkohtocik. |
(3)They ate the liver raw, with kidney-fat as a relish, for this it seems they must have been accustomed to do of old; looking upon this as something specially good to eat, they gave it as a huntsman's gift, when thus the chieftains treated each other to food. |
(4)êwak-ôhci k-ô-mitawêcik ôki okimâwak, âtiht piko ê-mîcisocik. mitoni kisiwâsiwak ôki êkâ kâ-nitomihcik. mitawêwak. |
(4)For this cause those chiefs sulked, because only some ate. Very angry were those who had not been invited. They brooded over it. |
(5)êkosi ôki kâ-mitawêcik sêmâk wawêyîwak, ê-nôtinâcik ôhi kâ-mitawâmâcik. ahpô iskwêwa nipahêwak, mîna awâsisa, ôki omitawêwak ôki. |
(5)So then those who were sulking at once made ready and fought those against whom they bore the grudge. They killed even the women and children, those sulkers, those. |
(6)êkosi nôtinitôwak. |
(6)So they fought together. |
(7)ôki kâ-mitawêcik sâkohâwak; tapasîwak; tahki pê-asêskawâwak. ôki kâ-sâkohtwâcik, nêhiyawak êkwa opwâsîmôwak êkwa nahkawiyiniwak êkwa ocipwêwak; kotakak nanâtohk ayahciyiniwak, ê-mâmawô-wîcêhtocik. pê-tapasîwak, piyis wâhyaw k-êtisahohcik, êkotê k-ôtaskîcik. |
(7)The sulkers were defeated; they fled; they were pushed farther and farther back. Those who were victorious were the Cree and the Assiniboine and the Salteaux and the Ojibwa; the others were the various kinds of Blackfoot, all of them going together. they fled hitherward, and in time were driven far away, where they settled. |
(8)êkospi nama kîkway misatim kî-ihtâw, nayêstaw atimwak. kî-kitimâkisiwak. nama kîkway pâskisikan, piko acosisa. mâka nakayâskamwak. namoya nânitaw itêyihtamwak, âta ê-kitimâkisicik; tâpiskôc ê-wêyôtisicik, ê-mihcêtiyit mostoswa. |
(8)At that time there were no horses, only dogs. They were poor. There were no guns, only arrows. But they were used to it. They thought nothing of their poverty; it was as though they were rich, what with the plenty of buffalo. |
(9)êkosi ôtê nanânis ayâwak, ê-nôtinikocik. mayaw wâpahtocik nôtinitôwak. mâka tahki kî-sâkohtwâwak nêhiyawak. |
(9)So there they stayed in different places, fighting with each other. As soon as they saw each other, at once they would fight. But the Cree were always victorious. |