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(1)âcimôwin ê-kiskêyihtamân, êkota ê-ayâyân, ôma k-âtotamân, ê-kî-wâpamakik ê-nipahihcik iskwêwak ê-kwâpikêcik. nîso kî-pimâtisiwak. pêyak kî-misok; êkwa kî-manisok ostikwânihk. pêyak nama wiya nânitaw ohci miswâw; kâ-mîhkawikicik ayîsiyiniwak, êkotôwahk awa iskwêw. kî-sakiniskêpahêw osîma, mâka ê-pwâwiyit. kîtahtawê kawahwâw kâ-pwâwît. pakiciwêpinâw êkwa; tapasîw. mâka kî-ayâwêw awa iskwêw ocîmisima; mâka nama wiya nîmâskwêw opwâsîmôw k-ôcîmisimit. mâka êyiwêhk wâ-nakatisimâci, «î!» êtwêci awa iskwêw, êkosi êyiwêhk ê-nakatisahwât awa opwâsîmôw, âta êkâ ê-nîmâskwêt.1 êkosi pimâcihêw ocîmisima. |
(1)A story out of my own experience, since I was present there, is this I am telling, of when I saw the women being killed as they were fetching water. Two remained alive. One had been wounded by a shot; they cut her scalp. One had not been hit; of the mortals who are fleet of foot was this woman. She ran pulling along her younger sister, whom she held by the hand, and the latter was with child. Presently she who was with child was struck down by a shot. Then she let go of her; she fled. But this woman had a lover; however, this Assiniboine who was her lover, was unarmed. Nevertheless, when the one was about to abandon the other where she lay, and that woman kept crying, «Oh!» that Assiniboine at any rate managed to drive off her assailers, although he was unarmed. So he saved his sweetheart;'s life. |
(2)nânitaw nêosâp kâ-kî-nipahihcik êkospi ôma k-âtotamân. |
(2)It is about forty years ago that they were killed, at the time of which I have told. |
(3)êkoyikohk êskwâk âcimôwin ôma.2 |
(3)This is the end of this story. |