spa∙l̕ yəhil̕əm̓ | Raven falls by Ruby Peter
spa∙l̕yəhil̕əm̓ |Raven falls
ʔəƛ̓ Stiʔtəm̓at |by Ruby Peter
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Cast of characters
| šxʷqʷiʔqʷəl̕ | speaker, narrator |
| θqet | Tree |
| syaqʷəm | Sun |
| spəhels | Wind |
| spa∙l̕ | Raven |
Narrator ad libs welcome to audience and announcing the play.
(1) θqet: θi-i-i cən θqet.
Tree: I am a big Tree.
(2) syaqʷəm: ʔenθə syaqʷəm.
Sun: I am the Sun.
(3) spəhels: ʔiʔ ʔenθə spəhels.
Wind: And I am Wind.
(4) spa∙l̕: ʔiʔ ʔenθə spa∙l̕.
nə sƛ̓iʔ k̓ʷənəs ɬak̓ʷ x̌ʷteʔ ʔə θə syaqʷəm.
Raven: And I’m Raven. I want to fly to the Sun.
(5) spəhels: nem̓ cən ceʔ pa∙θamə neməstamə.
Wind: I will blow and bring you there.
(6) šxʷqʷi’qʷəl̕: pa∙təm ʔəƛ̓ spəhels tᶿə spa∙l̕ niʔ ʔə tᶿə nec̓əw̓ txʷ
ʔiʔ nəw̓ ɬc̓iws ʔəl̕.
Narrator: The wind blows Raven, who is blown around the room
until he is tired.
(7) syaqʷəm: heyʔewəɬ. nem̓ cən wəɬ θxʷaθət.
Sun: Good-bye, I am going to disappear now!
(8) spa∙l̕: ʔi cən yəhilə̕ m̓!
Raven: I am falling!
(9) θqet: wə kʷənnamə cən ceʔ!
Tree: I will catch you!
(10) šxʷqʷi’qʷəl̕: səw̓ seʔtəm ʔəƛ̓ θqet tᶿə t̕eləw̓ s həlitəm spa∙l̕kʷəs yəhilə̕ m̓.
Narrator: Tree raises his arms to save the falling raven.
(11) mək̓ʷ wet: niʔ hay. hay ce∙p q̓ aʔ.
Everyone: The end. Thank you.
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Vocabulary
| t̕eləw̓ | arm(s) | t̕eləw̓s | arm(s) |
| sƛ̓iʔ | desire | nə sƛ̓iʔ | my desire; I want |
| nem̓ | go |
| ɬak̓ʷ | fly |
| x̌ʷteʔ | go toward; usually with ʔə |
example: x̌ʷteʔ ʔə θə syaqʷəm toward the Sun
| hiləm | fall | hil̕əm̓ | falling |
| ɬc̓iws | tired | ||
| pa∙t | blow it | pa∙təm | be blown |
| seʔt | raise it | seʔtəm | be raised |
| həlit | save him/her/it | həlitəm | be saved |
| kʷənnəxʷ | take/grab it | kʷənnamə | take/grab me |
| θxʷaθət | disappear |
Person markers
| ʔenθə ~ ʔənθə | I am, it’s me | (lst person singular independent) |
| cən | I | (lst person singular clitic) |
| nəwə | you are, it’s you | (2nd person singular independent) |
| čxʷ | you | (2nd person singular clitic) |
Determiners (little pieces that introduce a noun)
| tə | = general determiner |
| •used for masculine nouns, plural nouns, generic nouns |
Example: tᶿə nec̓əw̓txʷ “the next room”
| θə | = feminine determiner |
| •used for females, small little things, big powerful things |
Example: θə syaqʷəm “Sun”
| ʔəƛ̓ ~ ƛ̓ | proper nouns after clitic ʔə = ʔəƛ̓ |
Example: pa∙təm ʔəƛ̓ spəhels “blown by Wind”
Auxiliaries (anchor the verb phrase in time and space)
| ʔi | here & now |
| niʔ ~ ni | there & then |
Other time words
| ceʔ | future |
| wəɬ | already happened, now |
| yə= | action is moving along in time or space |
Connectors
| ʔiʔ ~ ʔəy̓ | and (happening at same time) |
| səw̓ ~ səw | and then (happening in a sequence) |
| wə ~ ʔəw̓ | joiner |
| nəw̓ = niʔ + ʔəw̓ | (contraction) |