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) |