čaptíkʷɬ 1: skunk and turtle (15)

Question 1

snkstíyaʔ

Answer 1

skunk

Question 2

yəx̌ʷyəx̌ʷutxn̓

Answer 2

badger

Question 3

kxn̓tim̓

Answer 3

to accompany / go with

Question 4

x̌l̓tusn̓t

Answer 4

to challenge someone to their face

Question 5

k̓ɬəɬm̓cin̓

Answer 5

to answer

Question 6

lutst

Answer 6

refuse someone

Question 7

n̓x̌l̓x̌ilm̓

Answer 7

be afraid

Question 8

sq̓y̓axʷ

Answer 8

odor

Question 9

n̓ʔaslíw̓s

Answer 9

double-up on

Question 10

ʕal̓pmín̓t

Answer 10

to lose (a contest)

Question 11

stim̓tn̓

Answer 11

be something

Question 12

ckw̓pups

Answer 12

bushy tail

Question 13

ʔarsíkʷ əcsyupsm̓sts iʔ spəplínaʔ naʔɬ skm̓xist iʔ syəpyupstsəl̓x

Answer 13

Turtle de-tailed rabbit and bear of their tails

Question 14

snkstíyaʔ x̌min̓ks iʔ syupsts iʔ spəpl̓ínaʔ naʔɬ skm̓xist

Answer 14

Skunk wanted the tails of Rabbit and Bear

Question 15

snkstíyaʔ xʷuy̓ k̓l̓ ʔarsíkʷ iʔ tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷs iʔ l̓ piq sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ

Answer 15

Skunk went to Turtle’s country on a white horse

Question 16

kxn̓tim̓ t sl̓ax̌ts yəx̌ʷyəx̌ʷutxn̓

Answer 16

He was accompanied by his friend Badger

Question 17

ɬə k̓ɬkicx k̓l̓ ʔarsíkʷ iʔ sn̓ilíʔtn̓s

Answer 17

When he got to Turtle’s home

Question 18

snkstíyaʔ x̌l̓tusəs ʔarsíkʷ ɬə ksq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxn̓s

Answer 18

Skunk challenged Turtle to race

Question 19

ʔarsíkʷ lutsts

Answer 19

Turtle refused him

Question 20

snkstíyaʔ taʔlíʔ ʕ̓ay̓m̓t

Answer 20

Skunk was very angry

Question 21

áɬiʔ lkʷut iʔ sk̓am̓tíw̓sts ɬə ksq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxn̓s uɬ taʔlíʔ n̓k̓aʔsíl̓s

Answer 21

Because he had ridden a long way to race, and he was very irritated

Question 22

n̓x̌ɬx̌iɬ iʔ sqilxʷ

Answer 22

The people were scared

Question 23

n̓x̌l̓x̌ilm̓səl̓x snkstíyaʔ tl̓ sk̓ʷəck̓ʷacts iʔ sq̓y̓axʷs

Answer 23

They were afraid of Skunk due to his strong odor

Question 24

k̓ʷəck̓ʷact sumíxs

Answer 24

His power was strong

Question 25

cusəl̓x ʔarsíkʷ cniɬts ksq̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnaʔx iwáʔ ɬə x̌min̓ks km̓ lut

Answer 25

They told Turtle that he was going to race whether he wanted to or not

Question 26

ʔarsíkʷ xʔínaʔ

Answer 26

Turtle agreed

Question 27

nax̌m̓ɬ snkstíyaʔ cut, “lut kn̓ ksq̓ʷeq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnaʔx”

Answer 27

But Skunk said, “I will not race you on foot”

Question 28

isláx̌t yəx̌ʷyəxʷutxn̓ naʔɬ ińcáʔ nínwiʔs kʷu n̓ʔaslíw̓s axáʔ iʔ l̓ piq sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ

Answer 28

My friend Badger and I will double-up on this white horse

Question 29

“way̓ x̌ast,” ʔarsíkʷ k̓ɬəɬm̓cin̓, áɬiʔ n̓x̌iɬ ɬə kslutm̓s

Answer 29

“Well okay,” replied Turtle, because he was afraid to refuse

Question 30

anwíʔ kʷ k̓am̓tíw̓s iʔ l̓ piq sn̓kɬc̓aʔsqáx̌aʔ

Answer 30

You ride on the white horse

Question 31

ʔarsíkʷ cmistís lut ksƛ̓xʷúpaʔx ɬə q̓ʷəq̓ʷúƛ̓aʔxnm̓

Answer 31

Turtle knew he wasn’t going to win when he was raced

Question 32

ƛ̓xʷup snkstíyaʔ

Answer 32

Skunk won

Question 33

ʔarsíkʷ xʷc̓xʷic̓ɬts iʔ syəpyupsts ʔaɬ spəplínaʔ naʔɬ skm̓xist k̓l̓ snkstíyaʔ

Answer 33

Turtle gave the tails of Rabbit and Bear to Skunk

Question 34

cniɬts lut ʕal̓pmís iʔ syupsts

Answer 34

He did not lose his own tail.

Question 35

snkstíyaʔ lut kstim̓tn̓s iʔ syupsts

Answer 35

His tail wasn’t a thing for Skunk

Question 36

snkstíyaʔ ʔasílm̓sts iʔ syupsts iʔ sƛ̓xʷups

Answer 36

Skunk paired up his tails that he had won

Question 37

ixíʔ k̓ʷul̓s t naqs iʔ t syups

Answer 37

Then he made them into one tail

Question 38

sc̓x̌ilx ʕapnáʔ yʕat iʔ snkstíyaʔ ckw̓pups t q̓ʷʕay uɬ piq

Answer 38

That is why now all skunks have bushy black and white tails