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Nihbi'P hoowoonotoonobei'i
PAST-just-pause 3.NEG-REDUP-borrow.s.t..from.s.o.-4
They did not pay them for it .
Kookon he'ihi'owoo3itoono'
just.any NARRPAST-INSTR-do.for.fun,.enjoy.doing-pers.PL
They just did this for amusement .
bee3e'ee' nuhu' nihii
IC.rawhide this well...
It is stuff this uhh ...
nookhoosei nenee' nuh'uuno
sagebrush IC.it this
This is sagebrush , this .
HeetoukP toukuhuuno'oowu' heetou' ci' nih\{i'\}wonniisi3eihei3i'
where-pause jail where.X.is.located-0S too PAST-ALLAT-make.work-4
Where the jail is , they had them go work there too .
Nuhu' neihoowbise'inonoono' hinono'eino'
this 1.NEG-all-know-1 Arapahos
I do not know all of these Arapahos .
'oh toonhei'iihi' neihoowniitobee
but sometime 1.NEG-hear.things
And sometimes I don't understand him .
niisi3eihii hihcebe' noh biito'owu'
worker above and land
the maker of heaven and earth ,
wohei ne'nih'ii'3i'eyoonootii3i' nih'iitnokooyei3i' heeyouhuu
okay that-PAST.when-set.up.a.monument-3PL PAST.where-fast-3PL thing
Well then they would set up altars , where they fasted for something .
niiP niiyou nuhu' co'oeyoono nihi'iicooco'oenowoo3i'
IMPERF-pause here.it.is this willow.lodge-NI.PL PAST-INSTR-IMPERF-REDUP-have.willow.hut.for.self-3PL
here are these willow huts , they made round willow shelters for themselves with this plant ,
heesnoohowoonee nehe' biixonoo 'oh he'ih'ii'oowuhcehi
what-see-2PL this plume but NARRPAST.IMPERF-not.move
You look at how this plume is , and [ you wait until ] it's not moving .
He'ne'wottonee heetonotini'
then-make.fire-3.S where-be.hole-0.OBV
Then he set fire to where the hole was .
Hei'ehno'usee3i' ne'itenoo3i' ho'eiih'o
when.PERF-from.here-arrive-3PL then-get-3PL drum
When they get over there , then they get the drums .
wooxuboooti' nuhu' boone'
IC.smell.bad-0S this road-loc
It stinks , it stinks on this road .
bee3soh'oet
sign.language
sign language .
hee3e'inowoo hiihoowuP hiihoowunee'ee3e'ekoohuno'
what-know-1S 3.IMPERF.NEG-pause 3.IMPERF.NEG-wave.around.(feather.fan)-pers.PL
The way I know it , they aren't [ supposed to ] swing the eagle wing fan around above your head .
niito' neyei3itii howoxu'uuwo nih'ii3i'
first try.s.t..(out) 2S-medicines PAST-said-3PL
'Try your [ Arapaho ] medicines first , ' they said .
Niiyou nih'iit Heneecee 3i'ok:
here.it.is he buffalo.bull sit
Here is what Sitting Bull says :
nih'oonoxoeheti3i' yeah
PAST-REDUP-make.each.other.laugh-3PL yeah
They made each other laugh , yeah .
Noh neinoo neisonoo nih'ei'towuunou'u
and 1S.mother 1S-father PAST-tell.s.o.-3PL
And my mother , my father , I told them about this .
Wohei noh ne'iinihii hiisiiniihi' nee'eetohniiniistoo3i'
okay and then.HESIT day-ADV that's.where-REDUP-do-3PL
Well and then uhh , during the day is when they performed the ceremony .
niicii he'ihnoohoot
river NARRPAST-see
He saw a river .
nuhu' nenee' woosoo' hiine'etiit:
this IC.it-0S IC.bad-0S life
" This generation is an evil generation ;
Heeyowuuhu' nii'nou'usee3i' niino'P niino'uxotii3i' niino'uxotoni3i' wootii bii3wo
every.time-ADV when.IMPERF-arrive-3PL REDUP-VENTAT-pause IMPERF-bring-3PL IMPERF-bring.s.t..to.s.o.-3PL like food
Whenever they arive , they bring , it's like they bring me food .
Ceebeh'ini cihnoono'xo3ei'i' nih'ii3eeno'
PROHIB-DETACH to.here-REDUP-bring.things-2PL.IMPER PAST-told-12
Don't bring things back home , we were told regarding this .
Wohei heehehk nuhu' koo'ohwuhu'
okay said this little.coyote
" Okay ," said coyote .
Wootii niico'onkoohut
like IMPERF-always.drive-3.S
It seems like he's always travelling .
he'ne'ii'cihno'oehini3 hiniisonoon
that's.when-to.here-come-4S 3S-father
His father came out ,
Toh'oote'einiini kooxhe'ihtoyotetouu
since-soon.afterwards-DETACH yet.again-NARRPAST-make.cold
Not long afterwards , he once started making shivering sounds .
Noh hei'ciibii'iihoo3i' he'ihce'iseeno' hiisiihi' Jerusalem tohnotiihoo3i'
and when.PERF-NEG-find-3PL NARRPAST-go.back-pers.PL during.the.day Jerusalem since-search.for-3PL
When they did not find him , they returned to Jerusalem to search for him .
heini'ihibe heisonooninoo noh heinooninoo heetihkou3iine'etiinee
2S.IMPERF-treat.well-2PL 2S-father-pers.PL and 2S-mother-pers.PL so.that-long.(time)-live-2PL
act well towards your fathers and your mothers , so that you will live a long life .
Noh niisoonee' teebe hinee konouutosei'i'
and two.places-0S just.now that Ethete-LOC
And in the beginning there were two [ sects ] over to Ethete .
biihi3 heneinootee' huutiino
dung IC.located-0S around.here
A piece of manure is lying here .
nuhu' nuhu' nii'eihiiho' ni'ii3i'
this this bird-NA.PL they.say
this [ song ], these eagles they call them .
'oh ne'no'oehini3
but then-come-4S
And then he went outside .
nih'otoonoobe' ticket
PAST-buy.s.t..for.s.o.-1S ticket
I bought a ticket for her .
wohei cihwonniiteheibi
okay EMPH.IMPER-ALLAT-help-1S.IMPER
" Well , come help me ," [ someone would say ].
Hehniiseihini3 he'ihko'ooyei'onee
NUM-one-4S NARRPAST-cut.animal.out.of.herd-3S
He cut one out from the herd .
Noo-notiihoono' nuhu' wookecii
REDUP-search.for-12 this cow-NA.PL
" We looked for the cows all over ."
wohei ne'nii'no'xoo' beteeniisi'
okay that-when.IMPERF-time.arrives-0S sunday
Well then Sunday arrived .
'oh nuhu' Sunday nuhu' neeceeno' he'ih'ini he'ih'inowusP hinowuseeno'
but this sunday this chiefs NARRPAST-DETACH NARRPAST-go.under.ground-pause go.under.ground-pers.PL
But on Sunday , the councilmen , they disappeared , stayed out of view .
nonoocooni'i hitookowuutooninoo toh'uuyooteihi-3i'
IC.white-0OBV.PL 3S-illness-pers.PL since-clean-3PL
the lepers are cleansed ,
Yeh heetno'ookeinoo he'ih'ii neh'eeno wo'teenii'eihii
gee ! FUT-bring.home.meat-1S NARRPAST-said this Black.Eagle
" Oh boy , I will bring some meat home ," this Black Eagle said .
Niibee3no'koohu3i' he3ebii neyeih'e'
IMPERF-lots-arrive.by.running-3PL dogs 1S-home-LOC
Lots of dogs come over to my house .
Hohou heecxooyeiseenoo' nuhu' hiine'etiit
thank.you how.far.along.X.has.advanced.in.time-0S this life
Thank you for how far this life has come .
toh'oonoo3iteet noh tohnoonoohoo3i3eit ni'i3ecoot wonooyooni' heesooni' hineeceeniitoonin Hihcebe' Nih'oo3ou'u:
since-REDUP-tell.story-3.S and since-REDUP-make.people.see.things,.make.a.spectacle.(of.self)-3.S happiness IC.new,.fresh,.young-0S what-0.OBV 4S-kingdom-4POSS above white.person(s)
proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God .
Nih'ei'towuuneinoo nono'oteiht
PAST-tell.s.o.-3S IC.tough-3.S
He told me about her , " she is tough , powerful ."
Neene'nii'P nih'iiniitei'oo3i' 3eboowuuhu'
REDUP-that-when.IMPERF-pause PAST.IMPERF-travel.in.line-3PL there-down-ADV
That was when ... they were going down there in a line/row .
nuhu' at Arapaho he'ihcihP cei'soo
this at Arapaho NARRPAST-to.here-pause different
The [ Crow Dance ] at Arapaho is said to be different [ from the one here at Ethete ].
Noo'oeneecee nihco'oni'eeteebouhut noo'oeneecee
around-chief PAST-always-smell.like.white.turnip.(medicine)-3.S around-chief
All Around Chief , he always smelled like ni'eetee , All Around Chief .
wohei ne'bee3too3i'
okay then-finish-3PL
Wohei then they finished .
yonoo3onei'i neyeih'inoo:
IC.five-0.PL 1S-home-pers.PL
We have five tipis in our camp :
hookonooniini 3owo3nenitee hinee heesiine'etiit
respectfully-DETACH indian that what-live-3.S
Respectfully , [ I told himi about ] how an Indian lives ,
Niiyou nuh'uuno niiyou hiine'etiit
here.it.is this here.it.is life
Here is this life .
nih'eeno' nih'eeno'
blackbird-NA.PL blackbird-NA.PL
Blackbird , blackbird .
wo'ei3 nih'iiceeceitooneti3i' neniteeno'
or PAST.IMPERF-REDUP-visit.e.o.-3PL people
Or people used to visit each other .
Beenhehe' niibeexuuni neeneihenou'u nuh'uuno teecxo' nih'eeneiseihini' hiine'etiitooni'
a.little IMPERF-a.little-DETACH possess-3PL this long.ago PAST-how.(be)-1PL people.live-0S
A little , they possess a little bit of how we were long ago , [ how ] people lived .
noh nii'eihiiho' hihcebe' he'ih'otoobeno'
and bird-NA.PL above NARRPAST-finish.food-pers.PL
and the birds of the air ate it up .
Noh teecxo' ci' tih'eeneistootiini'
and long.ago too,.also when.PAST-the.things.people.do-0S
And a long time ago too , when they had an event , ( that's what they did ).
'oh nuhu' teecxo' nuh'uuno hinono'eino' 3owo3neniteeno' huut huut nih'eeneine'etiiwoohu3i' nuhu' hoowuniihiiteen ni'ii3eihiinoo'
but this long.ago this Arapahos indians here here PAST-make.a.living-3PL this Arapahoe.['down.stream.village'] it.is.called-0S
Long ago the Arapahos , the Indians made a living here downstream/Arapahoe , as it's called .
Howoo nuhu' notonih-eihehk he'iiti3
also this treat.by.doctoring-4 someone
Also is this one is going to doctor , someone ,
I was telling umm nei'towuuno' uhh Mike Mike Redman nih'ei'towuuno'
I was telling umm tell-1S uhh Mike Mike Redman PAST-tell.s.o.-1S
I was telling , umm , I was saying to him , uhh Mike , Mike Redman , I was saying to him ,
wo'ei3 hoowuuni hoowP hoowuP kookohtobei
or no 3.NEG-pause NEG-pause REDUP-say.s.t .
Or she wasn't complaining about it .
noh ciibeh'e3ebnii3eyoohuutoo hiicihnoh'oeseikuu3ooninoo hesoohobetiitono honoh'oehiho' beebei'on tohuucihi'nee'eeneesteceenowoo3i' hiseihih'o toonheestoonoo3i
and PROHIB-there-pay.too.much.att'n.to-0.IMPER 3S.IMPERF-to.here-thing.made.to.flash-pers.PL mirror-NI.PL young.boys far.away since.IMPERF-to.here-INSTR-those.are.the.ways-evaluate-3PL women INDEF-what.do-3PL.ITER
And don't get distracted by those young boys out there who flahs mirrors at you , because that is how girls were judged , according to how they responded .
neihoowuniini'e'in nih'iiP nih'iinestoohuutooni'
1.NEG-REDUP-know.well PAST.IMPERF-pause PAST.IMPERF-people.are.being.careful-0S
I don't know very well . People were careful with that .
wohei ne'icihce'P ce'ce3i3ou'usee3i' cihnoxuuteiniihi' cei3iihi'
okay then-to.here-back-pause back-start.out.by.wagon-3PL to.here-upriver-ADV to.here-ADV
wohei then they headed back by wagon back up the river to here .
ceeti3ee behis3o'ohoe
fart.on-3S all-shatter.with.tool-3S
He farted at it , and shattered it all to bits .
nuhu' hoo'ooniseneehiiho' nih'ii3eit
this roughnecks,.gangsters PAST-say.to-4
" these roughnecks ," she said to him .
Heetniini cihniisxooni'
FUT-DETACH to.here-be.couple,.married,.walk.as.two-1PL
" We will be a couple ."
wohei toonhei'iihi' neneenin heetniiwo3onohow nuhu' heesP heeseenetino' nih'ii3einoo
okay sometime IC.it.is-2S FUT-IMPERF-write-2S this what-pause what-speak-12 s
Well sometime you are going to write it , the way we speak , he said to me .
'oh he'ihnoohobe' nih'iistoot
but NARRPAST-see-4 PAST-do-3.S
He saw what he was doing .
niiceece'esinihii3i' yeah
IMPERF-REDUP-differently-say-3PL yeah
They say things differently .
Wohei pay
okay pay
" Well , pay [ a bribe ]."
hokooxuno' noyootno .
tipi.poles fishing.line-NI.PL
Tipi poles .... fishing poles .
he'ihnoohootowuu hiniici3in
NARRPAST-see-3PL 4S-tooth-4POSS
They could see it's teeth .
'oh hini'iit nih'iisP nih'oo3ou'u hini'iitiino niisiini
but that(aforementioned).there PAST.what-pause White.people that.(aforementioned).there how.s.t..is
And the way the Whites did it , how they [ made door locks ],
Wo'ei3 nih'oo3ouwoxuu nuhu' neenei3otoonee3i'
or bacon-NI.PL this what-buy.things-3PL
That kind of stuff , or pork , that kind of stuff .
wohei niiyou nuhu' niiyou nuhu' hoo3itoo
okay here.it.is this here.it.is this story
Wohei here is , here is this story .
'oh neihoowP neihoowehP neihoowuni'cowo'onoono' nih'iit
but 1.NEG-pause 1.NEG-from.here-pause 1.NEG-able-surpass-1 he
but I couldn't get past them , he said .
noh hih'ooweenetin
and 4.PAST.NEG-speak-OBV.S
that was mute ;
noh ne'cihciiteit neh'eeno hisee3
and then-to.here-enter-3.S this pine.tree
And then this tree entered [ the house ],
Ciino3ihi nih'ii3einoo neisie
quit.smoking PAST-say.to.s.o.-3S 1S-grandchild
Quit smoking my grandson said to me .
Wohei heehehk hiix hei'towuuninee beh'eihoho' hiiwoonhehe' heetwoo3ee' bii3wo
okay said her.husband tell.s.o.-3.IMPER old.men now FUT-be.many-0S food
" Well ," replied her husband , " you tell those old people form now on [ we will share with them ], that they will have plenty to eat ."
Howoo nuhu' wooxe tih'iiteesciitonouni' nuhu' hisitee'
also this knife when.PAST.HABIT-on-NEG-used-0S this stove,.fire
For example you're not supposed to use a knife on top of a stove .
hii3eiht nehe' niiseiht
IC.good-3.S this one-3.S
" This one is good-looking ."
nehe' hinen he'ne'ce'3eiino' hikokuy
this man then-again-put.inside-3S 3S-rifle
Then this man put his gun back in its scabbard .
Noh he'ne'ii'ei'towuuneit beteetosoo' tihciinohuni' 3o'ohoeniwoxu'uno
and that's.when-tell.s.o.-4 one.hundred when.PAST-filled.up.(by.tool)-0.OBV flour-grass
He replied , 'A hundred containers of wheat . '
Hiit ne'cihwoncebii'oo' nookohwoot nenee' ci'
here then-to.here-ALLAT-come.into.being-0S Rabbit.Dance IC.it too
The rabbit dance came later .
yeah hoono' hoowteesxootiin
yeah not.yet 0.NEG-people.ride
Yeah , no one has ridden it yet .
'oh no'oteihit nehe' hisei hi'in nihii ceese' henee3neebise'ino' nuh'uuno nihii biibi3ehiitono
but tough-3.S this woman that(aforementioned) well... one IC.very-all-know-3S this well... praying-NI.PL
And this woman is good/smart , That uhh one , she really know all of these uhh prayers .[ they were saying about the speaker ].
mahoumeema
lullaby.line
( no meaning )
Noh toh'otoowuni3
and since-consume-4S
And when he finished eating , [ he wiped his knife on her ],
'oh wotheetee he'ih'oo'eineeti3ee hooxeihino
but I.guess-before NARRPAST-call.together-3S wolves
And [ Nih'oo3oo ] had called together some wolves beforehand .
Ne'bisisee3i' yeah
then-appear-3PL yes,.yeah
Then they walk out into the open , yeah .
nih'eeneistoot tohuuco'onniiniiniikoheit
PAST-what-do-3.S since.IMPERF-always-aimless-ride.a.horse.around-3.S
What he did , when he was always riding around .
Noh hootciitei3i'
and FUT-enter-3PL
And they will all come in there .
'oohoohei woo3eehek nehe' nii'eihii ceebih'ohut
how.huge ! be.many-SUBJ this bird IC.fly.(along)-3.S
Gee whiz , this flock of birds flying by is huge !
Noh heenoo nih'iisoo' nees hihni'eenowooon hitonih'o nihwo'teeneihini3 nihyii3e'eicihini3 nih'iitse'isi' noh ne'cebiihini3
and oblig PAST-how.it.is-0S 1S-husband 3S.PAST-like.s.o.-3.DEPPART-OBV.S 3S-horse PAST-black-4S PAST-animal.led.to.there-4S PAST.where-lie-3S and then-shot-4S
As was the custom then , my husband's favorite pony , a nice black gelding , was led to his grave and shot .
Hih'oo
allright !
All right , [ said his grandfather ].
wohei ne'ce'ooxobei'ee3i' ce'iihi'
okay then-again-feed-3PL again-ADV
Well then they fed us again .