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"Netesih'owuh tohni'bixoo3o'
1S-dear since-good-love-1S
" My wife , whom I love so much !
Nuhu' hoo3itoo hinii3oot hiihoow3oo3ookutii
this story 3S-thing.said.to.s.o . 3.IMPERF.NEG-REDUP-follow.s.t .
This story he is telling , he doesn't follow the plot line right .
Wo'ei3 niiwonkooko'uyei'i3i'
or IMPERF-ALLAT-REDUP-pluck-3PL
Or they go pick berries .
'oh neisonoo heenoo
but 1S-father oblig
" But my father has to ..."
Heneenetebiseenoni nootikonininoni hetiitoukutii nih'oo3eeyouwo nuhu' hihcebe' hooxebine'
IC.REDUP-run.into-2S.ITER IC.scout-2S.ITER IMPER.FUT-IMPERF-tie.up pieces.of.cloth this above spring-LOC
Whenever you reach this place , when you're on the warpath , you must tie pieces of cloth above this spring .
woow beeso'ooteihinoo nih'ii3o'
now.PERF IC.learn.one's.lesson-1S PAST-say.to-1S
" I have learned my lesson now ," I said to her .
Ne'ce3i3ouu3einoo nuhu' nih'oo3ouyeitiit
then-start.to.school-1S this English
Then I started going to school with the English language .
Wo'ooto hih'oowunooxeihinino
INDEF.POSS-legs 0.PAST.NEG-leave.tracks-0.OBV.PL
The feet had not left any tracks .
He'iitoxcecnibeeni3i Nooxeihi' neihoowoe'inonoo
some.number-be.X.age-4PL maybe 1.NEG-know-3S
However old they are . Maybe I don't know him .
Noh tesiihi' neisiihoho' wonoo3ee3i' howoo noosounoono'usee3i'
and very-ADV 1S-grandchildren IC.be.many-3PL also IC.still-REDUP-arrive-3PL
And a lot of my other grandchildren even still come around .
cebitee nihtonounP
grease PAST-use-pause
they used kerosene ...
Tohkoxuutenihcehit heni'nihi'kuutiit hikokiy noh hini' 3ii'ookuuni3 cenee3besoot
since-suddenly-jump-3.S IC.INSTR-fire.gun-3.S 3S-gun and that(aforementioned) IC.stand-4S IC.by.accident-hit.with.projectile-3S
By suddenly jerking he pulled the trigger on his gun , and he accidentally shot the deer that was standing .
Wohei nih'iicihce'noo3eino'
okay PAST.IMPERF-to.here-back-fetch-12
Well , he would fetch them back here again .
uhh heesiitousihi' hi'in beh'eihehihi' biiniisoo
uhh what-IMPERF-what.called ? that(aforementioned) little.old.man Chokecherry.Child
Uhh , what was that little old man's name \ 'f1 Chokecherry Child .
Niixoo hoonP ceesey neene'inonkuutiit
also REDUP-pause one.time REDUP-pick.up.on.s.t.quickly-3.S
She really caught on quick in just one time .
nooxeihi' nenee' hinee toyoowoo'oo'
maybe IC.it that get.cold.(weather)
Maybe it's the time when the water will be getting cold .(?)
wootii hini'iitiino nenee': nehe' 3owo3nenitee niine'eehek nehe' hinono'ei tih'eeneti3oot niixouuwutiit
like that.(aforementioned).there IC.it-0S this indian here.is.3S this Arapaho when.PAST-speak.to-3S IMPERF-make.s.t..clear,.straight-3.S
Well those [ gestures ], that it [ that he wants to see ]: this Indian , this Arapaho , when he speaks to someone , he makes it straight/clear .
Niiwohoenenno' cebiisei'oo'
color.bearer-NA.PL right.face,.turn.to.the.right-2PL.IMPER
Color guard , right face .
yeah 3iixo'oe
yeah stake,.peg
yeah , stake .
yeah kookon
yeah just.any
Yeah , just . any way ...
Ahh he'ii3ou'u heetniihi'otooneeno'
ahh something FUT-IMPERF-sell.things-12
Ahh , we were going to sell something .
tous
then
so then ,
teecxo' nebesiibehe' bexookeesoo nihnee'eesih'it
long.ago 1S-grandfather mountain.lion-child PAST-that.is.what.X.is.called-3.S
A long time ago , my grandfather , Mountain Lion Cub , that was his name .
Noh Peter heehehk hinen neihoowoe'in toonniisinihiin
and Peter said man I.don't.know INDEF-what-say-2S
But Peter said , " Man , I do not know what you are talking about !"
'oh niine'eehek biibinootno ci'
but here.is.3S berry-NI.PL too
And here are berries too .
Ceece3o'oh kouuteni3i'
before.you.know.it dismiss-3PL
All of a sudden they fired me .
'oo hee'inowoo
yes IC.know-1S
Yes , I know .
Nee'eetou' nuh'uuno
that.is.where.it.is.located-0S this
There's where [ the good way ] is .
'oh he'ih'oo3itoon nuhu'
but NARRPAST-tell.a.story-4 this
And they told him a story , this one .
B Neniisneniinoo
B IC.alone-1S
I am alone .
heeyou heeyou nenei'i
what.(is.it?) what.(is.it?) it.is-0.PL
What , what are those ?
Nehe' ce'iseehek nehe' hisei
this go.back-SUBJ this woman
She went back , this woman .
Woniseineehiis
burr
Licorice root !
toonhooyeit heetneenit heetniini tesno'oteihit nih'ii3eti3i'
INDEF-IC.win-3.S FUT-it.is-3.S FUT-DETACH very-strong,.powerful-3.S PAST-said.to.self-3PL
Whoever wins , he will be the toughest and best , they said about each other .
Heetniini heetP heetP nuhu' hoo3itoono
FUT-DETACH FUT-pause FUT-pause this stories
We are going to [ listen to ] these stories ,
Kooxhe'ihce3ei'oo hi'ihnotii3iyein
yet.again-NARRPAST-set.off NARRPAST-grope.for.things-OBV.S
Once again he set off , groping about for things .
B ceeceibecei'inou'u
B candy
Candy .
nehe' nehe' honoh'oe nih'iit woowuuno beneebee3toono'
this this boy he now IC.REDUP-finish-12
" This , this young man ," he said , " now we are all finished [ as friends ]."
Hiiko hinen hei'iisitii'oxoh'u' noh'oo'u3eyoo hiihoowuciinen yoo3iihi' totoos hiihoowukotoyoobe'sinonee
no man when.PERF-PERF-lit-0S lamp 3.IMPERF.NEG-put hidden-ADV even.though 3.IMPERF.NEG-have.s.t..of.one's.put.into.cellar,.under.ground
" No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar ,
woow woow nih'iisbeteenoo
now.PERF now.PERF PAST.PERF-be.holy-1S
I am already holy .
Noh he'ne'ii'nonoo'einit behiihi'
and that's.when-look.around-3.S all-ADV
After looking around at all of them ,
niibeetP nuhu' hinono'eino' neeneistoo3i' niibeetP
IMPERF-want.to-pause this Arapahos what-do-3PL IMPERF-want.to-pause
I want to [ learn more about ] the Arapaho ways , I want to ...
ciibehP ciibeh'oo3iini
PROHIB-pause PROHIB-next-DETACH
Don \ 'edt ... don \ 'edt do it anymore .
Heenoo Hihcebe' Nih'oo3oo behiihi' niiniitiit heeyouhuuho
oblig above trickster all-ADV IMPERF-make-3.S thing-OBV.PL
For nothing will be impossible with God ."
Nee3neeni'ouubeihino' toh'uusiicoono'
very-feel.good.physically-12 since-PERF-smoke-12
" We really feel good after smoking ."
Nenee' nuhu' hinono'einiine'etiit hiihoowneinoo'ootiin
it,.third.sg..inan..pronoun this Arapaho-life 0.IMPERF.NEG-people.get.scared
That is how Arapaho life is , you do not get scared of something .
kookuyon he'ih'iinceno'oon noh he'ih'iineeneeyeitow
just.any NARRPAST-wander-jump-OBV.S and NARRPAST.IMPERF-REDUP-scream-4S
that jumped and screamed
Noh hee3ebiini nihbisisee3i'
and there-DETACH PAST-appear-3PL
And they showed up there .
niih'ineeso'oneino' wootii
IC.hurry.s.o..along,.like.an.animal-3 like
They make us go fast , make us run .
wohei nih'iisni'ootowoo3i' beh'eihoho'
okay PAST.PERF-be.satisfied.in.request-3PL old.men
Well that was how the old men had their prayers answered .
Noonoohootowoo ci' cenei3oo'
REDUP-see-1S too IC.appraching,.coming.this.way-0S
I see things too , [ when ] it is coming this way .
Heih heih heih nih'iit
hey ! hey ! hey ! he
" Hey , hey , hey !" he said .
kookon ceitoono wo'einno kookon heeyouhuu
just.any earring-NI.PL necklace-NI.PL just.any thing
[ and ] all kinds of earrings , necklaces , just . anything .
Xonou hiihoowuuni nihii 3ei'inowuu honoot niixoo'ei'i nuhu' biino
immediately 3.IMPERF.NEG-DETACH well... put.s.t..inside.a.place-3PL until dry-0.PL this chokecherries
You don't put them away right away , [ not ] until the chokecherries were dry .
ne'iini bebiiswo3onkuu3oo3i'
then properly-record-3PL
Then they branded them properly .
Noh how3o'no'oe
and never-go.out,exit
But he was always kept inside the tipi .
Wo'ei3 toonheenentou'u'u wo'ei3 nih'ootii3i'
or almost-REDUP-present-0.PL or PAST-camp-3PL
Or [ we would look for ] whatever was there or where their camps were .
Teb3e'ineebiixuut
(armless).sports.jersey
Jersey .
neeyou hinee heetoh'uni
there.it.is that where-DETACH
There's that place where ...
cei3iihi' cenih'ii3ooxuwuutee' niiyou nuhu' heeneisoo':
to.here-ADV IC.to.here-what-rule.exists-0S here.it.is this how.things.were-0S
There is an old rule about this situation which has been preserved up to this day :
KoohiP woowP 'oh woowuuno koxo'uu3ou'uu'oo'
INTERR-IMPERF.IMPER-pause now.PERF-pause but now slowly-getting.towards.evening-0S
" Is it now , well now evening is slowly coming on ."
heetnee'inow nuhu' neeneisinihiini' nih'ii3i'
FUT-know-2S this what-say-1PL they.said
" You will learn what we're saying/talking about ," they said .
Wohei het-ise'enou'u
okay IMPER.FUT-ready
" Well , you must get ready ," [ he would reply ].
'oh beebeet niiyou nuh'uuno heetP heetniitonP
but just here.it.is this FUT-pause FUT-hear-pause
But here is this [ way around that ], so that she will hear ,
Howoo nuhu' heetihP niibeetbiiP biibi3ehini' heetihneeni'iseenoo'
also this so.that-pause IMPERF-want.to-REDUP-pause pray-1PL so.that-REDUP-go.right-0S
We also [ pray for ] this that , we want to pray that things will go well [ here ].
Beh'eihoho' niiceeceitoonou'u
old.men IMPERF-REDUP-visit-1S
\ 'ecI visit the old men .\ 'ee
'oh ceesey ceesey Dickie nihniisih'einoo co'ouu3ii'eihii
but one.time one.time dickie PAST-name-3S High.Eagle
But one time , one time Dickie named me High Eagle .
hoowu'untotoubeih nih'ii3eit
NEG.unable-warned PAST-say.to-4
He won't listen to warnings , they said about him .
nuhu' hei'otoowoot ne'ciineno' bei'ci3ei'i beenhehe' cebe'einiihi'
this when.PERF-eat-3.S then-put-1S money a.little beyond-ADV
then he put down some money , a little extra .
noh'oetee' toonhesitee he'ihnootee
illjminated.by.fire,-0S INDEF-fire NARRPAST-burning.(a.fire)
it was lit up , some fire was burning .
'oh he'iyoot xonouuwu3ecootonoot behiihi' hitei'yooniiwo
but knowledge IC..have.people.think.rightly-3.S all-ADV 3S-children
Nevertheless , wisdom is vindicated by all her children ."
Tihcesisiihi3i' nih'ii3i'
when.PAST-begin.to.move.camp-3PL PAST-said-3PL
When they started travelling , they said ,
bee3ei
owl
Owl .
Nee'eesih'in woow hitenoo
that.is.what.X.is.called-2S now.PERF get-0.IMPER
You have your name now , take it !
heetihnotiitii3i' hi3oobe' ni'ecii kokiyono noh hoo3oo'o' heeyouhuuho nihi'woxtootiini'
so.that-search.for-3PL below lake-NI.PL gun-NI.PL and others thing-OBV.PL PAST-INSTR-people.do.bad.things-0S
to search the bottom of lakes for guns and other objects related to a crime .
Niiyouni hino'ein nih'iit
here.it.is 3S-leash,.collar,.necklace he
Here's his collar , he said .
Hinee heetniiseekuu' nihyooohu3i' hinono'eino' noh hitesiino'
that Lost.Cabin,.WY PAST-hold.ceremony-3PL Arapahos and Cheyenne-NA.PL
Above Lost Cabin is where Arapahos and Cheyennes held two sundances .
ne'ihP ciisiniihiihi' 'oh ne'bisiseeni3 ceexoon
then-PAST-pause far.along.(stream)-ADV but then-appear-4S one,.another
then far down stream but then it walked into view one buffalo .
hoo3oo'o' nih'iitnoo-nokooyei3i' nih'ii3i'eyoonootou'u
others PAST.where-REDUP-fast-3PL PAST.IMPERF-set.up.a.monument.at.a.place-3PL
Lots of them would put up an altar where they were fasting .
howoo huu3e' 'oh woxhooxebii noosouniini neneP neene'eeno' huu3e' woxhooxebii
also over.there but horses IC.still-DETACH 1S-1S-pause there.is.3PL over.there horses
And over there there are still horses , there are horses over there .
Yeah nihbeetboo'eit nehe' Leonard
yeah PAST-want.to-fight-3.S this Leonard
Yeah , he wanted to fight , this Leonard .
Wohei ci'P neneenee' wootii hi'iiP nii'ciinenenoo' huune'etiit
okay too-pause IC.it.is-it.is-0S like INSTR-IMPERF-pause when.IMPERF-plant-12 life
Well also , all of this is like when we plant this life [ in people ].
nuhu' they say nih'oo3ounii'eihii
this they say white.person-bird
This they say , chicken .
Beebeet cebiihineeP wo'ei3 wootii nii'P noh netei'yooniib heetwonniiniisi3ei'i3i'
just gamble-pause or like when.IMPERF-pause and 1S-child-pers.PL FUT-ALLAT-REDUP-work-3PL
Just gambling or I guess when ... And our children will go over there and work .
Nuhu' bei'ci3einii'eihii
this hummingbird
This hummingbird .
huut noh huut noh huut noh huut
here and here and here and here
Here , and here , and here , and here .
hinen he'ih'iinoo'ei beebei'on no'o'
man NARRPAST-hunt far.away far.from.camp
A man was hunting way out in the mountains .
Nih'ee3neeni'coo' noh howoo nuhu' cebteenoc
PAST-very-taste.good-0S and also this frybread
It is really tasty , and also with frybread .
Nuhu' ne'ei'towuunou'u nuhu' neito'eino' ne'P nee'eesinihiit
this that-tell.s.o.-1S this 1S.relatives that-pause thus-say-3.S
" I am going to tell this to my relatives ," this is what [ the Pipe Keeper ] says .
Heeteexokuutonoono' heehehkoni' niiso'uuhu' tohnoohowoo3i' neci'
FUT-sit.on.top.of.s.t.-12 said.3PL both-ADV since-see-3PL water-LOC
" We will ride on him ," they both said , when they saw him in the water .
woow ceniinookuunit houuno'
now.PERF IC.put.on.feathers-3.S crow-NA.PL
now he has put on crow [ feathers ] as plumes .
noh heenetiit he'ihcihno'usee hihii3iihi' hihcebe'
and speaking NARRPAST-to.here-arrive from above
And a voice came from heaven , [ note heenetiit treated as NA ]
nee'eesih'iitou'u nih'oo3ou'u
that.is.how.s.o..names-3PL White.people
that's what the White People have named it .
wohei hei'cooncowouuwuheit nuhu' koo'ohwuu "wohei niiyou heetniixoohoo3ihe3en
okay when.PERF-unable-wait.for-4 this coyote okay here.it.is FUT-show-1S
Wohei when this coyote couldn't wait any more , " Wohei I'll teach you this .
Ne'nih'iisP ne'nih'iiseitini' tohuucebiihee3i' nuhu' neihcebiihoooninoo
that-PAST.what-pause that-PAST-what.say-1PL since.IMPERF-compete.against-1PL this 1S.PAST-one.competed.against-pers.PL
That was how we talked , when we played against our opponents .
nih'oo3oo neneenit ne'nih'eenei3ooxuwut
White.person IC.it.is-3.S that-PAST-how-rule-3.S
The White Man , him , those are the rules he set down .
hini'iit woonP hini'iit ceese' no'oteihit hini'iit uhh boo'eihii uhh
that(aforementioned).there most.recent-pause that(aforementioned).there other strong,powerful-3.S that(aforementioned).there uhh figher uhh
That recent [ champion ], that other great one , that uhh fighter , uhh
he'ne'iini hesnoneet nehe' hooxei
then-DETACH mad-3.S this wolf
Then this wolf got mad .
Huu3e' nii'iseenoo'
over.there IC.going.well-0S
It's going well over there .
wohei he'ne'eeneixoohoo3ihoot nuhu' nuhu' neniteeno hiseino
okay that-show-3S this this person-OBV.PL woman-OBV.PL
Well then she showed them these things , the people , the women .