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kutenai tales
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killed trout, many trout. Coyote alone broke the hook. The people made a fish hook, a thick and big fish hook. The people were fishing. The (fish) ate the bait. Coyote was pulled out of the water. Then Coyote was taken. Then Trout was no longer Coyote's wife. Coyote staid among the Indians.[1]
nia'kimk!. n'up^'Ine* qu'st^tls. yunaqa'ane* qu'st^t!. n'okl^e^ne* people. They killed trout. Many were trout. Only one sk^'n'ku'ts at n'umitsk^'n'e* aa*kuqlaVo's. n'itk^'n'e* aa*kuqIa'wo*s Coyote broke the hook. They made fishhook aa'qlsnaa'kimk! n'ale'ise* w^lqa'pse* tsuVakls. nahiqlawu'te* the people, thick large fishhook. They fished aa*qlsma'kin^k!. n'uq !"yun*ko'Xune'. n'i/pkaqo'xa'lne* sk^'nkuts. the people. They took the bait. He was pulled out of water Coyote. ta'xas tsuk^at^'bie* sk^'n*ku'ts. laqa.^'n*e* sk^'n'ku'ts t^Ina- Then he was taken . Coyote. No more Coyote his wife mu^'e's qu'st^tls. laqaosaqa'ane* aa*qlsma'kimk! sk/nku'ts.
Trout. He staid (among) the Indians Coyote.
- ↑ It was explained to me that when Coyote was caught, he was clubbed, and shouted: "I am no trout, I am Coyote!"