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| K'NUY'A UHUCH'EL'ANI |
BEAVER TRAPPING |
| 1. Gu dach' qents'ugh'i ben dazdlu. |
Over here there is a series of seven lakes. |
| 2. Undadi ben en'at k'enuy'a qan gheneshu. |
At the last lake I came upon a beaver lodge. |
| 3. K'iłkedi ba tanełu |
I set traps in the water for them |
| 4. ch'u quggił ba tananłu. |
and I set snares in the water for them. |
| 5. Łtaqul'i bidults'i. |
There were eight of them staying inside (the lodge). |
| 6. Łuq'u q'anik'danełnen. |
I caught all of them. |
| 7. Betsen ghenhdi k'q'ush gheshghun. |
I made dried carcasses out of that meat. |
| 8. Ch'u yethdi dasgedi yighełu. |
Then I smoked them. |
| 9. Qughusht'a dayesh hdi qun, zełghal, heyi niłtu. |
When they were nicely wind cured, I bundled them up (keeping them) for winter. |
