Rou Soulatlouy - Dali' daliwe'n (gardening)

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Soulatluk speakers cited: ?? = unknown, EB = Elsie Barto, DP = Della Prince, JJ = Jerry James, JS = Jane Searson
Researchers cited: jc = Jeremiah Curtin, gr = Gladys Reichard, kt = Karl Teeter
Dali’ daliwe’n [??-jc]
the garden (lit. ‘inside standing ones [plants]’?)
1. Gawu loutgulurrit! [EB-gr]
Start digging a hole!
2. Yil da’ gawu loutguluwi. [DP-kt]
I’m starting to dig a hole.
3. Gaqilh gawu loutguluwilh. [JJ-gr]
The old man starts/started to dig a hole.
4. Da swe tsguta’luvu’. [EB-gr]
I’m scattering [seeds].
5. Da swe tsguta’luvilh. [EB-gr]
S/he’s scattering [seeds].
6. Goutsurruk shou pawadut gha’! [JS-gr]
Don’t step on that nice ground! (e.g. a newly dug garden)
7. Hou’l da burughunit! [EB-gr]
Pour water on it! (i.e. water it)
8. Yil hou’l burughunuvout. [EB-gr]
I pour water on it [with a tool/instrument]. (I water it)
9. Dougunilh. [JS-gr]
It’s sprouting. (lit. ‘it’s bursting’)
10. Gawayuplhik. [JJ-gr]
Everything starts to sprout.
11. Ga luqiwilh. [JJ-gr]
It grows slowly. (“it doesn’t grow big”)
12. Lhu gawu lup. [DP-kt]
It’s ripe.
13. Wou’gal wa laplh. [EB-gr]
I’m going to pick huckleberries.
14. Gawu laplhouy. [DP-kt]
We/they start to pick [berries].
15. Lawaqouy’ gitga. [EB-gr]
We/they are going to dig [bulbs, potatoes, etc.].

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