i pŭrəś iki pŭrəś im-el pil-na im-eŋən ik-eŋən ul-l-ə-ŋən. lin mŏla pŭrəś-ŋən, i kem-na pŭrəś-ŋən, nemŏsa neŋχuj ăn tăj-l-ə-n. a pŭrəś iki numəsi-j-ə-l: “ma tŭt jŭχ tŭt-li-ji tăχaj-ə-l-na wŭt pelək-na, χɔn săs-l pelək-na ńurəm ul-t-al, ńurəm pela et-l-ə-m ki, mŏla wɔj-ə-t jăŋχ-ə-li-l-ə-t pela lulən, śiti śit liram-l-ə-m. mŏla wɔj-ə-t kaltəm-ə-t ul-l-ə-t peli.” lŏχ-l-al sumt-ə-s pa χɔt-l wŭt pela ńurəm-na wŭ-ti et-ə-s pa ja ńurəm pŭtar χŭwat, ur sil χŭwat i jus-l lŏχ păti măn-m-al, lŏχ-l-al kŭt-na kŭt-na pit-i-li-t-el. śiti wer χŭn tăj-ə-l? itta lŏχ jus wŭ-l-li pa jălta ńuχəl-l-ə-l. wan măn-l χŭw măn-l, i jŭχ χɔt-iji χŏśa jŏχt-ə-s. wɔj wel-ti χɔt tɔŋχa ul-m-al. jŏχi lăŋ-ə-s pa neŋχuj ăntam, tal χɔt. χɔt lipi-na wɔj-na tel eχt-ə-m, ńŏχəs-na, wɔj-na kămən χɔrpi wɔj sŏχ-ə-t, ăsa tel-iji.

one old old:man old woman-3SG companion-LOC woman-DU old:man-DU be-NONPST-0-3DU 3DU what old-DU one after-LOC old-DU nothing person NEG have-NONPST-0-2SG but old:man think-FREQ-0-NONPST 1SG fire tree fire-CAR-TRANS place-LOC out half-LOC house back-3SG glade be-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG glade towards come:forth-NONPST-0-1SG if what animal-0-PL walk-0-IMPF-NONPST-0-3PL towards SBJV so that investigate-NONPST-0-1SG what animal-0-PL footprint-0-PL be-NONPST-0-PL DP ski-PL-3SG dress-0-PST and house-3SG out towards glade-LOC take-NMLZ.IMPF come:forth-0-PST and DP glade vicinity along forest edge along one road-3SG ski bottom go-NMLZ.PF-3SG ski-PL-3SG middle-LOC middle-LOC fall-0-IMPF-NMLZ.IMPF-3PL so thing when have-0-NONPST that ski road take-NONPST-SG.3SG and ahead chase-0-NONPST short go-NONPST long go-NONPST one tree house-DIM to arrive-0-PST animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF house DP be-NMLZ.PF-3SG homewards enter-0-PST and person not:be mere house house inside-LOC animal-LOC full hang-0-NMLZ.PF sable-LOC animal-LOC each like animal hide-0-PL all full-DIM

один старый старик старый женщина-3ЕД товарищ-ЛОК женщина-ДВ старик-ДВ быть-NONPST-0-3ДВ 3ДВ что старый-ДВ один после-ЛОК старый-ДВ ничего человек НЕГ have-NONPST-0-2ЕД но старик think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST 1ЕД огонь дерево огонь-КАР-TRANS место-ЛОК из half-ЛОК дом назад-3ЕД glade быть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД glade в:направлении come:forth-NONPST-0-1ЕД if что животное-0-МН идти-0-ИМПФ-NONPST-0-3МН в:направлении СОСЛ так тот investigate-NONPST-0-1ЕД что животное-0-МН footprint-0-МН быть-NONPST-0-МН DP ski-МН-3ЕД платье-0-ПРОШ and дом-3ЕД из в:направлении glade-ЛОК взять-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ come:forth-0-ПРОШ and DP glade vicinity вдоль лес край вдоль один road-3ЕД ski bottom идти-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД ski-МН-3ЕД середина-ЛОК середина-ЛОК fall-0-ИМПФ-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3МН так вещь когда have-0-NONPST тот ski road взять-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД and вперед chase-0-NONPST short идти-NONPST длинный идти-NONPST один дерево дом-ДИМ к прибыть-0-ПРОШ животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ дом DP быть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД homewards войти-0-ПРОШ and человек not:be mere дом дом inside-ЛОК животное-ЛОК full hang-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ sable-ЛОК животное-ЛОК каждый любить животное прятать-0-МН весь full-ДИМ

There lived an old man with an old woman, an old man with an old woman. Both of them were old, as old as each other, they had nobody. The old man thought: “If I were to go out to a place a bit higher, where fire-wood is found, (Behind their house there was a clearing) to the clearing. I’ll check what kind of animals go there, the traces of which animals are there.” He put on his skis and went out of the house up to the clearing. Along the edge of the clearing, along the edge of the forest he skied, his skis went this way and that. What was he up to? He went along the ski path, rushed on further. Sooner or later he reached a sort of a wooden house. It was apparently the house of a hunter. He went into the house, nobody was there, an empty house. Inside the house everything was hung over with skins: sables, animals. Whatever kinds of animal skins there are, it was full of them.

atul. lajləs-l, śiti ɔməs-l, kim et-li-j-ə-l, jŏχi lăŋt-ij-ə-l. imŏsaj-na χul-l-ə-lli: kamən lŏχ-ə-ŋ neŋχuj śi jŏχət-m-al śat-l. uj, jŏχi et-ə-s pa eŋəm-ti neŋχuj ul-m-al pa ăntəp-l-al wɔj-na tel eχət-m-al, śi kem arat wel-m-al. “ɔj, jire-m iki, law-ə-l, năŋ jŏχət-l-ə-n, law-ə-l, wŭśa wu-l-a!” “wŭśa.” wŭśa-l-ə-n wer-s-ə-ŋən, li-s-ŋən mŏlaj-na pa tăm ɔχɔtńik-en wɔj-l-al χŏr-ə-s, wɔj sŏχ-l-al nŏχ eχət-s-ə-lli. li-s-ŋən, jiś-s-ə-ŋən. il χuj-ə-s. il χuj-s-ə-ŋən. ittam iki wer-ti χuj-ə-l. numəs-ij-ə-l: “ittam ăt χătl χŏti wɔj wel-ə-m, wɔj wel-ti sus-ə-m neŋχuj nărkaχɔrka wŏjəm-s-a. ittam iki numəs-ij-ə-l, tăm wɔj wel-ti ńawrem χŏti, law-ə-l, χŏtaś wel-l-ə-m ki lulən, tăm wɔj sŏχ-l-al măn-em śi χiś-l-ə-t. jŏχi jŏχt-ə-pt-ə-l-lam ki tăm arat wɔj tu-l-ə-m pa im-em elti, im-em χŏl-na jăm jasəŋ-na law-l-aj-ə-m.”

ever wait-NONPST so sit-NONPST out come:forth-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST homewards enter-FREQ-0-NONPST one-LOC hear-NONPST-0-SG.3SG outside ski-0-PROPR person FOC arrive-NMLZ.PF-3SG hear-NONPST INTJ homewards come:forth-0-PST and grow-NMLZ.IMPF person be-NMLZ.PF-3SG and belt-PL-3SG animal-LOC hang-NMLZ.PF-3SG DP after all kill-NMLZ.PF-3SG INTJ gradfather-1SG old:man say-0-NONPST 2SG arrive-NONPST-0-2SG say-0-NONPST greeting take-NONPST-PAS greeting greeting-PL-0-3DU make-PST-0-3DU eat-PST-3DU what-LOC and this [hunter]-2SG animal-PL-3SG draw-0-PST animal hide-PL-3SG up hang-PST-0-SG.3SG eat-PST-3DU drink-PST-0-3DU down lie-0-PST down lie-PST-0-3DU that old:man make-NMLZ.IMPF lie-0-NONPST think-FREQ-0-NONPST that night day how animal kill-0-NMLZ.PF animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF step-0-NMLZ.PF person snore sleep-PST-PAS that old:man think-FREQ-0-NONPST this animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF child how say-0-NONPST how kill-NONPST-0-1SG if SBJV this animal hide-PL-3SG 1SG-ACC/DAT FOC remain-NONPST-0-3PL homewards arrive-0-CAUS-0-NONPST-PL.1SG if this all animal take-NONPST-0-1SG and woman-1SG from woman-1SG where-LOC good speech-LOC speak-NONPST-PAS-0-1SG

ever ждать-NONPST так сидеть-NONPST из come:forth-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST homewards войти-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST один-ЛОК слышать-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД снаружи ski-0-ПРОПР человек ФОК прибыть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД слышать-NONPST МЕЖД homewards come:forth-0-ПРОШ and расти-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ человек быть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД and belt-МН-3ЕД животное-ЛОК hang-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД DP после весь убить-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД МЕЖД gradfather-1ЕД старик сказать-0-NONPST 2ЕД прибыть-NONPST-0-2ЕД сказать-0-NONPST greeting взять-NONPST-ПАС greeting greeting-МН-0-3ДВ делать-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ есть-ПРОШ-3ДВ что-ЛОК and этот [hunter]-2ЕД животное-МН-3ЕД draw-0-ПРОШ животное прятать-МН-3ЕД вверх hang-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД есть-ПРОШ-3ДВ drink-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ down лежать-0-ПРОШ down лежать-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ тот старик делать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ лежать-0-NONPST think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST тот ночь день как животное убить-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ шаг-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ человек snore спать-ПРОШ-ПАС тот старик think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST этот животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ ребенок как сказать-0-NONPST как убить-NONPST-0-1ЕД if СОСЛ этот животное прятать-МН-3ЕД 1ЕД-АКК/ДАТ ФОК остаться-NONPST-0-3МН homewards прибыть-0-CAUS-0-NONPST-МН.1ЕД if этот весь животное взять-NONPST-0-1ЕД and женщина-1ЕД от женщина-1ЕД где-ЛОК хороший speech-ЛОК говорить-NONPST-ПАС-0-1ЕД

Fine. He waited, he sat there, he went out and came back in. All of a sudden he heard something. From outside one could hear a man coming on skis. A young man entered the house. His belt was hung with animals, he had killed so many. “Oh, grandfather,” he said. “You’ve come, greetings!” “Greetings.” They greeted each other, had something to eat and the hunter skinned his animals and hung up their skins. They ate and drank. He lay down. The old man pretended to sleep. He thought: “He killed animals all day long, he was hunting, he has fallen asleep and is snoring.” The old man thought: “If I were to kill this young hunter, these animal skins would remain for me. I would take them home to my wife. I will bring so many skins, my wife will have good words for me.”

atul. nŏχ lɔj-ə-l, wɔrtəs-l pa nŏχ lɔj-ə-l pa ittam χuj-ti ńawrem sapəl lŏw-ə-l sup-pi sewər-m-al. itta ɔχɔtńik ńawrem χăl-ə-s. śi ittam śikəńśa law-ə-l itta: “wel-s-em pa χŏj jŏχət-l? ma il χuj-l-ə-m. χălewət măn-l-əm jŏχi aləŋ săχat.” ja, imŏsaj-na χuj-ə-l, wan χuj-ə-l, wŏjəmt-ə-m, aləŋ săχat nŏχ kil-t-ə-ti śat-l: “jire-m iki, nŏχ kil-a, nŏχ! saj tăχti jiś-l-ə-mən.” nŏχ săkelt-i-li-j-ə-s, wes-l et-l-ə-s-li, sem-l-al pŭs-s-ə-lli, ja, ittam sewər-li-j-ə-m ăt-l nŏχ jilp-i-l-ə-m-al. χil-el-na saj jiś-ti kil-t-ə-l-a. ɔ, jeləm kŭt-na, χŏti wer-l-ə-n? śi tŏχi ńăsər-li-j-ə-s. saj jiś-ti saj mŏla jiś-s-ə-ŋən. “năŋ, law-ə-l, jire-m iki săχa tŭt jŭχ mŏlaj-na sewr-a, jiŋk lăl-t-a. ma jŏχət-t-em-na taś at u-l.” pa χŏti? śiti ki śiti. tăm ɔχɔtńik-ə-l wɔj wel-ti măn-l, χŭw wan jăŋχ-ə-l, tălaŋ χătl jăχ-m-al. tălaŋ χătl jăŋχ-ə-l pa ila peli śi jŏχət-m-al śat-l. lŭw tŭt jŭχ sewr-ə-s, jiŋk lal-t-ə-s lɔś ewəlt.

ever up stand-0-NONPST stretch-NONPST and up stand-0-NONPST and that lie-NMLZ.IMPF child neck bone-0-3SG piece-TRANS cut-NMLZ.PF-3SG that [hunter] child die-0-PST DP DP DP say-0-NONPST DP kill-PST-SG.1SG and who arrive-NONPST 1SG down lie-NONPST-0-1SG tomorrow go-NONPST-0-1SG homewards morning time DP one-LOC lie-0-NONPST short lie-0-NONPST sleep-0-NMLZ.PF morning time up rise―TR-0-NMLZ.IMPF hear-NONPST grandfather-1SG old:man up rise-IMP up [tea] bit drink-NONPST-0-1DU up sit:up-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-PST face-3SG come:forth-TR-0-PST-SG.3SG eye-PL-3SG open-PST-0-PL.3SG DP that cut-IMPF-FREQ-0-NMLZ.PF thing-3SG up new-0-IMPF-0-NMLZ.PF-3SG grandson-3SG-LOC [tea] drink-NMLZ.IMPF rise-TR-0-NONPST-PAS INTJ shame middle-LOC how make-NONPST-0-2SG DP to:there mock-IMPF-FREQ-0-PST [tea] drink-NMLZ.IMPF tea what drink-PST-0-3DU 2SG say-0-NONPST grandfather-1SG old:man the fire tree what-LOC cut-IMP water melt-TR-IMP 1SG arrive-NMLZ.IMPF-1SG-LOC herd SBJV be-NONPST and how so if so this hunter-0-3SG animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF go-NONPST short walk-0-NONPST whole day walk-NMLZ.PF-3SG whole day walk-0-NONPST and evening DP DP arrive-NMLZ.PF-3SG hear-NONPST 3 fire tree cut-0-PST water melt-TR-0-PST snow from

ever вверх стоять-0-NONPST stretch-NONPST and вверх стоять-0-NONPST and тот лежать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ ребенок neck кость-0-3ЕД piece-TRANS резать-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД тот [hunter] ребенок умереть-0-ПРОШ DP DP DP сказать-0-NONPST DP убить-ПРОШ-ЕД.1ЕД and кто прибыть-NONPST 1ЕД down лежать-NONPST-0-1ЕД завтра идти-NONPST-0-1ЕД homewards утро время DP один-ЛОК лежать-0-NONPST short лежать-0-NONPST спать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ утро время вверх rise―TR-0-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ слышать-NONPST дед-1ЕД старик вверх rise-ИМП вверх [tea] bit drink-NONPST-0-1ДВ вверх sit:up-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-ПРОШ face-3ЕД come:forth-TR-0-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД глаз-МН-3ЕД открыть-ПРОШ-0-МН.3ЕД DP тот резать-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ вещь-3ЕД вверх новый-0-ИМПФ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД grandson-3ЕД-ЛОК [tea] drink-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ rise-TR-0-NONPST-ПАС МЕЖД shame середина-ЛОК как делать-NONPST-0-2ЕД DP to:there mock-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-ПРОШ [tea] drink-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ tea что drink-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ 2ЕД сказать-0-NONPST дед-1ЕД старик the огонь дерево что-ЛОК резать-ИМП вода melt-TR-ИМП 1ЕД прибыть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-1ЕД-ЛОК herd СОСЛ быть-NONPST and как так if так этот hunter-0-3ЕД животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ идти-NONPST short идти-0-NONPST целый день идти-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД целый день идти-0-NONPST and вечер DP DP прибыть-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД слышать-NONPST 3 огонь дерево резать-0-ПРОШ вода melt-TR-0-ПРОШ snow от

Fine. He got up, stretched, got up and cut the sleeping man’s throat through. The young hunter died. He said: “I killed him, but who will come? I’ll lie down to sleep. Tomorrow morning I’ll go home.” Then he lay down, slept for a long or a short time, in the morning he heard someone waking him: “Grandfather, get up, get up! We’ll have some tea.” He lifted himself a bit, put out his face, opened his eyes and the slain man had come to life again. His grandson woke him up to drink tea. Oh, how horrible, what should one do? He was mocking him back and forth. They drank the tea. “You then, grandfather, cut fire-wood, melt water, so that all is ready when I come.” What? So it was. The hunter wen the tea. “You then, grandfather, cut fire-wood, melt water, so that all is ready when I come.” What? So it was. The hunter went off hunting. He went for a long or a short time, he went all day long. He went all day long, towards evening one could hear him coming. The other had cut fire-wood and melted water from snow.

śikəńśa tăm ńawrem jŏχt-ə-s pa jŏχi et-ə-s pa tɔmətta χŏti mŏla wɔj pa tɔmətta ewəlt χŏl-na pa ar wel-m-al. kămən χɔrpi wɔj, ńŏχəs, laŋki. ɔj, li-s-ŋən, jiś-s-ə-ŋən, wɔj sŏχ-l-al χŏr-ə-s, sɔr-ə-l-ti nŏχ eχət-s-ə-lli. nu śikəńśa, pa mŏla wer-l? at-ti ji-s pa χuj-ti mɔs-l. ittam iki wek ăn wŏjəm-l-a, śiti śi numəs-l: “ma ittam ɔχɔtńik ńawrem-em pa wŏjəm-s-a, pa met-l, χătl χŭwat jăŋχ-ə-l kɔńesnɔ, nărkaχɔrka χuj-ə-l.” ittam iki numəs-ij-ə-l: “tɔmətta sapəl lŏw-ə-l sewərm-i-s-ə-m. ittam săm-ə-ŋ pɔrχ-ə-l ewəlt sewerm-ə-l-ə-m ki, săm-ə-l ewəlt pa ăn śi jilp-i-l lŭw śikəńśa.” ittam lajm-ə-l leśat-s-ə-lli pa śikəńśa ittam χuj-ti ńawrem, ɔχɔtńik ńawrem săm-ə-l ewəlt sup-pi śi sewərm-ə-s-l, săm-ə-ŋ pɔrχ-ə-l ewəlt. nu, itta numəs-ij-ə-l: “tăm arat wɔj jŏχi tul-ə-m ki, im-em-na χŏl-na mɔst-ə-l-aj-ə-m.” ittam pŭrəś iki numəs-ij-ə-l.

DP this child arrive-0-PST and homewards come:forth-0-PST and yesterday how what animal and yesterday from where-LOC and many kill-NMLZ.PF-3SG each like animal sable squirrel INTJ eat-PST-3DU eat-PST-0-3DU animal hide-PL-3SG draw-0-PST dry-0-TR-NMLZ.IMPF up hang-PST-0-SG.3SG INTJ DP and what make-NONPST night-TRANS come-NONPST and lie-NMLZ.IMPF must-NONPST that old:man forever NEG sleep-NONPST-PAS so FOC think-NONPST 1SG that [hunter] child-1SG and sleep-PST-PAS and rest-NONPST day along walk-0-NONPST [certainly] snore lie-0-NONPST that old:man think-FREQ-0-NONPST yesterday neck bone-0-3SG cut-FREQ-PST-0-1SG that heart-0-PROPR shoulder-0-3SG from cut-0-NONPST-0-1SG if heart-0-3SG from and NEG FOC new-FREQ-NONPST 3 DP that axe prepare-PST-0-SG.3SG and DP that lie-NMLZ.IMPF child [hunter] child heart-0-3SG from piece-TRANS FOC cut-0-INTR-NONPST heart-0-PROPR shoulder-0-3SG from INTJ DP think-FREQ-0-NONPST this much animal home bring-NONPST-0-1SG if woman-1SG-LOC where-LOC kiss-0-NONPST-PAS-0-1SG that old old:man think-FREQ-0-NONPST

DP этот ребенок прибыть-0-ПРОШ and homewards come:forth-0-ПРОШ and yesterday как что животное and yesterday от где-ЛОК and много убить-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД каждый любить животное sable squirrel МЕЖД есть-ПРОШ-3ДВ есть-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ животное прятать-МН-3ЕД draw-0-ПРОШ dry-0-TR-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ вверх hang-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД МЕЖД DP and что делать-NONPST ночь-TRANS прийти-NONPST and лежать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ must-NONPST тот старик forever НЕГ спать-NONPST-ПАС так ФОК think-NONPST 1ЕД тот [hunter] ребенок-1ЕД and спать-ПРОШ-ПАС and rest-NONPST день вдоль идти-0-NONPST [certainly] snore лежать-0-NONPST тот старик think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST yesterday neck кость-0-3ЕД резать-ФРЕКВ-ПРОШ-0-1ЕД тот сердце-0-ПРОПР shoulder-0-3ЕД от резать-0-NONPST-0-1ЕД if сердце-0-3ЕД от and НЕГ ФОК новый-ФРЕКВ-NONPST 3 DP тот топор приготовить-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД and DP тот лежать-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ ребенок [hunter] ребенок сердце-0-3ЕД от piece-TRANS ФОК резать-0-ИНТР-NONPST сердце-0-ПРОПР shoulder-0-3ЕД от МЕЖД DP think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST этот много животное home принести-NONPST-0-1ЕД if женщина-1ЕД-ЛОК где-ЛОК kiss-0-NONPST-ПАС-0-1ЕД тот старый старик think-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST

The young man arrived, entered the house. He had killed even more than the day before, whatever animals there are, sable, squirrel. They ate and drank. He skinned the animals and hung them up to dry. So, what happened? Night fell, once again it was time to sleep. The old man did not fall asleep, he kept on thinking: “My hunter has fallen asleep, he’s weary, all day long he hunted. He’s asleep and snoring.” The old man thought: “Yesterday I cut his throat. If I chop him off at the shoulder, where the heart is, from the heart, he won’t ever come back to life.” Then he got his axe ready and from the side where the heart is he cut the sleeping youth, the young hunter in two. Afterwards he thought: “If I bring home so many skins, my wife will kiss me.” That is what the old man thought.

atul. il χuj-ə-l. śi wŏjəm-l-a ittam pŭrəś iki. imŏsaj-na śi wŏjəm-l-a, aləŋ săχat aləŋ tɔŋχa pa tăm ɔχɔtńik ńawrem nŏχ werl-ə-m-al: “jire-m iki, nŏχ ki-l-a, nŏχ, saj jiś-l-ə-mən.” ɔj, pa jeləm kŭt-na, wes-l nŏχ et-t-ə-s-li pa ja ittam ăt-l pa jilp-i-li-m-al, nemŏsa sewr-ə-m tăχa ăn tăj-ə-l. jăχa tălaŋ-ŋi jŭw-m-al. saj mŏla jiś-l-ə-ŋən: “năŋ jire-m iki săχa jŭχ mŏla jiŋk leśat-a. ma, law-ə-l, wɔj wel-ti pa jăχ-l-ə-m.” nu, jăŋχ-ə-l ki jăŋχ-a, imŏsaj-na tălaŋ χătl jăŋχ-ə-l, jăŋχ-ə-l, aləŋ săχat, aləŋ măn-l, ilaj-na pătl-ə-ti-na jŏχət-l. lŭw jŭχ leśat-ə-s, jiŋk lăl-t-ə-s. χil-el jŏχt-ə-m-na taś. ila pela pa jŏχt-ə-s pa χulmət-ti. tɔmətta, law-ə-l, mŏla tu-t-li-m-al, wŏlaŋ wɔj-ə-t wel-ə-s śi aləm-m-al. wŏlli tel-iji, ăntəp-ə-l jir-m-al, săs-l wŭ-l-li jir-m-al. pɔrəχ-na aləm-m-al. kămən χɔrpi wɔj, ńŏχəs, laŋki. pa li-l-ŋən, jiś-l-ə-ŋən śikəńśa, ittam ńawrem wɔj-l-al χŏr-l-ə-lli, nŏχ eχət-l-ə-lli sɔr-ə-t-ti-ji. il pa χuj-l-ə-ŋən.

ever down lie-0-NONPST DP sleep-NONPST-PAS that old old:man one-LOC FOC sleep-NONPST-PAS morning time morning DP and this [hunter] child up wake-0-NMLZ.PF-3SG grandfather-1SG old:man up rise-NONPST-PAS up [tea] drink-NONPST-0-1DU INTJ and shame middle-LOC face-3SG up come:forth-TR-0-PST-SG.3SG and DP that thing-NONPST and new-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG nothing cut-0-NMLZ.PF place not have-0-NONPST together whole-TRANS come-NMLZ.PF-3SG [tea] what drink-NONPST-0-3DU 2SG grandfather-1SG old:man then tree what water prepare-IMP 1SG say-0-NONPST animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF walk-NONPST-0-1SG INTJ go-NONPST if go-IMP one-LOC whole day walk-0-NONPST walk-0-NONPST morning time morning go-NONPST evening-LOC dark-0-NMLZ.IMPF-LOC arrive-NONPST 3 tree prepare-0-PST water melt-TR-0-PST grandson-3SG arrive-0-NMLZ.PF-3SG herd evening towards and arrive-0-PST and three.ORD-TRANS yesterday say-0-NONPST what bring-TR-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG more animal-0-PL kill-0-PST DP lift-NMLZ.PF-3SG completely full-DIM belt-0-3SG tie-NMLZ.PF-3SG back-3SG take-NONPST-SG.3SG tie-NMLZ.PF-3SG shoulder-LOC lift-NMLZ.PF-3SG each like animal sable squirrel and eat-NONPST-3DU drink-NONPST-0-3DU DP that child animal-PL-3SG draw-NONPST-0-PL.3SG up hang-NONPST-0-PL.3SG dry-0-TR-NMLZ.IMPF-TRANS down and lie-NONPST-0-3DU

ever down лежать-0-NONPST DP спать-NONPST-ПАС тот старый старик один-ЛОК ФОК спать-NONPST-ПАС утро время утро DP and этот [hunter] ребенок вверх проснуться-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД дед-1ЕД старик вверх rise-NONPST-ПАС вверх [tea] drink-NONPST-0-1ДВ МЕЖД and shame середина-ЛОК face-3ЕД вверх come:forth-TR-0-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД and DP тот вещь-NONPST and новый-0-ИМПФ-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД ничего резать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ место не have-0-NONPST together целый-TRANS прийти-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД [tea] что drink-NONPST-0-3ДВ 2ЕД дед-1ЕД старик тогда дерево что вода приготовить-ИМП 1ЕД сказать-0-NONPST животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ идти-NONPST-0-1ЕД МЕЖД идти-NONPST if идти-ИМП один-ЛОК целый день идти-0-NONPST идти-0-NONPST утро время утро идти-NONPST вечер-ЛОК темный-0-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-ЛОК прибыть-NONPST 3 дерево приготовить-0-ПРОШ вода melt-TR-0-ПРОШ grandson-3ЕД прибыть-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД herd вечер в:направлении and прибыть-0-ПРОШ and три.ОРД-TRANS yesterday сказать-0-NONPST что принести-TR-ИМПФ-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД больше животное-0-МН убить-0-ПРОШ DP lift-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД completely full-ДИМ belt-0-3ЕД связать-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД назад-3ЕД взять-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД связать-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД shoulder-ЛОК lift-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД каждый любить животное sable squirrel and есть-NONPST-3ДВ drink-NONPST-0-3ДВ DP тот ребенок животное-МН-3ЕД draw-NONPST-0-МН.3ЕД вверх hang-NONPST-0-МН.3ЕД dry-0-TR-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS down and лежать-NONPST-0-3ДВ

Fine. He lay down. The old man fell asleep. Then in the morning the young hunter woke him: “Grandfather, get up, we’ll have tea.” Oh, how shameful, he put out his face and the other was alive again, he had no scar at all. He was completely whole again. They drank tea. “You then, grandfather, prepare fire-wood and water. I, in turn,” he said, “will go hunting again.” So he set off, let him go, he went the whole day. He left in the morning and returned in the evening when it was getting dark. The other had prepared firewood and melted water. Everything was ready by the time the grandson came back. Towards evening he came back for the third time. He was carrying even more than the day before. He had killed animals, was carrying so much. They were hanging from his belt, it was all full. He carried them on his shoulders, however many animals there were–sable, squirrel. Once again they ate, drank, and the young man skinned the animals and hung them up to dry. Once again they went to bed.

il χuj-l-ə-ŋən, ittam iki pŭrəś iki wek ăn wŏjəm-l-a. śălta nŏχ lɔj-ə-l itta ńawrem wŏjəmt-ə-m jŭpi-na, lajm-ə-l jămsiji leśtan-l-ə-lli pa nŏχ lɔj-ə-l ittam χuj-ə-m ńawrem, ɔχɔtńik ńawrem wŭ-l-li pa śi nampər-ri sewər-l-ə-lli, sŭk-ki sewər-l-ə-lli, tal pŭl-li ji-l-ə-t. wŭ-l-li pa rat tŭt-na, ăl-man u-l, śi χɔrpi tŭt-na nik suŋχ-l-ə-lli ńŏχaj-ə-l. tɔmətta jilp-i-li-s-ə-n, itta pa jilp-i-l-a, wel-s-em, itta ăn jilp-i-l-a, law-ə-l, tŭt ewəlt.” ja atul. il χuj-ə-l ittam pŭrəś iki. wan χuj-ə-l, χŭw χuj-ə-l pa śi wŏjəmt-ə-m pa imŏsaj-na χil-el-na nŏχ kil-t-ə-l-a: “jire-m iki, nŏχ kil-a, nŏχ. saj tăχti jiśləmən.” nŏχ werl-ə-l pa ittam χil-el pa jilp-i-li-m-al. tălaŋ-ŋi pa jŭw-m-al, nemŏsa tŭt-na suŋχ-ə-li-s-li pa rupataj-ə-l al uś-ə-s.

down lie-NONPST-0-3DU that old:man old old:man forever NEG sleep-NONPST-PAS from:there up stand-0-NONPST that child sleep-0-NMLZ.PF behind-LOC axe-0-3SG well sharpen-NONPST-0-SG.3SG and up stand-0-3SG that lie-0-NMLZ.PF child [hunter] child take-NONPST-SG.3SG and DP rubbish-TRANS cut-NONPST-0-SG.3SG piece-TRANS cut-NONPST-0-SG.3SG mere morsel-TRANS come-NONPST-0-3PL take-NONPST-SG.3SG and oven fire-LOC light-CVB be-NONPST DP like fire-LOC riverwards kick-NONPST-0-SG.3SG flesh-0-3SG yesterday new-FREQ-IMPF-PST-0-2SG DP and new-FREQ-NONPST-PAS kill-PST-SG.1SG DP NEG new-FREQ-NONPST-PAS say-0-NONPST fire from DP ever down lie-0-NONPST that old old:man short lie-0-NONPST long lie-0-NONPST and DP sleep-0-NMLZ.PF and one-LOC grandson-3SG-LOC up rise-TR-0-NONPST-PAS grandfather-1SG old:man up rise-IMP up [tea] bit drink-NONPST-0-1DU up wake-0-NONPST and that grandson-3SG and new-FREQ-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-3SG whole-TRANS and come-NMLZ.PF-3SG nothing fire-LOC kick-0-IMPF-PST-SG.3SG and work-0-3SG NEG find-0-PST

down лежать-NONPST-0-3ДВ тот старик старый старик forever НЕГ спать-NONPST-ПАС from:there вверх стоять-0-NONPST тот ребенок спать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ за-ЛОК топор-0-3ЕД хорошо sharpen-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД and вверх стоять-0-3ЕД тот лежать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ ребенок [hunter] ребенок взять-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД and DP мусор-TRANS резать-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД piece-TRANS резать-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД mere morsel-TRANS прийти-NONPST-0-3МН взять-NONPST-ЕД.3ЕД and oven огонь-ЛОК свет-КОНВ быть-NONPST DP любить огонь-ЛОК riverwards лягнуть-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД flesh-0-3ЕД yesterday новый-ФРЕКВ-ИМПФ-ПРОШ-0-2ЕД DP and новый-ФРЕКВ-NONPST-ПАС убить-ПРОШ-ЕД.1ЕД DP НЕГ новый-ФРЕКВ-NONPST-ПАС сказать-0-NONPST огонь от DP ever down лежать-0-NONPST тот старый старик short лежать-0-NONPST длинный лежать-0-NONPST and DP спать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ and один-ЛОК grandson-3ЕД-ЛОК вверх rise-TR-0-NONPST-ПАС дед-1ЕД старик вверх rise-ИМП вверх [tea] bit drink-NONPST-0-1ДВ вверх проснуться-0-NONPST and тот grandson-3ЕД and новый-ФРЕКВ-ИМПФ-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД целый-TRANS and прийти-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД ничего огонь-ЛОК лягнуть-0-ИМПФ-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД and работать-0-3ЕД НЕГ найти-0-ПРОШ

They lay down, but the old man could not go to sleep. He stood next to the sleeping young man, sharpened his axe really well, stood, took the sleeping youth, the young hunter and cut him up to tiny bits, only little pieces remained. He took him and into the fire, the fire was lit, he kicked his flesh into the fire. “Yesterday you came alive, come alive again now. I have killed you. Now you,” he said, “will not rise from the fire.” Well, fine. The old man lay down. He lay for a long time, for a short time, he fell asleep again. All of a sudden, his grandson was waking him: “Grandfather, get up, get up. We’ll drink tea.” The grandson was waking him, he had come back to life again. He was completely whole, nothing showed that he had been kicked into the fire, his work was for nothing.

INTJ DP dress-IMPF-PST-3DU dress-IMPF-PST-3DU what-LOC that grandson-3SG say-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST DP animal kill-NMLZ.IMPF say-0-NONPST and NEG go-NONPST-0-1SG 1SG homewards go-NONPST-0-1SG 1SG-ACC/DAT animal lift-NMLZ.IMPF-TRANS out say-0-NONPST help-IMP INTJ help-NONPST animal-PROPR sled sit-PST-0-3DU stack-NONPST-0-3DU ?-0-PROPR-TRANS animal all gather-PST-0-SG.3SG DP grandfather-1SG old:man this animal-PL-1SG from up up sit-IMP 1SG 2SG-ACC/DAT pull-NONPST-SG.1SG DP up sit-0-PST animal-PROPR sled top-0-3SG-LOC up sit-0-PST and that child small sled strap-0-3SG shoulder-LOC put-PST-0-SG.3SG and ski-PL-3SG dress-0-PST then look-0-PST-SG.3SG and that small sled knoll-0-PROPR place-LOC bottom-0-3SG down catch-IMPF-FREQ-0-NONPST knoll-CAR place-LOC from:above go-NONPST place land-0-PL to from:above go-NONPST so bring-NONPST-PAS that old:man two two face half only face-0-3SG hair-PL-3SG flee-PST-PAS wind whistle-0-NMLZ.PF sound hear-NONPST grandson-3SG-LOC so hard-ADV bring-NONPST-PAS INTJ one-LOC glade-LOC arrive-PST-0-3DU and one house sit-NONPST and one leg from very:much rotate-FREQ-0-NONPST very:much make:din-FREQ-0-NONPST spinning:top as make:din-FREQ-0-NONPST rotate-FREQ-0-NONPST 3DU to:there arrive-PST-0-3DU that house house FOC stop-0-PST door-0-3SG come:forth-0-PST

МЕЖД DP платье-ИМПФ-ПРОШ-3ДВ платье-ИМПФ-ПРОШ-3ДВ что-ЛОК тот grandson-3ЕД сказать-0-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST DP животное убить-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ сказать-0-NONPST and НЕГ идти-NONPST-0-1ЕД 1ЕД homewards идти-NONPST-0-1ЕД 1ЕД-АКК/ДАТ животное lift-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-TRANS из сказать-0-NONPST помогать-ИМП МЕЖД помогать-NONPST животное-ПРОПР sled сидеть-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ stack-NONPST-0-3ДВ ?-0-ПРОПР-TRANS животное весь собиратть-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД DP дед-1ЕД старик этот животное-МН-1ЕД от вверх вверх сидеть-ИМП 1ЕД 2ЕД-АКК/ДАТ тянуть-NONPST-ЕД.1ЕД DP вверх сидеть-0-ПРОШ животное-ПРОПР sled top-0-3ЕД-ЛОК вверх сидеть-0-ПРОШ and тот ребенок маленький sled strap-0-3ЕД shoulder-ЛОК положить-ПРОШ-0-ЕД.3ЕД and ski-МН-3ЕД платье-0-ПРОШ тогда смотреть-0-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД and тот маленький sled knoll-0-ПРОПР место-ЛОК bottom-0-3ЕД down catch-ИМПФ-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST knoll-КАР место-ЛОК сверху идти-NONPST место земля-0-МН к сверху идти-NONPST так принести-NONPST-ПАС тот старик два два face half only face-0-3ЕД hair-МН-3ЕД flee-ПРОШ-ПАС wind whistle-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ звук слышать-NONPST grandson-3ЕД-ЛОК так hard-ADV принести-NONPST-ПАС МЕЖД один-ЛОК glade-ЛОК прибыть-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ and один дом сидеть-NONPST and один нога от very:much rotate-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST very:much make:din-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST spinning:top as make:din-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST rotate-ФРЕКВ-0-NONPST 3ДВ to:there прибыть-ПРОШ-0-3ДВ тот дом дом ФОК остановиться-0-ПРОШ дверь-0-3ЕД come:forth-0-ПРОШ

Well, fine. That means they got dressed and the grandson said: “I won’t be going to hunt any more. I’m going home. Help me to drag the skins outside.” Oh, he helped. They loaded the sled with the skins. They loaded it up to the top, he had gathered so many skins. “So, grandfather, sit on top of my skins. I’ll give you a ride.” He sat down. He sat on the top of the sled with the skins and the young man put the straps of the small sled on his shoulders, put on his skis, started pulling, the runners of the small sled with the skins knocked along on the uneven ground. They went up along the ground at a place without tussocks. That is how he led. The old man could hear only the whistling of the wind on both sides. That is how he led. The old man could hear only the whistling of the wind on both sides of his cheeks from the face and hair down. That is how hard the grandson was pulling. Suddenly they arrived at a clearing. Some sort of a house stood on one leg, it was rotating, it was humming. It was humming like a spinning top. They came up to it, the house stood still and a door appeared.

śikəńśa itta ɔχɔtńik ńawrem χil-el jŏχi lăŋ-ə-s. lŭw pa jŏχi lăŋ-ə-s, uw-na lɔj-ə-l. jelən ij imi ɔməs-l, pŭrəś imi. ńŏχəs teχəl kŭt-na, wɔj teχəl kŭt-na ɔməs-l. “ikij-e, law-ə-l, jŏχət-s-ə-n?” “a, jŏχət-s-ə-m,” law-ə-l. lŭw χul-an-l, uw-na lɔj-ə-l ittam pŭrəś iki. “ikij-e, ittam imi ińś-ə-s-li, ikij-e, pa sap-ə-l lŏw-en pa ma wan-t-em-na ńŭləm tăj-t-al ńi-l-a, law-ə-l. pa śi tɔŋχa, law-ə-l, tăm jire-m iki mŭtraj-ə-t.” t'ɔ. pa ińśəs-l-ə-lli: “jikij-e, săm-ə-ŋ pɔrχ-en ma wan-t-em-na sup-pi sewr-ə-m, ewt-ə-m ńŭləm tăj-t-al ńi-l-a. “ikij-e, ma wan-t-em-na năŋ tal sŭk-ki ńi-l-aj-ə-n, wŏlli nŏχaj-e-n tal pŭl-li jŭw-m-en, wer-i-li-m-en pa ńŏχaj-l-an tŭt-na śăr-ij-ə-m-ə-t.” pa śit, law-ə-l, jire-m iki kɔśmar-ə-t.” śikəńśa ittam imi ittam pŭrəś iki pela sem-ŋil-al pajt-ə-s pa ittam pŭrəś iki śi lɔj-m-al tăχaj-na il lŭkn-ə-mt-ə-s, amŏla mŭw ilpi-na lăŋ-ə-s amŏla, amŏla jiŋk ilpi-na măn-ə-s, itta mŏsa jasŋ-ə-l ăntam śi χŭwat. śi.

DP that [hunter] child grandson-3SG homewards enter-0-PST 3 and homewards enter-0-PST door-LOC stand-0-NONPST at:home one woman sit-NONPST old woman sable nest middle-LOC animal nest middle-LOC sit-0-NONPST old:man-VOC say-0-NONPST arrive-PST-0-2SG INTJ arrive-PST-0-1SG say-0-NONPST 3 hear-FREQ-NONPST door-LOC stand-0-3SG that old old:man old:man-VOC that woman ask-0-PST-SG.3SG old:man-VOC and neck-0-3SG bone-2SG and 1SG see-NMLZ.IMPF-1SG-LOC wound have-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG seem-NONPST-PAS say-0-NONPST and DP DP say-0-NONPST this grandfather-1SG old:man magic-0-PL [what] and ask-NONPST-0-SG.3SG old:man-VOC heart-0-PROPR shoulder-2SG 1SG see-NMLZ.IMPF-1SG-LOC piece-TRANS cut-0-NMLZ.PF cut-0-NMLZ.PF wound have-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG seem-NONPST-PAS old:man-VOC 1SG see-NMLZ.IMPF-1SG-LOC 2SG mere piece-TRANS seem-NONPST-PAS-0-2SG completely flesh mere morsel-TRANS come-NMLZ.PF-2SG make-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-2SG and flesh-PL-2SG fire-LOC burn-FREQ-0-NMLZ.PF-0-N and that say-0-NONPST grandfather-1SG old:man work-0-PL DP that woman that old old:man towards take:down-0-PST and that old old:man FOC stand-NMLZ.PF-3SG place-LOC down collapse-0-INCH-0-PST what land underneath-LOC enter-0-PST what water underneath-LOC go-0-PST DP what speech-0-3SG not:be DP along DP

DP тот [hunter] ребенок grandson-3ЕД homewards войти-0-ПРОШ 3 and homewards войти-0-ПРОШ дверь-ЛОК стоять-0-NONPST at:home один женщина сидеть-NONPST старый женщина sable nest середина-ЛОК животное nest середина-ЛОК сидеть-0-NONPST старик-ВОК сказать-0-NONPST прибыть-ПРОШ-0-2ЕД МЕЖД прибыть-ПРОШ-0-1ЕД сказать-0-NONPST 3 слышать-ФРЕКВ-NONPST дверь-ЛОК стоять-0-3ЕД тот старый старик старик-ВОК тот женщина спросить-0-ПРОШ-ЕД.3ЕД старик-ВОК and neck-0-3ЕД кость-2ЕД and 1ЕД видеть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-1ЕД-ЛОК wound have-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД seem-NONPST-ПАС сказать-0-NONPST and DP DP сказать-0-NONPST этот дед-1ЕД старик magic-0-МН [что] and спросить-NONPST-0-ЕД.3ЕД старик-ВОК сердце-0-ПРОПР shoulder-2ЕД 1ЕД видеть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-1ЕД-ЛОК piece-TRANS резать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ резать-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ wound have-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-3ЕД seem-NONPST-ПАС старик-ВОК 1ЕД видеть-НМЛЗ.ИМПФ-1ЕД-ЛОК 2ЕД mere piece-TRANS seem-NONPST-ПАС-0-2ЕД completely flesh mere morsel-TRANS прийти-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-2ЕД делать-0-ИМПФ-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-2ЕД and flesh-МН-2ЕД огонь-ЛОК burn-ФРЕКВ-0-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-0-N and тот сказать-0-NONPST дед-1ЕД старик работать-0-МН DP тот женщина тот старый старик в:направлении take:down-0-ПРОШ and тот старый старик ФОК стоять-НМЛЗ.ПРФ-3ЕД место-ЛОК down collapse-0-ИНХ-0-ПРОШ что земля underneath-ЛОК войти-0-ПРОШ что вода underneath-ЛОК идти-0-ПРОШ DP что speech-0-3ЕД not:be DP вдоль DP

Then the young hunter-grandson entered the house. He went in, too, and stood in the doorway. In the house some sort of woman was sitting, an old woman. She was sitting between nests of sable, nests of skins. “Husband,” she said, “have you come?” “Yes, I have come,” he said. He listened, the old man was standing in the doorway. “Husband,” asked the woman, “husband, I can see a wound on your neck. It must be the work of the grandfather.” Again she asked: “Husband, I see that your shoulder on the heart side is cut and sliced right through and there is a wound. This must also be the work of the grandfather. Husband, I see you were all in pieces, your flesh was all in little pieces, your flesh was burnt by fire.” “That, too,” he said, “was the work of the grandfather.” The woman threw a glance in the direction of the old man. The old man collapsed on the spot where he stood. Whether he went below earth, whether he went below water, up to now nothing has been heard of him, for so long.