lɔχaś jŏχan | χŭw sɔtaj-na Lokhas river long marsh-LOC In the far marsh of the Lokhas river wɔj-ij-el-n ul-t-al | ul-t-al siki, animal-DIM-3PL-LOC be-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG be-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG horrible There was a little animal, there was. χɔr laŋk-ij-en | mŏχəlti-j-m-al, male squirrel-DIM-2SG look:after-FREQ-NMLZ.PF-3SG The he-squirrel went round jiŋk-ə-l χŭw mŭw | mŏχəlti-j-m-al, water-0-3SG long land look:after-FREQ-NMLZ.PF-3SG He went round his far water and land. kas-li pit-ti | pit-m-al lampa. joy-CAR fall-NMLZ.IMPF start-NMLZ.PF-3SG similar He got tired of it. imŏsa pŏra | siki-na pa one time horrible-LOC and Once (γ)im-el χŏśa | jŏχt-ə-s pa woman-3SG to arrive-0-PST and He went to his wife śiti ńuχm-i|-li-t-al lampa: so speak-0-IMPF-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG similar And said: “im-ij-e | (γ)im-ij-e, woman-DIM-VOC woman-DIM-VOC “Wife, wife, (γ)ar pŏsəχ | pŏn-ə-m, many cub put-0-NMLZ.PF We have grown tired χŭw teχl-i|ji-j-emən, long nest-DIM-DIM-1DU Of where we bore our many children, kas-li pajt-i|-li-m-emən pa joy-CAR take:down-0-IMPF-NMLZ.PF-1DU Of our far nest. ănta ki pa | măn-l-ə-mən ki, not:be if and go-NONPST-0-1DU If we went suptəŋ jŏχan | wŭl sɔtaj-na Supteng river big marsh-LOC To the big marsh of the Supteng river, śita pa mŏsa | jăm uś-l-ə-mən”. there and what good find-NONPST-0-1DU Perhaps we would find good things there.” niŋ-ə-l śiti | ńuχm-i-li-j-ə-s: woman-0-3SG so speak-0-IMPF-FREQ-0-PST His wife replied: “ăn măn-l-ə-m | än măn-l-ə-m, NEG go-NONPST-0-1SG NEG go-NONPST-0-1SG “I will not go, I will not go. ar pŏsəχ pŏn-ə-m | wŭl teχl-ij-em, many cub put-0-NMLZ.PF big nest-DIM-1SG My big nest where I bore many children, χij-ti ńur än | lit-l-em siki”. leave-NMLZ.IMPF really NEG want-NONPST-SG.1SG horrible I absolutely do not want to leave it.” χɔr laŋk-ij-el | śiti law-ə-l: male squirrel-DIM-3SG so say-0-NONPST The he-squirrel said: “ăn lit-l-ə-m än lit-l-ə-m | măn-l-ə-m măn-l-ə-m”. NEG want-NONPST-0-1SG NEG want-NONPST-0-1SG go-NONPST-0-1SG go-NONPST-0-1SG “I don’t want to, I don’t want to, I will go, I will go.” măn-ti pit-m-al. | go-NMLZ.IMPF start-NMLZ.PF-3SG He prepared to go. niŋ laŋk-ij-el | śiti law-ə-l: woman squirrel-DIM-3SG so say-0-NONPST The she-squirrel said: “măn-ti χŏti | măn-l-ə-n tɔŋχa, go-NMLZ.IMPF how go-NONPST-0-2SG DP “If you go, you go, jus kŭtp-en-na | road middle-2SG-LOC In the middle of the path sɔt ... pa | (γ)uś-i-li-j-a, hundred and find-0-IMPF-FREQ-IMP Find it, find it. lɔt ... pa | (γ)uś-i-li-j-a”. place and find-0-IMPF-FREQ-IMP One day, imŏsa | siki-na one horrible-LOC When the animal star came out, when the sable star came out, wɔj χuń-l et-ə-m-na | nŏχəs χuń-l et-ə-m-na, animal star-3SG come:forth-0-NMLZ.PF-LOC sable star-3SG come:forth-0-NMLZ.PF-LOC The he-squirrel χɔr laŋk-ij-en | śi suχt-ə-s-li. male squirrel-DIM-2SG FOC dress-0-PST-SG.3SG Set off. śi măn-l śi măn-l | DP go-NONPST DP go-NONPST He went and went. imŏsa pŏra | siki-na(ji-je) one time horrible-LOC One day kat kŭr-pi wɔj | śi ji-t-al śat-l, two leg-PROPR animal FOC come-NMLZ.IMPF-3SG hear-NONPST An animal walking on two legs could be heard jus-ij-el ńuχl-i|-li-l-a siki, road-DIM-3SG chase-0-IMPF-NONPST-PAS horrible Chasing down his path, kaltm-ij-el ńuχl-i|-li-l-a siki, footprint-DIM-3SG chase-0-IMPF-NONPST-PAS horrible Chasing his trail. śiti want-ə-m-m-al pa | so see-0-INCH-NMLZ.PF-3SG and He took a look, wan-ni jŏχt-ə-m|t-i-m-al pa(je), short-TRANS arrive-INCH-0-NMLZ.PF-3SG and Came up close, and tŭt-ə-ŋ ńɔl siki | śi pit-ə-m-m-al, fire-0-PROPR arrow horrible FOC fall-0-INCH-NMLZ.PF-3SG A fiery arrow fell. mŭw-ij-el tɔŋχa | śiti numəl-m-ij-ə-l, land-DIM-3SG DP so remember-INCH-FREQ-0-NONPST He perhaps remembered his land im-ij-el tɔmətta | śiti śi law-m-al: woman-DIM-3SG yesterday so FOC say-NMLZ.PF-3SG And his wife talking earlier: “śi tɔŋχa χăl-s-ə-m | śi tɔŋχa păr-s-a” DP DP die-PST-0-1SG DP DP die-PST-PAS “Perhaps I have died, perhaps I have died.”