51社区黑料

01. yath 鈥檜w鈥� ni鈥� 鈥檜 tthu ti鈥檡uxween thu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts 鈥檌鈥� 鈥檜hwiin鈥� stl鈥檌鈥檛l鈥檘ulh.
Small Number is a young boy who always gets into a lot of mischief.

02. nem鈥� nets鈥檜w鈥檛-hwum tthu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檈shnuts kwun鈥檃tul鈥� 鈥檜 thu sqe鈥檜qs, stl鈥檃tl鈥檜m鈥� kw鈥檈shnuts, nem鈥� 鈥檜 thu si鈥檒us ni鈥� 鈥檜 kwthu swe鈥檚 tumuhws hun鈥檜tum鈥� kwa鈥檓utsun.
He goes for a visit, along with his sister Perfect Number, to their Grandma whose land is at Quamichan.

03. 鈥檜y鈥檚tum 鈥檜鈥檛l鈥� kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts kws sew鈥檘鈥檚 鈥檜wu kws 鈥檜n鈥檔ehws ni鈥� 鈥檜 tthu lelum鈥� 鈥檜 thu si鈥檒us.
Small Number likes to stay at his grandma鈥檚 house.

04. yath 鈥檜w鈥� sew鈥檘鈥� 鈥檜l鈥� 鈥檜kw鈥� tuw鈥� xelu 鈥檜l鈥�, tuw鈥� 鈥檌鈥檜y鈥檓ut 鈥檜l鈥� ni鈥� 鈥檜 tthu lelum鈥� 鈥檜tl鈥� si鈥檒u.
He always like to go looking for valuable and beautiful things there at his grandmother鈥檚 house.

05. tthu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts kwus 鈥檌鈥檓ush sew鈥檘鈥� ni鈥� 鈥檜 tthu lelum鈥� 鈥檜tl鈥� si鈥檒u, 鈥檌鈥� wulh lumnuhwus thu hay 鈥檜l鈥� t鈥檃t le鈥檛sus.
Small number is walking around his grandmother鈥檚 house looking and he sees a really old basket.

06. hay 鈥檜l鈥� 鈥檌鈥檜y鈥檓ut tthu sxul鈥檚.
It had very beautiful markings on it.

07. ni鈥� yu p鈥檈p鈥檜tl鈥檜tus tthu sxul鈥檚 tthu le鈥檛sus kwus hay鈥� ul鈥� xelunuhwus.
He was touching the markings on the basket, admiring them.

08. 鈥渢they鈥� le鈥檛sus. nilh lhunu shhwum鈥檔ikw ni鈥� xt鈥檈stuhw tthuy鈥� le鈥檛sus,鈥� ts鈥檌ts鈥檈lhumutum 鈥檜tl鈥� kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts thu si鈥檒us yu hwsuweem鈥檘un鈥� kwus yuqwaqwul鈥�.
鈥淚t was my aunt who made this basket,鈥� Small number heard his grandmother say in a soft voice.
鈥渢they鈥� le鈥檛sus nilh tthu kwumluhws tthu xpey鈥� nilh ni鈥� hakwshum.鈥�
鈥淭his basket is made from cedar roots.鈥�

09. sht鈥檃l鈥檛th鈥檜s tthu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts. suw鈥� thut-s thu si鈥檒u, 鈥渘em鈥� tst yukwun鈥檃tul鈥� 鈥檌鈥� lhun鈥� sqe鈥檜q, stl鈥檃tl鈥檜m鈥� kw鈥檜shnuts, 鈥檜w鈥� kweyulus nem鈥� 鈥檃luxut kwthu kwumluhw xpey鈥�.
Grandma looks at Small Number鈥檚 puzzled face, and says, 鈥淵ou and your sister, Perfect Number, will go with me tomorrow to gather cedar roots.

10. xlhas tst kwu鈥檈lh! nuw 鈥檜w鈥� yuthusthamu 鈥檜w鈥� nutsim鈥檜s 鈥檜shus xelu tthu hwkwum鈥檒uhw.
Now let us eat! I鈥檒l tell you why cedar roots are treasured by our people.
鈥檌鈥� hay 鈥檜l鈥� qux kwus yu na鈥檔uts鈥檛ul鈥� tthu shtuhim鈥檚 kwus yu ha鈥檏wushum鈥�.
They can be used in many different ways.

11. hun鈥檜tum鈥� yu xaytl鈥檛hut 鈥檌鈥� ni鈥� tsun 鈥檃luxut tthu hwkwumluhw xpey鈥�, 鈥檜nwulh 鈥檜 tthu slhumuhw 鈥檌鈥� tthu xuxun鈥�.鈥�
When it鈥檚 fall, I gather my cedar roots, between the time of the rains and the frost.

12. kwus wulh nem鈥� 鈥檌mush 鈥檜 tthu hwthuthiqut suw鈥� qwals thu si鈥檒u, 鈥渘u stl鈥檌鈥� kws quxs hwkwumluhw xpey鈥�, swe鈥檚 tse鈥� tthu le鈥檛sus.
When they are entering the forest, says Grandma says, 鈥淚 like to have enough supply for the winter to make my baskets,鈥�

13. sa鈥檚xw tthu netulh, 鈥檌鈥檈luqupstum 鈥檜tl鈥� kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts tthu hwthuthiqut.
It is a misty morning and Small Number can smell the sweet scent of the forest.

14. wulh ts鈥檈lhum鈥檜tus tthu t鈥檌l鈥檛鈥檜lum鈥� sqw鈥檜lesh ni鈥� 鈥檜 tthu tsilhus thuthiqut.
He hears the birds singing to each other somewhere high in the trees.

15. suw鈥� hwqwelqwul鈥檌鈥檞un鈥檚 tthu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts, 鈥渟tem kwthu ni鈥� yu lhiya鈥檜qwt 鈥檜 tthu s鈥檜lnuts tthu thqet.
Small Number is thinking, 鈥淲hat is behind those big tree trunks?鈥�
nem鈥� yu 鈥檌鈥檓ush ni鈥� 鈥檜 tthu sts鈥檜shtutsus 鈥檜 tthu tumuhws tthu hwthuthiqut.
He starts walking over the branches on the forest floor.

16. suw鈥� thuyuthut-s 鈥檌mush 鈥檜 tthu sq鈥檃鈥檘i鈥檛sus thuthiqut, slheq鈥檒huq鈥� 鈥檜 thu sts鈥檜shtutsus, 鈥檌鈥� ni鈥� hwunin鈥檚us tthu hwthithiqut stutes 鈥檜 tthu statluw鈥�.
He moves between dead tree limbs and fallen branches until he reaches the group of trees by a creek.

17. nets鈥檜w鈥檜ts sxun鈥檜 kws tl鈥檜qtemutth鈥檚 tthu thqet.
鈥檌鈥檜ymut tthu thekw鈥� thqet. suw鈥� qp鈥檃sum鈥檚 lemutus tthu statluw鈥�.
The trees are 100 feet tall. They are beautiful straight trees. Then he looks down at the creek.

18. hwu shpal鈥檖ul鈥檟a鈥檒us tthu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts kwus lumnuhwus tthu hay 鈥檜l鈥� qux xil鈥檈鈥檛s鈥� stseelhtun sul鈥檌ts鈥� 鈥檜 tthu statluw鈥�. hwu hay 鈥檜l鈥� xwumxwum tthu tth鈥檈le鈥檚.
Small Number鈥檚 eyes widen when he sees that there are alot of spawning salmon in the creek. His heart beats really fast.

19. ya鈥檛hut-s tthu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檈shnuts 鈥檜 tthu thqet.
hwqweel鈥檘wul鈥檌鈥檞un鈥� kws timut-s tthu shqwaluwuns suw鈥� lemut-s tthu shlhq鈥檃鈥檛h statluw鈥�.
Small Number backs up behind the tree. He gathers all his courage and looks over to the other side of the creek

20. wulh lumnuhwus tthu tsq鈥檌x spe鈥檜th 鈥檌鈥� tthu lhihw spe鈥檜th鈥檃llh suli鈥檚i鈥檘 鈥檜 tthu xpey鈥檜lhp.
There he sees a black bear with her three cubs underneath a cedar tree.

21. suw lhelhuqum鈥檚 tthu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檜shnuts, 鈥渁ah, 鈥檜w鈥� thu鈥檌t. lhey鈥檟tus tthu stseelhtun.
suw鈥� hay 鈥檜l鈥� s鈥檋iil鈥檜kw tthu shqwaluwuns.鈥�
Small Number whispers,鈥淪o it is true that bears eat salmon. This is really exciting!鈥�

22. 鈥渒w鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檈shnuts, 鈥檌鈥� tsun xut鈥檜sthamu 鈥檜w鈥� yath ch 鈥檜w鈥� stutes 鈥檜tl鈥� 鈥檈en鈥檛hu.鈥�
鈥淪mall Number, I told you to stay with me all the time!鈥�

23. ts鈥檈lhum鈥檜tum 鈥檜tl鈥� kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檈shnuts thu hwsuweem鈥檘un鈥� sisul鈥檜s, suw鈥� ts鈥檃lusums, qwumtsustus thu sisu鈥檒us.
Small Number hears his grandma鈥檚 quiet voice, coming just from behind him. He turns around and hugs grandma very tightly.

24. 鈥渁aah, si鈥檒u, nan ch 鈥檜w鈥� nu stl鈥檌鈥�.鈥�
鈥淕randma, I love you so much!鈥�

25. 鈥渢l鈥檈鈥� tsuw鈥� st鈥檈 nan ch 鈥檜w鈥� nu stl鈥檌鈥�!
鈥檜wu ch tl鈥檈鈥檜hw sii鈥檚i鈥檚tam鈥檚h. ni鈥� tsun hwu stth鈥檜ykw鈥�?鈥�

鈥淚 love you very much too. Please don鈥檛 scare me like this again! I was frightened.鈥�

26. kwus wulh hulun鈥檜mut ni鈥� 鈥檜 tthu lelum鈥� 鈥檜tl鈥� si鈥檒u, skw鈥檈y kws ts鈥檈hwuls tthu kw鈥檌鈥檏w鈥檈shnuts kws shhwun鈥檜m鈥檚 鈥檜 kwthu xelu ni鈥� lumnuhwus.
When they got home to grandma鈥檚 house, Small Number couldn鈥檛 stop talking about his adventure of seeing such a rare sight.

27. kwthu ni lumnuhwun鈥� lhey鈥檟tum鈥� 鈥檜tl spe鈥檜th tthu stseelhtun ni鈥� 鈥檜 kwthu hay 鈥檜l鈥� thi thqet.
鈥淚 saw bears eating salmon under the biggest tree ever.
sht鈥檈s kws thiis kwthey鈥� s鈥檜lnuts ni鈥� ts鈥檛wa鈥� te鈥檛sselu 鈥檜 tthu nu siiye鈥檡u kws yu kwun鈥檃tsustul鈥�.
The trunk of the tree was so big that I would need at least eight of my friends to hold their hands to get around it.

28. neet tsun kwu鈥檈lh 鈥檜kw鈥� spe鈥檜thiye鈥� thqet.
I鈥檒l call it the Bear Tree!

29. 鈥檜wu ch kwu鈥檈lh huy鈥檛hustuhw lhu mam kwunus ni鈥� hwi nan鈥檜ts鈥檃鈥� ni鈥� 鈥檜 kwthu hwthuthiqut!
Just don鈥檛 tell Mom that I wandered through the forest on my own!鈥�

30. suw鈥� ptem鈥�: suw鈥� stsekwul鈥� kws thiis kwthey鈥� spe鈥檜thiye鈥� thqet?
Question: How wide was the Bear Tree?

51社区黑料 the Hul'q'umi'num' language

Translation and Narration: Delores Louie (Swustanulwut)

Hul鈥檘鈥檜mi鈥檔um鈥� transcription, and Editing by Donna Gerdts (Sp鈥檃qw鈥檜m鈥檜ltunaat)

Sound recording and editing: Thomas Jones (Siwut) & Donna Gerdts (Sp鈥檃qw鈥檜m鈥檜ltunaat)

Special thanks to: Joan Brown (Quwqumalwut), HLCC

Funding for Hul鈥檘鈥檜mi鈥檔um鈥� language: First Peoples鈥� Cultural Council, SSHRC.