Koasati Traditional Narratives

Appendix 1: Linguistically Analyzed Texts

271 Appendix 1 Linguistically Analyzed Texts (for Marianne Mithun) The following are linguistic analyses of five of the narratives included in this collection: Corn Woman, The Great Lizard (First Version), Barred Owl and Mouse, The Boy and the Pygmy Rattlesnake, and How a Man Lost His Breechcloth to a Bull. Two other narratives included in this volume have been linguistically analyzed elsewhere: The First Meeting of the Indians and the Europeans (Kimball 1991:580—603) and The Clawed Witches (Kimball 1993b). The linguistic terminology used is from Kimball (1991), with the difference that singular verbs are not specially marked, the two subjunctives are not distinguished, and no differentiation is made between the various elements that fall into the adverbial and modal slots. CORN WOMAN Tayyí sihnóhcok á:yatoho:limpatš. tayyí sihno-¶Vhco-k á:ya-toho-:li-mpa-t-š woman old-HABIT-SS go:about-REALIS-DEDUC-HEARSAY-PAST-PH:TR Ho:tinannáhcok, pasá:kascok, ho:ti-nanna-¶Vhco-k pasá:ka-:si-¶Vhco-k sores-NOTHING:BUT-HABIT-SS be:dirty-DIM-HABIT-SS ohimpalátka:sin. ¶A:yatohok, oh-im-palátka-:si-n á:ya-toho-k DISTR-3DAT-be:cross-DIM-sw go:about-REALIS-SS atlawístanannáhcok, loká:caskok at-lawísta-nanna-¶Vhco-k loká:ca-si-k-ok person-small(pl)-NOTHING:BUT-HABIT-SS orphan-DIM-ART-SS:FOC 272 APPENDIX 1 í:satohon. ¶Ohøan, atlawístak í:sa-toho-n ó,h,øa-n at-lawísta-k dwell(pl)-REALIS-SW be:there,H:GRADE,-SW person-small(pl)-NOM ayyihó:cihónkan cokkó:toho:limpatš. ayyihó:ci-hónka-n cokkó:li-toho:-li-mpa-t-š have:pity-ADV-SW sit(sg)-REALIS-DEDUC-HEARSAY-PAST-PH:TR “Koncokk´ô:li:š,” káhhan. kom-cokkó:,N,li-¸Vh-š ká,h,ha-n 3DAT-sit(sg),N:GRADE,-DELAY:IMP-PH:TR say,H:GRADE-SW Má:mo:sin, tayyí síhnok ónkak, “Ná:son má:mo:si-n tayyí síhno-k ónka-k ná:s-on be:then-SW woman old-NOM SAY-ss something-ACC:FOC shopónhácíhcotohok i:talloko:líhcok!” s-hopón-háci-¶Vhco-toho-k i:t-am-loko:li,h,c-ok INSTR-cook-2PL:SUBJ(2AI)-HABIT-REALIS-SS COME:&-1DAT-stand(pl),H:GRADE,-SS:FOC káhhan. I:tilloko:líhcin. Má:mo:sin, ká,h,ha-n i:t-im-loko:li,h,ci-n má:mo:si-n say,H:GRADE,-SW COME:&-3DAT-stand(pl),H:GRADE,-SW be:then-SW ibisnók cassók a:yáhcok ómmitohok, ibisnó-k cass-ók á:ya-¶Vhco-k ómmi-toho-k 3:pronoun-NOM corn-NOM:FOC go:about-HABIT-SS be-REALIS-SS ilisahlí:cit i intabáhlin í:pat ili-sahlí:ci-t im-tabáhli-n í:pa-t 3REFLEX-scrape-CONN 3DAT-make:bread-SW eat-CONN í:satoho:limpatš. Mó:tohon, í:sa-toho-:li-mpa-t-š mó:toho-n dwell(pl)-REALIS-DEDUC-HEARSAY-PAST-PH:TR be:then-SW ónkak, “Cassík hiná:p hiná:bat ónka-k cassí-k hiná:p hiná:ba-t quoth-SS corn-NOM now be:hard-CONN hinábš,” káhhan. “Pitáhkok hiná:ba-DEL-š ká,h,ha-n pitáhk-ok be:hard-PH:TR-PH:TR say,H:GRADE,-SW storage:house-NOM:FOC APPENDIX 1 273 acó:bok haccá:tohon, yón páslit anóslok, acó:b-ok haccá:li-toho-n yón pásli-t anósl-ok old-NOM:FOC stand(sg)-REALIS-SW here clean-CONN finish(pl)-SS:FOC onokbáhlok nocitóka:š!” káhhok. “Anók onokbáhl-ok noci-tóka-¸Vh-š ká,h,h-ok anó-k close-SS:FOC sleep(imp)-2PL:IMP-DELAY-PH:TR say,H:GRADE,-SS:FOC I-NOM hacimpicí mó:š, káhhok, “Cassí hátkâ,” hacim-picí mó-š” ká,h,h-ok cassí hátka 2PL:POSS-mother indeed-PH:TR say,H:GRADE,-SS:FOC corn white¶Onkak, “Tabáhlit háspalaho:š,” ónka-k tabáhli-t hás-pa-laho-š quoth-SS make:bread-CONN 2PL:SUBJ(1A)-eat-IRREALIS-PH:TR ká:hatohon. Tamóhkan, hobálka:p, pitáhkak ká:ha-toho-n tamó,h,ka-n ho-bálka-:p pitahká-k say-REALIS-SW be:night,H:GRADE,-SW DISTR-lie(pl)-SUBJUNC storage:house-NOM kobohlí:cit nakáøtohok. Níhtan, kobohlí:ci...