Northern Pomo Stories and Texts: Giving a Shot to a Sheep

Giving a Shot to a Sheep

This is a brief story about Edna's husband asking for help for his sick ram.

Speaker:

Edna Campbell Guerrero

1

bo:w jaʔnamo:w

That guy there,

bo:w: here
jaʔ: person
-nam: -the
-mo:w: -he

That guy there,

2

t̪iʔ waleykat̪o:donamu:l ditʰalkan

because his ram was sick,

t̪iʔ: his.logo.
waleykat̪o:do: ram
-nam: -the
-mu:l: -that
ditʰal: hurt
-ka: -cause
-n: -ing

because his ram was sick,

3

ʔalt̪u mihilt̪u

this way, to the south

ʔal: this
-t̪u: -from
mihil: south
-t̪u: -from

this way, to the south

4

jaʔ pʰon

people living (there)

jaʔ: people
pʰo: live (plural)
-n: -ing

people living (there)

5

pʰowal t̪it̪i daxaka t̪ahin

(he wanted) them to help him,

pʰowal: them
t̪it̪i: him.logo.
daxa: help
-ka: -cause
t̪a: Q
-hi: -say
-n: -ing

(he wanted) them to help him,

6

mo:wal wenoʔ ʔu:hawi pʰatolkakʰe

to give him medicine with a needle.

mo:wal: him
wenoʔ: medicine
ʔu:ha: needle
-wi: -with
pʰatol: stab
-ka: -cause
-kʰe: -future

to give him medicine with a needle.

7

nat̪e pʰow k'o t̪'a:ʔanhan k'o yeheʔ

But they didn't think to do anything…

nat̪e: but
pʰow: they
k'o: not
t̪'a:ʔa: think
-nha: -not
-n: -ing
(k'o): (not)
k'o: thing
yehe: do
-ʔ: -semelf?

But they didn't think to do anything…

8

nant̪e mo:wal daxanhakan

but because they didn't help him,

nant̪e: but
mo:wal: him
daxa: help
-nha: -not
-ka: -cause
-n: -ing

but because they didn't help him,

9

mu:l mo:w mil pʰowal k'uts'aʔade

that's what annoys him about them.

mu:l: that
mo:w: he
mil: from.that
pʰowal: them
k'uts'a: annoy
-ʔ: -reflex.
-ade: -present

that's what annoys him about them.