Making a Husk Doll

2 Ne' tyutyeëhtö ëhsates'á' unônya' ëkyeöök te'utki', ta unë ëhseshatët, ta unë ëhsestya'k ne' watakwëhta's'aa'këôk.
First get the husks ready and clean them, and then dampen them, and then cut them in small, narrow strips.

3 Yeí' níyô tëhsat'ësyútë'.
Take six strips and lay them in a pile.

4 Ta unë yeí' níyô ahsö', ta unë ëhswatase' ne unö'ëë' awôtö'.
Then take six more, and then wrap them around the end of the first pile to make the head of the doll.

5 Ne'hu níyô ëhswatase' ëwiyu'he't unö'ëë' awôtö'.
Wrap enough to make and shape the head.

6 Ëhsehsiyätëhtáë' akwas watákwët unônya' tëthsekwathu'.
Lay a string across a wide husk and fold one end over the string.

7 Ëthsehsiyätyëêthu' ëwötöskwi ne awôtö' unö'ëëkêyát awuwe'shæ' unö'ëë'ke.
Pull the string and shirr to make the top of the head and head covering.

8 Ëhse'húwék n-unö'ëë' ne' n-akwas twatákët unônya'.
Fit the wrapped head piece into the head covering.

9 Ëhswatase' kahsiyæ'ta' unö'ëë' awôtö'.
Tie the string around the base of the head real tight.

10 Tëhsekhahsi' teuwatúwe' kaya'ta'ke.
Split the ends from neck down to make the body.

11 Keí níyô ëhswe'nôni' unêsha' awôtö'.
Trim pieces to roll for arms.

12 Tësyôwë' heôwe tesakhahsô.
Cross the roll at base of head where you split the body apart.

13 Tëhsya'túwét nëkaneshésô'.
Think how long the arms are going to be.

14 Kahsíyæ' ëhsehsiyætase' unëshu'ktö'.
Tie the ends of the arms.

15 Ëhsya'k tekniák ne' ëwötötaá yenësha'ke.
Cut two for cross pieces on the shoulders.

16 Ëhswáhá' kaya'ta'ke.
Tie under arms to hold in place.

17 Tekní ëwötakwëhtô' ka'khwá' awôtö' ëwöthwatáse' yeya'ta'ke.
Two wide pieces for skirt to go around the body.

18 Ëswáhá' kahsíyæ' yeya'ta'ke thaayaku'kháë's.
Tie string around her waist so her skirt won't come down.

Glossary

ne' -- [particle]

ëkathyúwi' -- I will tell about it

ë- Future prefix, -k- 1sA/A prefix, -athyuwi- tell about something [Simple]

he -- [particle]

nëkayeöök -- how it will be done

në- Partitive + Future prefixes, -ka- NsA/C prefix, -ye- do something [K-Stative]

ëkasyöniák -- it will be made

ë- Future prefix, -ka- NsA/X prefix, -syöny- make something [K-Stative]

ne -- [particle]

unônya' -- husk, cornhusk

u- NsP/C prefix, -nöny- husk, cornhusk, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

kaya'ta' -- doll

ka- NsA/C prefix, -ya't- body, doll, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix.

ne' -- [particle]

tyutyeëhtö -- it is first, it has priority

t- Cislocative prefix, -y[u]- NsP/A prefix, -atyeëht- something be first, something have priority [Stative]

ëhsates'á -- you will get ready

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/A prefix, -ates'a- get ready, prepare [Simple]

unônya' -- husk, cornhusk

u- NsP/C prefix, -nöny- husk, cornhusk, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

nëkayeöök -- how it will be done

në- Partitive + Future prefixes, -ka- NsA/C prefix, -ye- do something [K-Stative]

te'utki' -- it is not dirty

te'- Negative prefix, -u- NsP/X prefix, -tki- something be dirty [Stative]

ta unë -- and now, so then

ëhseshatët -- you will dampen it

ë- Future prefix, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -shatëht- dampen something [Simple]

ta unë -- and now, so then

ëhsestya'k -- you will cut it in pieces

ë- Future prefix, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -stya'k- cut something into pieces [Simple]

ne -- [particle]

watakwëhta's'aa'këôk -- they will continue to be narrow

w- NsA/A prefix, -atakwëhta's'aa- things be narrow, -'këôk "Endurative Suffix". Note that we might expect this word to have the Partitive prefix {ni...}, as well. It may have possibly been dropped due to the immediately preceding particle ne'.

yeí' -- six (6)

níyô -- it is that amount

ni- Partitive prefix, -y- NsA/Ö prefix, -ö- be a certain amount [Stative]

tëhsat'ësyútë' -- you will make a pile (out of them)

të- Dualic + Future prefixes, -hs- 2sA/A prefix, -at'ësyut- make a pile [Simple]

ta unë -- and now, so then

yeí' -- six (6)

níyô -- it is that amount

ni- Partitive prefix, -y- NsA/Ö prefix, -ö- be a certain amount [Stative]

ahsö' -- more

ta unë -- and now, so then

ëhswatase' -- you will wrap it around

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/C prefix, -watase- turn something around [Simple]

ne -- [particle]

unö'ëë' -- head

u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

awôtö' -- it becomes

Strange word, somehow based on -atö'- become something

ne'hu -- [particle]

níyô -- it is that amount

ni- Partitive prefix, -y- NsA/Ö prefix, -ö- be a certain amount [Stative]

ëhswatase' -- you will wrap it around

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/C prefix, -watase- turn something around [Simple]

ëwiyu'he't -- it will become good

ë- Future prefix, -w- NsA prefix [irregular], -iyu'he'- become good [Simple]

unö'ëë' -- head

u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

awôtö' -- it becomes

Strange word, somehow based on -atö'- become something

ëhsehsiyätëhtáë' -- you will lay the string down flat

ë- Future prefix, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -hsiy- string, -æ Linker Vowel, -tëhta- lay something down flat [Simple]

akwas -- very

watákwët -- it is wide

w- NsA/A prefix, -atakwëht- something be wide [Stative]

unônya' -- husk, cornhusk

u- NsP/C prefix, -nöny- husk, cornhusk, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

tëthsekwathu' -- you will fold it over it there

tët- Dualic + Future + Cislocative prefixes, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -kwathw- bend, fold something [Simple]. Note that we might expect this word to have the form tëthsehsa'kwáthu', but it appears that the verb base here has been shortened, using the form that normally only occurs following an incorporated noun base.

ëthsehsiyätyëêthu' -- you will pull the string

ët- Future + Cislocative prefixes, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -hsiy- string, t...atyëëthw- pull something towards yourself [Simple]. Note that the incorporated noun base -hsiy- causes the initial /a/ of the verb base to change into /æ/.

ëwötöskwi -- it will be wrinkled

ë- Future prefix, -w- NsA/A prefix, -atöskwi- something be wrinkled [Stative]. Note the regular change of the /a/ at the beginning of the verb base into /ö/. Note also that we would expect the final vowel here to be long, ëwötöskwí.

ne -- [particle]

awôtö' -- it becomes

Strange word, somehow based on -atö'- become something

unö'ëëkêyát -- on top of the head

u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -kêyat- something be on top [Stative]

awuwe'shæ' -- covering

aw- NsP/O prefix, -uwe'sh- covering, -æ- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix. Note that the expected form of the NsP/O prefix here would be simply a-.

unö'ëë'ke -- on the head

u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- linker Vowel, -'ke Locative Suffix.

ëhse'húwék -- you will cover it

ë- Future prefix, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -'huwek- cover something [Simple]

n-unö'ëë' -- head

n- short form of ne, u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

ne' -- [particle]

n-akwas -- very

n- short form of ne, akwas very

twatákët -- ???

unônya' -- husk, cornhusk

u- NsP/C prefix, -nöny- husk, cornhusk, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

ëhswatase' -- you will wrap it around

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/C prefix, -watase- turn something around [Simple]

kahsiyæ'ta' -- string

ka- NsA/X, -hsiyæ't- string, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix. Compare this word with uhsíyæ' string.

unö'ëë' -- head

u- NsP/C prefix, -nö'ë- head, -ë- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

awôtö' -- it becomes

Strange word, somehow based on -atö'- become something

tëhsekhahsi' -- you will split it in two

të- Dualic + Future prefixes, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, te...khahs- split, divide something in two [Simple]

teuwatúwe' -- ???

kaya'ta'ke -- on the body, doll

ka- NsA/C prefix, -ya't- body, doll, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke Locative Suffix

keí -- four (4)

níyô -- it is that amount

ni- Partitive prefix, -y- NsA/Ö prefix, -ö- be a certain amount [Stative]

ëhswe'nôni' -- you will make it round, roll it up

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/L prefix, -we'nöny- make something round, roll something up [Simple]

unêsha' -- arm

u- NsP/C prefix, -nësh- arm, -a- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

awôtö' -- it becomes

Strange word, somehow based on -atö'- become something

tësyôwë' -- you will make a barrier, a bar, a cross??

të- Dualic + Future prefixes, -hs- 2sA/C prefix, te...hyöw- be/make a barrier [Simple]. Note that the /h/ at beginning of the verb base drops out between /s/ and /y/, and that the /h/ of the 2sA/C prefix -hs- also drops, before the sequence /sy/, although that doesn't seem to always happen as a rule.

heôwe -- where

Apparently a variant form of hëôwe

tesakhahsô -- you have split it in two

te- Dualic prefix, -sa- 2sP/X prefix, te...khahs- divide, split something in two [Stative]

tëhsya'túwét -- you will cover the body???

nëkaneshésô' -- how long the arms will be

në- Partitive + Future prefix, -ka- NsA/C prefix, -nësh- arm, -esö- various things be long [Simple]. Note that we would expect this word to have the form: nëkanëshésô'

kahsíyæ' -- string

ka- NsA/X prefix, -hsiy- string, -æ- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

ëhsehsiyætase' -- you will tie the string around it

ë- Future prefix, -hse- 2sA/X prefix, -hsiy- string, -æ- Linker Vowel, +tase- spin, turn something [Simple]

unëshu'ktö' -- end of the arms

u- NsP/C prefix, -nësh- arm, -u'ktö- several things come to an end [Stative]

ëhsya'k -- you will cut it off

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/C prefix, -ya'k- cut something off [Simple]

tekniák -- two??

ne' -- [particle]

ëwötötaá -- ???

yenësha'ke -- on her arm

ye- FsA/C prefix, -nësh- arm, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke Locative Suffix

ëhswáhá' -- you will tie it around it

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/L prefix, -waha- tie something around something else [Simple]

kaya'ta'ke -- on the body, doll

ka- NsA/C prefix, -ya't- body, doll, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke Locative Suffix

tekní -- two (2)

ëwötakwëhtô' -- they will be wide

ë- Future prefix, -w- NsA/A prefix, -atakwëhtö- several things be wide [Simple]. Note the regular change of the /a/ at the beginning of the verb base into /ö/.

ka'khwá' -- skirt

Apparently variant form of ka'kháa'??

awôtö' -- it becomes

Strange word, somehow based on -atö'- become something

ëwöthwatáse' -- it will wrap around it

ë- Future prefix, -w- NsA/A prefix, -athwatase- spin, turn, wrap around something [Simple]. Note the regular change of the /a/ at the beginning of the verb base into /ö/.

yeya'ta'ke -- on her body, doll

ye- FsA/C prefix, -ya't- body, doll, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke Locative Suffix

ëhswáhá' -- you will tie it around it

ë- Future prefix, -hs- 2sA/L prefix, -waha- tie something around something else [Simple]

kahsíyæ' -- string

ka- NsA/X prefix, -hsiy- string, -æ- Linker Vowel, -' Noun Suffix

yeya'ta'ke -- on her body, doll

ye- FsA/C prefix, -ya't- body, doll, -a- Linker Vowel, -'ke Locative Suffix

thaayaku'kháë's -- so that her skirt would not fall down on her (by accident)

thaa- Contrastive + Optative prefixes, -yaku- FsP/X prefix, -'kha- skirt, -ë'se- something accidently falls down [Simple]. Note that we're still a little unclear about -'kha-...??