Milluk - Doctoring Power Appeared as a Person

Miluk Ethnological Text

di´č-du tƚi´-iƚ dəgwə́ns, wi•´-kwi•´-yɛ-iƚdinɛ́•dʒis.

Whatever their dream, that's what they have for their power

mái-hwa'yá•s, wi´-an-gu•s-dʒi´-hwa'yá•s, wi´-gu•s-kwi

Even if a snake, not all kinds of snakes, he begins to see that

(one kind of snake) all of that (one kind)

k’a'ái-hamaq!, má•tsi hič'i´ x̣-wɛ́n hwá'yás.

see as person, just one kind of snake.

x̣-wɛ́•n-tƚi-iƚ-da-ɢ̣aháis. mái-lɛɢ̣ɛ́lq tƚi-iƚ-da-ɢ̣aháis,

That's the way its their power. even if it's red-headed pecker their power

wɛ́•-x̣-k’a'ái-iƚ-kwi-hámáq!, wi´-kwi´-iƚ-x̣-k’á'ai

then they see it as a person and they their people-like

qa'wáya-di-tƚi•´s. di´č-tƚi-iƚ-dá-ɢ̣aháis, wi´-gu•s-kwi´-x̣-wɛ•n.

understands their tongue whatever their power all are like that

mái-dič tƚi-iƚ-dá-ɢ̣aháis, ma-i´ƚ-his-kwi´-x̣-wɛ́•n

no matter what their power they are all like that

qa'wáya-ditƚi•´s. mái-gwutsgwi•´nɛ i´ƚ-dá-ɢ̣aháis,

and they understand its language. Even if yellow hammer is their power,