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q̓ʷc̓q̓ʷc̓iʔ
Pit House village

Video 1 Transcript

JS: axaʔ q̓sapiʔ axaʔ la ki ac.. acpulxəlx alaʔ kac.. iʔ xʷʔit iʔ uh q̓ʷc̓iʔ alaʔ məɬ iʔ l̕ iʔ l̕ uh.. iʔ la pulx alaʔ kɬsiw̓ɬkʷ uc caʔkʷ kacitkʷm axaʔ lut t̕a c.. t̕a cnsult. ixiʔ nyʕip uɬ alaʔ yʕayʕat uh.. t way̓…
 

A few keywords

q̓sapiʔ – A long time ago
pulx – camp
q̓ʷc̓iʔ – pit house
kacitkʷm – underground spring
sult – freeze

Check out this archaeology report from 1974!

Video 2 Transcript

JS: iʔ l̕ sqipc məɬ ixiʔ yʕat əɬ atlaʔ əɬxʷuy əɬ ah.. k̓l əɬpix̌əməlx km̓ iʔ stim̓ məɬ iʔ sp̓iƛəm̓ km̓ iʔ siyaʔ ɬə way̓ ɬa.. ɬa.. ɬa.. p̓yaq məɬ ixiʔ.. ixiʔ.. ixiʔ xʷuy məɬ q̓ʷlq̓ʷliw̓məlx məɬ p̓iƛ̓məlx məɬ ixiʔ ta ck̓l.. ta ck̓l.. k̓l t̕ik̓ʷt km̓ iʔ k̓l uh.. iʔ k̓l cəcwíxaʔ k̓m̓ iʔ k̓l saʔtitkʷ km̓ əɬ xʷuyy̓əlx nixʷ ɬəɬt̕áməlx uɬ xiʔ nyʕip axaʔ aʔ l̕ tmxʷulaʔxʷ kaʔ cʔilíʔəlx xʷaʔ t̕i taɬt nxaʔcín t sq̓sapíʔ.

A few keywords

sqipc – spring
pix̌əməlx – they hunt
q̓ʷlq̓ʷliw̓məlx –  they pick berries
p̓iƛ̓məlx – They dig roots
ɬəɬt̕áməlx – They fish
t̕ik̓ʷt – lake
cəcwíxaʔ – creek
saʔtitkʷ – river

Map location

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