Okanagan Grouse Woman: Upper Nicola Narratives
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Okanagan Grouse Woman: Upper Nicola Narratives
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Overview
Published through the Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
In this book of Native American language research and oral traditions, linguist John Lyon collects Salish stories as told by culture-bearer Lottie Lindley, one of the last Okanagan elders whose formative years of language learning were unbroken by the colonizing influence of English. Speaking in the Upper Nicola dialect of Okanagan, a Southern Interior Salish language, Lindley tells the stories that recount and reflect Salish culture, history, and historical consciousness (including names of locales won in battle with other interior peoples), coming-of-age rituals and marriage rites, and tales that attest to the self-understanding of the Salish people within their own history.
For each Okanagan Salish story, Lyon and Lindley offer a continuous transcription followed by a collaborative English translation of the story and an interlinear rendition with morphological analysis. The presentation allows students of the dialect, linguists, and those interested in Pacific Northwest and Interior Plateau indigenous oral traditions unencumbered access to the culture, history, and language of the Salish peoples.
With few native speakers left in the community, Okanagan Grouse Woman contributes to the preservation, presentation, and—with hope—maintenance and cultivation of a vital indigenous language and the cultural traditions of the Interior Salish peoples.
Lottie Lindley (1930–2016) (Nicola Okanagan Salish) was a culture-bearer and one of the last fluent speakers of Nicola Okanagan. John Lyon is a postdoctoral researcher in linguistics at the University of Victoria.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780803286849 |
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| Publisher: | Nebraska |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2017 |
| Pages: | 512 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.80(d) |
About the Author
Lottie Lindley (1930–2016) (Nicola Okanagan Salish) was a culture-bearer and one of the last fluent speakers of Nicola Okanagan. John Lyon is a postdoctoral researcher in linguistics at the University of Victoria.
Table of Contents
List of Figures Foreword by Xʷacúʔ (Allan Thomas Lindley) Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Editor’s Introduction: The Okanagan Language PART 1. UPPER NICOLA NARRATIVES: OKANAGAN 1. kɬíw̓sntməlx iʔ t ti̓ kʷ̓ t 2. ɬaʔ ckcxʷ̌ ípəlaʔs iʔ sənkl̓ í̓ p 3. iʔ nx̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ 4. Snʕánʕas 5. kl̓ nskʷ̓ uts iʔ ti̓ kʷ̓ t 6. lkʷilx iʔ tl sənɬq̓ʷútən 7. xʷk̓ʷncut mi sic ʔawspíx̌əm 8. ɬaʔ cx̓ ʷ̌ íltəm iʔ sqilxʷ 9. iʔ ty̓ ty̓ muɬ t tətwít 10. ɬaʔ ck̓awíwləx iʔ sqilxʷ 11. ɬaʔ ckʷ̓ úlə̓ m iʔ sqilxʷ t p̓ínaʔ 12. l Nəq̓áq̓suɬ 13. l Q̓ʷumqnátkʷ 14. iʔ kəkn̓íʔ iʔ ksk̓wilxs 15. cktyáqʷtmstsəlx i ̓ təmxʷúlax̓ ʷ 16. yaʕyáʕt səʕsáʕtləx ki̓ m ti̓ knaqs t ƛ̓əxə̌ xƛ̌ ̓xá̌ p actk̓ íkst 17. iʔ sqiʔsc iʔ knaqs iʔ tkɬmilxʷ . 18. uɬ ixíʔ cyaʕp iʔ smsámaʔ 19. ɬaʔ ckicx Douglas 20. kʷu ɬaʔ cq̓əy̓ám k̓l snq̓əy̓míntən 21. Maggie Moore iʔ təmxʷúlaʔxʷs . PART 2. UPPER NICOLA NARRATIVES: ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS AND COMMENTARIES 1. Divided by the Lake 2. When Coyote Ruled 3. The Lake Monster 4. The Snotty-Nose Bird 5. Other Side of the Lake 6. Leave Your Bed 7. Clean Yourself Before Going Hunting 8. When the People Trained 9. The Lazy Boy 10. When the People Became Old 11. How the People Made Baskets 12. At Minnie Lake Interview with Nellie Guitterez 13. At Chapperon Lake 14. The Kokanees Will Go Upriver 15. They Fought Over the Land 16. They All Fell Off Except One Old Man with a Cane 17. One Woman’s Dream 18. And the White People Came 19. When Douglas Came 20. When We Were Writing in School 21. Maggie Moore’s Land PART 3. UPPER NICOLA NARRATIVES: INTERLINEAR ANALYSES 1. kɬíw̓sntməlx iʔ t ti̓ kʷ̓ t / Divided by the Lake 2. ɬaʔ ckcxʷ̌ ípəlaʔs iʔ sənkl̓ í̓ p / When Coyote Ruled 3. iʔ nx̌aʔx̌ʔítkʷ / The Lake Monster 4. Snʕánʕas / The Snotty-Nose Bird 5. kl̓ nskʷ̓ uts iʔ ti̓ kʷ̓ t / Other Side of the Lake 6. lkʷilx iʔ tl sənɬq̓ʷútən / Leave Your Bed 7. xʷk̓ʷncut mi sic ʔawspíx̌əm / Clean Yourself Before Going Hunting 8. ɬaʔ cx̓ ʷ̌ íltəm iʔ sqilxʷ / When the People Trained 9. iʔ ty̓ ty̓ muɬ t tətwít / The Lazy Boy . 10. ɬaʔ ck̓awíwləx iʔ sqilxʷ / When the People Became Old 11. ɬaʔ ckʷ̓ úlə̓ m iʔ sqilxʷ t p̓ínaʔ / How the People Made Baskets 12. l Nəq̓áq̓suɬ / At Minnie Lake 13. l Q̓ʷumqnátkʷ / At Chapperon Lake . 14. iʔ kəkn̓íʔ iʔ ksk̓wilxs / The Kokanees Will Go Upriver 15. cktyáqʷtmstsəlx iʔ̓ təmxʷúlaʔ̓ xʷ / They Fought Over the Land 16. yaʕyáʕt səʕsáʕtləx ki̓ m ti̓ knaqs t ƛ̓əxə̌ xƛ̌ ̓xá̌ p actk̓ íkst / They All Fell Off Except One Old Man with a Cane 17. iʔ sqiʔsc iʔ knaqs iʔ tkɬmilxʷ / One Woman’s Dream 18. uɬ ixíʔ cyaʕp iʔ smsámaʔ / And the White People Came 19. ɬaʔ ckicx Douglas / When Douglas Came 20. kʷu ɬaʔ cq̓əy̓ám k̓l snq̓əy̓míntən / When We Were Writing in School 21. Maggie Moore iʔ təmxʷúlaʔxʷs / Maggie Moore’s Land Appendix: Interview with Lottie Lindley Glossary Notes Bibliography Index