Section 7.8 Tla'amin - mɛnatᶿɛy hɛga ʔəms χat̓kʷ
Written by: Veselin Jungic and Mark MacLean Illustrated by: Bethani L'Heureux Tla’amin translation by: Ochele (Betty Wilson) and Gail Blaney, Tla’amin Nation; Eva and Herman Francis, Klahoose First Nation; Marianne Huijsmans, UBC; and Su Urbanczyk, UVic.
mɛnatᶿɛy ʔatᶿ nən. payɛč gagayɛɬtən kʷ ʔukʷtəm. saystom tums ƛaχƛaχay kʷ qʷaqʷθəm ninijɛ kʷ sχoχoɬ. χaƛ kʷatᶿ tawθɛ ninijɛs ta χat̓kʷs tɛʔɛ t̓aχəmay.
Menathey is my name. I always ask about everything. Our elders like to tell old stories. I would like to tell you about the designs on this cedar pole.
t̓ᶿɛt̓ᶿɛyqenəm šɛ qayk̓ʷ šɛ paʔa t̓ᶿokʷ. kʷʊnuxʷas šɛ ti mot jɛnxʷ. hɛhew gaɬ mot. χʷayɛmɛtəs ta ti jɛnxʷ. ʔi: ƛukʷtəs. hanəm qatəm ta jɛnxʷ. xʷačɛmas qahuxʷəs. nənmaɬ ʔot tayq. hanəm qatəm.
One day the eagle was out looking for something to eat. He spotted a huge fish just below the surface of the water. It was so shiny. He plummeted down towards the fish. He grabbed it with his talons. The fish was too big and heavy. The eagle was unable to lift it. He could only move it just a little. It was too heavy.








gayɛɬtanč: čɩmčɛ qaχayɛmɛtəs šɛ ti jɛnxʷ hɛwtəm ɬaytuxʷs?
Question: Why did it take all the animals to be able to pull that big salmon on to the shore?
