Kutenai Tales/Coyote and Fox

1. Coyote and Fox

Coyote started. He saw Fox. Coyote said: "Give me your blanket. Let us be friends." Coyote said: "Let us go." Fox said: "Yes, let us be friends." Then he started. He went along. He saw people. There were many tents. Then they had a race.

Ts!ιna′x̣e·(He started) skι′n·ku·ts.(Coyote.) nʼu′px̣ₐne·(He saw) na·′k!ₑyoʼs.(Fox.) qake′ᵢne·(He said) skι′n·ku·ts(Coyote:) hamatι′ktsu("Give me) sι′t!ne·s.(your blanket.) huts!ιnʼała′ₐne·(We shall be) swυ′tᵢmo.(friends.") ta′x̣as(Then) qake′ᵢne·(said) skι′n·ku·ts(Coyote:) hułts!ιnax̣a′ₐła.("Let us go.") qake′ᵢne·(He said) na·′k!ₑyo(Fox:) he·("Yes,) ta′x̣as(now) huts!ιnała′ₐne·(we shall be) swυ′tᵢmo.(friends.") ta′x̣as(Then) ts!ιna′x̣e·.(he started.) qa·na′x̣e·.(He went along.) nʼu′px̣ₐne·(He saw) aʽqłsma′kᵢnιk!s.(people.) yu·naqa′ₐne·(Many were) aₐʽkιt.ła′e·s.(their tents.) ta′x̣as(Then) ιtkι′n·e·(he made) kałnux̣u′kna·m.(a race.)