Long ago, in the lands near the big water, lived an elk named Təχə́ʔa. Təχə́ʔa wasn’t like the other elk. He was curious about the strange two-legged creatures and their clever machines, the sčʼáqʷə číxʷə.
One day, Təχə́ʔa saw a young person, a Qʷ’ə́ʔa, sitting in a moving house, a šxʷčíxʷə (car). The person was looking at a sčʼáqʷə číxʷə (computer). Təχə́ʔa, the elk, wanted to know what it was doing.
He carefully approached the šxʷčíxʷə (car) and peered in. The Qʷ’ə́ʔa (person) looked up, startled. But instead of running away, she smiled. She showed Təχə́ʔa (elk) a picture of an elk on the sčʼáqʷə číxʷə (computer)!
Təχə́ʔa was amazed. He had never seen such a thing. From that day on, Təχə́ʔa and the Qʷ’ə́ʔa became friends. They would meet by the big water and share stories — the elk with its silent language, and the person with the help of the clever machine.
Hypothetical Tillamook Story: Təχə́ʔa čaa sčʼáqʷə číxʷə
ƛ̓ám łáxʷt tíqʷ, əxʷ tás qáła łaqʷ’, qʷ’ə́qʷ łə təχə́ʔa qʷ’ə́ʔa Təχə́ʔa. Təχə́ʔa číxʷə šúł čaa šúł. ʔačʼ šxʷł šúł tə łáxʷt qʼʷəm ťáqʷ ɬqʷ’ səčíxʷə sčʼáqʷə číxʷə
ʔáχ šáxʷt, Təχə́ʔa ʔačʼ šúł tə k’ʷi qʷ’ə́ʔa, qáła šxʷčíxʷə. Qʷ’ə́ʔa ʔačʼ šúł tə sčʼáqʷə číxʷə. Təχə́ʔa tə tałqa, ʔačʼ šúł šxʷ.
ʔaqʷ’ šúł tə šxʷčíxʷə, šqʷ łqʷ’. Qʷ’ə́ʔa ʔačʼ šúł ta qʷíləx. ʔaqʷ’ šqʷ qʷ’əʔ qʼəqʷ’ saʔ, ʔačʼ ta šqíqʷ. ʔačʼ šúł tə Təχə́ʔa tə sáp tə təχə́ʔa qáła sčʼáqʷə číxʷə!
Təχə́ʔa ʔačʼ šúł tə šxʷdə́. ʔačʼ qʷ’əʔ šúł tə xʷł. ʔáχ šáxʷt tə sáp, Təχə́ʔa čaa Qʷ’ə́ʔa šúł tə xʷqʷ. ʔačʼ šúł qáła łaqʷ’ tə čqʼə́qʷ qʷ’əʔ, Təχə́ʔa qáła tə šúł qʼʷəm, čaa Qʷ’ə́ʔa qáła sčʼáqʷə číxʷə.
Translation of the Tillamook:
Long ago, in the land near the big water, lived an elk named Təχə́ʔa. Təχə́ʔa was not like the other elk. He was curious about the two-legged creatures and their clever machines.
One day, Təχə́ʔa saw a young person, in a moving house. The person was looking at a computer. Təχə́ʔa the elk, was curious to know.
He approached the moving house, peering in. The person looked up, startled. But instead of running away, she smiled. She showed Təχə́ʔa the elk the picture of the elk on the computer!
Təχə́ʔa was amazed. He had never seen such a thing. From that day on, Təχə́ʔa and the person became friends. They would be near the big water sharing stories, Təχə́ʔa with his silent language, and the person with the computer.
Vocabulary (From the Story):
- Təχə́ʔa: Elk
- Qʷ’ə́ʔa: Person
- číxʷə: House
- łaqʷ’: Water
- sčʼáqʷə číxʷə: Computer (Clever Machine)
- šxʷčíxʷə: Car (Moving House)
- ɬqʷ’: move, go
- ʔačʼ: Saw
- táłqa: Elk
How to use this for learning (very basic):
- Read both versions: Pay attention to the phrases and how they correspond.
- Focus on vocabulary: Practice saying the Tillamook words aloud.
- Note the sentence structure: Try to see if you can pick up on the word order (which can be difficult with limited context).
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