Treating a disease

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(35-1)   
SoromE     i:lE-mE-dE     SaqalE-daj-nu-Ni.    
man   other-TEMP-INDEF   yellow-PERF-IMPF-3PL  

Sometimes people become yellow.


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(35-2)   
jo:l'E-lEk     ta:-t-me:-d'o:d-Ek.    
illness-PRED   there-ADV.ABL-QUAL-SUBN-PRED  

There is such a disease.


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(35-3)   
kuded'E-gi     c'om-mu-nnu-l     du,     l'E-gi     n'umud'i:-gi     c'om-mu-nnu-l    
liver-3   big-INCH-IMPF-AN   if   be-3   bile-3   big-INCH-IMPF-AN  
du,     n'umud'i:-gi     c'om-mu-nnu-l,     moN-Ni,     taNnugi     c'umut    
if   bile-3   big-INCH-IMPF-AN   say-3PL   then   all  
l'E=No:t     kud-u-ji:,     SoromE     omon     SaqalE-daj-nu-Ni.    
be-TRANS   become-0-ITER   man   just   yellow-PERF-IMPF-3PL  

Either the liver gets bigger, or more bile comes. Because there is more bile, the people become all yellow.


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(35-4)   
ta:-t-me:-j     SoromE     i:lE-pul     pal-a:-nu-Ni,     i:lE-pul     ta:-t    
there-ADV.ABL-QUAL-IMPF.PART   man   other-PL   be.out-INCH-IMPF-3PL   other-PL   there-ADV.ABL  
jo:l'E-t     am-s'i:-nun-nu-j.    
illness-SS.IMPF   die-ITER-HAB-IMPF-3SG  

Some of these people are cured, some of them die from the disease.


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(35-5)   
ti:-t     ta:-t     [mend'E-lE]     n'E=mend'E-lE     l'E-t     [n'i:d'i:-t]    
here-ADV.ABL   there-ADV.ABL   news-ACC   REC-news-ACC   be-SS.IMPF   tell-SS.IMPF  
n'i:d'i:-t,     qodo     e-di-N     jo:l'E-l-gEt     pal-a:-t-o:k     mon-u-t,    
tell-SS.IMPF   how   PRON-this-ATTR   illness-AN-ABL   be.out-INCH-FUT-INTER.1PL   say-0-SS.IMPF  
l'E     joulE-s'-u-t     jaqa-l'El-Ni,     lej-tej-l'El-Na:.    
DP   ask-ITER-0-SS.IMPF   reach-EV-3PL   know-PERF-EV-TR.3PL  

The people used to walk around, talking, exchanging the news here and there, and asked "how shall we be cured from this disease." They learnt it.


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(35-6)   
qadi-d     omni:-pE     erpEjE-pul     du     jaqa-pE     du    
which-GEN   people-PL   Even-PL   if   Yakut-PL   if  
ta:-t     emtE-dej-nun-nu-l'El-Na:,     pal-a:-nu-l'El-Ni.    
there-ADV.ABL   cure-PERF-HAB-IMPF-EV-TR.3PL   be.out-INCH-IMPF-EV-3PL  

By some people, either Evens or Yakuts, it was treated. The people were cured.


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(35-7)   
jo:l'E-l     SoromE-gElE     tude-l     l'E-Nin     joq-ta:-nu-l'El-Na:     jalGil    
illness-AN   man-ACC   he-NOM   be-DAT   reach-TR-IMPF-EV-TR.3PL   lake  
laNi-n     Su:kE-de:-n'E-j     me:stE-Nin.    
to-ADV.LAT   pike-DIM-PROPR-IMPF.PART   place-DAT  

They used to take the ill person to where they live on the lake, to the place where there were many pikes.


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(35-8)   
ta:     urasa:     ege-tE-llE     po:lEq     molGE-dE-gE     kud-e:-t    
there   yurt   stand-TR-SS.PERF   bed.curtain   middle-3-LOC   become-TR-SS.IMPF  
jotn'-i:-t,     ti:     modo-t     l'E-t-c'i:li     mon-u-t,     omon    
open-TR-SS.IMPF   here   sit-SS.IMPF   be-FUT-1PL   say-0-SS.IMPF   just  
n'=omo-lE-t-c'i:li,     n'i:d'i:-llE     ta:     qon-ta:-nuN-Na:,     leg-i-tE-llE     ik-c'i:-nu-l'El-Na:.    
REC-good-?-FUT-1PL   tell-SS.PERF   there   go-TR-HAB-TR.3PL   eat-0-TR-SS.PERF   catch-ITER-IMPF-EV-TR.3PL  

They used to take the ill person there, set up a tent, put him under the bed-curtain, and open it in order to treat him. They used fish and feed him.

Comment:
Urasa: 'yurt' is the same as odun numO, see (40-29). On poloq see (31-13).


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(35-9)   
i:lE-pul     d'e:tEGE     mo:rtE-gE     joujE-gE     ta:     pad-e:-t    
other-PL   still   fish.trap-LOC   net-LOC   there   put-TR-SS.IMPF  
Su:kE-de:-lEk     i:-de:-l'El-NilE.    
pike-DIM-PRED   catch-TR-EV-OF.3PL  

Some of them put a fish trap or a net there and fished for pikes.

Comment:
Mo:rtE or OgO is a fish trap, see (33-2).


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(35-10)   
c'om-o:-n     [c'om-o:-d'E]     juk-o:-d'E     ta:GEnE     c'om-o:-n     c'om-o:-d'E    
big-V-ADV   big-V-IMPF.PART   small-V-IMPF.PART   still   big-V-ADV   big-V-IMPF.PART  
Su:kE-de:     El=o:-gE-n,     Ord'-o:-jE     Su:kE-de:     [pojnE-j]     pojnE-j    
pike-DIM   NEG-be-HORT-3SG   middle-V-IMPF.PART   pike-DIM   white-IMPF.PART   white-IMPF.PART  
Su:kE-de:     o:-gE-n.    
pike-DIM   be-HORT-3SG  

It should be neither a very big, nor a very small pike. It should be a medium-sized white pike.


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(35-11)   
ta:-t-me:-d'o:d-Ek     [l'e:-nu-l'El-NilE]     l'e:-nu-l'El-NilE.    
there-ADV.ABL-QUAL-SUBN-PRED   be-IMPF-EV-OF.3PL   be-IMPF-EV-OF.3PL  

They used to do the following.


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(35-12)   
jo:l'E-l     SoromE-gElE     ...     ta-NidE     qon-tE-llE     o:Zi:-gEn    
illness-AN   man-ACC   ...   that-ADV.DIR   go-TR-SS.PERF   water-PROL  
n'aGa:     l'e:-nu-l'El-Ni     arp-aj-nun-nu-l'El-Ni,     El     ...     an-da:    
together   be-IMPF-EV-3PL   go.up-PERF-HAB-IMPF-EV-3PL   NEG   ...   PRON-there  
joNZ-o:-dE-gE     joNZo:d'E-lE     joGo-daj-dEllE     en-d'E     Su:kE-de:-gElE     Sure-gEn    
sleep-RES-3-DS   blanket-INSTR   open-PERF-SS.PERF   live-IMPF.PART   pike-DIM-ACC   body-PROL  
ta:-t     tot-t-aj-nu-Na:.    
there-ADV.ABL   stick-TR-PERF-IMPF-TR.3PL  

They took the ill person there and went up to the water together. They brought him and unwrapped the blanket. While he was sleeping, they greased his body with the living pike.


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(35-13)   
tamun     l'E-gElE     ta-N     SoromE-gElE     norqE-GE-d'i:-t     moj-nun-nu-l'El-Na:    
that   be-ACC   that-ATTR   man-ACC   jerk-ITER-ITER-SS.IMPF   hold-HAB-IMPF-EV-TR.3PL  
aji:     jo:l'E-t     c'ine-dEllE     Saba-GE-daj-dEllE     norqE-GE-t.    
also   illness-SS.IMPF   cut.down-SS.PERF   hit-ITER-PERF-SS.PERF   jerk-ITER-SS.IMPF  

After that they hold the ill person for some more time, rubbing, hitting, beating and moving him.


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(35-14)   
ta:     OnmE-gi     kel-o:-dE     jola:-t     uj-nu-l'El-Ni,     ...    
there   mind-3   come-RES-3   after-ADV.ABL   do-IMPF-EV-3PL   ...  
SoromE     n'E=jola:     uj-nu-l'El-Ni     El=qoli-lE-t     ejmi-ta:     ejmi-ta:,    
man   REC-after   do-IMPF-EV-3PL   NEG-noise-?-SS.IMPF   other.side-there   other.side-there  
ta:-t     jo:l'E-l     ul-u-mu-s'i:-gE-n.    
there-ADV.ABL   illness-AN   finish-0-INCH-ITER-HORT-3SG  

When he came to himself, the people would do it quietly one after another, so that the illness finished.


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(35-15)   
ta:     l'E-t     ta-N     SoromE     OnmE-n-d'E     SoromE=No:t    
there   be-SS.IMPF   that-ATTR   man   mind-PROPR-IMPF.PART   man-TRANS  
l'e:-nu-l'El.    
be-IMPF-EV  

So that person used to come to himself.


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(35-16)   
norqE-GE-llE     Sobol'E-S-nu-l'El,     Su:kE-de:-gi     ta:     molGE-dE-gE     niNe:-dE    
jerk-ITER-SS.PERF   finish-CAUS-IMPF-EV   pike-DIM-3   there   middle-3-LOC   soul-3  
molGE-dE-gE     iri-dE     molGE-dE-gE     ta:     norqE-GE-llE     norqE-GE-llE    
middle-3-LOC   stomach-3   middle-3-LOC   there   jerk-ITER-SS.PERF   jerk-ITER-SS.PERF  
Sobol'a:-nun-nu-j.    
finish-HAB-IMPF-3SG  

Then they finished rubbing his body, his breast and his stomach with the pike.


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(35-17)   
ta:-t     Sobol'-o:-dE     jola:     taNn'igE     o:Zi:-Nin     nugen-E    
there-ADV.ABL   finish-RES-3   after   then   water-DAT   arm-INSTR  
min-dEllE     o:Zi:-Nin     qon-ta:-nu-l'El-Na:.    
take-SS.PERF   water-DAT   go-TR-IMPF-EV-TR.3PL  

When they finished, they took him with their hands to the water.


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(35-18)   
ta:     jO:-nu-l'El-Na:.    
there   see-IMPF-EV-TR.3PL  

There they checked him.


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(35-19)   
SaqalE-daj-l'El-dE-jnE     jo:l'E-l-dE-jnE     mid'-u-m,     El=SaqalE-daj-l'El-dE-jnE     ataql-E-S-t-o:-n     jalm-E-S-t-o:-n    
yellow-PERF-EV-3-DS.COND   illness-AN-3-DS.COND   take-0-TR.3SG   NEG-yellow-PERF-EV-3-DS.COND   two-0-ORD-3-RES-ADV   three-0-ORD-3-RES-ADV  
uj-nun-nu-l'El-Na:.    
do-HAB-IMPF-EV-TR.3PL  

If he got yellow, they removed him. If he didn't get yellow, they did it the second and third time.


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(35-20)   
d'E     ta:     uld-o:-dE     jola:     an-da:     ta-N    
DP   there   tie-RES-3   after   PRON-there   that-ATTR  
SoromE-gElE     jO:-nun-nu-l'El-Na:.    
man-ACC   see-HAB-IMPF-EV-TR.3PL  

When they finished, they checked that person.


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(35-21)   
molGE-iluk-u-n     pod'orqE-gE     l'E-llE     Sure-gi     pod'o-l'b-o:-t     lepul-gi    
six-four-0-ATTR   day-LOC   be-SS.PERF   body-3   shine-INCH-RES-SS.IMPF   blood-3  
ti:-n     ta:-n     jed-ej-t     n'a:s'E-gi     lepu-dej-nu-l'El-u-l,     SoromE    
here-ADV.LOC   there-ADV.LOC   be.seen-PERF-SS.IMPF   face-3   blood-PERF-IMPF-EV-0-SF   man  
an-da:     jo:l'E-gi     omo-lbE-j,     ta-N     para:-gE     mon-nu-l'El-Ni,    
PRON-there   illness-3   good-INCH-3SG   that-ATTR   time-LOC   say-IMPF-EV-3PL  
id'i:     Su:kE-de:     {promIsl}-E     El=o:-gE-n,     tet     legul    
now   pike-DIM   providing-0   NEG-be-HORT-3SG   you   food  
El=o:-gE-n.    
NEG-be-HORT-3SG  

Eight days later his body used to get white and blood used to appear here and there, his face bled. Then the man used to recover from the disease and they used to say: "From now on you shouldn't hunt for pike. It shouldn't be your food.


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(35-22)   
n'E-qajn     El=lej-lE-k.    
NEG-when   NEG-eat-PROH-2SG  

Never eat it.


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(35-23)   
lek-tE-mik,     tet     ta-N     {c'as}-kE     am-dE-t-c'Ek.    
eat-FUT-TR.2SG   you   that-ATTR   hour-LOC   die-INTR-FUT-2SG  

If you eat it, you will die the very same hour".


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(35-24)   
ta:-t     mon-nu-nuN-Ni.    
there-ADV.ABL   say-IMPF-HAB-3PL  

So they said.


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(35-25)   
tabud-E     ningE-j     SoromE     pal-a:-l'El-Ni.    
that-INSTR   many-IMPF.PART   man   be.out-INCH-EV-3PL  

Many people were cured like this.


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(35-26)   
tamun-gE     c'a:SEt     i:lE-pul     moN-Ni,     ta:-t     l'E-t-c'i:li    
that-LOC   now   other-PL   say-3PL   there-ADV.ABL   be-FUT-1PL  
mon-u-t.    
say-0-SS.IMPF  

Now some people tell how they used to treat it.


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(35-27)   
tO:d-E     c'em-e:-s'.    
that-INSTR   finish-PERF-3SG  

This is the end.