[1] These two sentences, which sound ridiculous in English, are rendered necessary here by the fact that Haida has only one personal pronoun for the third person singular. [↑]
[2] The ancient doorway through the foot of the house pole was closed by a plank hinged at the top. [↑]
[3] Ḷ indicates the shape of a bow. When a supernatural being was born he grew up quickly, and soon cried for a bow, but would only be satisfied with one made of copper. [↑]
[4] The Western Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis pacificus, Baird). [↑]
[5] The Rusty Song Sparrow (Melospiza fasciata guttata, Nutt.). [↑]
[7] The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis, Linn.). [↑]
[8] See the story of [Sacred-one-standing-and-moving], note [2]. [↑]