15 Watse-{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}u{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a-na. {~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}u{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a shows that the star was regarded as a male
_animal_, just as min'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a, in line 43, denotes that the next star was
a female _animal_, not a female of the human race. As they were
called "grandfather" and "grandmother," they were looked upon as
supernatural beings or gods. So were all of the heavenly bodies to
whom the Black Bear applied.
16 Oin'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}ui{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a minkce can'tse, a phrase that puzzles the writer, who
suspects that an auxiliary verb has been omitted and that the whole
should read: "Oin{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}ui{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a-wikcice minkce can'tse? ( _Can I give you
bodies for the children_?) No! You must still make attempts to
obtain them elsewhere.
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