Stomp Dance

• It's dark.
  Oklhili.
• The dancers are all here.
  Hilha' hoomóma áyya'sha.
• The fire has been kindled.
  Lowak ootitok.
• The men are sitting in the arbors.
  Hattak alhihaat chishanko tomaat hoobínohtmáa.
• The chief is calling them out to sing.
  Minkoat hootaloowachi iwaa.
• The men say 'hoo' and walk outto dance.
  Hattak alhihaat 'hoo' aashcha nowaat hilha'chi.
• He will lead the stomp dance.
  Intikbayka'chi.
• That woman is the lead shell shaker.
  Ihoopat tikba loksi' shaali'.
• Women with turtle shakers go first.
  Ihoo alhihaat loksi' hooshaalika tingba aya.
• It sounds really good.
  Hakloka chokma!
• I like the garfish dance best.
  Nani' kallo' hilhaako ayyopánshli imáyya.
• The garfish dance is an old dance.
  Nani' kallo' hilhaat hilha' sipokni'.
• I hope we sing the Stealing Partners dance.
  Ayannili Honkopa' Hilha' ilitaloowachika.
• This dance uses a drum.
  Talhipa' yappa ishtihilha'chi.
• The Chickasaw people danced all the time in the homelands.
  Chikashsha' alhiha' iyaakni' sipokni' hoohilha bílli'yanatook.
• After Removal the Chickasaw people could still dance.
  Hoowihaat alakma Chikashsha alhihaat hoohilhani'took.
• When the last doctor died the Chickasaw quit dancing for a while.
  Alikchi' ishtalhlhi' illika Chikashsha alhihaat hooaaissachitook hilhaka.
• The young people thought that they should start dancing again, so they did.
  Himmita' alhihaat anokfillika hoottibaahilhamakila micha hooyammitok.
• Now we dance at Kalihomma' and across the river with the Creeks, Seminoles, Yuchis and Cherokees.
  Mako'no Kalihommaako loottibaahilha micha abokoshi' intannap Mashkooki', Shimmanooli', Yochi', Chalaaki' iloottibaahilha.
• The Chickasaw people will dance, until the world ends.
  Nittak ishtayyopi ona'chi Chikashsha alhihaat hoottibaahílhachinka.