The Storybook

The Bear Becomes Ptsi·nɬ

A bear wanders through a Pacific Northwest forest at night. Each animal Bear meets sees something different: Owl sees a full moon. Raccoon sees a wedge tool. Bat sees a sleeping bag. A friend asks: do you want to be all these things? Bear says yes.

The bear becomes ptsi·nɬ
About the Book

A Miluk-first story

The Bear Becomes Ptsi·nɬ was written in Miluk first, following Miluk storytelling conventions, then translated into English. Miluk is an indigenous language of the southern Oregon coast.

The book is available free in three editions.


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Miluk Font Edition Written in Miluk orthography Download PDF
Bilingual Edition Miluk and English in Western font Download PDF
English Edition Translation to English Download PDF

The Language

Learn more about Miluk

Learn more about the Miluk language and the Miluk font at miluk.org.