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bat gasga sqnne'isga. AdaEl tla'wula ba'usga wi qsta'mEqga ; 



she runs from the mountain. But always sounds great noise; 



ada gyilEks ne'etsgEtga : rakstana'ga ! tla yik'aya'sga wi tla'oga 



and 'back she looks: behold! (perfect) down comes great landslide; 



k-anka'nga lie'natga ada wu'd'a lEpla'opga gyikgyii'gEltgatga. A.dawu'1 

 trees "" fall and great rocks roll down. Then 



ayawa'sga hana'aqga ; tlat ne'etsga wul dsoqs dEp nEgua'dga, 

 screamed the woman ; (perfect) she sees where stay (plural) her parents, 



asgEt gun 16k-Em ; g'ag'a'dditgasga ts'Em g-aqsa'ogE. Adawul 



she ordering to go into canoe ; they finish (have gone) into the canoes. And then 



dl gun a'qtlgatga. Adawul 16'k'em g-'apba'yetget gasga 



also towards (into) she succeeds. Then go into turus round at 



qsa'os nEgua'tga. Matgaga, adaEl wul wi tla/osga nE wul 

 the canoe of her father. She is safe, but where great landslide (past) where 



dso'qtga. Ada gyilgs nEkne'etsgatga, rakstana'ga ! wi ha/ld Em 

 they had been. And "back they look, behold ! great many 



hats - aE'rEltga k-anuwa'ltga. Adawu'lt matltga tlgua'lksga wula 

 snails make happen it. And then she tells the chief's daughter why 



wa'ltga. Ada ne'netgi da Wulaqtla'otga wulawa'ldet. 



it happened. And it is at Inverness where it happened. 



Kanuwa'de da wul-q-tla'ot-k-at. 



It makes name at where landslide-misfortune happening. 



Prayer 1. 



Neqno'q, Neqno'q ; SEm'a'yits, SEm'a'yits ! ramra'dEn ! tgye ne'e 

 Neqnoq, Neqnoq; chief, chief! have mercy ! downward look 



wal tlErE'nt n ts'a'pEnt.* Man sa'ikya si'Ent. ada ma d'6 ts'ant ! 

 doing under you thy people Up pull thy foot, and off sweep thy face! 



Prater 2. 



Neqno'q, Neqno'q ; SEm'a'yits, SEm'a'yits ! ramra'dEn ! a'yen 

 Neqnoq, Neqnoq; chief, chief! have mercy ! else nobody 



tEE'n qsEpeia'nsksEn tlE'rEnt ! Neqno'q ! ramra'dEn ! 

 the one to make you receive smoke under you ! Neqnoq ! have mercy ! 



Prater 3. 



L6 sa'ikya na ksEna'tlgEnt, sEm'a'yit ! dsm wul gya'kset ! 

 Into draw thy breath, chief! (future) that it be calm ! 



Before dinner the Tsimshian burn some food as an offering for Neqnoq. 

 Alter baving done so tbey pray : 



Wa, SEm'a'yits ! dEm ga'bEn guaa qpiye ga'bEnmeE. Tawa'1 

 There, chief! (future) you eat this part of our food. That is all 



man da gua'a ; tawa'l man da gua'a tlguanee. Gyi'EnEm ! 



left at here; that is all left at here to your child. Give us food! 



* Instead of n ts'a'pEnt, I heard also nzszgya'lEnt — your people made by you. 



