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4. Ya! si'siyiiL, lae ts'E'lx*aya wa'ya sa ma'mEnsilalisax g*ins 1 



Yal sI'siyuL it is going iip the the river of measuring life of man our 



said river the 



Ic'ElqcalaiiC. 



tribes. 



5. Ya! la'm la'lae awa'wustalek" La/qostalek" ayiyaxEiis iio'laqamae 



Ta! they it is great tilings going copper going up ayiya our oldest brother 

 are said up the river the river 



aya xg-ins le'ElqoalaLe. 



aye of our tribes. 



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1. Halioqoag'a'nEmt ana L'c's'ala g'a'uEniLa g-e'qama'ya le'lqolaLai 5 



He will not have mercy heat it will be the chief tribes, 



upon the people 



2. La'tsek-as g'a'iiEmLe lialio'qula L'e's'ala g'a'nEmLa t'oqoapiitsea 



Thus great will be not having the heat it will be great tire with 



mercy stones in it 



sEns g-i'qama'ye le'lqoalaLai. 



of our chief tribes. 



3. Motina'no's'a q'e'q'ak-is motmadeg'c'xoa k-'oe'lasilaLtsex t'ai'qoa- 



Tou eat all the rest eating much who eats the rest this great one who this great 



of the feast always gives feasts 



l^alfiLtsex g-i'qama'ya le'lqoalaLai. 



one who chief tribes, 



always performs 

 the fire dance 



4. Lo'malag'ilitse wist'Eiis g'l'qama'yex le'lqolaLai 



Too great is what he is this chief tribes, 



doing our 



liOistalaEu k'oe'latsestfila xEus gn'qama'yex le'lqolaLai. 



going around giving feasts all our this chief tribes, 



around. 



5. Yo'EmxEnt es'aqEmoL lie'wexaLe iiE'mp'anaLa k'ua'k'uilatsE- 



This must be put into him he never once gave a small 



by hi.s father 



muLa g-e'qapoe sEiis g-i'qama'ye le'lqolaLai. 



feast lower chief of our chief tribes. 



Wiq'ana'koei 10 



Who is like to him 



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