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Tlie tliree part beats are syncopated, the sticks being raised at each 

 qnarter and therefore falling nearly on the second eighth of the three 

 part bar. The four part rhythm is syncopated in the same manner. 

 The rhythm of the tune of the second line, Lats'ek-as g-anEmLe, is not 

 quite certain. I counted the f of the second bar almost three eighths, 

 and also in the seventh bar of this part, but there seemed to be 

 throughout slight irregularities in rhythm of the first seven bars ol 

 this part of the song, thougli the beating is perfectly regular, five 

 eighths against three of the tune. The text as sung by my informant 

 differs slightly from the dictated text, 



[To page 374.] 

 ISTu'yampalisa Lai laox, nu'yampalisa Lai lox, g'a'xaostoa Lai Lau 1 



Tale from the be- your, tale from the be- your, you came up 



giuning ginning. 



q'o'mok-ustaaLlaoL q'o'manakulak-as, q'o'moXs'a'lak-a's'o, q'o'mX- 



your Q'6'm6(ioa house real wealth moving, real wealth coming ashore, wealth on 



came up 



(['nmg-ilig-e nEg-IsIlask-as'o ne'g-iyatsek-as'o. JSTu'yampalisa Lai lox. 



liis back 



making a mountain 

 of property 



Tale from the be- 

 ginning 



your. 



great real mountain. 



[To page 382.] 

 NOMASE'NXELlS. 

 Qoa/LEla a'm lae No'mase da bEgua/uEm lax A'g-iwa'laa lax niEku- 



In the beginning it is No'mas the man at A'g-iwa'la at in front 



.said 



nia"ya Tsa'xis. G-o'guat sis g-o'kue lax A'g-iwa'la. Xu'ng-ink-ala e1 5 



of Fort He had a his house at A'g-iwa'la. Father and son it i.s 



Rupert. house said 



T:awis xono'kue L'a'qoag-ilaqEmae. I^^Ema'g-u'stalis a'mlae Xd'mas 



with his son "Copper maker face." They came up together it is said No'maa 



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