THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 675 



stelesa sa L'a'qoa la'xa t'e'sEm. He'imis a'Ein la Le'qEm sa t'e'sEme 1 



der it of the copper to the stone. That is only is the name of the stono 



L'a'qoaxstElis. Laa'm iie'k-ixs la'Laaxa xa t'e'sEin qa es lae'nae 



'Coj)per under rock.' Then he said lie got the stone for his going 



o"mayugui'la sa L'a'qoa laq. La'lae la'g-aa lax Ts'a'wate. Laa'm 



payment made of the copper there. Then it is ho arrived at Ts'a'wate. Then 



said 



se'k*'aqanonox ses L'ii'qoaxstala se'k-'aqano, atsEta'laxsela sc'k-aq'ano. 



having his start' his copper on top staff, hand on top also staff. 



Laa'm k'ni'las'it xa q'e'nEme le'lqoalaLaya. Laa'm L'a'yu xes Le'qEm. 5 



Then he gave a the to many tribes. Then he his name, 



feast changed 



Laa'm lae Kua'x-ilanokumex'La, L'tVqoag'ilaqEmeXLa'lae Lawu'l- 



Then it is 'Having smoke ' on him, ' Copjier maker face ' on him his 



said 



qamayas. Ts'a'maXLa' lat'a iiEmo'kue xono's. Laa'm wi'la. 



successor. ' Giving in the morning ' ' but one his second That is all. 



child. 



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 O'MAXT'A'LALE. 

 G'oaai's lae da ts'e'kiimElk"laxTE'i)g-is. La'laela'wodaxests'e'kumL. 



Sitting on it is tho bird headdress at TE'ng-is. Then it is he took it his bird mask, 

 the beach said said 



Wii ! laa'm lawodeL xes ts'e'kumL, laa'm Le'qades NEmo'guis. Lae 



Wii ! then betook it ott' his bird mask, then his name IfEmo'guis. Then 



ba'xus'it. La'Iae Le'x'uit qa s le ma/'walax K-'a/qa. Laa'm xu'ngua- 10 



lie became a Then it is he moved that he went carrying to K-'a'qa. Then he had a 



natural man said goods in 



canoe 



dix''it es O'maxt'a'laLeg'ilak". Ha"loLts'alaal q'oa'x'ede da g'iua'nEme 



son of O'maxt'a'laLe to be. Growing fast it is growing the child 



said 



xiiiid'k" as NEmo'guis. La'Iae lieiLats'ax-'ida, laa'm Lo'k'uemas'ida. 



the son of NEmo'guis. Then it is he became a man, then he grew strong. 



said 



La'naXua lae qa's'it laVis qule'e L<5'La'watsaxLa'lae qule'ya s O'maxt'- 



He went walked with his uncle Lo'La'watsa on him it is the uncle of O'mast'- 



(his name) said 



a'hiLeg'ilak" qa s le kue'xa xa me'guat lax LEma'is as Tsa'xis. xV'ma 



a'laLe to be that be went clubbing tlio seals at the beach of Tsa'xis, Only 



wisLa lae a'wag'ilisEla kue'xa lax LEma'is as Tsa'xis la'xa me'guat. 15 



there it is walking to and fro clubbing at the beach of Tsa'xis at the seals, 

 said on the beach 



"Ade'," ne'x'lata NEmo'guis laxis ts'a'ye Lo'La'watsaj "Sofi'LEla seds 



"Friend," he said NEmo'guis to his younger Lo'La'watsa; do not us 



brother let 



lirMjua'le ya/'wix-'idag-a x*ius qa yii'yats'e sEus xuno'kuex." Lae 



go on in this let us act us to go on tho our son this." Then 



way sea 



awnlX'etEx ya'uEma ses xuno'k" xes kuexri'iiEme da q'a'sa to me'guat 



lie desired more game of his son his what he clubbed the sea and seal 



otter 



la'xa LEma'is as Tsa'xis qa laxlak-ala g*eLtsox Ifi'xa da maa'mk-ala. 



at tho beach of Tsa'xis to go repeatedly for him to the the islands. 



La'Iae NEmo'guis lEwis ts'a'ya k'u'mElts'ot xa welk". La'Iae laE'lx- 20 



Then it is NEmo'guis and his younger burnt inside the cedar. Tlien it is they burnt 



said "brother said 



' Sun giving light to the world in the morning. 



