THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 677 



Xahai'p'om qa iiEX'ii'iie sa g-ale. Hai'Ein q'a'q'anoLe. NE'mxsaEm 1 



furs for blankets of first That was sewed together. One 



the ones. 



lae iia'le g-a'xtEmasa Ir'/lqolaLae qap'e'x-'it. La/lae La/lelala xes 



it i.s (Iny thej- came tribes gathered. Then it is liis invitation his 



.said said met tbem 



Le/lanEiu. La/lae ye"qumag'aliLa xa me'guate laxis Le'laiiEm. 



guests. Then it is he disjributed the seals to Ins guests, 



said 



La'lae q'a'g*a'IelEm qc yaai'qoemaLa sa g-i'g'iqamaye. Laa'm g'i'qela 



Tlienitis lie gave tliein and their gifts of chiefs. Then be kept 



said their seats the for them 



Lt"' NEmd'guisa sa haq'oil'yu. La'lae sa ts'e/koayu lax g-i'qEma'ya sa 5 



NEino'guis of belly ])art. Tlienitis of hind legs to chief of 



tlie said the the 



iiE'iiisqEiiiakue le'lqolaLa. La'lae sa qE'lq'ayi'i lax gue'LEle sa 



other one tribe. Then it is of flippers to second rank of 



said the the 



g-i'(jEma'ya. Laain la Le da o'guida'ya sa ine'guat Ijl'xa bEguri'nEm 



chiefs. Then fu- the body of seal to the men 



ture " the 



q'a'laam. Wii! Laa'm g-a'la xa g-I'laL qa qa/qaXume sa 



common. W.a! Then first the made for standing first of 



the 



iiri'Liia'mr^ma's. Lri'laf' da'x-'id xa haq'oa'yu qa s ya'X'uidEs la'xa 



clans. Then it is betook the belly part that ho give it to the 



said 



kue'k". La/lae q'ix-'i'da laq qa s ts'owe' s la'xa ts'a/ts'owe'meL. HaiEl 10 



eagle Then he bit off there that he gave it to who passed it to the Then it is 



(bighest those guests in the house. said 



chief). 



qoe/g'i'laEl q'oa'Lxo a'mlae q'ix-I'de na'Xua xes ya'X'uidayu. Laa'm 



he did every it is said he bit all his what he gave. TLen 



Le'qades Wa'Ias NEmo'guis. Laa'm xaa'wis Le'x'et xes Lawu'lyama'ya, 



his name "WS'las NEino'guis. Then also he named his successor. 



laa'm O'maxt'fi'laLeXLa. La"]ae yaX'uitsa q'a'q'eiiuL. Laa'm lae 



then it O'niaxt'a'lal.e on Then it is be distributed sewed Then it is 



was him. said together (fur said 



blankets). 



iia'LnEmemaxElax t'ex-i'la qa t'ex-i'la sa a'La bEgua'uEm. Laa'm 



the clans making for road (law) of later men. Then 



road (law) 



xak-'e'da wao'kwe Le'lanEms. Laa'm g-d'kulodadas. 15 



they stayed some bis guests. Then they became his 



tribe. 



" LamEu laL qoa'qoesg'iLts'a'LaL," iie'x-lae O'maxt'a'laLa xis Omp. 



"I go shall go farther this time," said O'maxt'a'laLe to his father. 



"K''esLEs na'nuXLoL. La mawe'sLilLEii la'stex'i'deL." "Ha'g-a!" 



"Xdt you shall you expect me I will go first I will go to bathe." "Goon! ' 



La'lae qa's'ide O'maxt'a'laLaya xa qaa'la. Laa'm la'wis xo'sit'et lae 



'ilienitis be walked O'maxt'a'laLe the morning. Then it is said be bathed it is 



said said 



vvuLa'x'aLEla xa k*'imL'ala. La'laf' O'maxt'a'laLae do'x'uaLEla xa 



be beard the sound of ad/.- Tlienitis O'maxt'a'laLe saw the 



ing. said 



(]V> s wap. La'lae k'ua'g-aals qa s xd'setete laq. G*a'xlae nE'Xua'- 20 



a of water. Then it is he sat down that be bathed there. It came the sound 



jiond said 



xstix-'I'dtl da k*'i'mLala. La'la'xaa qa's'ide O'piaxt'fi'laLe laa laxaas 



came nearer the sound of adz- Then again walked O'maxt'a'laLe then it 



ing. 



