THE KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 685 



2. Yaxamamai, yaxamamai, yaxamamai ya . 1 



Taxamainai, yaxamamai, yaxamamai ya. 



Ya qa wolas(j[EmlesLeis yaiqesawiLos yuL leloaLanaXde. 



Ta, to lieap up ill ground property you you chief of gliosts past. 



3. Yaxamamai, yaxamamai, yaxamamai ya. 



Yaxamamai, yaxamamai, yaxamamai ya. 



Ya qa walasqoa'palestses t'e'qoaLalaLos gulta'yak-'asL,os 



Ta to great your fire great you stones in your fire flro good your 



le'loaLauaXde. 5 



chief of the ghosts past. 

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 LE'LAXA.— LA'LASIQOALA DIALECT. 

 BEgTia'nEm g-o'kula lax K-'ek-e'LEm. La'lae Lo'koala wa'x-a. 



A man lived in a at K-'ek-e'LEm. Then it i.s finding a super- he tried, 



house said natural helper 



Bl'siuL lae wa'x*i Lo'koa'yas. La'lae o'tsaxa, laa'm a'Em LE'lx-'ida. 



Si'siuL it is try liis magic Then it is he failed, then only he died, 



said helper. said 



La'lae aik-'estaxoL. La'lae g'o'kulodes wu'lisilax-'it qae qa'Laxs 



Then it is he went up. Then it is his tribe made a false grave for indeed 



said said for him 



iie'k-aax a'laEm LE"la. A'maalaxoL laL Lo'koala lii'xis qoe'x-'idaasaxs 



they said really he was dead. Only he found a at his what he had done 



had magical 

 helper 



lae ai'k-'esta. E'lguxslk-Ela lae da g*e'tsE'wasboLus. L'e'sElaxseg-a- 10 



it is he went up. Blood on its side it is the coflBn pretended. Sun on its 



said said 



lis lae g-i'tsEwasboLas. Mo'p'EnXuas a'mlae la'e ku'n'og-aL la'xa 



^ide it is coffin ])rt'tendod. Four days it is said he had it began to at the 



said " gone thunder 



ai'k-'e. Hai'maala'xoL Le'laxaLe da ku'n'og-aL. G-a'xlae g'a'xaxalis 



above. He had gone Le'laxa to be the thundering- He camb it is coming down 



said to the beach 



xa qaa'la qa a'xalis laexs g-a'xae. Laa'm ts'e'k'oa la'xo kn'nXoa. 



tlie morning that early he went coming Then a bird there thunder bird. 



down. 



Laa'm lae q'o'xwuLts'ot xes ku'nxumL Le'laxa. Laa'm q'a'L'aLELExs 



Then it is he took it off" his thunder bird Le'laxa. Then he was recognized 



said mask 



bii'e Le'laxe yisis g-o'kulot. La'lae a'mL'ide Le'laxe ses Lo'LEkuae. 15 



he Le'laxa by his tribe. Then it is he played Le'laxa his magical treas- 



said uro. 



He'iEm'El Lo'kuise da ku'nXumL, waxsqEmlae LEwa iia'xiiak-aqEmL. 



His it is said magical the thunder bird both sides face and dawn mask, 



treasure mask 



He'Em la' wise da ma'maq'a; lie'imise da wa'lase ye'qoae maqa'yu, 



His it is said the thrower; his was the great woodworm implement for 



throwing, 



ts'e'kuXLa. He'iEm lawise da se'ilis. La'lae da woq'ii's, q'a'mXpa- 



birdiuhead. His it is said the snake in Then it is the frog, carrying spear 



belly said 



lEDkula ma'maq'a. He'Em lawise da ha'raats'a. He'Em lawise da 



j)oiut the thrower. His it is said the cannibal. His it is said the 



pa'xalalriL. He'Em lawise da t'e'nqoa. Hai'Em e1 Lo'kue's Le'laxa. 20 



shaman dance. His it is said the t'e'nqoa. That was it is his magical Le'laxa. 



aaid treasure 



