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Temi'Lx mu^'hti ayai'. Temi'Lx mu"'hu wi'lx Is 



Then they at last go'begin. And they now come to 



xa'mEt-s-na'tk"'. Temi'Lx mu°'hu yasau^ya'lnx xas lEya'tstiLx, 



one it is a river. And they now are told repeatedly by the inhabitants, 



" Tqaia'ltxap-a Lpu'pEnhaut?"— "A'a."— "Sips tqaia'ldi, k-Els^ 



"Desire you to play shinny? " — "Yes." — "If you desire it, will we 



inter. 



ha'alqa hi'k'e pupEnhautxai'm." Temu'^'hu k*e'a i'mstE 



quickly just shinny play begin will." So then surely thus 



5 lt!a'msIyu.-slo. Temu°'hu Iqu'lquxwai'ltlxamt ^ si'lkustEx. 



agree quickly all. So then betting mutual is done by all. 



Lqtixwa^yai'nxaLx ats-qasi'ntk'iLx. Temu°'hu Ipu'pEnhaut 



Bet repeatedly her they this sister their. And now shinny playing 



their 



si'lkustEx. Xwa^yai't!xauwai'nxaLx^ ats-qasi'ntk*iLx. ^LaLxiya^* 



by all is done. Stake continually her they this sister their. Not they 



qa^'tsE pti'pEnhau,^ te'miLx mu'^'hu niEtsa'sauxa. Temu'^hu 



long play shinny, when they at last win point after point. Finally 



k'eai'-slo Ipu'pEnhaut. Tern mis qai'-slo, temi'Lx xe'tsux" 



stop all shinny playing. Then when day begins all over, then they start 



10 qalpal'. K'i'stEnxaLx ats-hatsa'stuxskuLx,^ 'k"as mukwa^sli.'' 



again. Leave it they those w inni ngs their, namely the women. 



Na'mk'itxu mEqaai'tl, mi'siLx k'i'stnx. 



Right away pregnant begin, after they leave (them). 



Temi'Lx qalpai' wi'lx is xa'mEt-s-na'tk"'. Tern Lxats ® qalpai' 



Then they again arrive at one it is a river. And they would again 



liala'tsi I'mstE; qalpal' k'ELxats " mu'^'hu pu'pEnhautxal'. 



as before thus; again would they now shinny play begin. 



Hala'tsi k'ELxa'ts qalpal'nx Iquxwa^yal'nxaLx ats-qasi'ntk'iLx. 



Similarly would they again her bet repeatedly her they this sister their. 



15 Qalpal'nxaLx xwa^yal't!xauwai'nx. K"e'tk*e xus qa'^'tsE 



Again her they stake continually her. More a little long time 



ipu'pEnhaut si'lkustEx. Temu^'hu mis k*eaI'-slo, tem Lxats ^ 



shinny playing is done by all. And then when stop all, then they would 



mu°'hu qalpal' k'ilhl' Is qamll's. K"uk"ts ^^ tai^ tia'nust plui' 



now again dance begin at night. Would away only always stand 



k* !ets ats-qasi'ntkiLx. Te'mlta Ipau'k'uyu, mis yai'xtEx as 



behind this sister their. But suspects quickly, when gone the 



qamll's. Te'miLx mu'^'hu yasau^yal'nx ats-ha't!ook\ "K^eI 



night. Then them now repeatedly tells it these brothers her. " Will we 



20 sa^'nqa mEhllkwal'sLii." I'mstE LEa'laux ats-ha't!ok"ELx. 



badly dealt with will be." Thus says continually to these brothers her (pi.). 



Temi'Lx mu°'hu k'eal', Tem k'Ets-axa mu°'hu qal'-slo 



Then they finally stop begin. Then would again now light begia 



all over 



qalpai', tem Lxats hala'tsi I'mstatxH: ^^ k'i'stinxaLx hala'tsi 



once more, and by them same way thus be done: leave it they as before 



"would 



1 k'is temporal particle^ -I first person plural. 

 '^Iquxu-TO bet; -oi inchoative; -?<.'i reciprocal; -zamt infinitive. 



3 xwa^yaiH! stake; -i verbal sign; -au continuative; -at inchoative; -nx direct object of 3d person; -lx 

 3d person plural. 



< iblya^ NOT + -LX THEY. 



5 Abbreviated for pu'pEnhautia. 



6 Stem tsas- to win. 

 ' Singular for plural. 



8 Abbreviated for k-E'Lzats; k-Els+-Lx. 

 ^k-Ets + -LX. 



10 k-Ets + -uku. 



11 Abbreviated for I'mstatxUnx. 



