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atsa'stuxsk'iLx/ 'k'as mukwa^sli, "K-El-axa La'ptauwl, sits-axa ^ 



these winnings their, the women. " Will we again fetch it ■tt'ill, when we again 



yala'saltxam." Tern Lxats mu'^'hti qalpai' xe'tsux". Hala'tsi 



go home will." Then they would now again start. As before 



k-E'Lxatswi'lxqalpal' is xa'mEt-s-na'tk-\ K'e'tk-e niEqami'nt tas 



would they come again to one it is a river. More many _ the 



hi'tslEm. ''Na'k'sautxap-E'n?", i'mstaLx pxeltsusa'lnx. "A'a, 



people. " Where to keep on you?", thus they asked are. "Yes, 



5 Iqwi'ltsutal." =* — "Keai'sa," tsimyEa'hisk-iLx/ ''k-El 



challenging we." — "All right," their continually being spoken to their, "will we 



pu'pEnhautxaI'm." Temu'^'hu k-e'a-slo k-exk-ai' ku'k"'s, na'k'eai 



play shinny begin will." So now indeed all assemble begin shore at, where 



k-is Ipu'pEnhaut si'lkustoxs. Temi'Lx mu'^'hu Iqu'lquxwai'l- 



habitu- shinny playing be done by all. Then by them now betting 



ally will 



tlxamt si'lkustEx. Tas a^qaj^u Lquxwa^ya'lnx. Temi'Lx-axa ita' 



mutual by all is done. The dentalia are bet repeatedly. Then they again also 



shells 



ats-qasi'iitEk- Lquxwa^yai'nx. Temu"'hu ita^ I'mstE as hak-i'm-Em.^ 



this sister their bet repeatedly her. And then likewise thus the . from that side. 



10 Temu'^'hu mis lt!a'msiyu-slo, temu'^'hu Ipu'pEnhaut si'lkustEx. 



And then when agree all, so now shimiy playing is done by all. 



Qa^'tsE Itslinl'yu. Temi'Lx mu°'hu mai'mx niEtsa'sauxa. 



Long time tie it became. Then they now at last win point after point. 



Temu'^Tiu k-eai'-slo. Tern mi'siLx k'eai' Lnu'nst, temu°'hu k'Ets 



Then Anally stop all. And after they stop eating, then now would 



LEmk-i'ihixamt si'lkustEx is qamli's. 'LaLxiya^ qa^'tsE k-ili"yEx, 



dancing be done by all at night. Not they long are dancing, 



tern k'Ets mu"'hu qalpai' Lpau'k'uyu ats-qasi'ntk'ELx. K-i'Lxas ^ 



then would now again suspect at once this sister their. Would them 



15 mu^'liu LEa'lauwi ats-ha'tlok'iLx; k'i'Lxas mu'^'hu k-eai'm. Tern 



now always tell it will these brothers her; would they then stop will. Then 



qalpai' qai'-slo, tern k'E'Lxats mu°'hu qalpai' qai^hai'xa. ''K'eI 



once more day all over, then would they now again ready begin. " Will we 



k'isti a'lin tsa'stuxs." — "K-eai'sa!" — '' Ai'sls-axa^ yala'sautxam, 



leave it these our winnings." —"All right!" —"If we again return will, 



vrill 



k-ils-axa La'ptauwi." Tern Lxats mu"'hu qalpai' xe'tsux". 



will we again stop for it will." Then they would at last again start. 



'LaLxiya^ qa^'tsE ya'xau,^ tern k-E'Lxats mu^'hu qalpai' wi'lx 



Not they long keep on going, when would they now once more come 



20 na'tk-ik-s. Tern k'E'Lxats mu'^'hu Lq la'lnx. " Na'k'sautxap-E'n V, 



river to. Then would they now be taken across. "Whereto always you?", 



i'mstaLx pxeltsusa'lnx, mi'siLx k'au'k's wi'lx. '' A'a,lqwi'ltsutaL" — 



thus they are asked, when they across to arrive. "Yes, challenging we."— 



"IltqaHit-E'n s-t!auyai's k-Ep tqaia'ldEx?" — "A'a, qauwa^'^ hi'k'e 



" What kind is it the fun will you like?"— "Yes, every just 



ta'xti." — ''K-eai'sa, 1-pu'pEnliautxai'mi." Temu°'hu k'e'a i'mstE 



kind."— "Very well, we shinny begin will." So then verily thus 



lt!a'msiyu. Tern k'Ets mu^'hu Iqu'lquxwai'ltlxamt si'lkustEx. 



agree quickly. Then would now betting mutual by all be done. 



1 Contracted for ats-t$a'stuxsk-iLx. 



2 sis + -1 + -010. 



^ quits- TO CHALLENGE. 



* ts- + m- + ysa- to say + -In + -« + -fc" + -Lx. 

 6 Contracted for hak-ik-l'm-Em. 



6 k-is + -LI. 



' aj« temporal particle; -Hst person plural; -oxo suffixed particle. 



8 Abbreviated for yd'iautia. 



