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Qalpai'nx k'E'Lxats mii^'hu Iqtixwa^yal'nx ats-qasi'ntkEi.x. 



Again her would they now bet repeatedly her this * sister their. 



Xwa^yai't!xauwai'nx Lxats ats-qasi'ntk-ELx. Tern k'Ets mil" 'hu 



stake continually her they would this sister their. Then would now 



Lpu'pEiihaut si'lkustEx. Lts!ini'yu as pu'pEnhaut ^ qa^'tsE. 



shinny playing by all be done. Tie it became the shinny game long time. 



Hai^'k'iLx 'Liya^ niEtsa'sauxa. Au'l is Lqaml'laut mi'siLx mu^'hu 



Almost they not win many points. Near at night towards when they now 



5 mai'mx mEtsa'saiix. Tern mu'^'hu k'eai'-slo. Tern mis qamti', 



at last win always. Then finally stop all. And when night begin?, 



tern k'E'Lxats mu"'hu qalpai' k'ilhl'xa. K'Ets ta'mE hi'k'e 



then would they now again dance begin. Would ' as if just 



tlili'sa^ as Itsai's ts-pi'usxamsk', mi'siLx mu^'hu k'ilhl'xa. 



sound like metal the house its noise its; as they now dance begin. 



Yai'xtEx as qamll's, mis lts!o'wItx-slo xats-qasi'ntk'ELx. 



Gone the night, when notice begins this sister their. 



"HaP'k'Epin 'Liya^ lts!owai'tsx-slo." Tem k"iLx mu^'hu k'eai'. 



"Almost you I not notice thee." So will they now stop. 



10 Hi'k'e tai^ Lk'i'mis as itsai's hapE'nk". Tem k'Ets mu^'hti qai'-slo 



Just only ice the house from outside. Then would now day all over 



qalpai', tem k'E'Lxats hala'tsi i'mstE: qalpai'nx k'E'Lxats k'i'stnx 



again, then would they as before thus: again it would they leave it 



ats-tsa'stiixsk'iLX, 'k*as mukwa^sli. 



those winnings their, namely the women. 



Tem k'E'Lxats mu'^'hii qalpai' xe'tsux". 'LaLxiya^ qa^'tsE ya'xau, 



Then would they now again - start. Not they long go keep on, 



tem k'E'Lxats mu°'hii wi'lx qalpai' LEya'tstEk's. Tem k'E'Lxats 



then would they now arrive again village at. Then would they 



15 mu°'hii qalpa'lnx Lq!a'lnx k"au'k"s. ''A'a, ni'xap-a' wa'sEp 



now again it is done be ferried across to. "Oh, you inter, who you 



LEya'hEX ^ awi'lau muklwai'wa* is hi'tslEm?" — "A'a, 



it says come keep on overpower in the maimer of the people?" — "Yes, 



qwo'nhal." — "K'eai'sa, 1-pii'pEnhautxai'm 'k'anhii'u 'k'tas 



it is we." — ".Very well, we play shinny will on this on the 



pi'tskum." — ■ "A'a, 1-pii'pEnhautxai'm." Temii°'hii k*exk"ai'-sl6 



day." —"Yes, we shiimy play wUl." So then assemble all 



ts-hi'tEk* ku'k"s, na'k'eai Ipii'pEnliaut si'lkustoxs. Temii^'hii 



its body its shore at, where shinny playing (by) all done will be. And then 



20 Iqii'lqiixwai'ltlxamt si'lkustEX. Tem k'E'Lxats mii°'lm hala'tsi 



Getting mutual by all is done. And would they now as before 



i'mstE: Iqiixwa^yai'nx Lxats hala'tsi ats-qasi'ntk'ELx. Temu^'hti 



thus: bet repeatedly her they would as before this sister their. So now 



Lpii'pEnhaut si'lkustEx. Itslini'yti qa^'tsE as Lpii'pEiiliaut. 



shinny playing is done by all. A tie it was long time the shinny game. 



Mi'kQ'kwaux ^ is pi'tskum, te'mlta hi'k'e qa^'ltE tslini'tsx as 



Keeps on setting the sun, but just always a tie continually the 



Lpii'pEnhaut. Au'l is Lqami'laut, mi'siLX maimx ruEtsa'sauxa, 



shinny game. Close to night towards, when they at last win many points. 



25 Tem k'Ets mu"'hu k'eai'-slo. "Tqaia'ltxal, sips k'ilhi'm 'k'anhu'u 



And would now stop all. "Want it we, that you dance shall on this 



'k'tas qamli's." — "K'eai'sa, k'El k'ilhi'mi." Temi'Lx mu°'hii 



on the night." — "All right, will we dance will." So they now 



1 Should have been Ipu'pEnhaut. 



2 Abbreviated for t.'lll'satia. 



3 An example of Jackson's affected pronunciation. Should have been lEya'ax; stem ysa- to say. 

 < m- prefix; k.'u-io oveepower; -at inchoative; -a modal. 



5 Contracted for mEyiku'kwaux; kuku west. 



