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Tem-axa mu'^'hu ya^lsai'. Temi'Lx-axa mu'^'hu wi'lx na'k'eai 



So back finally 'returns. So they back finally come where 



% as ya'tsx tsimlana'sti3"uk-ELx.^ Tlut Ihuna'lnx as qo'lla 



thac one ' stays their chief their. Is made the counting stick 



sau'tistk-emt-s-pl'tskum. "Xe'llk-ep LEya^'sx sin ildi's." — "A'a, 



ten times it is the day. "Well you it tell my message." —"Yes, 



hamsti^ hi'k'e tas intsk-i's Lhilkwai'sunx : lEmli'utstalt^ sili'kwEx, 



all just the something it is being done: enjoying all are doing, 



5 Lpu'pEnhaut sili'kwEx, Iqat^at sili'kwEx, LEya°'hats!it 



shinny playing all are domg, target shooting all are doing, guessing 



sili'kwEx."^ — "Tern ni'iLi k-in* tqaia'lclEx. I'mstE k-in* 



all are domg."— "So what thing I like. Thus I 



tqaia'ldEx s k'e^fk'ai'm tas hi'tslEm." Temu'^'hti lil'k"e hau'k's 



desire should assemble the people." So then just everywhere to 



lo'lquti'yut ^ si'lkustEx as nu'nsumxtELi. HamstP hi'k'e tas 



taking it it is done the eatables. All just the 



iiitsk-i's Lhilkwai'sunx: Itlawa'it sili'kwEx-, Lpu'pEiihaut 



sometliing is being done: playing all are doing, shinny playing 



10 'k'sili'kwEx, Lqat^at sili'kwEx. HamstP' hi'k'e tas la* 



these all are doing, target shooting all are doing. All just the something 



Itiwi'tl'wanlnx. Pa'xt!iyu Itlwi'tl'wanhix, Itiwi'tlVanlnx tas 



is being fixed. Shinny clubs are being made, are being made the. 



tsi'tsik' !, Ltiwi'tl'waiiLnx tas mu'kutslu, Itiwl'tl'wanhix tas 



arrows, are beiug made the bows, are being made the 



la'quns. K'-Liya' qa^'tsE tsqa'mt!iyusxam as qo'ila. 



spears. Will not long come to end will the sticks. 



Lla'tqaisxamstauk- ts-liai°k* '^ sili'kwEx. HamstP hi'k'e tas 



Feeling glad inside mind his all arc doing. All just the 



15 intsk"i's Lhilkwai'sunx. Qlai'tsitxaunx^ mu°'hu as qo'ila. Hamstr' 



something is being done. Being contmually counted now the sticks. All 



hi'k-e la*^ Ltiwi'tl'waiiLnx: LtiwI'tlSvanLiix k-i'yai, Ltiwi't!- 



just what is being made: are being made knives, are being 



VaiiLnx tas pa'xtliyu, LtiwI'tl'waiiLnx tas mu'kutslu. "Tsa^'mEn 



made the shinny clubs, are being made the bows. "Very I 



hi'k"e tqaia'lclEx, sis ha^'lqa yuxe' as qo'ila." Qas mo'luptsini'sla 



just desire it, should quickly disappear the counting sticks." The Coyote 



hau'k-s lii'k-e tskwa'hal as lEya'tsit, li'k-intxanx 



everywhere to just goes around the inhabitants, continually cautioning them 



20 ts-hi'tslEmk-. "Xe'iLk'ep a' Lliaya'nausxai, namk- sis 



his people his. "Well you please always watch yourselves, when should 



k'exk'ai'm kus hi'tslEm! P-hi'k'e xe'iLk'e Lhaya'nausxam. 



assemble the people! You just carefully always watch yourselves shall 



Qani'xap niEla'nx, tsa'^'mE hi'k'e pilskwi^st kus hi'tslEm, na'k's ^ 



You know, very just strong the people, where to 



ku'sEH wahau'hl'' kwas hi'tEslEm, la'ltasiLx hi'k'e hamstP intsk-I's 



this I invite the people, because they just all something 



mEla'nx. I'mstE ku'spin LEya'saudux" : 'P-xe'ilk'e 



know. Thus this you I continually tell thee: 'You carefully 



25 Lhaya'nausxam.' K'-auk* hi'k'e tsa^'mE pilskwFst pin 



watch continually selves shall.' Shall inside just very strong your 



1 Mdana'stiyu chief. 



2 mEll'utSt ENJOYABLE. 



3 Smith failed to narrate the full answer of the messengers. 

 * Unnecessary use of the future prefix k--. 



6 Contracted for lElo'qutiyut; loqut- to take. 

 ^la'tEq- . . . -auk- ts-haink- he is glad. 

 ' qllt- TO COUNT. 



8 The informant used the wrong adverb in this case, hak-nl'k-eai whence would have been more proper. 



9 Abbreviated from u'ahau'hltxa. 



