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k'a'ltsti. 



hearts. 



P-hl'k-e 



You just 



Na'mk's^ 



When should 



hamstF 



all 



qe'yaltxam is le'wi', 



day continually (fut.) the world, 



intsk' I's Lhllkwai'sl. 



something do it shall. 



p-ltsa'mtsimausxam 



you try repeatedly selves shall 



Temu^'liu na'mk's 



And then 



k'exk'ai'm lii'tslEm, p-hi'k'e xe'lLk'e Lhaya'nausxain. 



assemble people, you just carefully guard repeatedly selves shall 



*k*qe'xan pin k'a'ltsu, namk* si'Lxas ^ wll kus 



from below your hearts, when should they arrive the 



'Llya^ 



not 



when should 



K'-auk" 



Shall inside 



hI'tslEm. 



people. 



Tsa'mstiLx s-hi'tslEm. 



Different they the people. 



Is i'mstE pis ^ hi'k' e 



For thus you shall just 



ila^tstau pin k' a'ltsu, 



small very your hearts, 



FmstE k'aiik's^ hi'k'e 



Thus shallinside just 



hamsti^ intsk' i's mEla'nx 



all sometliing know. 



Lapiya^ 



Not you 



'Liya- 



not 



^^ mEla'nx iltqa^tEtiLx s-hi'tslEm 



know what kind are they the people. 



xe'iLk'e Lhaya'nausxam. K'-auk 



well guard selves shall. 



namk* sE'Lxas ^ wi'lx 



when should they come 



pilskwi^st pin k" a'ltsu. 



strong your hearts. 



K'-'Liya^ namk' qau 



Will 



'Liya^ 



not 



Shall inside 



kus hi'tslEm. 



the people. 



Qa'nhan hi'k' e 



The one I just 



Itsa'siyuclEmts 



somebody win from me 



10 k'Ets-k'a'ltsuk'-auk*. I'mstE te'min *Llya^ tslilo'xwax, la'ltasins' 



with his heart inside. Thus then I not am fearing, because customarily I 



hi'k'e mEla'nx hamsti^ intsk" i's xa'qan." — "A'a, tema'^L mu'^'hu 



just • know all something I." — "Yes, now we at last 



mEla'nlyux". Is i'mstE tem-axa hi'k' e pilskwi^tst 'Lin k' a'ltsu, la'lta- 



know thee. For thus then again just strong our hearts, because 



misa'^L TiiEla'niyux". Hamsti^'tEx hi'k'e intsk' i's mEla'nx. La'xs 



we know thee. All it is thou just something knowest. Even 



hi'k'e lin ta^yal k'telta's^ Iquxwa^ya'a, namk's wil kus hi'tslEm, 



just our last thing will we bet repeatedly \\'ill it, when will come the people, 



15 la'ltasil mEla'niyux". Mo'luptsini'sla ham Ian, 'Liya^ namk' qau 



because we know ' thee. Coyote thy name, not ever somebody 



tsa'sisalyux", la'ltamis Mo'luptsmi'sla xam Ian. HamstiHEx hi'k'e 



has beaten thee, because Coyote thy name. All thou just 



intsk' i's mEla'nx. La'xs lin ta^yal k'telta's^ Iquxwa^ya'a." — 



Even our last thing will we habitually bet it repeatedly will." — 



Itsa'mtsimausxam. Xam^ tai^ as milhtidai's 



something 



'T-hi'k'e 



"You just 



temi'LX 



so they 



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knowest. 



qa'^'ltE 



always 



hi'k'e 



just 



namk" 



try continually selves shall. 



One only the tribe 



tsa^'mE pilskwi^tst, la'ltasELxan mEla'nx. 



very strong, because them I know. 



'LaLxiya^ namk' qau tsa'sisanx. Hi'k' eLx-auk' tsa^'mE 



Not them ever somebody has beaten them. Just they inside very 



pilskwi^tst ts-k' a'ltsuk' ." Hamsti^ hi'k'e tas la^ Ltiwi'tl'wanLnx: 



strong his mind his." All just the what are being made ready: 



tas tsi'tsik' ! Itiwi'tl'wanlnx. K'-Liya^ qa^'tsE k'is tsqamt li'yusxam 



the arrows are being made ready. Will not long will come to end will 



as qo'ila. 'Liya^ namk' hi'k'e a'lik'an ya'tsx as Mo'luptsini'sla. 



the sticks. Not ever just motionless stays the Coyote. 



Hau'k's hi'k'e x'u'lam. ''Namk' sE'Lxas wil, p-hi'k'e xe'iLk'e 



moves. " When should they arrive, you just carefully 



Xa'mtiLx tai^ s-milhiidai's *LaLxanIya^ ^ mEla'nx. 



One it is they only a tribe not them I know. 



Everywhere to just 



25 Lhaya'nausxam. 



always guard selves shall. 



1 namk' + mis. 



2 sis + -LX. 



3 Llya^ + -p. 



■" Abbreviated from k-ips; k-is + -p. 



s k'is + -auk\ 



* Abbreviated from qau'k'eai; q- + u'k-eai somebody. 



' la'lta + sis + -n. 



8 k-is + Ita + -I . 



9 'Liya^ + -LX + -n. 



