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liak'au^. K'il hi'k'e qa^'tsE tiautxai'm. Yai'tsxa^tit-s-t!auyai's 



from everywhere. Will we just long play will. Various it is the fun 



k'lisi hllkwisa'a." Temu'^'hu k"exk-ai'-slo ts-lii'tEk". "K'il 



habitually we make it will." Then now assemble wholly its body. "WillWg 



qau'wis pu'pEnhautxai'm." Temu'^'liu tsmi^Lnx as pu'pEnhau^ 



first play shinny begin will." So then is buried the shinny ball. 



"Xa-hi'k"e xe'iLk'e Lhaya'nauwl sin hi'tslEm, namk' lis ^ 



"Thou just well watch them shalt my people, when habitually we 



5 pu'pEnliautxai'm." Hamsti^ hi'k'e tas la* k'a'ts!lnx. Hamsti^ 



shinny play will." All just the things are put on. All 



hi'k'e mEliqe'st (as) Lpu'pEnliaut. Temu^'hu tsk'itxe'lnx as 



just with feathers are (the) shinny players. And then is being placed the 



pu'pEnliau. K'Ets ha^'tsE mfEhPyu'lnx, k'i'ltas^ 'Liya, 



shinny ball. Habitually in vain it is hit, but habitually not 



LEyai'xayusxam na'k's. Temu'^'hu qas hak'i'nsk'itELX* temu°'hu 



go happen will anywhere. So then (by) the from far people them so now 



mEhPyu^'lnx, te'mlta hi'k'e xtis LEa'qayu as pu'pEnhau. Hi'k'e 



struck at it is, but just a little it moves the ball. Just 



10 hak'au^ pi'usxai tas tsqau'wis, sis xus hi'k'e LEa'qayu as 



from everywhere make noise the rooters, if a little just it moves the 



pu'pEnhati. K'im qalpa'a mEhPyu'Li. Temu°'hu mEhi'^yu'liix. 



ball. There again hit it ■will. And then it is hit. 



Temu'^'liu yasau^ya'lnx, ''Laxiya^^ mEla'nx Lpu'pEiihaut. 



And then would be told, " Not thou knowest to play shiimy. 



Tkwami'Lxax Lpu'pEnliaiit. 'Laxiya^ Lhllkwal'sEx, te'mlta xa-hi'k' e 



Ignorant thou shinny playing. Not thou action makest, and yet thou- just 



tsa^'mE tqaia'ltEX sxas pu'pEnhautxai'm." Temu'^'hu qalpa'lnx 



very desirest that thou shinny play shalt." So then agam it is done (by) 



15 hak'P'yauk'-slo ^ temu^'hu mEliPyti'lnx as pu'pEnliati. Te'mlta 



from across people so then it is' hit the ball. But 



LEyai'xayu mu'^'hu nlsk" xu'lI. "Hal!, i'mstE sa'spin ^ 



it goes now far a little. "See!, thus since these 3'ou I 



LEya'saudux". Halp ! mu'^'hu hilkwisa'a." K'-Liya^ qa^'tsE k'is 



always tell thee. There! you now do it will." Will not long ^vill 



k'eai'm Lpu'pEiihaut. "L-k'eai'm mu'^'hu. L-qat^atxai'm is 



stop will to play shinny. " We stop will now. We shoot will with 



tsi'tsik" !, hi^ye'sa^. Xa-ti'ut ! Vantxai'm as qat-a, 1-qat^atxai'm." 



arrows, friend. Thou be fixing shalt the target, we shoot begin will." . 



20 Temu'^'hu Iqat^at si'lkustEx. "Aqa^^t tsi'tsk' !ik* » ku hi^ye'sa^ 



So then target shooting by all is done. " Good arrow his that friend, 



aqaHit-s-kwa^sta.^ Hi^ye'sa^, x-au ihi'yEmtsu xam tsi'tsik' !." 



good is the paint. Friend, thou here give it" to me shalt thy arrow." 



Temu'^'hu mEya'sauxa. "Xa-ltsa'siyudi sin tsi'tsik* !, Xa-hi'k'e 



And then keeps on saying. " Thou win it (of) me shalt my arrow. Thou just 



a'mta Itsa'siyudi sin tsi'tsik* ! 'k'anhu'u 'k'tas pi'tskum. K'ist 



entirely ^In of (me) shalt my arrows on this on the day. Will we two 



hi'k" e hamsti^ t lautxai'm 'k* antu'u 'k' tas pi'tskum." Hamsti^ hi'k* e 



just all have fun will on this on the day." All just 



25 intsk'i's Lhilkwai'siinx qas }k"a'xk"examt. Hi'k'e hak'au^ 



something it is done (by) the assembled people. Just from everywhere 



ifc-is + -l. 



' Abbreviated for Iclis; k-is + -I. 



3 k'is + lla. 



4 Transposed for hak'nVsk-EtiLX. 



5 Liya^ + -X. 



« ftofc'- + k-in'hl + -auk-. 



' Abbre\dated for mi'saspin; mis + as + -p + -n. 



8 Abbreviated from ts-tsl'tsk\>ik\ 



9 An ungrammatical and obscure passage. Should have been perhaps aqd^at mukwa'sta HAvrao good 

 paint; kwa^s paint (?). 



