92 BUREAU OF AMEEICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



tsluwi'x tern xa'mEt-s-ko^x" tsk'i'x is l5qai'-slo. Temu'^'hu mis 

 yuxe'nx kuts-la'k' ak" , tern k'i'mhak's kuFai'nx hak'iqau'x. Tem- 

 u"'hu Ltui'. Temu^'hu mis-axa k' !iqai', tern hak'iqau'x kwas ko'x" 

 piltkwai'. Tem-auk' tsqaisi', tem-auk' tsqaiiiLai'nx ts-k' li'k'ik'. 

 5 Tern hi'k" e qa^'tsE 'Liya^ haya'ntxa. Temu°'hu mis-u axa haya'ntxa, 

 te'mlta hi'k' e nl'sk' aili'k'i ko'x". La'ltas Ita* kwi^ te'mlta ko'x" 

 wa'txanx kus tskui'k' !iLx.^ Temu°'hu mis lEni'sk'iyu, tern ainal'.' 

 Kus Lmu'tsk'ExltlEnu't k'ati'k's-axa la'q !auyusx. Temu'^'hu mis- 

 axa wi'lsLnx k'au'k's, tern *Liya^ k' !iqai'. Hi'k' auk* k'im kuwi'x 



10 is kwe', 'Liya^ yu'xti mEla'iiLnx k'-qaii'k'eai mukiisliya'a. Tem- 

 u'^'hii qasuwa'Lnx kus kui'piina, k'-qa'tsE lo'quta'a k'ai'i qa'tsE 

 mukusliya'a. Temu^'hu mis k"-lkwi'mi, tem k' a'^'tsus tiiitl'wansxai'. 

 K'iltlxa'yusx "k'ts-a^'qaik" tem-axa ts-xau'sxauk', temu'^'hu kwa'- 

 ida ^ Lkui'. "hax Lul, hax Lul, hax luI." * Temu'^'hu mis tsqe'wiLx, 



15 te'mlta hi'k'e hii'nk' !iyusx tem ainai'. ''Hai'aitist i, LEi'Laxan ku 

 Male'tst." ^ Tem-axa k' !iqai', tem LEa'laux kuts-hi'yak' mis 

 ma'qaxainx xaku's mukwa^'sli. Temu'^'hu qalpai'nx qasuwai'nx 

 kwas xam^ kuts-mti'tsk'ak' qaku's mEku'mk", te'mlta To'tsu 

 mu°'hu ita^ i'mstatxu: hi'k'e hunk' li'yusx. Temu^'hti qalpai'nx 



20 kwas xam^ qasuwai'nx, te'mlta I'o'tsu mu°'hti ita^ i'mstatxu. 



Temu'^'hu mis qauwa^^ LEa'mtiyu kuts-mu'tsk'ak', temu'^'hu xas 



yu'xwis pli'xanx. Temu'^'hu tsa^ti axa ustai'nx, temu^'hti qa'tsE 



mukusliyai'nx. 



Temi'Lx " hi'k'e is xa'mEt-s-itsai's ya'tsx, k'i'k-uk" ya'tsx kuts- 



25 hi'yak'iLx, kus kuipu'na. Tem hi'k'e qauwa.^^ is pi'tskum tem 

 aya'l ko'k"s tem-axa qauwa'* tas la* wi'lalyusx, qauwa^* hi'k'e la* 

 nu'nsitxanx xaku's kiiipu'na. Temu'^'hu kus mukwa^sli ts-si'tEk 

 temu'^'hu ita^ qauwa^* is pi'tskum aya'l, temlta-axa tai^ tkwa^li'sla 

 tem-axa Lqii'ma wi'lalyusx qauwa^* is pi'tskum. Tem-auk' mu'^'hii 



30 axa mEt!ama'niLx ik'ts-hai'^k', na'mk' k'ikuts^ haya'ntxa k'i'k"s, 

 la'lta mis hi'k'e qauwa^* la* nu'nsitx, temi'Lx mu'^'hu tEqo'tsE 

 temi'LX tai^ tkwa^li'sla nu'nsitx. 



Temu^'hii misi'Lx LEmla'ntx qau'kuts-huliii'suuk' kus mukwa^sli, 

 temi'LX mu^'hu qai'^hai'. Qauwa'tiLx hi'k'e ts-tExk' spai'tx 



35 temi'LX mu'^'hu lq!ai'. Temi'Lx wilx na'k' eai 'k'kus mEpaa'wunt- 

 slo,^ temi'LX hi'k'e qa*'tsE tspuiti'yusx, Lxai'i Lhainai'di na'k'slo 

 qa*'tsal. Temi'LX mu^'hu qauku's qala'xstet yEai'nx mis qxe'- 

 nk'slo qa*'tsal, te'mlta k'Ets qaku's mena'tEm tem yEai'nx mis 

 qauxa'nk'slo qa*'tsal. Na'mk' k*au'k'Ets-axa tk'i, k'is hata'mE 



1 tSkuil- TO BE ON TOP, TO EIDE. 



2 The informant evidently could not relate the Incidents during the journey to the land of her abductors. 



3 kuit- TO DANCE. 



* In imitation of the souud made by the shells while he was danciag. 



5 Probably another name for Sea-Otter. 



6 For example, Sea-Otter and his wife. 

 '' k-Ets + -uku. 



8 paa'wun snag. 



