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hapE'nk" is itsal's. Tern k'Ets mu°'hu ma'jExa. "Qaila' 

 xutsa' te'mip ts lilo'xweLX ? Las hi'k'e 'Liya^ la*, lii'k'eLx-au 

 k'al'sk'itsx. Is i'mstE tern kusi'Lx xati'. Qaila' te'mip 'Liya^ 

 nu'iist!iLx?" Tern k'Ets mu°'liu ti'ut!'wanxal' is tE'xwa. 

 5 Temu^'hu mis It !a'msitx, tern k'Ets mu'^'hu kuPai'nx^ tern 

 mEqali'nx kuts-po'k*pEk't!Exk'. Tern k'Ets-axa mu^'hu ayai' 

 Itsai'sik's, mis Lxayai'tx pumkwe'nts lit.^ Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu taya- 

 yu'Lx kuts-tE'xwak* . Temu'^'hu 'Liya^' qa^'tsE tem-auk' mu'^'hu 

 slyai' tas kaka'yautuxs. Temu°'hu mis mEqaml'nta siyai', tem 



10 k'Ets mu^'hu lt!Exwa'yut!iLx, temu°'hu IpP'tqayu kuts-tE'xwak'. 

 Tem k'Ets mu^'hu ayai'. Temu°'liu mis wi'lx, tem hata'mE hi'k'e 

 hi'lal kuts-tE'xwak'. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu hatai'nx tem k'Ets-axa 

 mu°'hu aya'yususx kus mEk'ti'dust itsai'sik's. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu 

 hi'k'e yai'tsxa ti'tit Ihunai'nx. Tslimk' i'yux" 'k'qo'tsE kuts-Li'- 



15 xask*, tem k'im k'Ets-axa qaa'yux" 'k'ts-kusnu°'hayust!Exk'. Tem 

 k'Ets tsipstxanlyii'Lx tem k'Ets kuital'nx ya'sau: "K'Liya^ la* ham 

 Lan, k'-hi'k'e tai^ mEk'u'dust. K'is hi'k'e mu'^'hti tai^ Limi'staldu 

 xas kla'mtslEm ts-La'mxadook* . K'-hi'k'e lowi'tlitsu, sis tExwai'- 

 tsu." Tem k'Ets mu°'hu mis Lxayai'tx, tem-axa tpai'nx, tem k'E'- 



20 Lxats mu'^'hu yEai'nx. "Ai'xap-umu^'huqxen'k's!" La'ltami'siLx 

 qau'x ya'tsx kus hi'tslsm, la'lta mis hi'k'e mEhi'lqtst !emxt ^ kus 

 itsai'stuxs. Temu'^'hu misi'Lx-axa wl'lx qxe'nk' s, tem k' ELxa'ts-axa 

 mu°'hu k'i'stnx. Tem k'Ets-axa mu'^'hu Lkwei', tem k'ELxa'ts 

 mu'^'hu xe'tsux". 



25 Tem 'xlya^ qa^'tsE temi'LX wi'lx LEya'tstik's qalpal'. Tem k'Ets 

 mu'^'hu hala'tsi ma'yExa kus mena'tEm, ''A'lk'xul-wa k'a'^'tstis, 

 k'in phainsai'm." Tem k'Ets mu°'hu k' !iqai', tem ayai' itsai'sik's. 

 Tem qaai' tem pxeltsiisa'lnx. "Hani'k'ex-E'n wi'lx ?" — "A'a, tsqa- 

 yu'natxa'L 'k'ta's le'wi'." — ''Xu'k'Ep-E'n!" "— "A'a, sin ha*'t!6Lx 



30 k'iLxa'n Lowa'staux." — ''Temi'Lx na'k'-En?" — "Is kwe'Lxan-auk' 

 k'i'stnx."— "Te'mx ta'xtl-E'n xam^ xamk' ! k' !iqai' ?"— ''iLa'nta ^ 

 hi'k'e phainai'st." Tem k'Ets-axa mu'^'hu Lkwi' temi'Lx LEa'laux 

 kuts-ha'at!ok'iLx o'k'eai ^k* ya'tsx. Temi'Lx mu'^'hii qauwa^* k' !i- 

 qai' temi'LX qa^'tsE itsai'. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu is xa'mEt-s-pi'tskum 



35 tem k'Ets ma'yExa kus mena'tEm. "Qaila' xtitsa' tem kusi'Lx 'Liya^ 

 na'mk* qo°'t!Em kus LEya'tsit?" Tem k'Ets mu°'hu yEa'lnx. 

 "'Liya' a'! Sxas hi'k'e ami'stis ta^muqwa." — "iLa'nta^ hi'k'e 

 ya'sau." Tem k'Ets mu°'hii 'Liya^' qa^'tsE tem k'Ets ma'yExa. 

 "Qai hi'tE la tem kus-uk" hi'k'e sa'pt!ist kus puii'ya^?" — "Ami'stis 



40 hi'k'e ta^muqwa." — ^"I'Lanta hi'k'e LEya'saux." Tem k'Ets mu^'hu 



1 plui'nx would have been more proper, since the stem kul^- can be used with plural objects only. 



2 k flints.'- TO BAIT. 



3 Rendered by Farrand "undermined," which rather obscures the meaning of the sentence. The 

 informant probably meant to say "resting on posts." 



* X- discriminative; uk- for u'k-eai: -p 2d person plural. 

 ' Lta + -n. 



