162 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. HT 



tsqwa Lqwami'Li." Temi'Lx mii"'hu wi'lx na'k's 'k' a'saiix Lowa'haii 

 as nii'ns. ''Pst-hl'k'e xe'iLk'e Lliaya'naiiwL K'-qauk'-E'n Itsi'- 

 k' !yai^ qau'wis? U'k"-E'n hi'k'e tsa^'niE a'aqa tsitsk' la^yai'sk' V ^ 

 Temu'^'hu yasau^yal'nx ts-mu'tsk'ak'. "Kin qaqa'n Itsi'k" !yai." 

 5 Temi'LX mii'^'hu qalpai'nx LEai'sx hi'k"aux Lowa'hau haihaya^'tit-s- 

 nu'ns; tsa'^'maux hi'k" e a'ltuxt. Temi'Lxmu"'hu Iq-sva'miLX as nii'ns, 

 tsa^'maux hi'k'e a'ltuxt. "K'in iltqa'-E'n kus tsqe^'x?" Tem 

 ma'yExa ts-ha/at !ak' . "K'-tai^" sins Lxaal' ptsl'tsk' !ellst." Temi'Lx 

 mu°'hu tsqe'wiLx. Ts-liamsti't!uuk' ^ tas nti'ns. Temi'Lx mu^'hii 

 10 tsqe'wiLX hi'k'e aii'L. Tem mEya'saux. "Pst-xe'iLk"e a' ttsi'- 

 k' !yai, na'mk' sins Lxaai' ptsi'tsk' leLlst." Temu"'hu k'e'a tsitsk" !- 

 ayu'lnx as nii'ns. Temau'xmu"'lm tsitsk' layii'lnx. Temi'Lxmu'^'liu 

 tsitsk* latxai' hi'k" e hamstF. " 'Laniya^ a'aqa LEmk' II'ntEx. Hila'- 

 yuxun-auk' ts-k'a'ltsuk*." 



15 Temau'x mu°'hii tistitxwai' as tsqe"'x. 'LaLxIya^ qa^'tsE lEya'- 

 xauwist temi'Lx Lxiii'nx as pu'tstEx. ''L-hi'k'e ma^'lk'sta muqwa'- 

 mauxam." Temi'Lx mu^'hii k"e'a imsti'. ^LaLxiya^ la^ tskwayu'Lx, 

 niEqami'nt ts-pu'tstExk' as nu'ns. Na'k'eai 'k'a'saux aya'sal, k'Ets 

 ■ hi'k'e tk'ala'sal s-leVi'. ''L-lii'k'e ma^'lk'sta muqwa'mauxam, 

 20 'Liya^ na'mk' aya'sal ni'sk' . K'Ets qas tsqe"'x wa'stitxanx, 'Llya' 

 na'mk' aya'sal ni'sk'ik's. K*-lilIya- tsa^'mE ya'xautxam. K'il 

 hi'k'e ma^'lk'sta muqwa'mauxam. MEla'nxapst qani'x, na'mk' sis 

 Lqa'lhiyusxam, k'-Liya- na'mk' qalpai'm na'k's ayal'm. I'mstE k" lis 

 hi'k'e ma'^'lk'sta muqwa'mauxam." 



25 Temu°'hu mEya'xauxa na'k's hak'ini'k'eai kus niEpu'tlal'* kus 

 pi'tskum. K'i'mhak's ayai'. K'Ets xu'si hi'k'e pi'usxai as tsqe'^'x 

 ts-pi'usxamsk' . "K'il mu'^'hti tsqwa auli'im. Pi'usxa^yai' mu°'hu 

 as tsqe^'x ts-pi'iisxamsk' . Pst-hi'k" exe'iLk' eLhaya'nauwi. 'Laniya' 

 na'mk' Lxuyu'x^tanx as nti'ns imsti-t ts-haihayaHisk' . K'in mai'mx 



30 mu'^'hii Lxui' nu'ns imsti't ts-haihayaHisk' . Pi'usxa^yai' mu"'hu as 

 tsqe"'x. Wi'lx tsqwa mu'^'hu kus nu'ns. Auli'mu'^'hu ts-pi'usxamsk' 

 kus tsqe^'x. Pst-xe'iLk'e Lhaya'nauwi. 'Laniya^ na'mk' Lxiiyu'- 

 x"tanx imsti'"tit-s-nu'ns." Temi'LX mu°'hu tsqimkwai' 'k'as tsqe"'x 

 ts-pi'usxamsk". Tem hi'k'e au'L pi'usxa^yai' mu'^'hti as tsqe"'x 



35 ts-pi'tisxamsk' . Temi'Lx mu°'hu LEai'sx as nu'ns, k'a'xk'exaux as 

 nu'ns. Temi'LX mu'^'hti pilai', temi'LX mu'^'hu hak'i'm tsitsk' latxai'. 

 Tsitsk' latxai'xaLx. mu'^'hu hak'i'm. Te'mlta 'Liya- qa^'tsE tem 

 xe'tsux" mu'"hu as nu'ns. Na'k'eaisi %-ya'xau, te'mlta hi'k'e 

 qa^'ltE lo'lal as nu'ns, las pa'Lk'st s-le'wi'. 'Liya'" qa'^'tsE k'iLxa's 



40 yuxe' tsi'tsk" !ik' . Temu°'hu mEya'saux ats-ha'at!ak'aux.. "Liliya' 

 na'mk' Lxaai'. La'xs ni'sk'ik's ayai'm, 1-hi'k'e qa^'ltE qwa'mau- 

 wiLi." Temi'LX hi'k'e mu'^'hu mEya'xaux ma^'lk'sta. Na'k'Ets^ 



1 For llsi'k-.'li; isk-.'- to shoot. 4 pt!u- to rise (of sun only). 



2 For ts-ts!tsk-!a^yal'sk-. s Simplified for nat k'Ets . 



3 Used as an exclamation in the sense " What a size! '' 



