164 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



qxenk'sai'xa is Lowa'hayu, k'is hi'k"e tk" ala'saltxam as le'wi'. 

 Temu"'hu ats-mu'tsk" ak* aux ^Liya^ xiis ni'i i'klistai. Tsa'^'mE 

 hi'k"e nl'sk'ik's ayai'. Las qa^'tsE, te'mlta 'Liya^ imi'stal as nu'ns. 

 Te'mltaux 'Liya^ ni'i llli'daux as plui'sk'aux, "K"-Liya^ qa^'tsE 

 5 k'is yuxe' kuli'n tsl'tsik' !." K'iLxa'ts 'Liya^ la* tskwai'Lx. ''K'il 

 hi'k'e ma^'lk'sta muqwa'mauxam. K'-Liya^ qa^'tsE k"is hi°hu°' 

 Lqa'lhiyusxam. La'tEq-E'n tsa^tl hiu'nsisxamsk', tern k*-Liya^ 

 na/mk" wi'li?" Temi'Lx mu"'hu minstal' Is xa'mEt-s-le'wi', mis 

 mu'^'liu qamli'. Temu'^'hu xa'mELl ats-mti'tsk'ak" temu'^'hu ma'- 



10 yExa, na'mk'siLx Lqa'lhlyOsxam.^ K'iLx yolalsxai'm mu^'hu, 

 na/mk' siLX k"eai' Inu'nst. "Ni'tsk'-auk"-E'n mu'^'hu pstin k'a'ltsu? 

 'Llya^ na'mk' nti'ns. 'Llya^na'mk'imi'stal nu'ns. Las qa^'tsE te'mlta 

 'Liya^ imi'stal as nti'ns." K'Ilx yo'lalsxaim mu^'hu. "K'in 'Liya^ 

 na'mk' Lowa'stauwl tas nti'ns. K'in k'eai'mi, tsa^'mEn hi'k'e 



15 ni'sk'ik's ayai'." Temu^'hti mEya'saux ats-mu'tsk'ak'. "A'a, 

 i'mstaiik' sin hai"^ tEqwo'n. Tsa^'mEl hi'k'e ni'sk'ik's ayai'. 

 K'-Liya^ qa^'tsE k'is ytixe' sin tsi'tsik* ! tEqwo'n. Ytixe'tsx tEsi'n 

 mi'lax." Temu'^'hii ma'j^Exa ts-ha'at!ak'aux, "K'il tai^' is xa'mEt- 

 s-pi'tskum qalpa'a qSmij^ti'Li." Temi'Lx mu^'hti k'e'a imsti'nx. 



20 Lqalhi'yusxaux mu'^'hii atsqxe^'sk'iLx. K'-Liya^ qalpai' pxamintxi' 

 as tsqe°'x, K'eai'xaux. Temi'Lx hi'k'e muqwa'maux. Temi'LX 

 mu"'hti pilai', temu"'hti ma'yExa ts-ha'at!ak'aux, "K'in k'eai'm 

 mii°'hii. K'il mu^'hti Lxaai'." Temi'Lx mu^'lrn pilai', temi'LX 

 mu^'hti k'imyo'lalsxai. " 'Liya^ na'mk' imi'stal as nti'ns. Hak'i'ms 



25 hi'k'e xe'iLk'et-s-nti'ns, k'il i'lElits qwamiyti'^'Li. Tsa*'mEn hi'k'e 

 ni'sk'ik's ayai'. Las qa^'tsE te'mlta ^Liya^ na'mk' imi'stal. Tsa*'- 

 mEn hi'k'e qa^'tsE pihai'." Temi'Lx mu'^'hti qamk' li'yEmxa. 

 "K'il-axa mu'^'lm xami'mi." Temu^'hti mis qai'-slo, temi'Lx-axa 

 mu'^'hti xami'xa. 



30 Temi'LX-axa yalsai'xa. 'LaLxiya^ imsti^t ts-ha'ldEmxusk' , hi'k'e 

 Itsa'msiyti ts-ha'ldEmxusk'. Mii^lii' stida^'stit-s-pi'tskum misi'LX- 

 axa mEyala'sauxa. Lx-axa mEya'xauxam. Ts-mEqami'ntisk' tas 

 nti'ns. K'-mu'^'hti ma'yExa ats-ha'at!ak'aux. "K'il-axayalsai'mi." 

 Temi'LX mu°'hti k'e'a imsti'xa. Temu^'hti xa'mELi ts-mti'tsk'ak'. 



35 "Mti'^'liin hi'k'e qa^'ltE Lhaya'naux as nti'ns," Temi'Lx-axa mE- 

 tsqimkwai' 2 hak'ni'k'eai 'k'asi'Lx aya'saltxa. K'-Liya^ qa^'tsE 

 k'iLxa's-axa mu°'hti wil ts-itsai'sk'ik's. Temi'Lx mu'^'hu tsqtinkwai' 

 ts-itsai'sk'ik'siLx. Temi'Lx-axa mu^'hti tsqe'wiLx ats-kwi'sk'iLX. 

 Temi'LX-axa mu'^'hti wi'lx ts-itsai'sk' ik' siLx. Temi'LX hi'k" e hamsti^ 



40 tqe'tqaiLi ^ atsa'sidok' Ilx.* Hi'k'e hamsti^ wa^ ts-Lo'sink' atsa'si- 

 dok'iLx."^ Temi'LX mu°'hti Lxal'nx. 



Temu'^'hti tsqa'mtliyti. 



1 Smith failed to record tlie words of the spealcer. ^ Simphfled for ats-tsa'sidook-iix. 



2 Contracted from mun'hu isqunkwal'. 6 As a token of mourning. 



3 Reduplicate! stem tjeL- to cry. 



