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Lu'^'tsit. Temu°'hu mis k" a'tEx Liiu'iist, temu'^'hu xe'tsux", temu^'hu 

 ayai'xa. Te'mlta 'Llya^ qa^'tsE ya'xautxa, temu°'hu tsqeViLx as 

 nti'ns ts-yai'xaitExk' . Temu'^'hu ustai'nx. Ts-hamstft!atisk* as 

 nu'ns ts-yai'xaitExk" . Temu°'hu wastau^yai'nx. "K'-qa^ na'mk' 

 5 sills mu'^'hti Lqwa'mlLi?" Temu^'hti mEya'xauxa, K*Ets haiiwi'i 

 hi'k'e sau'lta. K*-mu°'hu yaxau^'ya'a. K"Ets hauwi'i hi'k'e 

 ti'k'sal. K'Ets mu°'hu tsqe'wuLx. Xam^ tai^' as nu'ns, ts-haihaya^'- 

 tisk' tas nu'ns. K'-mu"'liu yaxau^ya'a. Is Lxato\vai'-sl6 k'is 'Liya- 

 haPk' Lxu'yux"taldu ts-yai'xaltExk' . K'-mu^'hu yaxau^'ya'a.^ 



10 K'Ets hi'k'e sau'lta mEla'ntELl. "K*-qa^" iltqa=^t sins mu^'hu 

 LEai'si?," ts-hai'^'k'-auk' as hi'tEslEm. Mu'^'lii hi'k'e Lhaya'nix as 

 nu'ns. Temu°'hu wastau^yai'nx. MEla'nx mu'^'hu ni'tsk' lili'daux. 

 "Ta'mE hi'k'e mEqami'ntit-s-hl'tslEm/' ts-mahai'xasxamsk'-auk' ts- 

 hai°k'. Te'mlta 'Liya^ qa^'tsE mis mu'^'hu tskwayu'Lx as kii'x". 



15 K'-auk' txa'a ts-hai'^k' qas hi'tslEm. "Mu°'hu tsqwa tsqunkwai'." 

 K'-mu'^'hii ma^'lk'sta mEya'xauxam. K'au'k'Ets i'mstE ts-hai"k' . 

 "K'-qa-' iltqa^^t sins mu°'hu LEai'si?" Te'mlta 'Liya^' qa^'tsE mis 

 mu°'hu LEai'sx. K'-Lhaya'nauwi mu°'h(i, mis LEai'sx as nu'ns. 

 Hak'i^'hi tai^' ts-k'aya'siyiik' 'k'as nu'ns. Temu°'hu mis LEai'sx, 



20 'Lauk'iya^ tlxayu'Lx 'k' ts-hai'^k' , k'-ltsi'k' lyai.^ Temu'^'hu ayai' 

 as nu'ns. K'-spai'di na'k's k'as su°'lhak' !i. ^ K-k'i'mhak's spai'dl. 

 K'-mu°'hu mEya'xauxam. Temu'^'hu yEku'kwi ^ as pi'tskum, 

 k'-mu'"huqamk' !i'yEmxus. Temu°'huminstai'xa. MeIE'ux mu°'hu 

 k' -la* niEhilkwai'si qas nu'ns. Temu'^hu mis atsk'ai'xa, temu"'hu 



25 silk' !ui'. MEla'nx mu'^'hu ni'i lili'dau qas nu/ns. "K'm spai'du 

 k'i'mhak's nak' kus lt!awa'it sili'kwEx. K'in k'i'mhak's spai'du. 

 Xa-'Liya^ Lxaa'yEx,tayEmts.^ La'ns ® ni'sk'ik's ayai'm, xa'ltas ^ 

 hi'k'e qa^'ltE LOwa'stautEmts. Tqaia'ldxax hi'k'e hamsti- kus 

 intsk'i's. K'in k'i'mhak's spai'du nak' kus Itlawa'it sili'kwEx." 



30 Temu'^'hu mis qe'i s-le'\vi', k'-ltui'mi. Lau'k'iya^ tla'xsalx ts- 

 hai°k'. K'-hi'k'e tai^ qa'^'ltE Ikhva'iiitxam. Temu°'ha k'e'a i'mstE 

 philkwai'sEx. Qa'^'ltE hi'k'e Lhaya'nix, mis qwa'mauwiLx. Temu'"- 

 hii qwamauyii'Lx. ''K'in k'i'mhak's spai'du nak' kus Itlawa'it 

 sili'kwEx." Lla'tqaisxamst-auk' ts-hai°k' as hi'tEslEm, mis k'- 



35 hamsti^' intsk'i's LimLa'nti. Tem-auk' hi'k'e tsa^'mE la'tqaisx 

 ts-hai'^k', mis k'-hamsti^ limLa'nti tas intsk'i's. 



Temu'^'hu k'i'mhak's spai'tx qas nu'ns. Te'mlta ^Liya^ qa^'tsE 

 mi'saux mu'^'hu tsqunkwai'. "K'-auk' 'Liya^ qe'lhya xam k'a'- 

 Itsu!^ La'xstis^ 'Liya^ ha'alqa wil hi'tEslEmk's, k'-auk' *Liya^ 



1 Notet'ii- froquent use of the future tense in an aoristic sense. 



2 For Ir-Un'k-.'l; tsk-.'- to shoot. 



3 Abbrev'itited from sun'lhak-.'Uxa. 

 * Abbre^'lated from yEku'kutxa. 



5 Simplified from LELiaa' yEiiayEmts; Lxaa'yEz- reduplicated stem Liai- to give up. 

 Bias + -n. 



7 Abbreviated from k-Exa'ltas; k'is + ltd + -x. 



8 Literally, "Sliall inside not tire thy heart." 

 ' Idis + -St. 



