206 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 67 



Ita^ hak'i'm^ i'mstE mu°'hii. K'Ets hi'k'e hamstr' qlai'tsitxaunx 

 ats-Lqo'xwak'iLx. "K'-imstiH ts-mEqami'iitisk" sxas Itsa'si^^udi," 

 k'au'xuts i'mstE yo'latxa a Its li'nilt lEiiu't. Sati'tist hi'k'e hamsti= 

 hak*I°'hiLiyauk' tern hak'P'hiLiyauk' tern sau'tist Ita^.^ "K'-im- 

 5 sti't ts-mEqami'ntisk' lis t lau'txaim," k'au'xuts yull'ltlxaux. "K"- 

 imstPt ts-mEqami'ntisk* a°'qayu sxas Itsa'siyudi." K'au'xutsmu"'- 

 hu Lqu'Lquxwai'itlxa. "Xa-ltsa'slyudi sin tsi'tsik' !. K*-hi'k'e 

 tai^ tsi'tsik' ! stiii Lqu'xwa." Temau'x mu'^'hu xutsa' xe'Lk'eLi k'au'- 

 xus k'i'yai ts-Lqu'xwak' . K'i'Lxats mu^'hu ya°'ts!al'. K'i'Lxats 



10 mu'^'hu tsa'tsasiltlxa. HamstP' hl'k"e tas Limtsa'lhlxamt. K'Ets 



lil'k'e hak'Eiii'k'-slo pi'tisxai tas hi'tslEm ts-pi'usxamsk'. K'Ets 



saii'tist kus qo'ila k'is-axa xe'Lk". K'Ets imsti't ts-mEqami'ntisk'. 



K'ismu^'huya'''ts!ai'mxa'mEt-s-hi'tslEm. Kismu'^'hu tEsina'ln. 



K'Ets mu°'hu qElmi'xa. K'ismu"'hii Ita'sinhi. Xa'mEt-s-hi'tslEm 



15 k'Ets psi'nk'xek'em hllal'. K'is mu°'hu qalpai' hak' i°"yauk' s-le- 

 'wi'. K'Ets hilai' tsii'nk'xek' em. K'Ets ta'ming' ink' k'Ets mu'^'hu 

 limk' !i'nlnx. K'Ets qlai'tsitxaunx mu°'hu. Xa'mEt-s-hi'tslEm 

 k'Ets sauda'^'stk'em hilai'. Qas hi'k'e tsa^'mE tskwai'Lx lEj^a^'ha- 

 ts!it. K'is mu°'hu qalpai'm qalmi'm hak'i°"yauk'-slo. K'Ets Lxa 



20 tai^ tsum hilai' kus hi'tslEm. Tas limtsa'lhixamt as tEya°'hats!it. 

 Tai- mu"'hu. 



VI. ltsau'tsuwaut •'' 



DICE GAME 



Na'mk'auxauts mu°'hu qai"hai', k'au'xuts ti'iit !hunai'nx ats-pqo'- 

 ilatxusk'. K'au'xuts hi'k'e qas mEqami'nt qas hi'tslEm Lha3^a'- 

 iiaux. K'au'xuts mu'^'hii k' litsxa'yiisxa.* Temau'x hi'k'e mEla'nx 



25 hamsti-" qas hi'tslEm, mi'saux hi'k'e tsa^'mE Iqe'tk'ex Itsau'tsiiwaiit. 

 K'Ets hi'k'e hak'au^ k'exk'ai' tas hi'tslEm, k'au'xaii Lhalda'ln, 

 la'ltasaux hi'k'e tsa^'mE tskwai'Lx Itsau'tsuwaut. K'Ets xa'mEt- 

 s-hi'tslEm k'Ets mEya'saux. ''K'm mELqu'xwaxam 'k'qo'tse." 

 K'Ets i'mstE lui'lxasxamst si'lkustEx. "TEqwo'n k'in xutsa' 



30 mELqu'xwaxam 'k'qo'tsE." Hamsti' hi'k'e tas hi'tslEm k'Ets 

 i'mstE iliii'. 



K'au'xuts mu'^'hu qai'^hai'. K'Ets hi'k'e k'a'axk'e kuPai'x kus 

 pELqu'xwatxus. K'au'xuts mu°'hu pilai'. K'Ets qas xe'Lk'it-s- 

 hi'tslEm Lqa'minx ^ kus qo'ila. K'au'xuts qaqa'tsE qlai'tsitxanx, 



35 na'mk"auxuts mu'^'hu tsau'tsuwautxai'. K'Ets hilai' kus xa'mELi. 



' Contracted for hak-Ek-in'hiysm. 



- The number of players on each side is not definitely fixed, nor is it necessary that each side have the 

 samp number. 



3 One of the several varieties of dice games played by the North American Indians. It was played among 

 the Alsea by two players, using four dice or cards. These dice were wooden sticks about 6 inches long , 

 flat on one side wliile the other side was rounded and tapered somewhat toward both ends. The sticks 

 were marked in sets of two, one called qd'alt male and the other mEsha'lsla or mukwa^sll female. 



*latSX- TO SPRE.A.D. 



5 Literally, "make many." 



