420 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [bull. 40 



]sjin!f33 gan-ksE-t!{V°t^^ gEsgA^" riE-txaa'gAsgA^^ n-ts!a'ptga°/" at^^ 



That reason out he sat at the mouth of his town, at he 



np37 lig-i-lEp-giV°^« gEsgA 1" k'-da'^ntga^.^^ Ada a'sl^^ dEtla'^f^ gEsgA^« 



seeing everything at around him. Then while sitting at 



gwA'sgA/^ gakstatna'°gA^^ a'utAgA^* gun-he'°tgEt*^ gEsgA^" awa'°tga°/^ 



that, ■ behold who the porcupine toward stood at his proximity. 



A'si*" t" sga-iri'°t*^ gEsgA^" n-lEksa'gasgE^^ n-ts!a'psgE^'' wi- 



When he a'eros.s went at the doorway of the town of the 



mEdI'°kga°/'^ ada wul ha'usgA'^° wI-mEdi'°kga°, ''Ts!l'°nA^^ g-fot^^ 



a:reat grizzly bear, then being said the great grizzly bear, "Enter here, 



n-sI'Ep!Ensgl!^^ Me dEm k!a-xdl'°3'ut."'^* Nin!l'^^ gan da' wula 



my friend! You shall a little eat with me." That it was reason then when 



ts!l'°nsgA" a'ut" gEsgA awa'^sgA*^ wI-inEdl'°kga°.^^ Ada' wula 



entered the poreu- at the proximity of the great grizzly bear. Then being 



pine 



wI-SE-la'ksEsgA^^ wI-inEdI'°kga°. Adat .sa-ga'°,sgA''*' tgu-a'ataga**.^^ 



great made fire the great grizzly bear. Then he suddenly took the little porcupine. 



Adat dfikda'klEgA^^ ga-sEsi'°tga° '^^ dil*"' ga-an o'ntga"."^ Adat 



Then he tied " his feet and ' his hands. Then he 



haJ-sgE'rt*'^ gEsgA dzo'gasgA"^ la'ktga".''* Adat wul gwa'lklEnsgA^^ 



alongside laid it at the'edge of the fire. Then he burnt 



hak!a'°sgA''^ Igu-a'utaga"." N ! P^ ada' wul lia'u.sgA'"'*' wI-ii]Edl'°k ^^ asgA^® 



the baek of the little porcupine. He then .said the great grizzly to the 



bciir 



33 111 that: n.'Z probably demonstrative (§ 56) 



31 gan- reason; following nm/T, it means therefore; ksE- out, generally directive, but here indi- 

 cating the position outside; t.'do to sit; -t he. 



35 HE- separable possession; txa- direction; dg mouth. 



36 a preposition (§ 67) with subjective (subjunctive) pronoun attached (§ 49). 

 3' 7110 to see; after 'to the connective is missing (§ 29). 



38 liyi- somewhere, this or that (§ 8, no. 20) ; lEp- self (§ 10, no. 129); gd.o something, what; lig-i-<j<i'o 

 anything; Ua-i-lEp-gdo everything. 



39 kuduon the place around (a nominal expression). When used in the posses.sive, it is considered 

 as inseparable possession (§ 5.ti. 



■lo as'i while (§ 66, no. 7), here followed by the progressive form. 



■•1 d'Etld'o progressive form of t!do to sit (§ 37). 



■•2 giuao this; gwa'sr/A that (§56). 



13 an interjection, probably gakMa behold; t he; ^d" who. 



41 a'(«<a porcupine; -(/A connective (§ 25). 



« gun- toward (§ 10, no. 114); hi'-otg to stand; -t ho. 



•"= OM)(7, proximity (a noun which corresponds to tlie particle gim- [see notes 39, 45] ). 



■" t subject of intransitive verb, here emphatic. 



18 sgn across (§ 9, no. 36); id'" to go; -t he. 



13 n- separable pronoun; lEkm'g doorway. 



50 ha'ti to say. 



^^ts/'ion (plural, la'mdzEx) to enter by (imperative [§ 6i] ). 



'^^ g-'tot here. 



53 11- .separable possession; s't'op/Ensg friend; -T my (in adilress [§ 51] ). 



51 VIE thou (subjective [§ 49] ); dEiii future ( § 59); k.'ci- a little while (§ 10, no. 107); .k/7'" to eat with 

 some one; -u me; -t (see note 32). 



55 w7- great (§ 10, no. 73); s£- to make (§13, no. 164). 

 56 1 subjective pronoun; sa- suddenly; gdo to take. 



57 i(7M- little (§ 10, no. 135). 



58 dakl to lie (with plural object dEkda'kl). 

 59asI'o (plural, gasEsl'o [§ 43]). 



«o di and; I connective (§30). 



M aji'd'n hand; jra-an'o'w hands (§ 43). 



6* hal- along (§ 9, no. 50); sgEr to lie. 



63 dzOg edge (noun corresponds to the {)article hal- [.see note 62] ). 



ei^afc'fire (cf. note 32). 



65 gwalg to burn; giva'lk.'Eii to cause to burn ( § 17, no. 1). 



^^hakldo back; has no prefix nE-, because, as a part of the body, the possession is inseparable. 



