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Cx'e'xdEn 



GexdEii 



la 2 



went 



qa's^icP^ 



walk-began 



la'xa- 



to the 



Wak'legesLa. 



Beut-Bav its name. 



do'x^waLElaxa^^ 



he discovered the 



-nEqa'tslaqe^^ xwa'kluna^^ niExe's^* laq. 



ten long canoes 



hollow things at it. 

 on beach 



La'^ae^o 



Then it is 

 said 



La'^lae ^^ 



Then it is 

 said 



'w un'wig'aq, 



he hid back of them 



^^ laE'm^la wis^^ 



then referred to 

 it is said and 

 so he went 



at 



a La\va>sa ■" 



landward of 

 the 



xwa'xwakluna.*" 



canoes. 



La'^lae^" G'e'xdEn dEx^wuJtla'lis*' laq. 



35 



Then it is 

 said 



G'e'xdEn 



jumped out of woods 

 on beach 



to 

 them. 



La'^lae^** ya'q!eg*a^leda' 



speak began the 



Then it is 

 said 



-nEino'kwe/*^ bEgwa'nEma:" "^nia'sos' 



one person man: " What your 



-ya'lag'ilisex," G'e'xdEn?" 



G-e'xdEn? " 



work moving on 

 beach here, 



^ne'x'so^lae^^ G'e'xdEn. La'^lae 



G-e'xdEn. 



was told it is 

 said 



l0L."5° 

 from vou." 



Then it is 

 said 



na nax^ma^ya: 



he replied: 



La'*lae ^° wuLe' 



Then it is 

 said 



-mae noxwas 



^r 54 



What tribe are you?" 



asked 



La'^lae^o 



Then it is 

 said 



G'e'xdEnaxa^^ 



Ge'xdEii the 



na'nax^ma^eda^'' 



replied the 



" La'Loo-wasdE^yin*^ 



" I am trying to get a 

 magical treasure 



bEgwa'nEme : ^^ 



bEgwa'nEmaq:^* 



man to him: 



2' Id WENT, signifies here a new action: then. 



28 qds- TO walk; -x-^ld inchoative (§ 26, no. 90). 



» wa'k-.'- bent; -eg- side (§ 22, no. 51); -es on beach (§ 22, no. 45); -na on (=named) (§ 21, no. 32 6). 



30 ia (see note 27); --lae (see note 1). 



31 doqu. TO see; -aiEla to accomplish (§ 26, no. 96); -xa vocalic pronominal object (see note 23). 

 ^^^nsg- ten ( = straight); -ts.'aq long object (§ 24, no. 84); -e demonstrative (see note 4). 



33 Stem Tzvaku-. 



3« mEi- hollow things are somewhere [plural to hail-]; -es on beach (§ 22, no. 45). 



35 Locative (see note 3); -q object 3d person (§ 49). 



3^^wun- to hide; w for-o off(§ 21, no. 37). -eg-e bark (§ 23, no. 69); the reason for the introduction of 

 w before -eg-e is not clear; -g object 3d person (§ 49). 



3' la (see note 27); -Em-wls and so (§ 27, no. 104); -Ha (see note 1). Here la is used as the verb to go. 



3s lax consonantic form of locative (see note 3) before a form with genitive ending (§ 59). 



39 (iL- landward; -f« nominal ending (§ 36, no. 161); -sa vocalic genitive (§ 49). 



*o Reduplication for plural (§ 41). 



" dEfu- TO jump; -6lt!a out of woods (§ 21, no. 37, c); -lis on beach (§ 22, no. 45; § 37, no. 197). 



^■ydq.'Enl- to talk; -gaH to begin to make noise (§ 34, no. 145); this combination seems irregular; 

 fda vocalic subjective (§ 49). 



^^^nsm one; -ok", person; -e demonstrative. 



" Stem bEku- man; -dnEm (§ 36, no. 193, 6); -a (see note 5). 



*^^mds what; -6s thy (pronominal possessive). 



<6 £ya-TO be occupied [cf. ^yo'=2/a(«.'c canoe (= receptacle) for occupation]; ^ya'laTO be in a state of occu- 

 pation; -g-ilis moving on beach (§ 22, no. 45; § 37, no. 197); -ex postnominal demonstrative 2d per.son 

 (§48,11). 



^T^nek- TO say; sd^ passive (§ 35, no. 159); -Hae (see note 1). 



<8 Stem perhaps nag- to imitate. 



<9LO(7«- something magical, precious; Ld'Lok.'iva to endeavor to get something precious (§ 46); 

 the softening suffix -sdEy is not known from any other combination; -En I, subject. 



M Locative, 2d person object (§ 48, I; § 61). 



61 wuL- TO question; -e pronominal before proper name. 



62 -axa, the first -a connects the subject with the prenominal object -xa (§ 50.4). 



63 Stem bEku- man (see note 44);'-e demonstrative. 



64«TOa- what; -enoxn- here, tribe (§ 36, no. 162); -as 2d person. 



65 See note 48; -eda definite pronominal (§ 49). 



66 See note 44; -aq pronominal object, 3d person (§ 50.4). 



