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HURKAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



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Now, the otlu'i' ])ers()(i started aijain at iiifi'ht, intcndinfr to steal the 

 sealions. When lie caiiie to tlie roek. he saw tlie sealioii \yiujr there. 

 He took liis liarpooii and speared it. Then the .sealion dixcd and 

 swam away. (In former times hai'poons wei-e fastened to cedar hark 

 lines.) The man hehl the line and paid it out. For a long time the 

 sealion dragged the eanoe along, and the line was all paid out. Then 

 the person tried to let it go, but tht^ line stuck to his iiands and the 

 sea lion swam away with him. 



It was four nights since lie had left. For four days the sealion swam 

 through the water. The man and his companions had lost sight of 

 the moiuitains and they were far out at sea. Tiie man was crying all the 

 time. They went on for a long time — for ten days and ten nights. 



1 NLk-'e huX si-g-a'otk"L huX k-'ali. g'a'tg-e ai. axk". 



Then 



again 



started 



person 



night. 



Le'lukst, (jan si-g'a'6tk"t 



He was a there- he started 



thief, fore 



hagun-yu'kt. K''et g'a'at 



toward he Tlien lie saw 



came. 



gOL dfipXL. 



took a har- 



poon. 



NLk''e laqt 



Then it 



swam. 



aL 



at 



hwil 



axk". 



night. 



le-sg'i'L 



on lav 



Then (perf. t again 



seal ions. 



(VLTl.ml 



noun) 



NLk-'et g-aLk"t. Ni.k-*e so'uxsk"!. 



Then he speared Then dived 



NLk-\-t 



Then he 



t'e'bEng'e. 



the sealion. 



TgonL 



This 



It. 



hwilL 



did 



waLEn-g'ig'a't: 



the people; 



ancient 



mao'lk" tsE 



a eedar- 

 bark rope 



da'.xdeL dilpxL. NLk''e laqt. NLk"'e dix'-yu'ki. g'at mao'lk". 



they fas- the Then it Then fast held the the line, 



tened to harpoon. swam. man 



NLk'"e La lo-qa'odEt. NLk''e La nak^L t hwil dE-Lo'oL 



Then (pert.) in It was Then (perf.) long (verbal caused it to 



finished. noun) go 



8 t'e'bEn raa'lg-e. NLk-'e La lo-qa'odEL mao'lk". NLk-'et baqL 



the sea- canoe, 



lion 



Then (perf.) 



was 

 finished 



the line. 



Then 



tried 



9 



10 

 11 



12 

 IS 

 14 

 15 



g'at dEui tqale'L mao'lk". NLk'"e ttfal-he'tL mao'lk" aL 



the (fut.) let go the line. Then against stuck the line at 

 person 



ts'Em-anWnL g'a'tg'e. NLk''et (jane-hwila de-la'qL t'e'bEng'e. 



in the hand the man. Then always with swam the .sealion. 



of 



It 



NLk''e deda'uL La txalpxL yu'ksa. NLk-"e La txtiipxL 



Then 



thev had 

 left 



sa le-hwi'ldet 



days on they were 



(perf.) four 



aL lax-a'k's. 



on on water. 



Then 



(perf.) 



four 



Ni'g'it g'a'adeL sqane'st La 



k'ut-gwa'tk"L sqane'st; Lat 



around were lost the moiin- (perf ) 



tains. 



([ane-hwila sig-a'tk"t. Hwii'i! 



always they cried. Well; 



sa. NLk''e k-'api. sqii'exk". 



days. Then ten nights. 



NLk''e La huX .sqii'exk" aL 



Then (perf.) again dark 



