TSIMSHIAN TEXTS 



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call your iiiimc"; and he naiiuHl him ( trowiny-np-liki^-one-wlio-has-a- 

 gruiKliiiothor. When he had tinished. he put off the great copper that 

 he had used, and he put otf the .skin of the white bear, and he gave 

 away the slaves to all his guests, and he gave them elk skins. When 

 he had tinished, they started away. 



After he had tinished, he again put on his frog l)lanket. intending 

 to catch seals for food for the people. He found it very ditMcult to 

 take oil" his frog blanket. Then he went to bed and told his wife, and 

 she began to cry. He .said, " When I put it on again, I shall not be 

 able to take it otl, and if I do so. I may not return; I shall only bring 

 seals and halibut and place tlicm in front of the town. I shall not 



SEm'a'g'it: "AmL dEm etk"st dEni hwat.'" NLk''e e'tk"detg'c 1 



the chief; "Good (f"t.) is Um.i his Tlu-ii lie wjis 



named iiauu'." named 



MasEmsts"e'tsk''L dsm hwat. Hwil'i! Lesk"t, ni,k''et sa-iiia'gaL 2 



Growin^'-np-like-nne- {fnt.) his Well! He tiien off he put 



who-has-u-grandmother name. finished. 



wI-o'qL ha'\'itg"e. NLk"'et sa-mfi'gaL La ana'sL gulik's-wo'xgut 3 



the cop- used, 



great per 



Le gula'yitg'e. 



that he had 

 worn. 



hwil dzaxdzo'q 



the camps 



aL txane'tk"L 



to all 



Then 



off 



he put 



the skin 

 of 



at liimself barking 

 (the white bear) 



NLk'"e k'sax-g'ina'mL i.iLi'ng'it aL txane'tk"L 4 



Then only he gave slaves to all 



Le 



he 

 had 



wo'otg'e, 



invited. 



NlR '"e 



Then 



k'sax-g'ina niL 



only he gave 



Liii n 



elks 



hwil dzaxdzo'q Le wo'otg'e. NLk""e La 



the eamyis he invited. Tlien (perf.) 



Lesk"t. 



he 

 finished, 



Hwa'i : 



Well! 



NLk-'e .se-16'6tk"t. 



Then thev started. 



he 

 had 



NLk'*e .sa'k'sk"detg'e. 



Then they went. 



La 



When 



gwis-qana'ot 



his frog 



blanket 



dEm 



(fit.) 



aL 



to 



Lesk"L 



he 

 tinished 



dEmt 



(fut.i 



hwilt. 



he did. 



nLk*'e 



then 



huXt 



again 



5 

 6 



7 



gula'L 8 



he put 



huX g'ldi-do'qL txaue'tk"L elx 9 



again catch all seals 



g'e'ipL qal-ts'a'p. NLk""e La sa-Lgu'ksk"L gwls-cjana'ot 10 



food of the people. Then (perf.) off diftieult his frog 



to do blanket 



hwil 



what 



K'e 



Then 



hwi'leE, 



I do so, 



tsEda 



if 



DEm 



(Fut.) 



hwa'lt. NLk"'e la'Ldet^-'e. NLk''e maLt 



he did. Then they lay Then he told 



down. 



a'd'ik-sk"L 



came 



nLk*'e 



then 



hwi'leE, 



I do so, 



hwil wi-ye'tk"L nak "st. 



crying his wife. 



aL 



to 



•TsEdu 



"If 



nig'm 



not I 



k-'e 



then 



dEm 



ifut.) 



ni'g-i 



not 



huX sa-daa'cjLgut. 



again nff K»'t it. 



nak -St. 11 



his wiff. 



huX 12 



again 



NLk-*e 13 



Then 



q'amhwil'am-da'eE elx 



only ashore I lay seals 



dEin 



(fut,) 



aL 



at 



hiiX 



again 



qa-g'ii'uL 



in front ot 

 ho»ise of 



a'crik*s^-uet;-'r' 



I eomc i>erhaiis. 



14 



ts'ap 



the 

 town 



qiUlL 1.5 



and 



