BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 49 
all the people of the upper part of the river. A little was left over 
and he dried it all. Now he knew all the tabus. Coyote said: ‘* Thus 
shall be the tabus for all the generations of Indians. Even I got 
tired. No murderer shall eat salmon, no girl, no menstruating woman, 
no widower, nobody who prepares corpses for burial, and no woman 
who has just given birth toa child. It is forbidden. Even I got tired. 
When men work on their net and make a small mistake, they shall not 
catch anything. When a louse is on a net, the owner shall not catch 
anything.” 
e1Xam. Norjka qatiXkja’etix‘itx. Ka’nauwé akjé'lak qatctd’xoax. 
town. A little only they left over. All dry salmon he made them. 
Ka’nauwe qatélo’ Nuix‘itx tkje’Lau. Nige’mx itja’lapas: 
All they were known tabus. He said coyote: 
“AluXumapa’ya Nate’tanué kjoarg®’ rea’kjerau. A’la  nai’ka, 
“Generations Indians thus ‘their tabus. Eyen It 
ala tell ink’x6x. Niict alitxelemd’xoma gara’kjaukjau ieu’nat. 
even tired I became. Not he shall eat it a murderer salmon. 
Niet alirxelemo’xoma nqjela’wulX, niict alitxelemd’xoma rqta’ Nit. 
Not she shall eat it a girl whoisjust not she shall eat it a menstruut- 
mature, ing woman. 
Niict alitxelemd’xoma LE/piqau. Niiet alitxelemd’xoma Lmé’meloct 
Not they shall eat it widowers and Not he shall eat it corpses 
widows. 
Le’XLeX iLge'Loxt. Niict alitxelemd’xoma tjd'tsniX qatqtdo’mex. 
prepare who does it. Not she shall eat it just who gave birth to 
a child. 
Tga’kjeiau. A’la naka, ala tell ink’x6x. Manix 
Their taboo. Even 1 even tired I became. When 
nauwaitk anktuxd’lalema, norj aLgo’kjumamekua, niict tan 
a net they make it, little they make a mistake, not any- 
thing 
Lgéwa’qoamernita-itx. Ma‘nix dguara/létema-itx aqte’xa nauwa’itk, 
they always catch. When they are on it shirt lice a net, 
nict tan Lg@wa’qoamEniLx qu a/nauwa-itk.” 
not any- they always catch those haying the net.” 
thing 
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