BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 165 
men went home. ‘‘ What does your nephew say to you?” ‘* He said 
to us that he likes those two of your wives.” ‘*Go to-morrow. 
When the day breaks, go and tell him that I will give them to him, 
if he will come.” Now they went again. They arrived there and 
entered. ‘‘Oh, your father will give you his two wives.” ‘‘Ah, well 
then I will go home,” said he. ‘*Tell him, he shall leave his house.” 
They went home. When they came home, they said: ‘* Your son will 
arrive to-morrow. He tells you to go outside and take those two old 
women, your wives.” On the next morning, Tia’pexoacxoac went 
out. He took those two old women, his wives. After some time, his 
son arrived and entered his father’s house. Then his wife gave birth 
to two sons. Now Tia’pexoacxoac fell sick. He made arrows for 
his grandsons. They shot their grandfather, and after some time he 
was dead. Now Tia’pexoacxoac son had many sons. 
itcintco'|Xam_ cta’xka cta’Xi emdket cmé’kikala tqjex ite?’cdx.” 
he said to us them those two your wives ike hedoes them.” 
“QO, tetjo’kti oO’la med’ya. Igé/teukt?X amegiolXa’mam a’/Lqi 
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“Oh, good to-morrow you go. Day comes you goand tell him;  lateron 
ancilo’ta ma/nix alite’ya.” A’qa wi iLd’ya wi't’ax. A’qa wi 
Iwill give when he will Then again they again. Then again 
them two come."’ went 
to him 
iLO’yam. Thackupq. “Ad, itect’melot cia’kikal wé’mam.” ‘*A, 
they arrived. They entered. An, he gives them his two your father.” “Ah, 
to you wives 
tetjo’/kti aqa anXkjoa’ya,” ige’kim. ‘‘A’qa ayuXoapa’ya te’iaqh 
good then I go home,” he said. “Then he shall go out his house 
amegiolXa’ma.” A’qa ivi’ Xkjoa. IntXkjoa’mam. ‘‘A, d’la alite’ya 
you tell him.” Then they went They came home. “Ah,  to- he will 
home. morrow come 
imé’xan. Itemd’lXam amupa’ya La/xaniX kja cta’Xi eqjeyd’qt 
your son. He told you you shall outside and _ those two two old 
go out women 
amco’kta cmé’kikala.” A’qa igé’teuktiX, a’qa id’pa Tia’pexoacxoac. 
you take your two wives.” Then day came, then he went Tia/pexoacxoac. 
them out 
Ite?’cukt cia’kikala cta’Xi cqjeyo’qt. Lit aga id’yam ia’/xan. A’qa 
He took his twe wives those two old Long then hearrived his son. Then 
them two women. 
i0’pqam wi'am té/iaqi. A’qa icoXd’tom aya’kikala cmdket cr’kala 
he came in his his Then _ she gave birth his wife two male 
father house. _ to two 
skja’skas. A2qa  ia’tsqem  igixk’l6x Tia’pexoacxoac.  A’qa 
children. Then his sickness came onto him Tia/pexoacxoac. Then 
tqa’mateX itctci’lox. A’ya ia’maq iege’lox icta’qjacuc. Li2, aqa 
arrows he made them Then shoot they did their grand- Long, then 
for them. him father, 
Oe 5 = oe 2 R oe = 
id’maqt iqjeyo’qt. A’qa ido’magt. A’qa Lga’pelatike ia’qdq tka’luke 
dead the old man. Then he was Then many his males 
dead. children 
itixn’l6x. 
they were on 
him. 
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