BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS IEC 
He stayed a short while and then he hung up the tail pieces. He went 
home. In the evening the youth came home. He saw the tail pieces 
and thought: ‘*They always give me tail pieces to eat,” and hung 
them up near the door. Now twostrings of tail pieces were there. He 
did not eat them. All the year round he went to search for birds on 
the beach. He always caught birds there. 
The brothers stayed for a long time. Then the eldest brother said 
again: **Go and take food to our youngest brother.” Then another 
one went and brought him tail pieces of salmon to eat. He arrived, 
but his youngest brother was not there. The house was full of bird 
skins. The birds were skinned, and the tail pieces were hanging there. 
He thought: ** What may our youngest brother eat?” Two strings of 
tail pieces were hanging there. Their youngest brother had not eaten 
them. Then that person went home again. In the evening the youth 
came home. ‘*Oh, behold, they brought me that food!” He took the 
tail pieces and hung them up. Now three strings of tail pieces were 
10'La-it. Qui  itcta’wiX ta’ Xi tpjia’sXiks. Tee’ Xkjoa. 
he stayed. Hang he did them those salmon tails. He went home. 
Tso'yustiX igiXkjoa’mam ya’ Xi iqjulipX. Ited’quikel tpjia’sXiks. 
In the evening he came home that youth. He saw them the salmon tails. 
IgixL0’Xoa-it: ‘* Quin’te Spi ia’sX iqEne’/Iqo-im.” Qui itcta’wiX 
~ He thought: “ Always salmon tails Iam given to eat.” Hang he did them 
kjawusi’qe. A’qa md/ket?X kjau ndeuake’x ta’Xi tpjia’sXtks. 
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near the door. Then twice tied they were those tail pieces. 
Niict itixn’/IemuX. Ka’nauwé  xqa’/etaq qayackta’goatcgoa-itx. 
Not he ate them. All year he went to search on the beach. 
Qatctomé’tckjéGnangEma-itx tpjEspjH’suks. 
He always found them on the beach birds. 
A’qa wi lelé inxé’la-it. A’ga wi igé/k‘im  é@'LalXt: 
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Then again long they stayed. Then again he said their elder 
brother: 
*Amegtlqoe’mam i1Xa’mXiX.” A’qa wi id’ya EXa’t iteflqoe’mam 
‘Bring him food our younger Then again he one he brought him 
brother.” went food 
tpjia’sXiks.  I6’yam th’taqupa. Kya nict ioXt ina’mXTX. Par 
salmon tails. He arrived their house at. Nothing not hewas_ their younger Full 
there brother. 
ta’ Xi tqu’Lé tpjEspjB’suks ita’pjackoal.  Teju’XtcjuX dguake’x. 
that house birds their skins. Skinned they were. 
Qui itcta’wiX ta’Xi tpjia’sXiks. Igixtd’Xoa-it: ‘‘Tan tqa 
Hang he did them those salmon tails. He thought: “What maybe 
ixela’x intca’mXiX4” Qui ta 2wiXt mdket tea’tana. Niict 
he does our younger Hung were two their ropes. Not 
brother?’* 
itixe’lemux ina’mXiX. A’qa wi  igé’Xkjoa ya’Xi igoare’lX. 
he ate them their younger Then again he went home that person. 
brother. . 
Tso’'yust?X igiXkjoa’mam ya’ Xi iqju'lipX. ‘tO, iqenétqoe’mam 
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In the evening he came home that youth. “Oh, they brought me food 
Ligi!” Ited’guiga ta’ Xi tpjia’s Xiks. uL iteta’wiX. A’qa Lon 
is > ‘ 
behold He took them those salmon tails. Hang he did them. Then three 
this!’ 
tea’Lana igd’xoax ta’Xi- tpjia’sXiks. A’qa_ tsju’XtsjuX_ ite?’tox 
their ropes were those salmon tails. Then skin he did 
them 
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B. A. E., Buin. 26—01 
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