THe Nisat (romp 1894) 
The people had a town on each side of the creek. Nisal was the 
name of the town on the one side, Sunnyside the name of the town on 
the other side. The people of Sunnyside were all shamans. Now 
one man at Nisal sang his conjurer’s song. A small figure of a super- 
natural being was made of cedar wood. When this man, who had a 
supernatural helper, sang, then the cedar figure moved and danced. 
A woodchuck blanket was put onto it. It was laid double and fitted 
it. Then the people of Sunnyside became envious because the others 
could do more than they. 
That man who had a supernatural helper continued to sing for two 
years. Now there were two mean youths at Sunnyside. They did 
GILA’LELAM LA/XEXIKjALX 
THE NISAL THEIR TALE 
Lxela’etiX ta-ftci té’lXam Gira’lelam Le’xakjanatetor; Acuwi’et 
There were those people Nisal on both sides of it; Acuwi/ct 
(Nisal) 
ia/xaleuX ya’ Xi Gwa’ kjanaté’toL; Awa’xamin ia/xaleuX ya’ Xi @wa’ 
its name that there on one side; Awa’xamin its name that there 
(Sunnyside) 
kjanate’toL.  Kanauwé’ La’qéwamax La-itci Awa’xamin ginal Xam. 
on the other side. All conjurers there Awa’/xamin their town. 
A’qa igé’ktexam ¢Xa’t ksi’aacuwi’et.  A’qa iqé/lox i0/LEmax. 
Then he sang a con- one man of Acuwi/ct. Then itwasmade a figureofa 
jurer’s song supernatural 
being. 
E’ckan  qiké’x, = _Ma’nix niktexe’/mx ya’Xi- gia/yutemax, a’qa 
Cedar it was. When he sang that the one having the then 
figure of the super- 
natural being, 
nixela’lalemx ya'Xi @’ckan. Qayuwée'tckoax. Aqefldé’x  eqjula’. 
it moved that cedar, It danced. It was put on a Wwood- 
to it chuck 
blanket. 
Qiup aqco’xoax eqjula’. A’qa qjoii’L qasixkja’qoax. Aqa ia’teqem 
Doubled it was the wood- Then well it fitted. Then _ its sickness 
ehuck 
blanket. 
igixE'lOx @’Lamxte gaLi/awaxemin.  IRqn'Lorg. Itc/LOLq ya’ Xi 
it was on it their heart the people of Awa/xamin. They were It vanquished ~ that 
vanquished. them 
o/LEmax. 
upernatural 
being. 
Maket tgeta’qrmax ige’ktexam ya’ Xi oia/yutemax. A’qa cmdket 
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Two years he sang hiscon- that the one haying a Then two 
jurer’s song supernatural helper. 
cta’tsxatEmax cqjulipX Awa’xamin icta’|/Xam,  ka’nauwé  ta’nki 
mean ones youths Awéa’/xamin their town, all things 
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