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War Against THE Kiatsop (roLp 1894) 
The Tjuwa’nxa-ike [a tribe speaking a Shahaptian dialect] came down 
to fight the Klatsop. There were many people. They came down to 
Nia’kjewangiX. [That is the middle town of the Klatsop.] They 
were seen at Skippanon. Then a youth said: ‘‘Oh, people are 
coming. They are going to make war against us. Go and tell at 
Nia’kjewanqiX.” Thus spoke one person. They went to tell the 
people: ‘* You are staying here quietly. People are coming to make 
war against us.” And all the people ran away inland to Lia’menaLucte 
[a large town ona lake]. That town had five blocks. It was a town 
of the Klatsop. The Klatsop were there. They did not sleep until 
it became daylight again. ‘rhey held their arrows in readiness. 
The Tjuwa’nxa-ike went down to the beach at Nia’kjewangiX. They 
came to the town in the evening. Early in the morning they made 
an attack upon the town, but there were no people. They found 
st Sie = A = Sear 
A’qa itga’tet Tjuwa’nxa-ike. Igugoatkjé’saqoamam Tia’ kjélakiX. 
Now they came the Klikitat. They came to make war the Klatsop. 
upon them 
= Ares A : Oi es 
Lega'pelatike ta-itci té1Xam. <A’qa ingr’txam Nia’kj@wangiXpa 
Many those people. Then they came down Nia/kjéwanqiX at 
to the water 
ia/xaleuX ya'Xi @1X. Iqod’quikel Sqépana’wunX: ‘“‘A, té’//Xam 
its name that country. They were seen Skippanon: “Ah, people 
tgate’t,” inn’/k‘im LeXa’t nqju'lipX. ‘‘Saq° qElxn’txam.” ‘‘A’yaq 
are coming,” he said one youth, “War they come to make “Quick 
upon us.” 
mek"Le’tegam  Nia/kjéwanqiX,” ine/k‘Im LeXa’t Lgoare’lX, 
tell them — Nia’/kj@éwanqiX,” he said one person. 
Texauik"Lé’tekoam ta-itci = téXam = Nia’kj@wanqiXpa: ‘* Pya’la 
They went to tell them those people Nia/kjéwanqiX at: “ Quietly 
amexela’etiX,  tgate’t té’ Xam. Saq®? qn] Xo6xt.” Iteua’Xit 
you stay, they are people. War is made upon us.” They ran 
coming away 
ka‘nauwe ta-itci téXam.  Itegi’ya Lxer’/leuX Lia’menaLuctépa. 
all those people. They went inland Lia/menaLucté to. 
Kopa’ qui’nema iXr’mo-itt ya’ Xi é’] Xam wia’mEnaLuctépa, La’kjélak 
There five blocks that town Lid/mEnaLucté at the Klatsop 
ina’|Xam.  Kopa’ igd’xoax ta-itci té’1Xam_ ta’kjelak. — Niict 
their town. There ~ were those people the Klatsop. Not 
nuguaqe’witXitx ac wax niktcd’/ktxiX. Itgdeuiga’t tga’qamatcX 
~ they slept and the next day came. They held them their arrows 
day 
eua/nEsum ta-itci té’1Xam. Itge’Lxa Tjuwa’nxa-ike Nia’kjewangiX. 
always those people. They went the Klikitat Nia’kjéwanqiX. 
down to 
the water 
Itxe’kjEnuktuwa = ya’ Xi @/1Xam. Tso’yustiX. Kawi'X igé’xoxix, 
They crept up secretly to ” that town. It was dark. Early it became, 
saq°? itgiyux ya’Xi élXam. Kja’ya tél Xam, ta’ema tqii’2max. 
war they made that town. None the people, only houses. 
upon it 
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