BOAS] KATHLAMET TEXTS 243 
sea-lions come to that beach. They go ashore and jump up the land. 
Then the people follow them and shoot them. When one is hurt and 
stays ashore, all the sea-lions gather around him and there they are all 
killed. They are shot. Sometimes twenty are killed, sometimes ten. 
The meat is all distributed and all the people eat. When there are 
many people in a town, four are given to them. When there are few 
people in a town, two are given to them. All through the month of 
February they hunt sea-lions in this manner. 
Some hunters spear the sea-lions when it is dark. Although their 
canoe is small, they spear large sea-lions. A skillful youth is placed 
in the stern of the canoe. As soon as the sea-lion is speared, it swims 
quickly down the river. Then the companion of the harpooner is told: 
“Shout.” The steersman shouts, and is almost crying for fear. He 
becomes afraid. Xu’lelelelelele goes the harpoon line [which is about 
tqamila’leqpa, —a’qa gato’ pteg raX, qaLsOpEna’yux Lxe’leuX. 
sand at, then ey went in mand, they jumped inland. 
Aqaqituwa’ X Lxe’leuX, La’maq aqLElo’xoax. Ma’nix @Xt ia’teqem 
They were driven inland, shoot they were done. When one his sickness 
nixElo’xoax qayuLa’-itx qjoa’p Lxn’leuX qaLXta’koax kanauwii’ 
came to be they stayed near inland they surround all 
on it, it 
La’ Xi Lgipe’Xuiuke qaLigEmela’itx ya’ Xi ina’cuX. A’qa kopa’ 
those sea-lions they stand around that their Then there 
it relative. 
ka’nauweé aqLotée’nax. La’maq aqLElo’xoax. E’/XtmmaXiX mdketran 
all they were killed. Shoot they were done. Sometimes twenty 
aqLote/nax, @’XtemaXiX  ira’celXam  aqnote’nax.  Kanauwe’ 
they were killed, sometimes ten they were killed. All 
aqLoma’kuax, ka’nauwe té1Xam  qatoXuimd’Xumx. Ma/ntX 
they were distrib- all the people they ate. When 
uted, 
Lea pElatike e@Xt ita|Xam, lakt  aqzawiqoé’muX; ma’niX 
many one their town, four they were given to them when 
to eat; 
ano'Likatike @Xt ita’ Xam, méaket aqbtawiqoe’/muX. Kanauwe’ 
few only one their town, two they were given to them All 
to eat. 
teaLxH/na-iX pet aqa a’koa aXkLo’/xoax La’ Xi Leipé’ Xxwuke. 
February really thus they did those sea-lions. 
Aqa’watike tga’/xéqtax a’qa Xa’piX qatkxlo’qcegalalemx ta’ Xi 
Several hunters then in the they speared them those 
evening 
tgipe’Xtuke. I6’kjoa-its iqise’tiX, tateja aqilgé’qeqax gia’ qa-in 
sea-lions. Small a hunting but it was speared a large 
canoe, 
ige@’pr Xu. Qia’x kxeta’xélalak, teXua  Le’qeameé —aqL0/xoax 
sea-lion. skillful, then the steersman he was made 
Lqju lipX. Ma’ nix aqilge’q"ckax ya'Xi igé’piX1, nau’i qa’eqamiX 
a yout When it Was speared that sea-lion, at once down the river 
nikta’x  qayuXtkjé’q. Kénuwa  qatknolXa’mx — gicta’cgewal: 
it ran it swam. Try he said to him his companion : 
** Amgé’loma!” Ke’nuwa qaLgelo’max LE’qeame, as 
“Shout!” Try he shouted the steersman, and 
atsilqjn/Iqtkuategoax. Kj wae qaLx0’xoax. Xu lelelelelele 
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he was almost crying for fear. Afraid he was. XwlEIEIEIEIEIE 
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