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•' It i.s i|uite pu.s><il)U' tliat an earthquake occurreil at this time, the cause of wliich 

 Sg.agA^no attributed to himself. 



* Probably an island 



" Always-ready was continually making disturljance. 



•* The word also means an indeterminate i^erson and may be rendered "So-and-so." 



^ He does not wish even the ground to see him in such a plight. 



"^•Another name for Songs-of-victory town. Sqfim is said to l)e the name for a 

 woman's needlecase. 



" Or Ga'-ig.\n point. 



'■■' Ramsey island. 



"Fresh water or a fresh-water stream is called g.Ani.. 



" Most persons who died by violence were supposed to go to Tfi^xet's house, which 

 was suspended from the sky. 



•■'This was probably done out of respect, for the bodies of slaves were usually 

 thrown into the sea. The word translated liver is q!:Vdji. 



"'This refers to the earthquake and likens Sg.agA/no to his grandfather Raven, 

 who belonged to the same clan. One name assumetl l)y the head chiefs of this 

 familv was NAnki'lsi.as, which was also one of the names of Raven. 



