£>ELiEFS, Customs, a^d Tales. 



THE SOUL AND THE SHAMANS. 

 1. Gita'kikElal atge'ix e'wa tEiueuwa/lEina. Maiiix aLo'niks, 



1. The seers go thus [to| the ghosts. Whcu three, 



9 La/newa aqLa'x pat giLa'Xawok. Kjimta' aqLa'x pat giLa'Xawok, 



first he is made a having a guardian Last he is made a having a guardian 



strong spirit. strong spirit, 



„ ka'tsEk aqLa'x gianu'kstX iLa'Xawok. Ma'nix ala'ktikc atge'ix 



" in the he is made a small one his guardian When four go 



middle spirit. 



4 gita'kikElal, ii'ka amo'kctikc ka'tcEk aqta'x. La'newa aqLa'x pat 



seers, thus two in middle are made. First he is made strong 



_ giLa'Xawok, LEk-i'mta aqLa'x pat giLa'Xawok. Aqe'ktaox 



" person having a last he is made strong a seer. It is pursued 



guardian sjiirit, 



Q iLa'Xaiiate Lka'nax, ma'nix e'LatcIa Lka'nax. Manix itca'q; atxala 



his soul the chief 8, when his sickness a chief. When its badness 



„ aya'xElax qaX ue'Xatk, aLkto'plEiia La'ewam qo'La La'newa. 



• comes to be on that road, he utters his song that first one. 



^ Manix e'wa k-rimta' Itca'qj atxala aya'xElax qaX ue'Xatk, ka qo'La 



" When thus behind its badness comes to be that road, and that 



on it 



q iau'a k'jimta' aLktoplEiia'x Lil'ewam. Cka mE'nx-i iKlpo'nEmx ka 



there behind he utters it his song. And a little dark and 



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atokoe'la-itx, tatc! ayu'ktEllL io'itEt ka aqita'om iLa'xanate 



they try to cure look! the morning star comes and they reach it his soul 



him, 



-j^ qo'La ge'Latcla. Aqio'cgam iLa'xanate. Xuxuta'kux tga'Xawok 



that sick one's. It is taken his soul. They return their guardian 



spirits 



.|f, gita'kikElal. E'XtEmae mo'kcti aLa'oix, e'XtEma-e e'Xti aLa'o ix 



-'■'^ the seers. Sometimes two nights, sometimes one night 



.JO ka aqe'tElotxax iLa'xanate qigo noxuta'kumx qo'ta tka'-iiwok. 



-'•'-* and they give him his soul as they come back those spirits. 



2^ Tla'ya aLxa'x ge'Latcla. 



Well gets the sick one. 



2. Ma'nix aqia'wax iLa'xanate ge'Latcla; atge'x gita'kikElal, 



2. When it is pursued his soul the sick one's, they go the seers, 



-.^ lua'nix aqia'wax iLa'xanate ge'Latcla; iau'a qiqjE'tcqta qaX 



when it is pursued his soul the sick one's ; there the left that 



-IY ue'Xatk aLo'ix; nogo'go-imx gita'kikElal: "O, Ld'uiEqta, taL; 1" 



trail it went; they say. tiie seers: "Oh, ke will die, behold!" 



j^g Ma'nix iau'a qinq;eaina' ayo'ix iLa'xanate: "O, tla'ya qLa'xol'^ 



When there right hand goes his soul: "Oh, well he will be 



made!" 



3. Aqiga'omx qigo iiaLxoa'pe ile'e. la'xkate aLk^EE'mcta-itx 



3. It is reached where the hole [in] ground. There tliey drink always 



20 tmeuiElo'ctikc. Ma'nix aLkLfi'inctx ge'Latcla go qo'La Ltcuq, a'lta 



the ghosts. If it has drunk the sick one at that water, then 



21 nekct qa'nsix tlaya' aqLa'x, Qe'xtce ka'nauwe tga'qewama 



not anyhow well he is made. Intending all shamans 



^f, ataLge'la-itx, nakct Llpax aqLa'x. 



■^'^ they try to cure not well and he is made, 

 him, sound 



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