'^"boas"] the soul and the shamans. 199 



Aqio'kctx, ia'xka go ike'x. WiXt aqio'cgamx, aqio'latcgux ; , 



It is looked at, it there it is. Again it is taken, it is lifted ; 



aqid'kctx; a'lta k;e qaxe' qigo' nike'x, aLE'k'imx kLa'qewam: 2 



it is looked at; now nothing where as it was, he says the shaman-. 



"Ta'kE anioc'gam." 3 



"Then I took it." 



17. Ma'nix Lo'mEqta, iLa'Xanate qe'xtce aqio'cgamx, a'lta ^ 



17. When he will be dead, his soul inteuding it is taken, now 



t!aqe' <iaX oco'lEptckiX niitXui'tcax. Qe'xtce aqiome'tckenEnx 5 



iiiet as that tire sparks fall down. Intending he gathers it up 



qigo ayiitXui'tcax, aLE'k-imx kLa'qewam: "Niikct taL; t!aya' g 



where it fell down, he says the shaman: " Kot behold! well 



netx." y 



I make him.' 



18. Ma'nix Lo'mEqta, iLa'Xauate ka-y- ia'pik ne'xalax. Ma'nix o 



18. When he will die, his soul and its being is on it. When 



heavy 



tia'ya qLa'xo giLa'Xanate ka kullku'll nexa'x. 9 



well he will be the one having a and light it gets, 



made 30ul 



19. Ma'nix tgigE'nXaute ikana'te tEmewa'lEma, a'lta ema'cEii ^q 



18. Wlien they watch it a soul the ghosts. then a deer 



aLgia'x La'qewam. ALgio'kux, nexE'nkux. Atge'kta ox tEmewa'lEma; ^^ 



he makes it the shaman. He sends it, it runs. They pursue it the ghosts; 



aqee'taqLax qix* ikana'te. Ayoxoe'yumqtx tEmewa'lEma (lix* ^9 



it is left that soul. " They forget it the ghosts that 



ikana'te. Ana'L;la'lax aLkLa'x La'qewam. La'xlax aLkta'x 



soul. Deceive he does them the shaman. Fool he does them 



tEmewa'lEma ka aLgio'cgara qix* ikana'te. AteE'ltaqL'ax, ^. 



the ghosts and he takes it that soul. They left it 



tEmewa'lEma. 



the ghosts. ^^ 



20. Ma'nix ia'q;atxala, aLk^kEm'Lo'lExa-itx, a'lta giLa'kikElal, 



20. When he is bad, he is evilly disposed against him, now a seer, J-" 



a'lta aLxaLkjumLuwa'kotsgox. Ala'xti l; ap aLkLa'x La'qxoio. Laq 



now he watches for him. Xext find he does him sleeping. Take 1 1 



out 



aLge'Lxax iLii'xanate. A'lta aLguipcO'tetEmx go tmemElo'ctikc ,g 



lie does it his soul. Now he hides it everywhere at corpses 



atgE'tgiX, ia'xkate aLgio'tkEX, Ana'2 go ige'uiEXatk ikani'm ; ana' 



they are, there he puts it. Sometimes at put up as burial canoe; some- 19 



times 



go ia'q;atxala ile'e aLgio'tqx, ana' go ke'kXule t!oL, ana go 



in bad ground he puts it, some- at under house, some- at 



times times 



ynmil'inx' tE'm^^EcX. A'lta e'LatcIa nixa'tElax qo'La giLa'Xanate. 



rotten wood. Now his sickness comes to be on that the one having the 



him soul. 



AqLElge'msimtomx Le'Xat qLa'qewam. AqLge'la-it ge'LatcIa, .^c, 



He is paid one shaman. They try to cure the sick one, "^"^ 



him 



aqiE'lkElax inl'Xanate. "O'knk La'qewam ike'x ime'Xanate." 



it is looked for his soul. "At that shaman is voursoul." 



13 



20 

 21 



23 



A'lta aqiu'Xtkiuax iLil'Xanate. L:ap aqia'x go tmemElo'ctikc. .,, 



Now it is searched for his soul. Find it is done at the corpses. ~ 



IxElo'ima Ljap aqia'x go ia'qjatxala ile'e. IxElo'ima Ljap aqia'x .,k 



Another Und it is done in bad ground. Anotlier one find it is done " 



go ge'gula t !oL. Aqio'cgamx. IxElo'ima l; ap aqia'x go yuma'inx* .^^ 



at under the house. It is taken. Another one find it is done at rotten "* 



tE'm*;EcX. IxElo'ima L;ap aqia'x, go k"ca'xali ike'x. Aqio'cgamx- ^^ 



wood. Another one find it i.s done, at above it is. It is taken. "* 



Ma'nix iaXkia'lkuil qix- ikana'te, t!aya' aqLa'x ge'LatcIa. Ma'nix 



When Its being well that soul, well he is made the sick one. AYhen 



28 



