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228 THE GILA'uNALX. EnoSjgy 



^ GiLa'unaLX, Iqamia/itx iLa'Xawok." A'lta o'lo nuxo'La-it qo'tac 



the GiLa'unaLX, Iqamia' itx hia guardian spirit." Now hunger they died those 



o te'lx-Eiu, e'wa k"ca'la te'lx-Em. K;e ne'xax qix* e'Lxan. A'lta 



people, thus np river the people. Nothing became those smelts. Now 



3 La'macka GiLa'unaLX aLgiupa'yaLX qix- e'Lxan. 



they only the GiLa'unaLX they gathered them those smelts. 



A'lta qix" e'Xat gia'xamia-itx atcLo'cgam LKa'gil. O'lo agE'Lax 



Now that one having Iqamia-'itx he took her a woman. Hunger acted on 



them 



5 GiLa'unaLX tsakjE'e. Qe'xtce aLXBnk;anXa'temamx, nekct i'kta 



the Gita'unaLX in the spring- Intending they caught in the dipnet, not anything 



time. 



g aLgia/wa^ox. Qia'x ogue'can aLgo'k"T:x Tia'k; elake k; a-y- opE'nxaLx 



they killed it. If fern root they carried it the Clat.sop and rush roota 



7 tia'nuwa aLga'x, tcx'i inanx- axLE'l^emx Okj'ue'lak k|a oxo'ca-ut 



exchange they did it, then a little they were given dry sahnon and dry 



food 



8 tkalgTie'EX. E'Xauete tia'nuwa aLxa/xumx ka aLE'k-imx 



salmon skins. Often exchange they did it often and he said 



Le'Xat LgoLe'lEXEmk : "Tcx-i k;a lx tia'nuwa GiLa'unaLX 



one person: "Then and maybe exolianging the GiLa'unaLX 



ma'nix wiXt Lte'mama, ka lTx- IxkLa'xo," aLE'k-imx qo'La Le'Xat 



when again they will come, then cohabit we will with he said that one 



[their women]," 



11 LgoLe'lEXEmk Tia'k; elak. A'lta wiXt aLo'ix GiLa'unaLX tia'nuwa 



person Clatsop. Now again they went the GiLa'unaLX exchanging 



12 aLxa'xEmx. Aqa'tElotx okjue'lak k;a oxo'ca-ut tkalgue'ex-. Alo'lx; 



they did it. They were given dry salmon and dry salmon skins. They went 



to the water; 



13 a'lta aLXgo'ya. WiXt La'xka qo'La Lgo'Le'lEXEmk : "Ai'aq araci'te! 



now they went home. Again he that person: "Quick, come! 



LxkLkta'o, Lix- IxkLa'xo." Lxeltce'mElit qo'Lac GiLa'unaLX 



14 We will follow cohabit we will do They heard it those GiLa'unaLX 



tliem, them." 



La'nEmckc. Kate'X qaX uya'k-ikal qix- gia'xamia-itx. ALXgo'mam. 



women. Accompany- that his wife that having Iqamia-'itx. They came home, 



ing 



ALxgu'Litck: " QLEntcilqLa'lEtciL, aqEntco'lXam lix- qEntca'xo." 



1" They told: " We were insulted, we were told cohabit we will be 



done." 



-jY Nexd'kcte qix- igufi'nat gifi'Xawok. MxEma'tcta-itck. Qoa'nEmi 



He lay down that salmon his guardian spirit. He was ashamed. Five times 



^r, aya'qxoya nixo'kcte. Xekct nixLxa'lEm, ka atcia'was igua'nat 



-'•" his sleeps he lay down. Not he ate, then he killed it a salmon 



Lia'wuX. Ne'k-im: "LE'mcxEltEql" ALa'xEltEq uya'k-ikal. 



Ilia younger He said : " Heat stones ! " She heated stones his wife, 



brother. 



Aqtuga'lEmam tq; eyo'qtikc. Atga'tplam. XuxoiLo'lEXa-it qo'tac 



They were fetched old people. They came in. They thought those 



tq; eyo'qtikc: "Tgia'xo qix- igua'nat." ALo'ckuit qo'La Lqa'nakc ka 



21 old people: "We shall that salmon." They were hot those stones and 



eat it 



ne'ktcxEm qix- igoLe'lEXEmk qix GiLa'unaLX. Aqo'cgam oEme'cX- 



be sang that person that GiLa'unaiX. It was taken a kettle. 



Aqugo'Lit go ka'tsEk tloL. ALo'ckuit qo'La Lqa'nakc. AqLa'LXatq 



It was put in middle of house. They were hot those stones. They were put into 



qaX o^me'cX. Aqiuqoa'na-it qiX igua'nat go qaX o^me'cX ka 



that kettle. It was put into it _ that salmon in that kettle and 



OK Io'eIo, nekct aqa'yaxc. Cmokct cXuniEla'itX qo'ctac cq;eyo'qxut. 



whole, not it was cut. Two they stood close those two old men. 



* together 



26 Aqio'tctEmt qix- e'Xat: " Qa'daqa-y- e'ka aqa'yax x-ix- igua'nat?" 



He was pushed that one: "Why thus it is done this salmon?" 



27 Cka: "K;aamE'xaX; k;aamxe'x itxa'k;ackc. A'Lqi tEmEla'xo-ix-ita 



And: "Silent be; silent be to our voung Later on you will know it 



people. 



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