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qa'da qia'xo x-ix' igua'nat." Le'le aqigk;etkis qix* igua'nat, ^ 



how it is done this salmon." Longtime it was covered that sahuon, 



aqiElge'lako. Atcto'lXam tia'lXam: "Nekct Ixgia'xox x-ik igua'nat. 



the mat was taken He said to them his people; "Not we shall eat it this salmon. ■^ 



off. 



lo'ya go ma'Lne." Atcio'lXam qix- e'Xat iq;eyo'qxot qix- „- 



It will go to seaward." He said to him that one old man that " 



qcXEmEla'itX : "Amxauwu'tcatko tatc! amxo'xo-il, qa'daqa-y- e'ka . 



standing close to- " You hear behold! you talk much, why thus 



gether : 



aqa'yax x*ix' igua'nat." Aqo'cgam qaX otme'cX; amo'kctikc p. 



it IS done this salmon." It was taken that kettle; two " 



cq; ulipXuna'yu atgo'cgam. A'qxok"-! ma'Lne qaX osme'cX. 



youths they took it. It was carried seaward that kettle. O 



Aqio'cgiL iqice'tix*; aqakgo'Lit qaX oeome'cX go qix* iqice'tix-. 



It was launched a fishing it was put into that kettle in that fishing canoe. 7 



canoe ; the canoe 



ALaga'la-it La'k; aquinumikc, ia'xqix* igua'nat gia'Xawok kja 



They were in five in a canoe, he that the salmon the one having and 8 



the canoe guardian s])irit 



la'ktikc tq; ulipXEna'yii. A'lta a'Lo ma'Lne, e'ktcxEm a'Lo. 



four youths. Now they went seaward, he sang they went. " 



Kula'yi ma'Lne aLo'yam ka aqo'cgam qaX o-me'cX. Wax aqa'yax 



Far seaward they arrived and it was taken that kettle. Pour it was done ]0 



out 



qix* igua'nat go Ltcuq ka qo'La Lqa'nakc. ALxe'gela-e. Atcto'lXam ^i 



that salmon into the water and those stones. They went ashore. He said to them 



tq; ulipXEna'yu : "Mce'kEloya iqa'yetEma." Aqe'gEloya mokct ..^^ 



the youths; "Get young spruce trees." They were got two -'-^ 



iqa'etEma, Laq aqa'yax uya'aptcXa. Ne'k-im qix* igoLe'lEXEmk 



young spruce take off it was done their bark. He said that person 13 



trees, 



qix- Gia'unaLX: "Go k"ca'la mcgio'tXEmita eXt, go ma'eme- 



that GiLa'unaLX: "At up river you place it one, at downriver 



y-eXt." A'ka atga'yax qo'tac tq; ulipXuua'yti. No'ponEm nuXuik; .._ 



one." Thus they did it those youths. It got dark they laid -^^ 



anXil'temam GiLa'unaLX. Ke'ktcukte. Pa'Lma-y- uta'Xanim 



their dipnets the GiLa'unaLX. It got day. Full their canoes lo 



tgua'nat ka ixElE'l iguti'nat ayuXtke'Xewa ma'Lxole. Aqtome'tckin 



salmon and jnoving the salmon swam landward. They were picked up X7 



qo'ta tgua'nat. Ma'nx*e aLktome'tckenimx LgdLe'lEX'Emk, paL 



those salmon. A little he picked them up a person, full 18 



ikani'm. AtcO'lEXam tq; ulipXEna'yii: "Tea Ixo'ya e'wa 



the canoe. He said to them the youths: "Come we will go thus 19 



Tia'k; elake." ALo'yam Naya'aqctaowe. L;mE'nL;mEn atci'Lax 



Clatsop." They arrived at Naya'qctaowe. Rub he did it 20 



La'moptcX. Atcxe'la go Ltcuq. AtcLo'lXam giLa'ckewal: 



green paint. He mixed it in water. He said to them his fellows : 21 



" Lxkie'watcgo iau'a ma'Lne." Atkie'watck ma'Lne. Wax 



"We will paddle there seaward." They paddled seaward. Pour out 22 



atci'Lax go Ltcuq qo'La La'moptcX. AtcLo'lXam: "Lxgo'ya," 



he did it into the water that his green paint. He said to them : ""We will go," 23 



giLa'ckewal. ALXgo'mam. Pa'LEma no'xox La'uLema GiLa'unaLX 



[to] his fellows. They came home. Full were their houses the GiLa'unaLX 24 



ok; ue'lak, oxo'ca-ot tkalgue'ex. Atci'tax tgua'nat qix- 



dry salmon, dry salmon skins. He made them salmon that 25 



gia'xauiia itx. 



the one having Iqamia'itx. 



Translation. 



The grandmother of a GiLa'unaLX boy was deserted at Tongue 

 point. After six days the boy was told: "Walk [to Tongue point 



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