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PREGNANCY AND BIRTH. 



TBUREAn OK 



Lethnologt 



tsEs aLxa'x qo'La Lqa'nakc, a'lta Laq" aLa'x, a'lta Le'gon 



cold get those stones, then takeout she does now others 



them, 



aqE'LXtkoax. Ka'nauwe LsaLa'ma-y- e'ka, ka'nauwe Lpo'lEma-y- 



she puts into it. All days thus, all nights 



e'ka. Ma'nix aLE'LXoL;ax aLxaLgE'in'apgux aLkLo'k^ix La'xanakc 



thus. When she finishes she takes steam-baths she carries them the stones 



^ go ma'Lxole 



to inland 



5 La'kXo-iluL 



her cedar-bark 



g kLE'qtomx 



the one who has 

 given birth 



7 aqLa'lotx 



it is given. 



10 



11 



13 



15 



go 



nasp !a'qe 



hole of a tree 



kja 



and 



La'q; eLxap 



her coat 



and 



kLlge'luq. Aqta'lutx tkte'ma 



belt. It is given property 



aqagEmge'k^tix. Ekupku'p 



it is paid. Short dentalia 



a Lcta'mtkct k; a 



her tongs and 



qaX opo'ne, oLa'pone 



that after-birth, her after-birth 



aqia'lotx, tkamo'sak 



it is given, beads 



Ltlo'kti 



Good 



n'cgo-ic 



mat 



aqLaxania'kux 



it is put into 



qaX 



that 



opo'ne. 



after-birth. 



Ma'nix 



If 



g nekct aqayamge'k"tix qaX opo'ne ka ma'nx-i ka aLo'mEqtx qo'La 



not 



g Lkiasks; 



child : 



gaLa'wan, 



a pregnant one. 



it is paid that after-birth and a little while and it dies that 



aLExElaLJl'tax qaX opo'ne qo'La Lkjasks. Ma'nix 



after-birth 



qLa'o-it 



one day old 



it takes it back that 



niikct aLkLa'amctx 



not she drinks it 



that 



Ltciiq. 



water. 



child. When 



La'mkXa tcx'i 



Only then 



aqLo'tepax, taua'lta aLElge'o-initx gaLa'wan. 



it is dipped, 



Ma'nix 



When 



Lka'nax 



a chieftainess 



aLgiLgEna'oxo-e. 



she looks after her. 



she is sick long the pregnant one. 



aLE'kxtomx, aqLugo'lEmam 



gives birth to a child, she is fetched 



E'XtEmae amo'kctikc 



Sometimes two 



l^ AtkLd'cgamx Lkjilckc ma'nix aqLa'kxtomx. 



They take it the child when it is born. 



ikaLxE'lEmatk aqLe'l'otx Lk;ackc. At!o'kti-y- 



dish it is washed the child. A good 



aqe'Lxax iLa'amco Lk;ackc. Aqokumage'k"tex 



it is done its navel-strin 



Le'Xat L^a'gil, 



one woman, 



aqtugo'lEmamx. 



are fetched. 



la'qoa-iL 



A large 



oqoewe'qxe 



knife 



Lq;op 



cut 



16 



-, y amo'kctikc ; 



qo'tac 



those 



two; 



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ta'nEmckc 



the child. They are paid those women 



ana' Le'Xat Lca'gil. A'ka Lk;asks L^a'gil, a'ka 



sometimes one woman. Thus child male, thus 



iLii'Lelam L^aLa'ma La'k-iLau, ma'nix LSa'gil, 



Ten days her taboo when a female, 



qoa'nEm L^aLtl'ma La'k-iLau ma'nix LE'k-ala. Qoa'nEm LsaLa'ma 



five days her taboo when a male. Five days 



LE'k-ala ka aLgia'x ixge'wal La'mama. A'ka La'naa 



a male then he eats fresh food his father. Thus his mother 



Ma'nix L^a/gil giLil'Lelam L^aLa/ma ka aLgia'x ixge'wal. 



When a woman ten days and they eat fresh food. 



okLEme'n 



-.g Lk;asks LE'k-ala 



child female. 



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ma'nix 



when 



wiXt. 



also. 



A'eXt okLEme'n aqLa'xtomx ka aqo'xoktclax te'lx'Em. 



One moon it i.s born then they are invited the people. 



ALgo'x6ktc.!ax La'mama qo'La Lk;asks. A'lta aqLkEluwa'yutcgux. 



He invites them its father that child. Now they dance. 



A'lta aqLgElgo'xo-iLx tqa'cocinikc La'Xawok. Lxoa'pLxoap aqta'x 



Now he is asked to do [his children his guardian Holes are made 



work] spirit. 



La'-utcakc. x-igo NagaLa'mat go tga'k^Lil qo'ta-y- e'ka. 



its ears. Here at Katlamat there their custom this thus. 



AqLa'LgoL;ax Lxoa'pLxoap aqta'x Lil' utcakc. E'natai mokct Lxoa'p 



- . . - holes are made its ears ^ 



e'natai wiXt mokct. 



on the other also two. 



side 



EXt iqe'taq ka 



One year and 



29 aLkcXo'tkakux. WiXt yuL;T: aLxa'x La'mama. WiXt aLgo'xiiktc !ax 



it goes step by step. Again glad he gets its father. Again he invites them 



They are finished 



aqLa'x o'La-utcan, 



are made in its ear. 



On one side two holes 



Aqawe'makuq te'lx'Em; 



28 aqawige'kxo-imx. 



they are paid for dancing. 



Presents are dis- 

 tributed [among] 



aLo'tXuitx 



it stands 



the people ; 



Lk; asks, 



the child, 



