PUBERTY. 

 Ma'nix L^a/gil Lfi'Xa Lka'nax, ma'nix gua/nsum e'Latcla Lka/nax 



When a girl his child a chief, when always his sickness the chief 



2 ka yugoe' iLa/qa-iL La'Xa Lka'nax, Lqiia/plix* La'Xa Lka'nax, 



then thus [about its large- his child the chief, an immature girl his child a chief, 

 10 years] ness 



3 ka ik;uano'ra aLge'Lgax, aqLga'xoLikux Lq; elawulXa'Em. 



then potlatch he makes, she is pretended to be-menstruaut for the 



first time. 



4 AqLgEluwii'yutckux. QoJi'nEmi atga/o-ix noxuiwa'yntckux ka 



They dance. Five times their sleeps they dance and 



5 aqawige'qxo-imx. 



they are paid for dancing. 



Ma'nix aLqj ela'wulax La'Xa Lka'nax, a'lta aqLo'pcotxax. 



When she is menstruating his daughter a chief, now she is hidden, 



for the tirst time 



7 La'mkXa LeXa'tka L^a'gil aLgiLgEna'oxoe. Kjau'kjau aqLE'tElax 



Only one only woman looks after her. Tied it is to her 



g L«ue'loL go La'pote, go La'^owit, aqLE'lgil'ox Ls^ue'loL. E'XtEmae 



cedar bark to her arm, to her leg, it is tied around cedar bark. Sometimes 



her waist 



9 qoa'nEmi aLa'o-ix, e'XtEmae ia'Lelame aLa'o-ix, e'XtEma-e la'kte 



live times her sleeps, sometimes ten times her sleeps, sometimes fourtiuies 



10 aLa'o ix, e'XtEmae txa'me aLa;'o-ix niket aLXLxE'lEmax. A'lta 



her sleeps, sometimes six times her sleeps not she eats. Now 



21 aqo'xuktclax te'lx-Em. Ikjnano'm aqe'Lgax Lq;ela'wiilX. Qoa'nEmi 



they are invited the people. Potlatch is made for her theone menatru- Five times 



ating for the first 

 time. 



12 aLa'o-ix aqLo'pcutx. A'lta Laq aqLax, a'lta La'qLaq aqLE'Lxax 



her sleeps she is hidden. Now take out she is done, now take off it is done 



13 qo'La k^T:ge'luq. A'lta a'tElaxta tqoqofi'itEla k;au'k|au 



that what is tied around Now thej- next strings of short dentalia tied 



her waist. 



14 aqtE'tElax go La'pote k; a go La'^owit. A'lta it la'lEqama aqiLE'lgil'dx. 



they are to them at her arms and at her legs. Now a buckskin strap is tied around 



her waist. 



15 Poc a'lta gua'nEsum aqiLE'lgil'dx ia'k;amdnaqe iao'ya, tcx'i Laq" 



If now always it is tied around a hundred days, then taken off 



her waist 



Ig ne'Lxax qix* it !a"'lEqama. A'lta aLkLome'nagux Lqjeyo'qxut. A'lta 



it is that buckskin strap. Now she washes her face an old woman. Now 



lY LE'gun Le'Xat Lq;eyo'qxut unovra'LEma aLga'tElax. A'lta 



another one old woman paint she does her with it. Now 



-.Q aqLE'ltcamx ; Lq;eyo'qxut aLkLE'ltcamx. AqLe'LgoLrEx ka'nauwe. 



she is combed ; an old woman .combs her. It is finished all. 



19 Aqawige'kxo-imx qo'tac te'lx-Em. A'lta aqagumge'k"tix qo'tac 



Thej' are paid for danf'ng those people. Now they are paid those 



20 tq;eyo'qtikc ta'nEmckc. A'lta wiXt aqLo'tgEx qo'La Lq;ela'wulX. 



old ones women. Now again she is put away that one menstruant 



for the first time. 



21 IxEla'ima eLa'xepal. Go kiila'yi e'qxeL ka ia'xkati aLx'o'La-itx. 



Another one her door. At far creek and there she bathes. 



22 Quinum La'Le ayao'exe nakct aLgl'ax ixge'wal. WiXt aLq; ela'wulax, 



Fifty her sleeps not she eats fresh food. Again she is menstruant, 



23 iLa'mokct aLk; ela'wulax. WiXt ii'ka aqLil'x. WiXt ik;uano'm 



the second time she is menstruant. Again thus it is done. Again a potlatch 



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