THE POTLATCH. 

 Ma'nix ik; oano'mEm aLgia'x Lka'nax, a'lta atge'ix, aqto'kux 



J- When potlatch he makes it a chief, then they go, they are sent 



„ a'k; alaktikc, e'XtEmae-y- a'kj aquinuinikc, e'XtEinae-y- a'kj atxEiiiikc. 



four in a canoe, sometimes five in a canoe, sometimes six in a canoe. 



Ma'nix giLa'Xawok, kadi'x* aqLo'gux. Qioa'p atgia'xomx e'lXam 



" When a man having a in company he is sent. Isearly they reach a town 



guardian spirit, 



qo'tac aqto'kux, aLE'ktcxEmx qo'La giLa'Xawok. Noxo-e'tcEmaox 



4: those who are sent, he sings that one having a guardian They hear it 



spirit. 



gita'lXam: "O qElXtga'lEmain," iiugo'go-imx. Atxigela'mamxe 



O the people of "Oh, people come to fetch us," they say. Tliey land 



the town. 



qo'tac te'ls'Em qtktugo'lEinamx. Nuxo'klitcgux go-y- eXt e'lEXairi, 



O those people those who came to fetch They tell to one town, 



them. 



n a'lta wiXt atge'ix go-y-eXt e'lEXam; ka'nauwe te'lx-anema. A'lta 



now again they go to one town; all towns. "Now 



g nuXo'gux. A'lta nuXue'tXuitcgux te'lx-am. Ta'cka qo'tac kula'yi 



they go home. Now they make themselves ready the people. They tho.so far 



g gita'lXara, tJl'cka aquguma'La-itx. Qia'x atga'yainx, a'lta ka'nauwe 



people of a town, they are waited for. If they arrive, now all 



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atgE'tctcax te'lx-am. E'ka wiXt iau'a atgE'tctolax, ma'nix go 



they go down the people. Thus also there they go up the river, when at 

 the river 



k"ca'la ik|oano'm aLgia'x Lka'nax. Atga'yamx go qigo 



up river potlatch he makes it a chief. They arrive at where 



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aqtugo'lEmamx. Qioa'p atgia'xoe-y- e'lXam, ka aqax'o'yuLjEx 



12 they are fetched. Near they arrive the town, and they are put side 



by side 



QkunI'm. Ka'tcEk ooma'p aqak-a'tqoax, e'wa notce'qLkuitx qaX 



13 the canoes. In middle planks are laid on top of thus they lay them across those 



them, 



ooma/j). Ka'nauwe-y- e'ka go qaX okuni'm. A'lta ia'xkate 



14 planks. All thus on those canoes. Now there 



noxueua'Xitx, aLE'ktcxEmx a'lta giLa'Xawok, akuapii'tikc 



15 they dance, they sing now those having guardian as many 



spirits, 



gita'Xawok, akapii'tikc nugo'tcxEinx. AtkLilga'mitaxoe aqto'lXamx. 



16 having guardian as many sing. They sing in the canoe they are told. 



spirits, 



NuXuiwa'yutckux go qaX ooma'p. Ka'nauwe-y- ota'nuwaLEma 



17 They dance on those planks. All their painted fiices 



qo'tac te'lx'Em; ka'nauwe ita'pqon. Ta'nEmckc ka'nauwe pa'LEina 



18 those people; all their down. The women all full 



tkte'ma, Ita'ckElal, tga'qoxoalXta, ita'k;eLxot. Ka'nauwe tgEtjo'kti 



19 dentalia tlieir ear their hair ornaments, their necklaces. All good 



ornaments, 



tga'okc. Ma'nix Ltlo'xoyal LE'k*ala ka La'2k; eckElal, e'LamEuukt. 



2{) their When a brave a man tlien his head ornament, his blackened face, 



blankets. 



Ma'nix La'qewam LgoLe'lEXEmk ka La'Xumatk aLkLo'kLx. 



When a conjurer person then his baton he carries it. 



^ -, Nugo'tcxEmx cka atxigEla'xe. AqLo'lXamx LSa'gil: "Mai'ka 



-"-^ They sing and they land. She is told a woman: "You 



ia'mitstkEnEma mxEla'xo." ALE'k-irax Lsa'gil: ''K;e tcxEp nkex." 



you head dancer be." She savs the woman: "No not daring lam." 

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