Xugo'tcxainx, wiXt atxigela/xe. WiXt atgiuxta'maxe qo'tac 



They dance, again they land. Again they enter the house those 



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^'yoAs'^] THE POTLATCH. 267 



Qia'x giLa'tlowil tcx-i ia'LatstkEnEma na'Lxalax. E'ka LE'k-ala, 



If one who under- then she a head dancer she gets. Thus a man, 



stands it well 



qia'x giLa'tlowil LE'k-ala, tcx-i ia'LatstkEnEma na'Lxalax. A'lta 



if one who under- a man, then he a head dancer he gets. Now 



stands it well 



atgiuxta'maxe. Ma'nix lax'' aLxa'x Lca'gil, aLo'ix Le'Xat LSa'gil o 



they enter the house When bent [her gets a woman, she goes one woman 



dancing. head ) 



tla'ya aqia'x e'Laqtq. A'lta aLkLgEmge'ktix, tia'ya aqLgia'x 4 



good it is made her head. Now she pays her, . good it is made 



e'Laqtq. Ma'nix naLkEink; a'pax LgoLe'lEXEmk, aqLo'cgainx 5 



her head. When he gets out of rhyt hm a person, he is taken 



ma'Lxole, aqLoLa'etemitx. Kape'tikc tga'Xawok, kape'tikc 



up to the sides he is placed up there. As many those having guardian as many 6 



of the house, spirits, 



nugo'tcxEiiix. Alo'Xulj'ex eXt giLa'lEXam, a'lta wiXt tgo'nikc y 



sing. They finish one people of a town, now again others ' 



eXt gita'lEXam wiXt e'ka. Ma'nix nekct o'Xiie te'lx'Ein ka mokct o 



one people of a town again thus. When not many people then two ^ 



tga'lEXamema atgiuxta'max. Nux-ix-auwa'Xitx. Ma'nix ta'qoa-iL 



towns they enter the house They come together. When large "^ 



dancing. 



t!oL Lon tga'lEXamema nux'ix'aiiwa'Xitx, e'Xti atgiuxta'max. 



house three towns they enter together, at one they enter the house 10 



time dancing. 



Aqco'gux cmokct cq;oa'lipx, ma'nix manx- ka La'k: ewolElqL -.-. 



They are sent two youths if a little only his food 



ikjoano'mEm qLgia'xo-il: "Tgtio'kti mto'ya," aqto'lXamx ^^ 



the potlatch the one who makes it. "Good you go," they are tohl 



tqjulipx-Ena'ya; ''mtgEma'nEmama go La'icX ik;oano'mEin ^o 



the youths, " fetch food at his relative the potlatch 



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qLgia'xo-il." Go eXt e'lXam nugoma'uEmamx tq; ulipx-Eua'ya. 



the one who At one town they fetch food the youths, 

 makes it." 



A'lta aLkto'k"T:x La'k; ewolElqL qo'La aqLxEma'nEmamx. ^5 



Now they bring it to them food those who were sent to bring food. 



ALkto'k"T;x La'colal ka'nauwe; aLkto'k"'ix La'kj ewolElqL. -.r. 



They bring it to his relatives all; they bring it to food, 



them them 



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dancing 



axuxoma'nEmamx. Mane'x o'lEXkul aquxoma'nEmamx, -,0 



who were sent to bring food. When dry salmon is brought, 



qui'nEmikc Lka'lamukc atga'qcx o'lEXkul. Atgiuxta'max tga'qcit 



five men they hold it in the dry sal- They enter dancing they hold it 1 Q 



their mouths mon. in their 



mouths 



qaX 6'lEXkul. Mane'x tcaxale'at, aqui'nEmikc itii'ctxtcol 



that dry salmon. When edible roots, live they carry it •^" 



on back 



atgiuxta'max. Qoa'nEmi atga'o-ix nuXuiwa'yutckuX te'lx-ani, 21 



they enter.dancing. Five times their sleeps they dance the people, "^ 



a'lta aqauwige'qxo-imx. La'newa Lka'nax aqLoplEua'x. 22 



now they are given presents. First the chief is named. '^~' 



AqLo'lXamx Le'Xat LgoLe'lEXEmk: "Mai'ka amtoplEna'nEma 23 



He is told one person: "You go and name them 



t^'lx-am." Go eXt ita'lEXam Le'Xat Lka'nax aqLoplEna'x. Ma'nix 24 



the people." At one their town one chief he is named. When 



giya'yuLjL e'Lamxtc, ea'k aLge'LElutx qo'La kLtoplEua'n 



liberal his heart, a blanket he gives it to him that the one who names 25 



them 



te'lx-Em. Iqauwik;e'Le aqe'LElotx qo'La kLtoplEna'n te'lx-am. 



the people. Long dentalia he is giv3n that the one who names the people. •^^ 



them 



