LAPLBSCHB] TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 467 



4. Ni-dse, haunch, body; ki, to lay down as to rest; i-no^-the, to put 



upon the ground; ta do°, to do so, pressed with the desire to 

 rest, hibernate; a, they said. 



5. U-k'o° wa-no°-tha zhi, perplexed, bewildered; xtsi, verily; thi", 



he was; a, they said. 



6. Ta-dse, the winds, the four quarters; e-no°-ha, to each one. 



7. Ha-shki-pa, returning to the starting point; a-gthi, returning; 



no°-zhi°-zhi°, repeatedly, to stand; the, as he moved about; 

 a, they said. 



8. Sho", while yet acting in this manner; to° i° da, and as she stood. 



9. Thu-e, quickly; xtsi, verily; pi-thu-^e, taking footsteps; the, 



went forth; do°, did; a, they said, 14, 18, 23, 28, 34. 

 10. Xa-dse, grass; ba-tse, bunch; ho°-pka, of any kind; do°, the; a, 

 they said. 



12. Thi-thi-fki, gathered compactly together; gthi, toward liimself; 



no°-the, placed upon the ground; tlii°-kshe, as she sat; a, they 

 said, 16, 21, 26. 



13. Ni-dse, haunch, body; ki, down; i-no°-tha, upon the ground as to 



rest; zhi, not; the, went away; a, they said, 17, 22, 27, 32. 

 15. Ba-xpe, stunted oaks; zhi°-ga, small; ho^-^ska, of any kind; do", 

 the; a, they said. 



19. Ga-xa, a branch, stream; zhi°-ga, small; pe gtha-gtha, with a line 



of groves upon its banks; xtsi, verily; ge, amongst; dsi, there; 

 a, they said, 24. 



20. Zho°-sha-be-the liiu, dark-wood trees, the red-bud; ba-tse, a 



bunch; ho°-fka, any kind; do°, the; a, they said. 

 25. Ha-fi-hi, grapevine; ko°, root; thi°-kshe, the sitting; no°, the; 

 a, they said. 



29. Mo^-ha, a cliff; jja-fi, to the summit of; ho°-pka, any kind; do", 



the; a, they said. 



30. 'P-zhi^-ga, small stones; do-ba, four. 



31. Thi-ta-the, gathered them together; gthi, toward herself; i-no°. 



the, placed them upon the ground; to°, as she stood; a, they 

 said. 

 35. '1°, rock}- cliff; pa-^i, to the summit of ; a-ga-ha, upon; dsi, there; 

 xtsi, verily; a, they said. 



37. Thi-90°-tha, turned over; gthi, and drew toward herself; i-tse-the, 



and placed them upon the ground; to°, she stood; a, they said. 



38. '1°, a stone; ta-xpi, upon the crown of her head; a-gtho°, placed 



thereon; xtsi, verily; hi, having arrived there; gthi°, sat; thi°- 

 kshe, sitting; a, they said. 



39. Ni-dse, haunch; ki, down; i-no°-the, placed upon the ground; 



thi°-kshe, sitting; a, they said. 

 41. Mi, moons; pe-tho°-ba, seven. 



