LAFLB8CHB] TRIBAL RITES LITERAL, TRANSLATION 469 



5. Wa-ko^-da, the god; u-ga-zhii-dse, that strikes the heavens with 



red; hi, as he comes; no" no", reguhvrly; a, they said. 



6. Ga, that god; ki-no", symboUcally paint; gi-the, make of; mo°- 



thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta bi° da, they shall. 



7. Ki-no°, paint symbohcally; gi-the, make of; mo^-thi", as they 



travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when. 



8. U-no°, old age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause 



themselves to; mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta 

 bi" da, they shall, 21, 30. 



10. Wa-pa-be, the black bear; ii-pa-ka, blemish, spots; thi°-ge, that 



has none; kshe, that lies; no", the; a, they said. 



11. E-shki do", that animal also. 



12. Wa-ko°-da, god; u-to°-ba, to be noticed, identified; bi, they; 



ki-the, cause themselves to be; mo°-tlii°, as they travel the 

 path of hfe; ta bi° da, they shall, 16, 35, 39. 



13. Zhu-i-ga, my body; ga-be, the black; ga ge, these; a, they said. 



14. No°-xthe, as charcoal; a-gi-the, I have made it to be; a-thi°-he, 



in my life activities; i" da, I have, 32, 37. 



15. No^-xthe, charcoal; gi-the, they make of it; mo^-thi", as they 



travel the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said, 34. 



17. The-shka, the tliroat; fka, the white spot; ga, this; thi°-kshe, 



sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



18. Wa-ko°-da, the god; ho°-ba, day; do", of; thi°-kshe, sitting; a, 



they said. 



19. I-bi-90°-dse, pressing close against him; o°-kshi-the, we shall make 



it to be; ta i tse a-tha, we shall. 



20. I-bi-QO°-dse, press closely to him; o°-kshi-tha, we make him to 



be; bi, we; do°, when; a, they said. 



23. Mi-xa, swan; ^ka, white; to^-ga, the great; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 



no°, the; a, they said. 



24. Ha, O; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to him; bi, 



they; a, they said. 



25. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; tha, of which to 



make; bi, they; thi°-ge, there is none; a-tha, it is so; wi-tsi- 

 go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to him; bi, they; a, they 

 said. 



27. Zhi°-ga, the Uttle ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; tha, to make of; 



bi, they; thi°-ge, there is none; e-she do°, when you say; a, 

 they said. 



28. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o°-tha, make of 



me; ba, they; tho°-tse, they shall, being fit for such purpose; 

 Mi-kshe, i" da, I am. 



29. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o''-tha, they make 



of me; bi, they; do", when; a, they said, 33. 



