LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL, RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 489 



34. Xa-dse, grasses: ba-tse, bunches; xtsi, Terily; ge, in the midst 



of; dsi, there; a, they said. 



35. Pa, his head: thi-ho°, he lifted ; tsi-the, quickly; do°, did; a, they 



said, 45, 56. 



36. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; wa-no°-xe, spirits; i-tlu-shto°, have 



already become; kshe, lying; shki do", although they may 

 have; a, they said. 



37. 0"-tho°-ki-pa-no°-xe-fka, they shall by using me bring themselves 



back to consciousness; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; 

 ta i tsi° da, they shall. 



38. Zhi°-ga, the Httle ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o''-tha, they make 



of me; bi, they; do", when; a, they said, 83. 



39. Ho°-ba, the days; u-?a-ki-ba, the divisions of; do-ba, the four, 



50, 60, 84. 



40. U-hi, to reach and to enter; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°- 



thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall, 51, 

 61, 85, 87. " 



41. Ho^-a-do", what; we-ki-k'o°, ceremonial articles; tha, they make 



of; bi, they; go" no", shall; shki, and; a hi° a, interrogative 

 particles. 



42. We-ts'a, snake; pi-fi-e, spotted with j-ellow; stse-dse, long; kshe, 



the Ijdng; no°, the; a, they said. 

 44. Xa-dse, grasses; xtsi, verily; ge, amongst; dsi, there; a, they 



said, 55, 64. 

 46. Ga, that; kshe, the lying; shki, also; a, they said, 57, 66. 

 49. O^-tho^-no^-xe-fka, by the use of my strength they shall recover 



consciousness; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta i 



tsi" da, they shall, 59, 82. 

 53. We-ts'a-fa-be, the black-snake; kshe, lying; no°, the; a, they 



said . 

 58. Zhi°-ga, the httle ones; wa-no^-xe, spirits; i-thi-shto", have 



already become; xtsi, verily; bi, they; shki do°, although; a, 



they said, 67. 

 63. We-ts'a-to°-ga, the great snake, trope for the rattlesnake. Com- 

 mon name for that snake is she'-ki; kshe, the hing; no°, the; 



a, they said, 69. 

 65. pu-the, making a buzzing sound; tsi-gthe, heard in the distance; 



kshe, lying; a, they said. 

 68. 0°-tho°-ki-gthi-no°-xe fka, by cUnging to me and using my 



strength they shall recover their consciousness; moMhi", as 



they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall. 



70. Thi-xo-e, making a sound hke the winds; o°-ha-ha-e, repeatedl}-; 



kshe, lying; a, they said. 



71. U-(?i-gthe, at the foot (of the patient); tse, the; a, they said. 



