LAFUtscHB] TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL, TRANSLATION 513 



36. A-zhu-ga-wa, muscles of the arms loosened with 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 i tsi° da, they shall. 



37. A-ba-t'u-xa, my shoulder that is bent with age; ga, this; thi"- 



kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



38. E-shki do°, that also, 43, 48, 53. 



41. A-ba-t'u-xa, their shoulders bent with 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 i tsi° da, they shall. 



42. Du-dse u-ga-wa, the loose muscles of my throat; ga, these; thi"- 



kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



46. Du-dse u-ga-wa, the muscles of their throats loosened with age; 



a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause themselves 

 to; ta i tsi" da, they shall. 



47. Ta-xpi, the crown of my head; hi°, the hair of; pa-dse, thinned 



with age; ga, this; tlii°-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said 



51. Ta-xpi, crown of the head; lii°, the hair of; ^a-dse, thinned with 



age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause them- 

 selves to; mo''-thi'', as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, 

 they shall. 



52. Pa-xi°, hair of the head; fka, white; ga, this; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 



shki, also; a, they said. 



56. Pa-xi", the hair of their heads; fi e-go°, turned yellowish with 



age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, Uve to see; ki-the, cause them- 

 selves to; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, 

 they shall. 



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



a, they said. 



58. Zhu-i-ga, my body; the, I have made of that god; xtsi, verily; 



a-ni-ka-shi-ga, I as a person, as a people; a-to" he i° da, I who 

 stand here. 



59. Wa-ko°-da, gods; tse-ga, early in the day; xtsi, verily; e-tho^-be, 



appear; hi, come; no", habitually; bi, they; a, they said, 63, 72. 



60. Wa-W-da, the god; zhu-dse, red; u-ga-to", e-go", as though 



dipped in that color (the red dawn); kshe, lying; no", the; a, 

 they said. 



61. Ga, of that god; kshe, the Ijing; shki, also; a, they said, 149, 



155, 163. 



62. Zhu-i-ga, my body; the, I have made to be; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka- 



slxi-ga i° da, I as a person, as a people, 134, 136, 144. 



64. Tha-ta, left side of the body; ta thi-sho°, on that side; dsi, there; 



a, they said. 



65. Wa-gthe-to" e-go°, of the plumeUke, a shaft of hght; to", the 



standing; no", the; a, they said, 74. 

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