LAFLESCHEj TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 515 



101. Mo^-zho", the earth; sho" e-go°, in all its parts; xtsi, verily; a, 

 they said. 



105. Tsi-zhu wi", to one of the Tsi-zhii gens; a, they said. 



106. U-xthi, anger; tlu°-ge, having none; xtsi, verily; ni-ka-shi-ga, 



a person, a people; to°, standing; a, they said. 



111. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; zhu-i-ga, their bodies; tha, they make 



of me; ba, they; tho''-tse, suitable; a-to° he i° da, I am, I 

 who stand here. 



112. U-da-bthu-bthii-e, of the moist vibrating air of the earth; xsti, 



verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga i° da, I am a person, a people. 



114. U-da-bthu-bthu-e, of the moist vibrating air of the earth; xtsi, 



verily; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; ki-the, cause themselves to be; 

 mo°-thi'', as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall. 



115. Ho^-ba, the days; tha-gthi", that are calm and peaceful; xtsi, 



verily; a, they said. 



116. U-wa-ni-ka-shi-ga i° da, I, as a person, make my abode in the 



days that are calm and peaceful. 



119. Ho^-ba-tha-gthi", Peaceful-day; shki, and; a, they said. 



120. Zha-zhe, is aname; a-ki-to", that I have made to be mine; a-thi" 



he i" da, in my life's journey. 



123. NC-ni-o^-ba zhi°-ga, of a little pipe; wi", one; zhu-i-ga, my 



body; a-the, I have made; a-to° he i° da, I who stand here. 



124. Zhi°-ga, the httle ones. 



125. Zhu-i-ga, their bodies; tha, make of that pipe; bi, they; do°, 



when; a, they said. 



126. U-xthi, anger, violence; thi°-ge, having none; a-ki-gtha-thi° , 



they shall keep themselves; mo^-thi", as they travel the path 

 of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall. 



127. Wa-shi-shi, riches; u-dse, seek for; a-thi", carry, make use of 



in seeking; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; bi, they;, 

 shki, and; a, they said. 



128. Wa-shi-shi, riches; u-bu-dse, in profusion; i-the, to see, to find; 



ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path 

 of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall. 



129. We-no°-bthe, by its use they shall obtain food; mo°-thi'', as they 



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



130. We-no°-bthe, when they obtain food by the use of the pipe; 



mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; 

 a, they said. 



133. Xtha-fi, of a yellow flower; zhi°-ga, a little; wi", one; a, they 



said. 



134. Zhu-i-ga, my body; tlie, I have made; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga 



i° da, I as a person, as a people, 136. 



135. Ba-shta e-go°, a flower that stands as though with shorn head; 



to°, that stands: no°, the; a, they said. 



