LAFLESCHB] TRIBAL RITES — ^LITERAL TRANSLATION 517 



9. Wa-pa-be, of the black bear; hi°, hair; zhu-dse, red; kshe, the 

 lying; a, they said. 



10. Zhu-i-ga, mybody; the, I have made; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga, 



I as a person, as a people; mi-kshe i° da, I, who sit here. 



11. Zhi°-ga, the httle ones; o°-tho°-gi-ni-tha, seek refuge in me; mo"- 



thi°, as they travel in the path of hfe; bi, they; do", when. 



12. U-no°, old age; a bi, that which is spoken of as; i-the, live to see; 



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

 of hfe; ta i tsi" da, they shall, 14, 27, 29, 33, 41, 45, 47, 70. 



13. U-no", as a means of reaching old age; o°-the, make of me; mo", 



thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; shki, 

 and; a, they said. 



15. ^-ha, the skin of the feet; u-sha-be, in which the color is dark; 



ga, this; thi°-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



16. No''-xthe, charcoal; a-gi-the, I have made it to be; a-thi° he i° 



da, in my life's journej^, 20, 24. 



17. Zhi°-ga, the httle ones; no°-xthe, charcoal; gi-the, they make of 



it; mo^-tlii", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; 

 a, they said, 21, 25. 



18. No°-xthe, charcoal; gi-a-da-xe, absorbable; ki-the, they shall 



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

 they shall, 22, 26. 



19. Pa-zhu-zhe, the tip of the nose; ga, this; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 



sliki, also; a, they said. 

 23. Zhu-i-ga, my body; pa-be, black; ga, this; kshe, lying; shki, 



also; a, they said. 

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



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

 30. ^^-ha, the soles of my feet; u-thi-ptu-the, that are gathered in 



folds; ga, this; tlii°-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 

 32. Zhi''-ga, the little ones; u-no°, as a means of reaching old age; 



tha, they make of it; bi, they; do°, when; shki, and; a, they 



said, 44, 50. 

 34. Hi-ko", the muscles of my ankles; ba-k'i^-tha, that are wrinkled; 



ga, this; thi^-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



36. U-no°, as a means of reaching old age; gi-tha, they make of it; 



bi, they; do°, when; shki, and; a, they said. 



37. Hi-ko°, the muscles of their ankles; ba-k'i°-tha, WTinkled; 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. 



38. Tse-wa-tse, the inner muscles of my thighs; u-ga-wa, loosened 



with age; ga, this; thi^-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they 

 said. 

 42. Mo''-ge, the muscles of my breast; u-thi-ptu-the, that are gathered 

 infolds; ga, tliis: thi°-kslie, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



