LAPLBSCHE] TRIBAL RITES LITERAL TRANSLATION 533 



305. Wi-po°-ga, my j'oiinger brother: u-k'o°, perform an act of impor- 



tance; ta, will; a-ka, is; we-to"-i°, there are signs; a-tha, it 

 is so; wi-po°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one 

 another; bi a. they, 313, 343. 



306. We-tha-bthi^-o", at the the third time; tse a, at the. 

 309. We-do-ba o°, fourth time; tse a, at the, 328. 



311. Mo"-zho'', land earth; a-lji-^e, dry upon its surface; i-he-the, 

 made it to lie; to" a, he stood. 



315. Ta-dse, winds; do-ba ha, that are divided into four parts. 



316. E-no°-ha, to each of the divisions; hi, he went to; no°-zhi'', and 



stood; to" a, standing. 



317. Ta-dse, winds; mo°-ha, of the rising sun; tse a, the. 



318. U-hi, he approached as in a hollow; no°-zhi°, and stood therein; 



to" a, standing, 322, 326, 330. 



319. Mo°-zho°, land, earth; u-hu-ga-gi, within it he called loudly; 



to" a, standing, 324, 327, 331. 

 321. Ta-dse, winds ;ba-9o° tse a, in the direction of the cedars, the north. 

 325. Ta-dse, winds; ga-xpa tse a, where drops the sun, the west. 

 329. Ta-dse, winds; a-k'a (archaic word for south); tse a, the. 



332. Ta-dse, winds; we-do-ba tse a, the fourth. 



333. E-noMia, at each one, 1220. 



334. U-niu, in which to breath; ga-xe, make; to", a, stood. 



335. Zhi°-ga, little ones; mo^-zho", land, earth; u-hu-pa-gi, to call 



loudly; bi, they; do", when; shki,.and; a, they said. 



336. Ga-xto", in this very manner; mo"-thi'', as they travel the path 



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



338. Niu, breath; wi-ta, mine. 



339. I-gi-ni-tha, seek protection; bi, tiiey; do", when; shki, also; a, 



they say. 

 342. No", look you; wi-po°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-e, said to 

 one another; no"-zhi°, stood; bi, they; a, they said. 



348. Hi°, hairs; u-ga-bu-dse, strewn profusely; i-he-the, he made to 



lie; to", stood; a, they said. 



349. Ga, this; tse, the; shki, also; a, they said. 



350. Wa-thi"-e-9ka, without a purpose; she-mo°, I have done; mo"- 



zhi, i" da, I have not, 422, 527. 



351. Xa-dse, grass; e-shno°, commonly called; bi, they; no°, usually; 



a, they said. 



352. Sho", all, every kind; xtsi, verily; jja-xe, i" da, I have made, 



359, 365, 371, 378, 385, 391, 397, 402, 409, 415, 533, 1286. 



353. Xa-dse, the grasses; wi°, any one of the little ones; gi-ta-pe, 



approach in search of game; mo°-thi", as they travel the 

 path of life: bi, they; do", when; shki, also; a, they said. 



354. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; gi-hi-tho"-be, appear for them; mo"-thi°, 



as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; bi a, they; zhi"-ga, 

 little ones, 361, 366, 374, 380, 387, 394, 399, 405, 412, 417, 419. 



