I.AFLESCHE] TRIBAL KITES LITERAL TRANSLATION 573 



522. Xtha-xtha, craven or timid; thi°-ge, none; xtsi, verily; ni-ka- 



shi-ga, a people; bi° da, they are. 

 52.':i. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; mo°-hi°, knife; tha, to make of; ba, they; 



tho"-tse, the}- could; thi°-ge i" da, there is nothing; •wi-po°-ga, 



my younger brothel's; e-ki-e, said to one another; tho°-ka, they. 

 527. 'P-ba-xtha, stone that flakes; kshe, the long; no°, the; a, they 



said. 



530. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; moMii", knife; tha, make of it; ba, they; 



tho°-tse a, let them; wi-zhi°-the, my elder brothers; e, saying; 

 to°, he stood; a, they said, 540. 



531. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; mo°-hi°, knife; tha, make of it; ba, they; 



tho^-ta, fit; zlii i" da, it is not. 



532. E-zhi-zlii-pka, not the right kind; u-to°-ga, not cjuite; wi-f.o°-ga, 



my younger brother; e-gi-e, said to him; tho°-ka, they, 541. 

 534. Xo", look you; zhi^-ga, the little ones; mo^-hi", knife; tha, to 



make of; ba, they; tho°-tse, fit; thi°-ge, none or nothing; 



e-pshe, i° da, I have said, 542, 544. 

 537. Mo°-hi°-9i, flint; fa-gi, hard; kshe, long; no", the; a, they said. 

 548. Mo°-hi°-9i, fhnt (knife); i-ba, handle; btho-ga, round; zhu-dse, 



red; kshe, long; a, they said. 



552. She, that; e-shno°, alone, or the very thing; u-tha-dse, you have 



been searching for; tha to" she a, as you stand there; wi- 

 90°-ga, my younger brother; e-gi-a, said to liim; bi, they; a, 

 they said. 



553. Zlu^-ga, the little ones ; mo^-hi", knife; tha, make of it; ba, they; 



tho^-tse i° da, it is fit. 



554. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; mo"-hi'', knife; the, they make of it; 



mo^-thi", in their life's journey; ta i tse a, they shall; wi- 

 pC-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-e, said to one another; 

 tho°-ka, they. 



556. Mo°-hi°, knife; gi-the, they make of it or use; mo°-thi°, in their 



life's jo.urney; bi, they; do°, when; shki, and; a, they said, 

 561,563,565,567. 



557. Mo^-hi", knife; gi-pa-hi, sharji enough for them to use; ki-the, 



they shall cause it to be; mo°-thi°, in their life's journey; ta i 

 tsi° da, they shall; zhi°-ga, the little ones. 



558. Tsi-zhu, the people of the Tsi-zhu division; zhi^-ga, little ones; 



i-ta, theirs. 



559. Wa-zha-zhe, people of the Wa-zha-zhe division; zhi°-ga, little 



ones; i-ta, theirs; e-tho°-ba, also. 



560. Mo"-hi", a knife, gi-the, make of it or use it; mo"-thi°, in their 



life's journey; ta i tsi° da, they shall. 

 562. MoMii"", knife; gi-sho^-tha, loose-jointed or broken; zhi, not; 

 ki-the, cause it to be; mo"-thi", in their life's journey; ta i 

 tsi° da, thev shall. 



