LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 585 



207. ^'a-gtho-ha-sho-ga, the thick-barked hickory tree; to°, standing; 



no", the; a, they said. 

 217. Po^-to^-ga, hi, the large liickory nut tree; to", standing; no°, 



the; a, they said. 

 227. Pi-fi-hi, acorn tree, the dark oak; to", standing; no", the; a, 



tiiej- said. 

 238. Zho^-zhi-hi, red-wood, the red oak tree; to", standing; no", the; 



a, they said. 

 248. Zho"-sha-be, dark-wood tree, the red-bud; to", standing; no", 



the; a, they said. 



264. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; we-ga-thu-pa, use for a war club; mo"- 



tlii", as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; i tsi" da, they 

 shall; e, to say; tsi-the, they hastened; a, they said. 



265. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; we-ga-thu-ga, use as a club; mo"-thi°, 



as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when; a, they 

 said. 



266. We-ki-i-he-the, they shall use it to make fall, their enemies; 



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

 they shall; e, to say; tsi-the, they hastened; a, they said. 

 269. Gthu-pe, to take up ; a-tsia-tha, they hastened; bi, they; a, they 

 said, 409, 437, 466. 



271. Mo"-hi", knife; no°-pe-wa-the, fear-inspiring; xtsi, verily; i" da, 



it is; e-ki-a, said to one another; bi, they; a, they said. 



272. Mo"-hi", knife; wa-ko"-da, mj'sterious; xtsi, verily; i" da, it is; 



e-ki-a, said to one another; bi, they; a, they said. 



273. Mo°-lii"-wa-ko"-da, Mysterious-knife; sliki, also; a, they said. 



274. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zha-zlie, name; ki-to", make to be theirs; 



ta. shall; i tsi" da, they shall; e, to say; tsi-the, they hastened ; 

 a, they said. 



276. Mo°-hi", knife: i-ba-btho-ga, round-handled; do", the; a, they 



said. 



277. I-ba-fpo°, to nudge or thrust with it, the willow tree; a-tsia-tha, 



they proceeded ; bi, they; a, they said. 



278. Wa-bi", blood; ba-dsu-zhe, gushed from the cut; gthe, quickly; 



to", as he (the performer of the act) yet stood near; a, they 

 said. 



280. Ba-zha-be, to cut and peel the bark from the trunk of the tree; 



a-tsia-tha, they proceeded; bi, they; a, they said. 



281. Ta-dse, winds, the four winds; e-no"-ha, for each one they first 



stripped the bark from four sides of the trunk; xtsi, verily; 

 kshi-the, they made for it; to", as he (the performer of the 

 act) stood: a, they said. 

 283. Ba-xo", to cut the trunk into the desired length; a-tsia-tha, they 

 proceeded: bi. they: a, they said. 



