LAFLESCHE] TEIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 595 



126. Pa-xi°, hair of the head; ?a-dse, grown scant with age; pi-e-go", 



yellowish; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause 

 themselves to; mo"-thi°, as they travel the path of life; tai 

 tsi" da, they shall. 



127. Xi°-ha, ski", bark; ba-<?'i°-tha, wrinkled, furrowed with age; ga 



ge, these; a, they said. 



128. U-no°, old age; a-gi-the, 1 have made them to be; a-to°-he i° da, 



as I stand. 



129. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; u-no°, old age; the, make of them; nio"- 



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



130. Ko°, roots; thi-hi-da, the base of the trunk; ga, this; thi"-kshe, 



sitting; a, they said. 



131. ^l-ko", ankle; thi-hi-da, the base of; e no° bi, that is spoken of 



as; no", the; a, they said. 



132. 9i-ko", ankle; thi-hi-da, the base of wrinkled with age; i-the, 



live to see; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo"-thi", as they 



travel the path of life; ta i tsi" tla, they shall. 

 134. Wi-tsu-shpa, my grandchildren, 140. 

 136. Ni-u-thi-xa-xa, the shallows of a river where the water rushes 



noisilj' over the rocks; xtsi, verily; ge dsi, at such a place; 



a, they said. 



138. Wa-zha-zhe, name of the Wa-zha-zhe division; wi", one; the 



a-ka i" da, here stands. 



139. Ni, of water; zhu-i-ga, his body; the, he had made; xtsi, verily; 



ni-ka-shi-ga, a person; a-ka i" da, he is. 

 141. Zlu"-ga, the little ones; zhu-i-ga, tlieir bodies; the, of which to 



make; thi"-ga, have nothing; bi, tliey; e-sha, bi a, you have 



said. 

 146. Ho"-ba, the days; tha-gthi", that are calm, peaceful; shki, and; 



u-hi, to enter; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi", as they 



travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall, 161, 202, 227. 

 148. Wi-po"-ga, my younger brothers; thi-to-ge, gtha, make haste; 



ba thi" ha, in your movements. 



150. Mo^-hi" ts'a-zhi, to the grass that never dies; thi°-kshe, sitting; 



no", the; a, they said. 



151. Wi-tsu-shpa, my grandchildren; wi-slmo", I alone; wa-ko"-da, 



of the gods; ts'e, to die; wa-tse-xi, difhcult; a-to"-he i° da, 

 I stand. 



155. Shi°-zha-lii, an evergreen water plant; to", standing; no", the; 



a, they said. 



156. Wi-shki do", I also. 



157. Ts'e, to die; wa-tse-xi, difficult; a-to"-he i° da, I stand. 



160. Ho°-ba, in the days; tha-gthi", that are cakn and peaceful; 



u-wa-ni-ka-shi-ga, I dwell as a person; a-to"-he i" da, I stand. 

 162. Wi-fo"-ga, my younger brother; e-ki-a, said to one another; bi, 



they; a, they said, 203. 



