LiFLESCHE] TRIBAL RITES LITERAL, TRANSLATION 597 



229. Wi-zlii°-the, my elder brothers; e-ki-a, said to one another; hi, 



they; a, they said. 



230. Thi-to-ge gtha, make haste; ba thi" ha, in your movements; 



wi-zhi°-the, my elder brothers; e-ki-e, said to one another; 

 a-ka, they. 



233. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, a bend of; wi", one; e-dsi no" no°, there was; 



a, they said. 



234. E-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said; a bi° da, 



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in this. 



235. Tsi-zhi^-ga, a little house; wi", one; the, here; tse a, stands; 



wi-zhi°-the, my elder brothers; a, they said. 



236. E-dsi, there, at the little house; xtsi, verily; hi, having arrived 



close to it; no°-zhi", they paused and stood; bi, they; a, they 

 said. 



237. Ho°-ga, a sacred pei'son; bi a, he is; wi-zhi°-the, my elder 



brothers; a, they said. 



238. Wi-tsi-go-e, O, grandfather; e-gi-a, said to him; bi, they; a, they 



said. 



239. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; zhu-i-ga, their bodies; o^-tha, make of 



me; ba tho°-tse, they may well; a-to°-he i° da, for that I stand 



here. 

 241. Tsi-house; u-ta-fa, beautiful; wa-gthi°, beyond description; wi", 



one; u-gthi", he dwells in; a-ka, he; wi-zhi°-the, my elder 



brothers; a, they said. 

 244. Tsi, house; u-k'u-k'u-dse, many entrances; a-ka, he has; wi-zhi"- 



the, my elder brothers; a, they said. 



