LAFLESCHE] KITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 599 



95. A-dsu-ta, in their limbs, arms; i-ts'a, causes of death; thi"-ge, 

 none; ki-the, cause themselves to have; mo"-thi°, as they 

 travel the path of life; ta i tse a, they shall; zhi°-ga, the little 

 ones. 



98. I-ta-xa, the topmost branches; a-ba-dsu-ge, bent downward; ga 

 ge, these; shki, also; a, they said. 



101. A-ba-ku, shoulders; thi-xo° e-go°, as though broken; a bi, 



spoken of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause themselves to; 

 mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tsc a, they shall; 

 zhi°-ga, the little ones. 



102. I-ta-xe, the topmost branches; ga-mo°, feathery; ga ge, these; 



shki, also; a, they said. 



105. Pa-hi°, hairs of the head; fo^-fo", whitened with age; u-gtho° 



e-go°, resembling a cap; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; 

 ki-the, cause themselves to; mo^-thi", as they travel the path 

 of life; ta i tse a, they shall; zhi°-ga, the little ones. 



106. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; mo°-ko", medicine; tha, to be used by 



them; bi, they; ga, this, the red cedar; no."-zhi° da, stands. 



107. fi-thu-fe, they (the little ones) took footsteps; a-tsia-tha, and 



moved on; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said. 



108. Ni, river; ko^-ha, at the edge of; xtsi, verily; hi no°-zhi°, came 



to and stood; a-ka, they. 



109. Thi-u-ba-he, the side of my body; i-sdu-ge, the right; ga kshe, 



this that lies outstretched; a, they said. 



112. Thi-u-ba-he, in the sides of their bodies; i-ts'a, causes of death; 



tlii"-ge, none; ki-the, cause themselves to have; mo°-thi°, as 

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



113. Ni-u-thu-ga, the cm-rent and bed of my waters; ga kshe, this 



that lies outstretched; a, they said. 



114. Thi-u-thi-xthu-k'a, the hollow of my body; a-gi-the, I have 



made to be; a-to° he i" da, I who stand here. 



116. Thi-u-thi-xthu-k'a, in the hollow of their bodies; a bi, spoken 



of as; i-ts'a, causes of death; tlii'^-ge, none; ki-the, cause 

 themselves to have; mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; 

 ta i tse a, they shall; zhi°-ga, the little ones. 



117. Ni, water, the surface; ba-btha-xe, waves, wavelets; ga ge, 



these; shki, also; a, they said. 



121. Ni, river; u-fa-gi, wherein the cm-rent is strong; ga kshe, this 



that lies outstretched; a, they said. 



122. Ni-a-ko", windpipe; a-gi-the, I have made to be; a-to"-he i° da, 



I who stand here. 

 124. Ni-a-ko°, in their windpipe; i-ts'a, causes of death; tlii°-ge, 

 none; mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tse a, 

 they shall; zhi^-ga, the little ones. 



