BOAS] SOCIAL DIVISIONS OF THE KWAG'UL 821 



of the ^walas Kwag'ul, but Llaqwag'ila is of the numaym Maamta- 

 g'ila II of the GwetEla. | 5 



3. Next to hhii is K'imk'EqEwid of the numaym G'exsEm | of the 

 GwetEla. I 



4. Next to him is ^max"mEwisagEme^, next to K'imk'EqEwid, | 

 when property is given to the tribes, when he invites all the II four 10 

 Kwakiutl tribes at Tsaxis. ^max^mEwisagEme^ is of the | numaym 

 Wawaliba,ye^ of the ^walas Kwag'ul. | 



5. Next to ^max"mEwisagEme^ is ^walas. | ^walas is Eagle of the 

 numaym G'ig'ilgam of the Q !omoya^ye, who were named by the | 

 first people Kwexa. || 



6. Next to him is AgwilagEme^, to ^walas, for | AgwilagEme^ is 15 

 Eagle of the numaym Kukwak !uni of the Q !omoya^ye. | 



7. Next to him is G" exse-stalisEme, to AgwilagEme^, | forG'exse- 

 -stahsEme is Eagle of the numaym Yaex'agEme^ | of the Q!omo- 

 ya^ye. || ^ _ 



8. Next to him is NEg'adze (Great-Mountain), to G'exse^sta- 20 

 lisEme^, for | NEg'adze is Eagle of the numaym G'exsEm of the 

 ^w alas Kwag'ul. | 



These are all the Eagles of the thi'ee tribes of the GwetEla, | and 

 Q!6moyS,^ye, and ^walas Kwag'ul; and there is no Eagle | among the 

 Q !omk' !ut !es. These are the Eagles of the Kwakiutl tribes who 



mak'ilaqe Doqwayes, yixs ^uE^memotasa DzEndzEnx'q layosa ^walas 3 

 Kwag'ula,) yixs Maamtag'ilae ^nE^memotas L!aqwag'ila yisa Gwe- 

 tEla. 5 



3. Wa, he^mis mak'ile K'imk'EqEwide, yixs ^nE^memotasa G'exsE- 

 mesa GwetEla. 



4. Wa, he^mis mak'ilaqe ^max"mEwisagEma^ye lax K'lmk'EqE- 

 wide, yixs yaqwasE^wae lax lelqwalai.a'yaxs p lekwae ^wi^laxa Kwa- 

 kug'ulaxs mosgEmakwae laxg'a TsaxisEk", yixs Wawalibaya^e ^ue- 10 

 ^memotas ^max"mEwisagEma^yasa ^walase Kwagula. 



5. Wii, he^mis mak'ilax ^max"mEwisagEma^ye ^walas, yixs kwe- 

 kwae ^walasasa ^UE^memotasa G'Ig'ilgamasa Q!omoya-'yexa gwE^yasa 

 g'ale bEgwanEm Kwexa. 



6. Wa, he^mis mak'ila AgwilagEma^ye lax Hvalase, yixs kwekwae 15 

 AgwilagEma^yasa ^nE-memotasa Kukwak lumasa Q!omoytVye. 



7. Wa, he^mis mak'ila G'exse^stfdisEma^ye lax AgwilagEma^ye, 

 yixs kwekwae G'exse^stalisEma^yasa ^nE^memotasa Yaex'agEma- 

 ^yesa Q!omoya^ye. 



8. Wit, he^mis mak'ila NEg'iidze lax G'exse^stalisEma^ye, yixs 20 

 kwekwae Nsg'adzasa ^iiE^memotasa G'exsEmasa ^walase Kwag-ula. 



Wa, laEm ^wi^laxa kwekwekwasa yiidu.x"sEmakwexa GwetEla 

 LE^wa Qlomoya^ye LE^wa ^walas Kwag'ula. Wa, la k' !eixs kwex"sa 

 Q!omk'!ut!Ese. GaEm kwekwex"sa Kwakuk'Ewakwexa g'oktila 



