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31 Hek itiedzEmga (I 3) to give a marriage gift | of ten sea-otter 

 l)lankcts, thirty | marten blankets, and ten black-bear | blankets, 

 and that ^valas ^nEmogwis (II 1) | should invite again the ^nenelk' !e- 

 nox" on account of the high rank of ^maxulayugwa (III 2) . Then ll 



35 Hex'hak'in (I 2) gave this name as a marriage gift to Hvalas ^UEmog- 

 wis (II 1) for I the name of his daughter. As soon as he had finished 

 his speech, | Hex'hak'm (I 2) told (this to) ^walas^ nEmogwis | ^walas 

 ^uEmogwis (II 1) was very glad. | He started at once to invito the 



40 ^ncnelk' !enox". || He did not stay away long, before he came back, 

 paddling in his canoe, with | his guests, the ^nenelk' !enox"; and 

 ^willas ^nEmogwis (II 1) gave away | ten sea-otter blankets and 

 thirty | marten blankets and ten black-bear blankets | to the 



45 ^nenelk' !enox" ; and then he told about giving a high rank || to his 

 daughter, who was given two names | — ^maxiilayugwa (III 2), 

 "this name is given by my father-in-law; and j I will give her a 

 name from my side, she shall | be called GiindelEmga (III 2)." 

 Thus said ^walas ^nEmogwis (II 1). | Therefore I am Nimkish on one 



50 side, on account of m}^ ancestor the chief || who had married among 

 the Kwakiutl. | 



Ilaha hanane ! Therefore I am known by all the tribes | all over this 

 woi'ld, and oidy the chief | my ancestor gave away property in a 



31 desa histowe q!asasgEme ^naEnx^una^ya ; Lokwasa yudux"s6kwe 

 LeLEgEx"sEm ^naEnx^una^ya ; hek'as^mese. lastowe LlEULlEntsEme 

 ^uaEux-'una^ya qak'ases ct!ed LelElax^^Ide ^walase ^nsmogwisxe 

 ^nenelk!enoxwe qak'as o^mayos ^maxulayugwa. Wa, lak'as^me 



35 Hexhak'ine LegEmg'ElxLiilaq lak'asEx -walase ^nEmogwis qakas 

 LegEms xunokwas. Wa, g'ilk'as^mese gwillkase waldEmkasas 

 lakasae nele Hex"hak'lnax ^walase ^uEmogwisa. Wii, lak'ase ala 

 eke naqa^yas ^wfilase ^nEmogwisa. Wit, hex-idk"as^mese lak'as 

 illex^widk-asa Leltsayokwasas ^walase ^JiEmogwisaxe ^nenelk' !eno- 



40 xwe. Wa, k"!esk'ase galaxs g"axk"asae aedaaqa sEyogwa^ya Leltsa- 

 yaxa ^nenelk' !enoxwe. Wii, lak'ase yax^wide ^wahise ^uEmogwitsa 

 lastowe q!eq!asasgEm ^naEnx'iine^ Lo^kwasa yudux"s6kwe lcle- 

 gEx"sEm ^naEnx^une^ Lokwasa lastowe LlEnLlEntsEm ^naEnx^une^ 

 lak'asxa ^nen©lk'!enoxwe. Wii, hek'as^'mes la ^neg'atses o^mayo- 



45 gwilae qa maltsEme LeLEgEmses tslEdriqlEdza^ye xiinokwa lakasEX 

 ^maxiilayugwa, " yix LegEmg'EbcLii^yasgin nEgiimpEk". Wii, lak'as- 

 ^mesEn ogwaqak'asL Lex^edElts LegEma giig'illl g'axEn. Lak'as^Em- 

 xaak" Legadfilts GundelEmga," '"nekase ^wiilas ^uEmogwise. Wii, 

 liek'as^mEn liig'ilk'asa ^nEmxk"!6tEm qasEn g'cqag'iwa^yaxs gag'a- 



50 di'iiilae lak-asxaaxo Kwiig'ulk'ase. 



Haha hanane; hek'as^mEn liig'llk'asa k'leiis kMes malt!elk'as 

 laxox S.^wi^stiixsEns ^nalax. Wii, hek'as^mesexs lexak'as^mae gilg'i- 



