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And then «^walas '^nEinogwis (III 8) gave away | what he had received 44 

 as a marriage gift from LalehLladze (II 1). || 



Now, LfdeUiJadze (II 1) knew that there was a trihe living at 45 

 Sagumbahi — | a tribe that was named Naklwaxda^x" — who had for 

 their chief, TslEx^ed (II 4); | and he had a princess, TslExtslE- 

 gedzEmga (III 9): and LalehiJadze (II 1) | wished to go to get her 

 in marriage for his prince ^maxuhxg ihs (III 3). | Then LalehLladze 

 (II 1) hired liis mimayin, || the ancestors of the G'exsEm of the 50 

 Nimkish; and my ancestor, the chief, | LaleliLladze (II 1), loaded his 

 canoe with five" sea-otter blankets, ten | black-bear blankets, forty 

 marten | blankets, eighty deer-skin blankets; | and, when they were 

 aU aboard, he started. Then || he arrived at Sagumbala, and at 55 

 once he was | invited by Chief TslEx'ed (II 4). They ate seal; | and 

 after they had eaten seal, | Ts'.Ex^ed questioned his visitor, and said, 

 "Now, tell me, | where do you come from? Wlio are you, brother?" 

 And II LalehLladze (II 1) replied at once, and said, "I am | LalehLla- 60 

 dze (II 1), who marries all around our world, brother." | And then 

 LaleliLladze (II 1) questioned Ts!Ex^ed (II 4); and he | said, "Now, 

 let me also ask you, O brother! | who are you, brother?" And 

 TslEx^ed (II 4) II replied, and said, "It is great what you ask me. | 65 



na^nak" lak'asxes g'okiilase Qalogwise. Wa, lak'as-me ^max^wid- 43 

 k'ase ^walase ^nEmogwisas wawalqiilayos LaleliL!adzaq. 



Wa, lak'ase LalehLladze q!alaxa gokula lelqwalaLe^ lak'asEx 45 

 Sagumbalaxa lEgiixLalax Nak!wax"da^xwexa g'Igadas Ts!Ex^ede. 

 Wa, lak-ase kMecladss Ts!Exts!EgedzEmga. Wa, lak'as'^mese Laleh- 

 Lladze ^nex'k" as qa^'s le gagak'laq qak'ases LEWElgEma^ye ^maxiila- 

 g'ilise. Wa, lak'as-me helak'ase LaleliLladzaxes g'okidotexa g"ala 

 ^iiE^memotsa G'exsEmasa ^iiEingese. Wa, lak'as^niEn giqag'iwa'ye 50 

 LalehLladze moxsak"atsa sEkMa qlasasgEme ^naEnx^une^ Lokwasa 

 lastowe LlEnLlEiitsEm ^naEnx^ttne- Lokwasa mox"s6kwe LCLEgEx"- 

 SEm ^naEnx^iine^ hek'as^mesa malgunrdtsokwe tetEkMotsEm 'iiaEn- 

 x^tine^. Wa, gilk'as^mese ^wllxsaxs lak'asae LEx^ida. Wa, lak'a- 

 se lag-aa lak'asEx Sagumbala. Wa, hex'^Idk'as^mese Lale^lalaso- 55 

 kwatsa g'lgama^ye TslEx^ede. Wa, lak"as-me LlExwaxe megwate. 

 Wa, gilk'as^mese gwalk'as qlEsaxe megwataxs lak'asae wtiLe 

 TslEx^edaxes bagiinse. Wii, hlk'ase ^nek'a: "Wa, wilg'ik'asla gwas- 

 'idEx. Wii, sSkwas^maa tvngwas ^iiEmwEyot ?" Wil, hex'^idk'as- 

 ^mese LalehLladze na^naxmek"asEq. Wa, lak'ase ^nek'a: "Nogwak'as 60 

 LaleliLladza gag'adi^liila laxox a^wI^staxsEns ^nalax, 'iiEinwEyot." 

 Wa, lak'ase ogwaqa wulc LalcliLladziix TslEx^ede. Wa, lak'as- 

 ^Einxae ^nek'a: "Wa, weg'ax'ln ogwaqa wuloI, ^nEmwEyot. Wii, 

 sokwas^maa angwas, ^uEinwEyot ?" Wa, hex^Idk'as-mese TslEx^ede 

 na-'nax^mek'asEq. Wii, liik'ase ^nek'a. "Alak'as^mas wuLa g'iixEn. 65 



