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son of Llaqwaga and there are twenty-three men, beginning with || 30 

 YaqalEnlis, coming down to GwEyosdedzas (XXIII 1). I did not | 

 mention that all of them had two or three | wives, and some had four 

 wives, and a great many children, and | the younger brothers and 

 sisters of those whom I have named. Now, this great matter is at 

 an end. | 



Wail of l!al!aqol, a NakIwax'da^x" Woman 



Hana hana he! Now I think of my master | L!aL!aqoli%k", my 1 

 dear one, the chief at the beginning of the world. | 



Hana hana he! Now I'll tell the history of my house, beginning, 

 with the first | chief of my numaym, ^walas, who had for their chief 

 my ancestor, who || came from the first Liaqwagila. | 5 



Hana hana he! Hele^stes went spouting around | our world, and 

 he went into Blunden Harbor; and he went ashore | from his travel- 

 ing-canoe. Killer- Whale-Mask ; and he Uked the place because it had 

 a good sandy | beach. And now my ancestors had for their chief 

 Hele^stes. || He built a house with four platforms ; and when he had | 10 

 finished his house, a canoe came in sight with four persons | aboard. 

 Hele^stes went to meet them, and he | called the visitors ashore. 

 Then my ancestor Hele^stes | gave his visitors seal to eat. When 

 they had || eaten, Hele^stes spoke, and asked for the name of his | 15 



xtinokwas L!akwaga Ux ha^yudEX'alax'^idaes bEgwanEma g'ag'ELEla 

 lax YaqalEnlise g'axaLEla lax GwEyosdedzase. Wii, laxaEn k'!es .30 

 gwagwexs^ala lax ^naxwaene^mas maema^lel loxs yudukwae loxs 

 maemokwae gEgEnEniasEii gugaaniVye L5dzek'ases sasEme ylx ts!a- 

 ts!a^yasEn la LeLEqElasE^wa. Wa, ladzek'as'mox laba. 



Lagwalemas l!al!aqolxa' NakIwaaxseme 



Hana hana he; lak"asq!amaegin g'ax g'Ig"aex^edxEn q!agwid5}ae 1 

 L!aL!aqoli^lakwa adaxEn g'lk'axaledzEma laxo ^nalax. 



Hana hana he; lak"as-mesEn nEwelaltsEg"in g'alE:iig'alisEk' g'iqa- 

 g'iwa^yasEn ^nE^memotaxa ^walase, yik'asExs g'lgadaasEn ompexa 

 g'ayae laxa g'alii Llaqwag'ila. 5 



Hana hana he; g-axk'asae L laltse^stallsEle Hele^stes laxo a^wistax- 

 sEns ^nalax. Wii, lak'ase lats!a lak'asEx Baase qak'ats laltawe 

 lak'asxes ya^yats!es maxEmle. Wii, lak'ase iiwElx^edqexs ek'aes 

 awlnagwise. Wii, liik'as^mEn g"ilg"alise g'lqag'iwa^ye Hele^stes 

 g'okwelaxa moxwidaxallle dzoyagsk" g"5kwa. Wa, g'ilk"as^mese 10 

 gwala g'okwe g'ilxk'asae tex^wide sexwa xwaxwaguma mokwe 

 kWdzExse lak'asEq. Wii, lak'ase Hele^stese lalalaq. Wii, lak'ase 

 Lelwuitodxe bagunse. Wii, Itvk'as^mEn g'lqag'iwa^ye Hele^stese 

 L!Exwelase megwate liik'asxes biigunse. Wii, g'ilk'as^mese gwala 

 LlExwa lak'asae yaq!Eg'a^le Hele^stese qak'ats wuiek'asex LegjEmases 15 



' LlaLlaqoL. 



