BOAS] FAMILY HISTORIES 917 



4. Yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama 48 

 yamamaha xaxamama he he he he ! The neck-ring of the ghost- 

 woman has been put around my neck, | yamama xaxamama 

 yamama xaxamama yamama xaxamama yamamaha xaxamama 

 he he he he ! || 

 It is said that the number of the songs of the ghost-dancer is only 50 

 two; I and when all the song-leaders could sing the two songs, | they 

 came out of the woods and entered tlirough the rear door of the 

 dancing-house. | Now, HoLelid (V 6) and the other chiefs | of the 

 numayms did according to the instructions given by Chiton (V 7) 

 the II preceding night. They had nearly done everything that had to 55 

 be done | before they went to catch the ghost-dancer. Then Chiton 

 and the | song-leaders came in through the rear door of the dancing- 

 house. They liad not been m a long time before | aU the different 

 ways were finished. Then the cannibal-dancers were made excited, | 

 and they first went out, being excited; and || next to them followed 60 

 those who had been told to go by Chiton(V 7) | following the cannibal- 

 dancers; and finally the Sparrow Society men, women, and children, 

 went out. I When the cannibal-dancers came near to the point of 

 land, I the cry, "Hamamamama!" was heard on the other side of the 

 point; and j all the cannibal-dancers tumbled about and feU down 

 on the rocks. || Then the war-dancers went to them to see why they 65 

 were j falling down on the rocks; and when they came up to them, | 



4. Lax'dEn qax'osa^yasos eyaxulax"des lelEwalanagax'de 48 



Wa, heEm ^waxaats q Ismq JEmdEmasa lElolalale ma^ltsEm^Em^lae. 50 

 Wa, g'lPEm^lawise ^naxwa q !aleda nenagadaxa ma^ltsEme q lEmq !Em- 

 dExs laa^l hox^wultla, qa^s lii gayEmx'sa lax tlEnxLa^yasa lobE- 

 kwe. Wa, laEm^lae q liilyalag'illl^me HoLelide LE^wa g'lg'Egama- 

 ^yasa ^nal^nE^memase aEm uEgEltEwex Lexs^alayas Qlanasaqexa 

 ganuLe. Wa, laEm^lawise Elaq labEndEx ^waxax'^idalaasas gwayi- 55 

 ^lalase qaeda kimyaLaxa lElolalalaxs laa^I hoxsowe QIanase LE^wa 

 nenagade lalaxa t lEnxLa^yasa lobEkwe. Wa, k"!es^lat!a gaelExs lae 

 gwalallle gwegwalag'ililasas. Wa, laEm^lae ^naxwa xwaxiisoweda haa- 

 mats!a. Wa, he^mis gil IFiweIsexs lae xwexwakwa. Wa, he^mis la 

 mak'Ilaqe gwE^yas QIanase, qa mak'ilaxa haamatsla. Wii, la^mesLa 60 

 ElxLa^ya gwegwatslEme LE^wa gwegiits laxsEnie LE^wa gwagugwe- 

 dzEme. Wii, g'il-'mese Elaq laelbEndeda haS,mats!a Ifixa awilba^yaxs 

 laa^lase hamamamaxe apsadza^yasa awilba^ye. Wa, hex'^idaEm'la- 

 wise ^nilxwa he gwex's wlwunal^ededa haamatsla, qa^s yaqumg'aale. 

 Wa, la^lae gwjisteda tetox^wide, qa^s la dox^widEx senatlalils lag'ilas 65 

 j^aqiimgaaie. Wa, glPEm^awise lag'aax'da^x" laqexs laalase edza- 



