BOAS] FAMET^Y HISTORIES 939 



and he took off his bird mask and || became a man. Then he built a 5 

 house, not large. \ And after he had built his house, it occurred to 

 him that he | would walk across to Tsaxis. As soon as he came 

 through, I he saw smoke at Malnaano. Immediately | Matag'ila 

 (for some stor\'-tellers say that his name was Matag'ila, || and others 10 

 say that it was MatmatEla, I but the numaym of the Maamtag'ila say 

 that those are right who call liim | Matag'ila) went there. As soon 

 as he came | to the house, he saw a man h*ing on his back outside | of 

 the house. As soon as the man saw |i Matag'ila coming towards the 15 

 house, he sat up on the ground. | And as soon as Matag'ila arrived, 

 the man spoke, | and said, " Tell me, friend, where do you I come from ?" 

 Thus he .said. Immediately Matag'ila repHed, | and said, "I am 

 Matag'ila. I come from my house at || K' !odagala, brother. Now I 20 

 shall also ask you, brotlier, ] who are you ? " Thus he said. Immedi- 

 ately the man I replied, and said, "I am Maleleqala, and | now my 

 name is Odze^stalis, brother." Thus lie said. Then | Odze^stalis 

 arose, and he called Matag'ila into his house. || Then they sat do\vii ^^ 

 in the rear of tke house; and | Matag'ila saw the wife of Odze^stalis 

 Llfiqwag'ilayugwa, I and a young girl Aomol, who was seated at the | 

 right-hand side in the rear of the house. Then they gave to eat to 



bEgwauEmx-'ida. Wa, hxEm^lae g'okwelaxa g'5kwe k-!es ^walasa. 5 

 Wii, gil-'Emlawise gwale gokwela-'yas lae ^nenk- !ex-'ed qa-s 

 g'axe tsleqwa g'ag'axa laxg'a Tsaxis. Wa, g'ipEm^lawise g'axsjtxs 

 lae dox-waLElaxa kwax'Ihx lax Malmano. Wa, hex'idaEm'hl- 

 wise Matag'ila, — yixs ^nek'aeda waokwe nenEwe/lenoxcjexs Mata- 

 g'ilax'Lae, wa, lii ^nek^eda waokwacjexs MatmatElaxxae. Wii, lii 10 

 ^nek'eda ^iiE^mcmotasa lyiaamtag'ilaqexs he'mae iiEqaxa Leqidiis 

 Matag'ila laq, — la qiis-ida qa^s la laq. Wa, g'lFEm^Lawise lag'aa 

 laxa g'okwe laaEl dox-waLElaxa bEgwanEme t!ek'!Es lax Llasana- 

 -yases g^okwe. Wii, g'il^Em^lawiseda bEgwiinEm dox'waLElax Mata- 

 g'ila g'ax gwasolEla lax g'okwas, lae k!wag-aElseda bEgwiiiiEme. 15 

 Wa, g'tl^Em^awise lag'ae Mfitag'ila laqexs lae yaqlsg-a^leda bEgwa- 

 nEme. Wii, ]a%e ^nek-a: "Weg'a gwas-'klEx ^nEmwEyot ^wiis 

 g'iix'^ide," ^nex'^ae. Wii, hex'^idaEm^liiwise Matag'ila iitr'naxmeq, 

 wii, lii^lae ^nek'a: " NogwaEm Miitag'ila, g'ax'^id laxEii g'okulase 

 K' !odagala, ^nEinwEyot. Wa, la^mesEn ogwaqal wiiLaLol, ^UEmwEyot. 20 

 Wii, so'maa angwas," ^nex'-iae. Wii, hex--'idaEmliiwiseda bEgwa- 

 nEm na^naxmeq. Wa, lii%e ^nek'a: " NogwaEm Maleleqala. Wii, 

 Ieu la LegadEs Odze^stalise, ^iiEmwEyot," ^nex'^laexs lae LiixHvElse 

 Odze'stalise. Wa, hviae Le-icLax Matag'ila laxes g-okwe. Wa, 

 la^lae k!us-iilil lax ogwiwa^lllasa g'okwe. Wa, heEm^hlwis la dox^wa- 25 

 LE^lats Matag'iliix gEnEmas Odze^stalise, yix L!iiqwag'ilayugwa 

 LE=wis ts!Ediiq!Edza\ye xunokwe Aomol, yixs kludzelae laxa 

 helk' lotenvalilasa g'okwe. Wii, lii^lae LlExwilasE^we Matag'ila. 



