BOAS] FAMILY HISTORIES 955 



SenLlEm started. | They went on for two days southward. Then 

 they arrived at || Gwanesbe^, a cove next to TslEqulotEn. They | 75 

 went in, and the five canoes of the SeuL Iehi which were going to get 

 a wife stayed there. They | sent one canoe ahead; and in it four 

 speakers were seated | to tell YaqalEnala (III 1) that they were sent 

 by their chief G'ayosdas (IV 3), | who wanted to marry the princess 

 G'ag'aolElaga (IV 1), and also || that he wanted to pay the marriage go 

 price wheil the messengers had gone back. Then | the speakers pad- 

 dled away, and it was not long before the speakers came back. | Then 

 one of the speakers was standing in the canoe, singing his sacred 

 song, I while they were approaching the place where the four canoes 

 were staying that went out to get the princess in marriage. | When they 

 were approaching, he stopped singing his sacred song. || Then he spoke, 85 

 and said, "Now, listen to me, G'ayosdas (IV 3) ! | Let us go quickly 

 to pay the marriage price, for you have been accepted by the | chief 

 YaqalEnala (III 1) to come and marry his princess. And, also, | 

 Chief G'ayosdas, and you, numaym SenLlEm! Let us step into | 

 the winter dance, for the prince of YaqalEnala (III 1), TslExed 

 (IV 2), |] has disappeared!" As soon as he stopped speaking, 90 

 Chief G'ayosdas (IV 3) spoke, | and thanked him for what he 

 had said; and when he | stopped speaking, they placed the canoes 

 in a row and paddled on. | When they arrived, they stopped in front 

 of the I house of YaqalEnala (III 1), and immediately they paid the 



Wa, laEm^lawis ma^laxse ^nalas ^nalolElaxs laa^l lag'aa lax Gwa- 75 

 nesba^yexa otslalise mak'ala lax Ts!EqiilotEne. Wa, heEm^lawise 

 la mExaPida sEk'!ats!aqe gagak' !aats !esa SenL!Eme. Wa, la^ae 

 ^yalagEma ^uEmtsIaqe xwakliina la k!udzExdzatsa mokwe ayilkwa, 

 qa^s la nelax YaqalEnaliixs ^yalagEmaases g'TgSma^ye Gayosdasaxs 

 lE^mae gagakMaxEx kMedelase G'ag'aolElaga; he^misexs hex'^ida- 80 

 ^meLe qadzeLal, qo gaxL h&hiLa 'yalagEme. Wa, hex'^ida^Em^lawise 

 la sex^wldeda a^yllkwe. Wa, k!es^lat!a giilaxs g-axae aedaaqeda 

 a^yllkwe. Wii, laEm^lae La.x^iixseda ^nEmokwe Elkwa, qa^s yalaqiilexs 

 g'axae gwasolEla lax mExS,lasasa motslaqe gagak' !aats!a. Wa, 

 g'il^Em^lawise g'ax exa^nakulaxs laa^l q!weHd yalaqillaxs laa^l 85 

 yaq!Ega^la. Wa, la^lae ^neka: "Weg"a hoLelal g'axEn G"ayosdasa. 

 WegilaEns aEm liali^lala cpidzel-eda, qaxs s5maa^l gwayobEdzesa g'i- 

 gama^ye YaqalEnala, qa^s g"axa5s gagak' !ax k' ledelas. Wa, he^mesa 

 g'Igame G'ayosdas lo^s ^iiE^memot SenLlEm, ytxg'lns totslEwek- 

 laxwa ts!ets!eqax, yixs x'isalae LEWulgama^yas YaqalEnala, yix Ts!e- 90 

 x^ede." Wa. g'll-Em^lawise q IweHda, laa^las yaq lEg'a^Ieda g'IgS,ma^ye 

 G'ayosdase. Wa, laEm^lae mo^las waidEmas. Wa, g'il^Em^lawise 

 qlweHdExs laa^l ^nEmagiwales sEk' !ats!aqe gagak' !aats!axs laa^l sex- 

 ^wlda. Wa, g'iPEm^lawise lag'aaxs laa^l mExaLe lax nEqamalisas 

 g'okwas YaqalEnala. Wii, hex'^idaEm^lawise qadzeHeda. Wa, g'IP. 



