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95 marriage price. || When this was done, YaqalEntiLa (III 1) invited the 

 crew of G"ayosdas (IV 3) and him too into iiis house. | When all had 

 entered the house of YaqalEnala, | YaqalEnala spoke. He called | his 

 princess, G'ag'aolElaga (IV 1), to come and sit down next to her hus- 

 band, I G'ayosdas (IV 3). Then G'ag'§,olElaga came out of her room 

 100 at once || and sat down by the side of her husband, G'ayosdas. | Then 

 YaqalEnala (III I) spoke again, and said: "O | son-in-law! now you 

 have my princess, and this house will also go to you, | and the name 

 which I obtained from my father-m-law YaqoLElas (II 3). ] Now your 

 5 name will be Yaqok!walag'ilis (IV 3) , and also || the winter dance 

 which I obtained from my father-in-law. Now you | will be a great 

 ghost-dancer, and its name is Supernatural-Power-coming-up." 

 Thus he said. | "O tribe! that is what I tried to say to my son-in- 

 law." Thus he said, | and sat down. Immediately the four | speakers 

 of G'ayosdas (TV 3) stood up and thanked him for what he had 



10 said. II The speakers of G'ayosdas were just thanking him. Then 

 YaqalEnala (III 1) arose again, j and he gave four xwexwe to 

 his son-in-law. | Now this was done; and finally the speakers of 

 G'ayosdas thanked YaqalEnala for what he had given to his son- 

 in-law. I Now the SenL!Em continued to stay at Ts!Equl6tEn, for 



15 they had stepped into the winter dance, jj Immediately G'ag'aolEl- 

 aga (IV 1) was with child. | Therefore G'ayosdas (IV 3) said to 



95 Em^lawise gwalExs laa^lae YaqalEnala Lel^wultodxa k!wemas G'ayos- 

 dase L5^mexs hae. Wa, g'lpEm^lawise ^wI^aeL lax g'Skwas Yaqa- 

 lEnaliixs laa'^las yaq!Eg'a^le YaqalEnala. Wa, laEm^lae i.ehvult !all- 

 laxes k"!edeie G'agaolElaga, qa g'axes k!wak!ugolil LE^wis la^wu- 

 QEme G^ayosdase. Wa, hex'^idaEm^awise gax^wult!alile G'ag'So- 

 100 lElaga, qa^s lii k !wanodzElllaxes la'wunEme G'ayosdiise. Wa, 

 la^laxaa edzaqwa yaq!Eg'a^le YaqalEnala. Wa, la^lae ^nek"a: "Wa, 

 nEgump, laEms l§,lxEn k'!edelex. Wa, la^mesox laLa gokwexlaL; 

 he-'mesa LegEmexEn g"ayanEme laxEn nEgumpox YiiqoLElasex. 

 Wa, laEms LegadEl Yaqok!walagilise. Wa, he^mesa lade laxa 

 5 ts!ets!eqa. HeEmxaEn gayanEmaqegin nEgQmpEk'. Wa, laEms 

 ^walas lElolSlalL5L. Wa, he^mis LegEmse ^nawalak"ustalise," ^nex"- 

 ^lae. "Wa, gokulot, heEm waxEn waldEmaxEn UEgumpex," ^nex'- 

 ^laexs lae k!wag"allla. Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise Lax^iillleda mokwe 

 a^yilx^s G'ayosdase qa^s monies wiildEmas. Wii, heEm^lawis ales 



10 UExsEmalil mo^leda a-'yllkwas Gayosdasaxs laa^lase Lax^Cdll et!ede 

 YaqalEnala. Wa, la^lae lakMEg'altsa mokwe xwexwe laxes nE- 

 gumpe. Wii, laEm gvval laxeq. Wa, lawisLa^lae mo^a^lae a^yilkwas 

 G'ayosdasas ^naxwi^liila g^axyos YaqalEnala laxes nEgflmpe. Wa, 

 laEm^lae hex'saEm^leda SenL!Eme TsisqulotEne, qaxs tots!ae laxa 



15 ts!ets!eqa. Wii, h¥lae liex'^idaEm bEwex^wIde G'ag'aolElaga. Wit, 

 hcEm^lawis lag'ilas G'ayosdiise gwalElaEm ^uex' qa^s wisgEmaj'Ilxes 



