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the Kwag'iii, and | all of the Kwag'ui got ready. In the morn- 6 

 ing, when day came, | the mvited Kwag'ul started. ] The canoe 

 of the messengers kept ahead of them. Then the | Kwag'ul 

 arrived m front of the house of ^maxwa (V 1), m the center || 

 of the village of Memkumlis. Then ^maxwa (V 1) himself | 10 

 spoke, and invited his guests to eat. When | he stopped speak- 

 ing the Kwag'ul went ashore out of their canoes and | went into 

 the house of ^maxwa (V 1) who gave them to eat. | After they 

 had eaten, ^maxwa (V 1) wished to give away || many cedar- 15 

 bark blankets and chessed skins for his potlatch. | 



He was told to go on. Then he sent out his speakers | and 

 called the Kwag'ul and the ]\Iamaleleqala. | Then those who were 

 sent went, and it was not long before they all | came in. When 

 they were all in the house, || MEled (V 8), the wife of ^maxwa 20 

 (V 1) arose and spoke. She said: ' "O chiefs of the Mamalele- 

 qala! I will telJ you what I have | in my mind. Hereafter my 

 husband, j ^maxwa (V 1), will take the place of my father. He 

 will take his seat, and | his name will be ^maxiiyalidze (V 1). 

 Now, do not name him ^nuixwa (VI), for || he will never leave us 25 

 Mamaleleqala, any more." Tluis she said. | After she had spoken 

 all the chiefs of the Mamaleleqala agreed | to what Msled (V 8) 



^naxwa xwanaPideda Kwakiig'uie. Wa, g'ipEm^lawise ^nax'^idxa. 6 

 gailliixs g'axaa^ ^wl^la alex^wideda Lelalakwa Kwakugule. Wa, 

 aEm'lae g'alag'iwa^ye ya^yats!asa Leltsayowe. Wii, L¥lae lagaeda 

 plekwe Kwakiigul lax uEqEmalesa g'okwas ^maxwa lax uEqetsEma- 

 ^yasa g'okula lax Memkumlise, wa, xamadzaqwaEm^lawise ^maxwa 10 

 yaq'.Eg'a-ia, yixs hlaH Lelnviittodxes Le^lauEme. Wa, g il^Em^lawise 

 q!wel-idExs laa^l hox^wultaweda Kwakug'ule laxesy ae^yatsle. Wa, 

 laEm^lawise haeLEla lax g'okwas ^maxwa, qa^s IM LJExwa laq. 

 Wa, g iPEm^lawise gwal LJEXwaxs laa^lae ^maxwa ^nex' qa^s yax- 

 ^widesa q!enEme k'lobawasa LE^wa alag'ime laxa plekwe. 15 



Wa, hex'HdaEm^lawise wiixasE^wa. Wii, la^ae ^yalaqases a^yllkwe 

 qa liis ^wa-wi^laeL!a Le^'lalaxa Kwfikug'ule LE^wa Mamaleleqala. 

 Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise lada ^yalagEme. Wa, k'!es^lat!a galaxs 

 g'axaa^l ^wFlaeLa. Wii, g'll^Em^lawise ^wi^laeLExs laa^las Lax^ttlile 

 MElede, yLx gEUEnias -maxwa, qa^s yiiqlEga^le. Wii, la^lae ^neka: 20 

 " ^ys^) g'igEgames Mamaleleqiil. HedEu nelEmx'da^xoLega gwiila- 

 asg'asg'in naqek', yixs lE^maex' L'.ayostodLEn lii^wiinEmex yixox 

 ^milxwiix laxEn ompdiiEn. La^mox lalliix klwa^yas. Wii, la'mesox 

 LegadEl -miixuyalidze. Wii, hiEms gwal LeqElas ^maxwa liiq", qaxs 

 lE-'maex k'lesLE lal baLEns Mamaleleqal," ^nex'^lae. Wii, g'lPEm- 25 

 ^hlwise q!wel-ldExs, hla^las ^nEmSla^mEl ex'^ak'e glg'lgania^yasa 

 Mamaleleqaliix waklEmas MElede. Wii, heEm^liiwis la LaxMllIlatsa 



