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therefore | YaqoLElasEme^ (V 10) took away his iirincess Ahxk'i- 67 

 layugwa (VI 8); and although | Alak-ilayugwa (VI 8) was no longer 

 his wife, YaqoLElas (VI 2) still owned the house] and the seat, for they 

 had ^uEmnasalayugwa (VII 2) for their child. || YaqoLElas (VI 2) was 70 

 not very long without a wife . Then he asked | in marriage the princess 

 of Ewanux"dze (V 13), chief of the nnmayni | Laalax-s^Endayo. 

 The name of the princess of Ewanux"dze (V 13), was Q!ex'Lala 

 (VI 9) ; I and YaqoLElas (VI 2) called his numaym the SenL'.Em into 

 his house and told them | that he wished to marry again. They just 

 told him to go ahead || and to do quickly as he wanted. Then | 75 

 he told them that he referred to the princess of | Ewanux"dze (V 13) 

 Qlexxala (VI 9), whom he wanted to marry. Thus he said when 

 he was speaking. | One of his speakers replied, and said, "Go on, 

 and I do so quickly, and let us pay the marriage money to-day." 

 Thus he said. Immediately || YilqoLElas (VI 2) took fifty blankets 80 

 out of his room to | give as marriage payment. After he had taken 

 them out, the | numaym SenLlEm went, carrying the blankets on 

 their shoulders, and went into | the house of Ewanux"dze (V 13). 

 They sat down inside of the door of | the house of Chief Ewanux"dze 

 (V 13), and at once they paid the marriage money, the | fifty 85 

 blankets. After they had done so, | the speaker of Chief Ewanux"dze 

 (V 13) arose and spoke. He said, | "Remain sitting there. Sen- 



YaqoLElasEma^yewataxodxeskMedeleytxAlak'ilayugwa. Wa, wax"- 67 

 ^mise la k' !es gEg'adEses gEUEme Alakilayugwa, la hEtsiiEmxa gokwe 

 Le^wa Laxwa^ye YaqoLElase, qaxs lE^'mae xungwadEs ^uEmnasala- 

 yugwa. Wa, k'!est!a gala k'leas gEUEme YaqoLElase lae g'ayox- 70 

 ^wldEx k- '.edelas Ewamix"dze, ylx gigama^yasa ^uE^memotasa Laii- 

 lax's^Eudayowe Q!ex'Lalax"La, ylx LegEinas kledelas Ewanux"dze. 

 Wa, la Lelts!6de YaqoLElasaxes ^uE^memota SeuLlEme, qa^s nelexs 

 lE-mae ^nex' qa^s gEg'ade et!eda. Wa, a^mise ^naxwa waxaso^ses 

 nE^memote, qa alag'a^mes hall^lala lax gwalaasases naqa^ye. Wa, 75 

 he^mis la ^negatsexs hiie gwE^y5s, qa^s gEUEme k'ledelas Ewa- 

 nux"dze^ye Q!ex"Lala, ^nek'Exs lae yaq!Ent!ala. Wa, hex'^ida^mese 

 yaqlEg'a^leda ^UEmokwe lax a^yilkwas. Wii, lii^nek'a: "Weg'a asm 

 hali^lalax, qEns weg'i qadzel^idxwa ^nalax," ^nek'e. Wa, hex'^ida- 

 ^mese YaqoLElase ax^wult lalilaxa sEk'!axsokwep!ElxElasgEma, qa^s 80 

 qadzeLEma. Wa, giPmese ^wi^'lolt lalilExs lae ^wi-lamaleda ^uE-'me- 

 motasa SenLJEme k' !ek' lExsEyap lalaxa p lElxElasgEme, qa^s la ho- 

 gwiL lax g'okwas Ewanux"dze, qa^s lii klus^alll hlx awlLEliis t'.Ex'ilas 

 g'okwasa gigama-ye Ewanux"dze. Wa, hex'^ida^mese qadzeLasa 

 sEk" laxsokwe plElxElasgEma. Wa, giPmese gwalExs lae Lax^iillle 85 

 Elkwiisa g'Jgama^ye Ewanux"dze qa^s yaqlEga^le. Wa, la ^nek'a: 

 "Wega k!wak!walax SeiiLlEm, qa^s esElaosaxgas gEUEmgaos, qaxs 



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