994 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [etu.ann.3s 



15 their own customary small potlatch, in which handkerchiefs, || shirts, 

 paddles, and mats were given away. This | is called by the people 

 of olden times "ochre giving," and they have no | names of liigh 

 rank for it. — ALanEm was the name which he had obtained from his 

 father GwE^yimdze (VI 2), because he had not yet | given away 

 blankets for a name of high rank for his son AtanEm (VII 3). 

 Now, I Ewanux"dze (V 13) felt sorry on account of his grandson, 



20 because he had no || name of high rank. Therefore Ewanux"dze 

 (V 13) uivited his numajon ] the Laalax"s^Endayo, and told his 

 numaym that he would give as a marriage gift to his | son-m-law 

 sixty blankets and the name | Laleplalas (VII 3) to bo the name of 

 ALanEm (VII 3). Then his numaym agreed | to what he had said; 



25 and therefore he immediately counted off || sixty blankets, and put 

 them on the shoulders of the young men | of his numaym, who then 

 went out of the house | and into the house of his son-in-law Gwe- 

 ^yimdze (VI 2). They | sat down near the door, and Ewanux"dze 

 himself spoke, | and said, "Look up, son-m-law, GwE^yimdze 



30 (VI 2), II and listen to what I have to say to you ! I feel sorry | 

 for my grandson (VII 3), because he has no name of high rank yet. 

 Now I I will give him this name, and you shall call him | Laleplalas, 

 and I also give these sixty blankets. | Come and take them!" Thus 



35 he said to his son-in-law; and || GwE^yimdze (VI 2) at once arose 



15 wa^ye LE-wa q !eq lESEua^ye LF/wa se^wayuwe LE^wa le^wa^ye. HeEin 

 gwE^yosa gale bEgwauEm gumyase. Wa, la k'leas^Em alaxLiiyo 

 LegEma, yix LegEmas laxes ompe GwE^ylmdze, qaxs k"!es^mae 

 plEs^eda, qa^s LeqEle cja LegEmses xunokwe ALanEme. Wa, la 

 tslExile naqa^yas Ewanu.x"dze qaes ts!ox"LEmaxs k' !easae Alax- 



20 Layo LegEma. Wa, lag'ilas Leltslode Ewanux"dzaxes ^uE^memo- 

 taxaLaalax's^Endayowe. Wii, nelaxes ^nE^memotaxs wawalqiiliLaxes 

 uEgump ylsa qlELlEx'sokwe plElxElasgEma. Wii, he^'misa LegEme 

 Laleplalase qa LegEms ALanEme. Wa, a^mise ^naxwa ex'ake ^ue- 

 ^memotasex waldEmas. Ag'il^mas hex'^daEm hos^wultalilaxa q!E- 



25 LlExsokwe plElxElasgEma, qa^s k'!ExsEyap!Endales laxa ha-yal-ii- 

 ses ^ne^memote. Wa, giPmese ^wi^laxs lae hoquwEls laxes g'okwe, 

 qa^s lit hogwiLEla lax g'okwases uEgumpe GwE^yimdze, qa^s k!us- 

 ^alile lax max'sta^yasa tiExila. Wii, xilmadzaciwa^mis yiicjlEg'a^le 

 Ewanux"dze. Wa, la ^nek-a: "K'.wiigEmlil la, uEgiimp, GwE^yim- 



30 dze, qa^s hoLelaosaxgin willdEniLEk' laL, ytxs ts!EX"ilaEn naqa^ye 

 qaEu ts!ox"LEmax, yixs k' leasdiix^maex alaxLJiyo LegEma. La^me- 

 sEk' lalg'ada LegEmk" qa LegEmsox. Wa, laEms LeqElaLEs Lale- 

 plalase laqo ga^meseg'ada qlELlEx'soktik' pJElxElasgEma. Wii, 

 gelag'a ax^edqEk'," ^nek"exes nEgumpe. Wii, hex^^ida^mese Gwe- 



35 ^yimdze Lax^ulila, qa^s yiiqlEga^le. Wa, la^nek'a: " ^madzexaos wal- 



