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27 (V 1), and then ^maxillag-llis (IV 9) told the chiefs that he had | 

 asked in marriage l !aL lElEwedzEmga (IV 3), the princess of K' !fi,da- 

 lag'ilis (IV 4), the chief | of the numajrm ^walas, and also that 



30 K" !&dalag'llis (IV 4) had II told him to marry his sister quickly. 

 Thus said 'maxulag'ilis (IV 9). | After he had told this to his chiefs, 

 the Kwag'ul agreed, | and told him to marry quickly. Immediately 

 ^maxQlag'ilis (IV 9) counted | twelve hundred blankets with the 

 young men of his numaym, | theSenL'.Em; and when they had all been 



35 put down, the II chiefs told them to start, if the next day should be 

 fine. After | they had finished talking, they went out and got 

 ready. At | dayUght in the morning he put the twelve hundred 

 blankets | into four large canoes; and when they were all aboard, | 



40 they started. At noon they arrived on the island in front of || Baas; 

 and when the four canoes came together, | the chief of the numaym 

 SenL'.Em, | HS,misElal, arose and spoke. He said to the chiefs of 

 the I Kwag'ul, "Now, let us follow the words of our past old men | in 

 regard to what we have to say when we go paddhng to get a wife • — 



45 Now, II Chief P lasElal, — and you, Chief Nolis, — and you, Chie 

 Kwax'se^staladze, | — go and speak about the marriage to Chief 

 K' !adalag"ilis (IV 4). Now | let the young men take you there, for 

 you always succeed in what you want, | chiefs." Then he stopped 



27 kwe ^nEmSgwise. Wa, la ^maxiilag'ilise nelaxa g'Tg'Egama^yaxs ga- 

 yalaax LlaLlfilEwedzEmga lax kMedelas K' I&dalag'ilise lax g'lgama- 

 ^yasa ^nE^memotasa ^walase. Wa, he^mise K" !S,dalag"llisaxs lE^mae 



30 §,Em hanaklQla, qa^s la qadzcLasE^wes wuq !wa, ^nek"e ^maxQlag'Ilisaxs 

 lae etalaxes g'lgE'gama^ye. Wa, la ^naxwaEm ex'^ak'eda KwakQ- 

 g'ulax hali^lala gagak' !a. Wa, hex'^ida^mese ^maxiilag'Ilise hos^wiil- 

 t'.alilaxa ma^ltsogQnwala p lElxElasgEma lo^ hft^yal^ases 'nE^memota 

 SenLlEme. Wa, g'llmese ^wIlg'alilExs laase ^naxwa ^nek-eda g'lg'E- 



35 g&ma^ye, qa^s &lex^wida^mel qo ex'La 'nalax lEnsLa. Wa, gll^mese 

 gwale waldEmasexs lae hoqtiwElsa, qa^s xwanaHde. Wa, gil- 

 ^mese ^nax"^idxa gaalaxs lae moxsasa ma^ltsogunwala plElxElasgEm 

 laxa motslaqe S,wa xwaxw&kltina. Wa, g'iPmese ^wIlxsExs lae 

 sEpIeda. Wa, k'les^mese nEqalaxs lae lag'aa lax ^mEkOma^yas 



40 Baase. Wa, gil^mese ^wFla la q!ap!ewaleda mots!aqe xwaxwfi- 

 kliinaxs lae Lax^wulExse gugfima^yasa ^nE^memotasa SenLlEme 

 HamisElale. Wa,la yaqlEg'a^la. Wa, la ^nek"alaxag'Tg'E^&ma^yasa 

 Kwakiig'ule: "La^mEn dax'^idLEx waldEmasEns q!ulsq!iilyax"da 

 laxwa g'axaqEns se^wena^ya gagak" lax waldEma, g"Ig'Egfime. LaEms 



45 laLol, g'Igame, PlasElal los gugSme Nolis Los g"ig&me Kwax'se- 

 ^staladze waLaqag-llilElalxa g'igEma^yae K" ladalag'Ilisa. Wa, 

 la^mets lal sexwasoltsa ha^yal^ax, qaxs so^mae k'leas wiyoLanEms 

 grg'E^&me," ^nek'Exs lae qlwel^ida. Wa, la l&se g'Tg^ma^yasa 



