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speaking. And the chief of the | numaym LaSlax' s^Endayo, P '.asElal, 

 and the chief of the II numaym Kiikwaklum of the Q!omoya,^ye, 50 

 Nolis; and the chief of the | numaym DzEndzEnx" q !ayo, Kwax'- 

 se^staladze, went in one | canoe; and the young men paddled, 

 going to the beach in front of | the house of K' !S,dalag'ihs (IV 4). 

 As soon as they arrived, the | three chiefs went ashore and into the 

 house of II K' ladalag'ilis (IV 4). There they sat down next to the 55 

 door; and | first Chief P lasElal arose and spoke, | and said, " Now sit 

 up. Chief K' !§,dalag'iUs (IV 4), and | hsten to what I have to say. 

 I come, sent by my chief | ^maxttJag'ihs (IV 9), to speak about the 

 marriage, for I want to pay the marriage money for || your princess 60 

 L !aL lEtEwedzEmga (IV 3)." Thus he said, and stopped speaking. | 

 Then he sat down again; and Chief Nohs arose, and he also | spoke, 

 and said, "Now you have heard it. Chief | K' ladalag'ihs (IV 4). I 

 come to speak about the marriage, sent by my chief | ^maxillag"ilis 

 (IV 9), who wants to marry your princess, Chief K' ladalag'ilis (IV 4), |1 

 L !aL lElEwedzEmga (IV 3)." Thus he said, and stopped speaking. | 65 

 Then he sat down, and | Kwax"se^staladze arose and spoke. He 

 said, I "Indeed, it is necessary to speak in this way when we try to 

 get the princess of a chief. | Listen to me, child, K' ladalag'Ihs (IV 4), 

 for I I came here on account of a great thing. It is really from you 

 that I try to get in marriage your princess. Chief II K" !S,dalag'ilis 70 

 (IV 4). I come, sent by my friend ^maxiilag'flis (IV 9), | to talk 



^nE^memotasa LaS,lax's^Endayowe P!asElale, l6^ g'igama^yasa *nE- 

 ^memotasa Kflkwakliimasa Qlomoya^ye Nohse, l6^ g"ig&ma'yasa 50 

 ^nE^memotasa DzEndzEnx"q!ayowe Kwax'se^staladze laxa ^nemtslaqe 

 xwaklttna LE^wa ha^yal^a. La sex^wida, qa^s la lax LlEma^isas 

 g'okwas K" !adalag"Ilise. Wa, giPmese lag'aaxs lae hex'^idaEm 

 hox^wultfi,weda yudukwe g'ig'Egama^ya, qa^s la hogwiL lax g'okwas 

 K' !&dalag"Ilise, qa^s klus^alile lax ftwiLElasa tiExila. Wa, he^mis 55 

 g*il Lax^ulileda g-Ig^ma^ye PlasElale, qa^s yaqlEg'a^le. Wa, la 

 ^nek'a: "Weg'a, k!wagEmg'alliEx g'Ig&me K" ladalagilis, qa^s ho- 

 Lelaosaxg"InwaldEmLEk". G'ax^mEn ^yalagEmsEn g'lg&ma^yae ^ma- 

 xQlag'Uisa, qEn g"axe waLaqag'UilEla. G"ax^mEn qadzeLaxs k'!e- 

 delaq!5s laxox LlaLJElEwedzEmgax," ^nek'Exs lae qlweMda. Wa, 60 

 la kiwag-alilaxs lae Lax^ulileda g'lg&ma^ye Nolise. Wa, laxae 

 yaq!Eg"a*la. Wa, la ^nek'a: "LaEms hoLela g"Igame, yoL K"!Sr- 

 dalag'ilis. G'ax^mEn waLaqag'ililEla ^yalagEmsEn g'lgama^yae *ma- 

 xulag'llisa laxos k' ledelaq !6s, g"Igame K' !adalag"llis, laxox LlaLlElE- 

 wedzEmgax," ^nek'Exs lae qlweHda. Wa, laxae kiwag-alilaxs lae 65 

 Lax-tilile Kwaxse^staladze, qa^s yaqlEg-a^le. Wa, la ^nek'a: 

 "QaLaxs heqlamaaxs gwek" !alag"ilexwa laloLlax k'ledeiasa g'ig&- 

 ma^ye. Weg'a, hoLela g'axEn, xflnok" K* !§,dalag"ilis, yixs ^walase- 

 g'ln se^wenek". Alax'MdEn gagakMa laxs k'!edelaq!6s, g'igS,me KMS,- 

 dalag'tlis. G'ax^mEn ^yalagEmsEn 'uEmokwae ^maxdlag-Ihsa, qEn 70 



