1088 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL Ikth. ann. 35 



give the great cojjper | Lobilila to PEiigvved (l\ 7). Therefore 



60 Awade wished to go || and comfort ^maxdlayugwa (V 1) who was to 

 take tlie place of her past father. | "Rlien Awade stop])ed speaking, 

 the men went out | and entered the house of 'maxulaj-ugwa (V 1) 

 and all the | ^walas Kwag'ul were inside and sitting down with 

 ^maxulayugwa (V 1) in the rear | of the house. Then the GwetEla 



65 sat down at the right-hand side, || inside the house; and the Q!6- 

 moya^ye sat down on the left-hand side | of the house; and when 

 they were all in, the head chief | of the Maamtag'ila, AwaxElag'ilis, 

 stood up and comforted her; | and when he had ended his speech, he 

 sat down. Then the | head chief of the KukwakWm, Odze^stalis, 



70 stood up and comforted her, || and when he had ended his speech he 

 sat down; then the | heatl chief of the Gig'ilgam of the Q!omoj-a^ye, 

 YaqoLadze, arose and | comforted ^maxiilayugwa (V 1), and when 

 he had ended his speech | he sat down; then the head chief of the 

 Yaex'agEme^, J Lalak'ots.'a, stood up and comforted her, and when 



75 he had ended his speech || he sat down. Now four chiefs had spoken. | 

 Then Hiimasaqa, chief of the DzEndzEnx'ci !aj^o, stood up. | He 

 carried the great expensive copper, Lobilila, and he | promised to sell 

 it to give property to all the tribes on behalf of -maxulayugwa (V 1). 



Lobilila lax Psngwede. Wa, he^mis lagllas Awade ^nex" qa-s la 



60 ts!Elwaqax -maxfdayugwa, qaxs lE-mae Lax"stodElxes ompde. AVa, 

 guHmese q!\vel-ide Awadiixs lae 'wi-la hoqiiwElseda bebEgwanEme, 

 qa^s lax'da^xwe lax g"6kwas ^maxulayugwa. Wa, la^me ^wHaeLE- 

 leda ^walase Kwag'ul k!wesEmelEx -maxidayugwa laxa ogwiwalilas 

 g'okwas. Wa, a^niise klus^'fdllEleda GwetEla laxa helk' !ots!alIlas 



65 S,wlLElasa g'okwe. Wa, hetlaliida Q!6moya^ya gEmxots !alllas awi- 

 LElasa gokwe. Wa, g'll^mese ^wI-laeLExs lae Lax^ullle xamagE- 

 ma^yasa Maamtag'ila, yix AwaxElag ilise; wa, lit ts!Elwax'eda. 

 Wa, g-1Pmese labe waldEmas lae k!wag"alila. Wa, lii Lax^idile 

 xamagEma^yasa Kukwakliime Odzc^stalise qa-'s tslElwax-ede. Wii, 



70 g'il^mese labe waldEmas lae k!wagalila. Wii, lit i.ax'ulile xama- 

 gEuia^yasa G'IgilgEmasa Q!omoya^ya, yix YaqoLadze, qa^s 

 tslslwax^edex ^maxidayugwa. Wii, g'iPmese liibe waldEmas lae 

 k!wiig"alila. W^ii, la Lax-'iilile xamagEnia^yasa Yaex'agEma^ye, yix 

 Lrdakotsia, qa^s tslfilwax^ede. Wii, g'iPmese labe wiildEmas lae 



75 klwiig'alila. Wii, la^me mokwa gig'igama^ye yaq!Eg"a^la. Wii, 

 la-mes Lax-ullle Hiimasacja, yix glgama^yasa DzEudzEux'qlayowe. 

 Wii, la^me dfdax Lobilllaxa Hviilase laxula Llaqwa. Wii, la^me dzo- 

 xwas qaeda ^niixwa lelqwillaLa^ya qa -maxulayugwa. Wa, laEm 



