BOASj FAMILY HISTORIES 1093 



Her name was ^walasLala (IV 12), and she obtained II the name from 65 

 the DzEndzEnx'q !ayo, and the winter dances which she gave in mar- 

 riage I to her husband. It is said that L.'aqwael (III 3) had many 

 children by her | husband; and it is said the children married other 

 women | among the XaesEla, and tlierofore the northern tribes have 

 the names Hamdzid anil | Llaqwagila. At last this is the end. II 



This is the reason why the names of the DzEiidzEiix' q !ayo are 70 

 scattered. | It is on account of their chief ^max'mEwisagEme^ 

 because he went far away to marry, | and on account of his children 

 and grandchildren. That is aU. | 



The LAxsa 



I shall begin with LloiJotsa, the poor one who helped | 0^maxt!a- 1 

 laLe, when they lived in the village K' !aq !a. Nobody | knows 

 where LloLlotsa came from. He would have been chief on account 

 of his supernatural treasure, | the canoe found on the river G'evox", 

 but he just gave it to O^maxtlalaLe, || when he first came home 5 

 sitting in the hunting- | canoe, which he obtained as a supernatural 

 treasure from Blue-Grouse. Then l !ol !otsa was foolish, | and he 

 was only the steersman of 0^maxt!alaLe. He j never became rich, 

 for he was made unlucky by the hunting-canoe which he obtained as 

 supernatural treasure. | He only continueil skinning sea-otters which 

 were speared by || O^maxt lalaLe, and only was looking 'on when 10 



gEme laxa DzEndzEnx-q layowe LE^wa ts lets !exLEne la lag-ElxLes 65 

 laxes la^wunEme. Wa, la^lae qleuEme sasEmas Llaqwaele LEwis 

 l.VwunEme. Wa, laEm^laxaawise laElwade waokwe tsledaq sasEms 

 lax gwayasa XaesEla, yix lag'ila LcLEgadeda gwayases Hamdzid lo^ 

 L!aqwag'ila. Wa, ladzala^me laba laxeq. 



Wa, heEm lag'ilas gwel-lde LexEgEmasa DzEndzEnx'q!ayowe 70 

 qaes g-Igama^ye ^max"mEwIsagEma^yaxs qwequsg'ilae lax gEg'ade 

 LE^wis sasEme LE^wis ts lots !ox"LEma. Wa, laEm gwala. 



The Laxsa 



HeEmLEn g"ag"iLElaLe L,!oL!otsa, yLxa wlwosllaga helobalts lanes 1 

 O^maxtlalaLe, yixs g'okQlae lax K'laqla. Wa, he^mesex k'.esae 

 q!ale g'ayolasas L'.oLlotsa, yixs wax'ilaxsde g'igame qaes Ldgwa^ya 

 xwak!una lax was G'Eyoxwe. Wii, a^mese la ts!as lax 0^maxt!ala- 

 La^yaxs g'alae g"ax na^nakwa klwaxsala laxes Logwa^ya ale^watsle 5 

 xwak!una laxa mag'ag'u. Wa, la^me gwalElaEm uEnolowe l!otJo- 

 tsa. Wii, la^me aEm la k!waxLcs O^maxtlfilaLa^ye. Wii, la^nie 

 hewiixa qlomx'^ida qaxs lE^mae amelamatsoses Logwa^;, a ale^wats!e 

 xwiik!una. Wii, laEm^lae asm hemEniila siipaxa q!fisa ale^wiinEms 

 O^maxtlalaLa^ye. Wii, laEm^hle aEm x'its!axilaxO-maxt!iilaLa^yaxs 10 



