1212 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [eth. ANN.ae 



78 asked him, "What do you think? Shall I call the three | chiefs to 

 come and listen to what we are talking about?" Thus he said. 



80 Then || AxotEmdalag'ils said, "Go ahead, that we may finish our 

 talk I with them!" Then Ewultlala went out of the sacred room 

 of hemlock-branches, | and stood in front of the sacred room; 

 and spoke, | and said, "Now take care, Awik' lenox", on account 

 of the great things seen by me! | for these are new dances for us, 



85 who are the head winter-dancers || all around our world. Now, 

 come, chiefs of the Awik' !enox" — you, | P!asElal — you, L!aqwa- 

 g'ila — and you, PoLas." Thus he said. And immediately | the 

 three chiefs arose and went into the | sacred room of hemlock- 

 branches, and there they sat down at the right of | AxotEmdalag'ils. 



90 And Ewult!ala spoke first, || and said, "O chiefs! now you have seen 

 the treasure that our | son has obtained. We have all heard the 

 speaking | last night, which said that we shall sing for our son this 

 evening. | Now our son must show us the places | of the masks; 



95 and he will tell us how many || men must come in, and how many 

 women, to wear these | masks." Thus he said. | 



Then ALotEmdalag'ils spoke, and said, | "This is what is needed, 



700 twenty-four strong young men, | and sixteen strong young || women, 



and this boy is to be wise while wearing a mask, | and this girl is to 



78 EwQltlala wtiLaq: "Wiilos naqa^yaq!os qEn Le^lalexa yudukwe 

 g'Tg'Egame^ qa g'axes hoLelaxEns waldsmex," ^nex"^lae. Wii, la^lae 



80 ALotEmdalag"Ilse ^nek'a: "Wag"aqa gwaltse^sta^mesEns waidEniLa 

 LE^we." Wii, la^lae Ewult!iila lolts!alii laxa q!waxsEme lE^me^lats!e 

 qa^s LaxHllile lax Llasalilasa lE^me^lats!e. Wa, la^lae yaq!Eg'a^la. 

 "Wii, la^lae ^nek'a: "Weg'a yaLlax, Awik'!enox" awilagin dox^wa- 

 LElEk" yixs aleg'iLEns leledex yinsaxgins ts!aqetEma^yek' yisox 



85 awe^staxsEns «nalax. Wii, gelag-a g-Ig-Egames AwIkMenox", yuL 

 P!asElal, yuL Llaqwag'U, so^mets P5Las," ^nex-^lae. Wii, hex'^idaEm- 

 ^liiwisa yudukwe g'lg-Egame^ q!wag'ilil qa^s le hogwiL laxa q!wax- 

 SEme lE^me^lats!a. Wii, heEm^liiwise k!us^'iillle helk" !otagawalIlas 

 ALotEmdalag'llse. Wii, heEm^lawise Ewultlala gil yiiqlEg-a^a. Wii, 



90 lii^lae ^nek'a: "Wii, g'ig'Egame^, laEms dox^waLElaxox Logwa^yasEns 

 xiinokwex. Wii, lEns -'naxwaEm wiiLElax wiildEmasa y^!Ent!tilax 

 giinoLexa ^nek'axg-ins nogweLEk- qlEmtalxEns xunokwaxwa giino- 

 Lex. Wa, la^mesox §,EmLEns xunokwex nelaltsQx gwegwagawayaa- 

 sasa yaexumle. Wii, la^mesox nelal g"axEnsas ^waxaasLasa bebE- 



95 gwanEmLa g'axts!aliL lo ^waxaasLasa ts!edaqLa qa iixEmiilalxwa 

 yaexumle," ^nex'^lae. 



Wii, la^lae yaqlEg'a^le ALotEmdalag'ilse. Wa, hVlae ^nek'a: "Wii, 



wa^mEns a,x^exstso^gwa ha^mok'alak' lel^k!wemas ealosta bebEgwa- 



nEma. Wii, g'a^meseg"a q!EL!§,giig"Eyok" alostagas lelak!wemas 



700 tsledaqa. Wii, g'a^mesa babagumexa n^qElilEla lax ylxumiila. Wii, 



