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290) ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL (ETH. ANN. 35 
Qot !xolé.'—When she has finished, she takes a dish and | puts the 
berries into it. Then she takes oil and pours | much of it on. There 
is more oil than there are berries. | When this is done, she takes a 
wooden spoon and puts it down next || to her seat. Then she calls 
her husband and her | children to come and eat the berries; | and 
when they have all come, the woman gives them spoons; | and after 
doing so, she takes up the dish with the berries | and puts it before 
them. Then they all begin to eat the berries. || They eat them with 
their spoons. | Whoever is not accustomed to eat them drains off the 
oil to make them dry when | he is eating them, but the berries choke 
one when they are eaten; | and therefore any one who does not like 
to eat oil with them must chew them a long time, and | can not 
swallow them: he just has his mouth full || of berries. But if he is 
experienced in eating them, he does not take many | berries in his 
spoon, and he takes much oil, | when he puts them into his mouth; 
and he does not chew them long | before swallowing, for the oil makes 
them slippery. After eating the berries, | they do not drink water, 
and just || go out of the house. They do not drink water for a long 
time, because they | do not want the oil to rise into their throats. 
This is one way to do with the berries, when | they are given at a 
Qot !xolé.'\— Wii, gil‘mésé gwalpxs laé Ax‘édxa loq!wé, qa‘s k:!a- 
ts!odésa qot!xolé laq. Wa, li ax‘édxa wiéna, qa‘s kiinq!Eqésa 
q!enrmé lag. Wa, lamm hé q!igawatya L!énisa qot!xolé. Wa, 
gil‘mésé gwalexs laé Ax‘édxa kik‘dyrmé, qa gaxés g'aél lax hémr- 
nélasé k!waélats. Wa, hé‘mis la Lélalatséxés la'winemé LE‘wis 
saismEmeé qa gaxés klis‘alila, qa‘s qotqwat!édéxa qodt!xolé. Wa, 
gil‘mésé gaxda‘xtixs laéda ts!edaqé ts!awanaésasa k'ak-Ets!enaqgé 
lag. Wa, gil‘meése gwalexs laé k-agvililaxa qotqtidats!éLé loq!wa, 
qa‘s li k'ax'dzamolilas laq. Wa, héx*‘ida‘mésé ‘naxwa qotqwa- 
tledxa qot!xolé. Wi, la‘mé yosasés k‘ak-rts!enaqé lig. Wa, 
hépm yagilwat qotqwata x‘ats!alaxa L!éna, qa lemdkwéséxs laé 
qotqwat !édeq, qaxs Alak'!alaé mekwa lax qdtqwatse‘waé. Wa, 
héem géeflit wtl*rm malékwaqixa k‘!iltisa Lléma. Wa, la 
kleas gwéx‘idaas nex‘widEq. Wi, hé‘mis la 4em la qot!aén!n- 
xflatséxa qot!xolé. Waxida égilwaté, yixs k'!ésaé q!ésgrma 
qot!xolixs xpx"ts!4é lax k-ats!enaqas. Wa, hét!a q!nema L!é- 
‘nixs laé yosk'!edzents. Wa, k'!est!é gég ilit malékwagéxs laé 
nex‘widrq, qaéda L!énaixs tsaxaé. Wi, gilfmése gwala qotqwa- 
dixa qdt!xolixs laé k'!és nagék‘ilaxa ‘waipé. Wa, la‘mé azm 
hdqtwelsa. Wa, lamé k:!és gryol nax‘édxa ‘wapé qaxs gwaq!n- 
iaé lewumsa iéna. Wi, latme gwal lixa ‘nemx‘idala, yixs 
hé‘maé gweqtixs laé qotelag‘ila q!enemée lélqwilara‘ya lax gwiila- 
1 This description follows that of the gathering of qdt!xolé (p. 218, line 1, to p. 219, line 39). 
