310 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [ETH. ANN, 35 
27 she is sitting, and she takes up again the scorched dried salmon, | 
opens it, and spreads it out; then she breaks out the belly-part | and 
puts it down. Then she breaks the dried salmon to pieces and puts 
it into the || dish. As soon as she has finished, the woman arises 
again and | dips some oil out of the oil-box which stands in the 
corner of the| house. Then she takes an oil-dish [dipping-receptacle], 
and when it is full | she [comes] and puts it down on the floor at the 
place where she is sitting.t. .. After (the man) | has taken a drink 
35 he takes a piece of the dried salmon, folds it up, chews || it, and 
then dips it into the oil. 
1 Preserved Brittle Salmon.—Many men | like to eat preserved 
brittle old salmon roasted. | When a man goes to visit one who has | 
5 preserved roasted salmon, the one who has || roasted old salmon at 
once requests the one who comes to visit him to go himself and | 
invite his friends. Immediately the man goes | and invites his 
friends who are sitting on the summer-seat. | As soon as the one who 
invites them comes, | they all go out of (the summer-seat), and they 
all go into the house with the one who goes to visit. Then a mat || 
10 isspread out, and the one who goes to visit shows the guests where 
to sit. | Then the one who goes to visit does not sit among | his 
friends. Immediately the woman goes and opens the | basket in 
which the Toasted salmon is aes and Ber husband tends the Be | 
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28 xéwi ‘dq qa LEp!é’dés. wa, la’wisLa ce 16 nae tek Ea s qa‘s 
gi’galilés. Wa, la k:!o’k!tipsalaxa xa‘ma’sé qa Axts!4/lés 1a’xa 
30 to’q!we. Wa, gi’lsmésé gwa’la, le é’t!ed Laxililéda ts!nda’ge qa‘s 
: tsi’x‘id la’ xa dr/ngwats!é L!é’naxs ha‘nélaé laxa oné ‘gwilasa 
‘O/kwe. Wai, lan’m la da‘laxa ts!rba’ts!@. Wi, qo’t!a‘méséxs 
ga’xaé k-a’galitaq la’xés k!waé’lasé.’... Wa, gf’lfmés gwal 
ng qaxs la’é ix*é’d la’xa xa‘ma’sé qa‘s k‘!o’x"semdéq. Wa, 
35 la ma‘léx"bendEq qa‘s ts!mp!é’dés la’xa L!éna. 
1 Preserved Brittle Salmon.—Wi, la q!é’nema bé’brgwanrmé 
ax*é’xsd qa‘s ha‘ma’péxa la gé’masxa ts0’sa_ts!Ela’k L!0’bekwa. 
Wa, gi em Ja qa’tséstaléda ‘nemd’k® begwa’nem 1la’xa Axnd/- 
gwidisa gé’masé 1!6’bekwa; wi, la hé’x‘ida‘mésa 4xnd’/gwadiisa 
5 tslela’k@ Llo/bek” Sxk-!a’laxa qa’tsestala qa lés q!tlé’x:s*em 
Lé“lalaxés ‘nénemo’kwé. Wi, hé’x-ida‘mésé la qi’s‘idéda brgwa’ 
nemé qa‘s le Léelalaxés ‘né‘nemd’kwaxs awa’qwalaé la’xa awa’- 
qwatye. Wa, gil*mésé léda 1élaliiqéxs g-a/xaé hoqtiwels qa‘s g-A’/xé 
‘wi'‘la ho’gwit la’xés qa’tséstilasé. Wii, laz’m gwa’léléda lé’*watyé 
10 Lebrewilkwa. Wa, &’*mésé hé’*ma qa’tséstalax'dé q!a’x’sidzexes 
Lé"‘linemé. Wii, lat‘mé’séda qa’tse‘stalax'dé k!és la k!wa:/g‘i- 
litxés ‘néfnemod’kwé. Wa, hé’x-‘ida‘mésa ts!eda’qé la x-‘dx*widxés 
L!0’brgwats!é L!a’bata. Wai, la’La ia “wunkmes he’laxes legwi'le. 
1 Part of the Gemaanan Ri the eating of the: salmon has been omitted, 
