Boas] RECIPES 349 
salmon and slices their meat | crosswise. When the water in the 
kettle is boiling, | she puts the four fresh silver-salmon into it. ‘The 
woman only | stirs it when it has been boiling for some time, to 
break it into pieces. | After she has finished stirring it, she takes 
three dishes, || when there are twelve men who will eat with spoons 
the fresh silver-salmon, | and she takes twelve spoons which are 
really new, | and the large dipping-ladle. As soon as | they have 
all been put down, she washes out the three dishes and the spoons; | 
and after she has done so, she puts the meat of the || silver-salmon 
into the dishes. When the dishes are filled, | she spreads a food-mat 
in front of (the men); and the man | takes up the dishes and places 
them before four | men, and he places another before four | others, and 
again one dish before four others. || After all the dishes have been 
put down, he distributes the spoons | to them; then he gives them 
water to drink. | After they have finished drinking, the one highest 
in rank prays the same | prayer that they said when they first ate 
the roasted eyes; | and after he stops speaking, they begin to eat 
with spoons. When || they begin to eat, the man takes up a bucket 
and goes to draw | fresh water; and when he comes back, he puts 
down the | bucket with water in it, and waits for them to finish 
eating. After they finish | eating, the man takes up from the floor 
tr’/mdéq. Wa, gi’lfmésé medn’lx‘widéda la ha’nxralaxs la’é 
axstE’/ntsa mo’we dzet dziswt’n liq. Wai, a’iméséda ts!nda’qé 
xwe’t !édqéxs la’é gé’o-flit mar’mdelqtila qa q!wé’q!ilts!és. Wa, 
gi/lmésé gwal xwe’taqéxs la’é x‘é’dxa yi’duxtixia 16’Elq!wixs 
ma‘lo’giig:iyoéda bée’begwanrm yo’/salxa dzé/lé dzifwii/na. Wa, 
hé’*misa ma‘lexLa’giyowé k-ék'a’ts!pnaqaxa 4/li la Elo’laqa. Wa, 
hé’*misa ‘wa’lasé tsi’xta k-a’ts!enaqa. Wa, gi/lfmésé ‘wi'‘l- 
g-alitpxs la’é ts!6’xtg‘indailaxa ya’duxtixra 16’Elq!wa LEewa k-ék-a’- 
ts!enaqé. Wa, gi’l'mésé gwa’lexs la’é tsii’ts!odalasa q!e/mlalisa 
dzitwti’né la’xa to’Elq!wa. Wa, gi/lfmésé ‘wi'lts!zwakwa la’é 
LEpdzamo‘lifasdsa ha‘ma’dzowé lé’wa‘tya. Wii, lé’da begwa’nemé 
ka’gilitxa 16’rlq!we qa’s lé kaxdzamo6’lilas 1a’xa md’kwé 
bé’begwa’nema. Wi, la 6’t!étsa ‘nemé’xta 10’q!wa 1a4’xa m0’x"- 
‘maxat!. Wi, la é’t!étsa ‘nemé’xia 16’q!wa 1a’xa mo’x"*maxat!. 
Wa, gi/l'mésé ‘wi'‘lg-alita 16’elq!wiixs la’é k-a’s‘itsa k-a’k Ets !enaqé 
la’x'da‘xwEq. Wai, la tsé’x‘itsa ‘wa’pé laq qa na’x‘idéség. Wa, 
gi/lfmése gwal naqaxs la‘éda na’xsAlagafyas ts!n/lwax‘ida, yi’sa 
ts!n/lwaqelisa gi’/Ix'dé hatma’pxa 1!0’brkwé xixpxstd/wakwa.! 
Wa, gi’l'mése q!we’lédexs 1a’x-da‘xwaé yo’s‘ida. Wa, gi’/l'mésé 
yo’s‘idexs la’é k-!o’qtliteda begwa’nrmaxa na’gats!é qa‘s lé tsix 
alta ‘wa’pa. Wa, gi/lfmésé g-ax aé’daaqaxs la’é hi/ng-aliltsa na’- 
gats!é ‘wa’brts!ala, qa‘s @’sElé qa gwalés yo’sa. Wa, g‘i’/l'mésé gwal 
yo’saxs la’éda bregwa’nemé k-!0’qiilitxa na’gats!é ‘wa’betsila qa’s 
1 See p. 611. 
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