360 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL (PTH. ANN. 35 
1 . Dried Halibut.—As soon as there is no dried salmon for breakfast | 
in the morning, (the woman) takes dried halibut and breaks it into 
a dish. | When there are four guests, then there is one dish | into 
5 which two dried halibut are broken; and when there are six || guests, 
then there are two dishes, in which there are three dried halibut, | so 
that there is one and a half in each dish, and | there are three guests 
to each dish; but they also use the food-mat, | which is spread out in 
front of the guests, | and the woman also takes her oil-dish and 
10 pours || oil into it. As soon as she has done so, she places the dish | 
in front of her guests. Then she puts down the oil-dish | and puts 
it in the corner of the dish, on top of the broken dried halibut, | on 
the outer side of the dish. As soon as this is done, she dips up some | 
fresh water and gives it to them to rinse their mouths. After they 
15 have done so, || they drink; and after they have done this, the one 
highest in rank takes | some broken halibut and folds it over and 
chews it, | to make it soft. Then he dips it into the oil, and finally 
he | puts it into his mouth, when it is heaped up with oil; and all the 
guests | do the same way when they are eating; and they never 
20 forget to fold over the || broken dried halibut and to chew it soft, 
and then to | dip it into the oil. The reason why they chew it is 
that it requires much | oil, for the dried halibut is very dry food; | 
1 Dried Halibut.—Wi, gi’l’mésé k-!ei’s xatmasa gaa/xsta’lixa 
gaa/lixs la’é &x°e’dxa k'!a’wasé qa‘s k:!opts!o’dés la’xa 10’q!wé. 
Wa, gi/iem mo’kwa 1é’‘lanremaxs la’é ‘nemé’xiéda 10’q!we 
k:!6’pts!otsdsa ma’‘texsa k'!la’wasa. Wa, gi’l'mésé q!ri!o’kwa 
5 k!we’laxs la’é ma‘‘Inxiéda 10’q!we; wii la ya’duxtixséda k-!a’wasé 
qa nexsa’yunoselis 1a’xa ‘na/nemexia 10’q!wa. Wa, lan’m yae’- 
yuduxtiléda k!we’taxa ‘nemé’xta 10’q!wa. Wa, laemiée’da ha‘ma- 
dzowe’ lé/fwatya gi/lgalélem Lepdzamo’lilem la’xa Lé’‘lanema, 
Wa, lazmxaa’wiséda ts!nda’qé &x‘é’dxés ts!Eba’ts!é qa‘s k!tinxts!o’- 
10 désa L!é’na laq. Wa, gi’l'mése gwa’texs la’é ka’x“‘itsa 10’q!wé 
lax nexdzamo6’lilasés Lé’‘lanrmé. Wai, la k-a’g‘ilitxa ts!rba’ts!é 
qa‘s le k-ané’qwas lax O’kttya‘yasa k'!o’bekwe k:la’wasa la’xa 
Lla’sanéqwasa 10’q!we. Wa, gi’l'mésé gwa’lalélexs la’é tsé’x*‘itsa 
a/ita ‘wap laq qa ts!mwé’L!exddés. Wa, g‘i’l*mésé gwa’texs la’é 
15 na’xtida. Wa, gi’lfmésé gwa’Irxs la’éda naxsa’laga‘yas da’x'‘id 
la’xa k:!o/bekwé k:!a’wasa qa‘s k:!0’xsemdéq qa‘s malé’x"bendéq 
qa telx*wi'déséxs la’é ts!np!é’ts la’xa L!é’*na. Wai, lawi’sta ts!o/- 
qiiisaséxs la’é qo’loxbalaxa L!e’na. Wii, la ‘na’xwatma k!we’té hé 
ewe’ gilaxs la’é ha‘ma’pa, yixs k-!e’saé L!nle’we k-!0’xsemdxa k-:!0’- 
290 bekwe k:!a’wasa qa‘s male’x"bendeéq qa tr’lx‘widéséxs la’é ts!n- 
pli’ts la’xa L!é’na. Wa, hé’em la’gilas male’kwaq qa hamii’- 
séxa L!é/*na qaxs xE/nLElaé In’mxwéda lemo’kwé k:!a’wasExs ha- 
