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426 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL [BTH. ANN, 35 
Herring-Spawn with Kelp.—When | a man wishes to invite his tribe 
in for the morrow, | then in the evening his wife takes the steaming- 
box | and pours some fresh water into it until it is half full. Then 
she takes a || bundle of kelp (with spawn) tied in the middle, and she 
unties it in the middle. Then | she puts it into the steaming-box in 
the evening. Now it is soaking in the house during the whole | 
night. In the morning, when day comes, | the man invites his tribe 
but his wife clears | the house, so that it may be clean; and after 
she has finished clearing it, || she spreads the mats around the house; 
and as soon as she has finished, | she takes the kettles and puts them 
down by the door of the | house; and after she has finished, she takes 
her dishes and | puts them down near the door of the house; and 
when she has finished, | she takes her oil and her spoon-basket, and. || 
these also are put down by the door of the house, and also | two 
buckets, and sometimes even four buckets, | for there is much water 
(needed) with the kelp with herring-spawn when it is boiled. | Now 
everything is ready. As soon ¢ husband comes, he starts the 
fire in the middle of the house; and when || the fire blazes up, he 
waitsfor the young men of his numaym | tocomein. Assoonas they 
come, he sends them to call | his tribe again. Immediately the 
Herring-Spawn with Kelp (Qa’x Seen akE/nt).—Wa, hé’*maaxs 
la’é ‘né’nk: !ex‘idéda bre wa’nEmeé qa‘s Lé/‘laléxés g°6/ktilotaxa be’n- 
sé. Wa, la dza’qwaxs la’é ax*e’déda grnk/maséxa q!d’‘lats!é. 
Wa, la gixts!o’tsa a/lte ‘wap laq qa negoya’lés. Wa, la Ax‘@/dxa 
yae/Loyala q!axq!rli’sé. Wa, la qwée’/lilax yaé’Loyatyas. Wa, la 
axsta’las la’xa q!6’lats!ixa dza’qwa. Wa, lan’m t!é’Italit se’nbex 
ewa’sobmasasi ee Wa, gilfmésé ‘na’x*idxa gaa‘lixs la’é 
Lée‘laleda begwa’nemaxés g° eiicclpte. Wi, la’La genr/mas é’kwa- 
xés g’0/kwas qa é’k me aes Wa, gi’l’meésé gwal é’‘kwaxs la’é 
Lepsestali‘Iplasa k!wadzo’we {6’Elwatya. Wa, gii/l'mésé gwa’texs 
la’é axsé’dxa hanenx'La’/noweé qa g-a’xés hex’ hanae la’xa Osta’lilasa 
‘o’/kwe. Wa, g‘i’'mése gwa’texs la’é mttaer pacers ae 
ga/xés mpx‘a’lifa laxaaxa osta’lilasa g°d/kwe. Wa, Kmeésé gw 
texs la’é ax‘é’dxés Lle’*na LE*wés k a’yats !é siaibl sgrma. Wi, 
ova’xSemxaa Ax‘a/litplas la’xa osta’lilasés g'6’kwe. Wé, hé’méiéda 
pee. ‘mattse’ma. Wa, ‘nals ne Pople m0o/sgemeéda nab’/nga- 
é qaxs q!@/nemaéda ‘wa’ pél a/xa q!a’/x-q !plisaxs hi’ DX'LENntsESwae. 
W. i, lan’m ‘na’xwamrm la gwatala. Wa, g i’lfmésé g-a’xe 
la’'wtinemsexs la’é hé’x‘idazm la’qolitxés g°d/kwée. Wii, g/l 
‘mésé x'i’qostaxs la’é @’splax hatya’lKiisés ‘ne‘mé’mote qa g’a’xés 
ho’gwita. Wa, gi’lsmésé ga’xpxs la’é ‘ya’laqaq qa lés é’tsésta- 
xés g'o/kulote. Wa, hé’x‘idatmésa ha‘ya’ia Ja xwé’/laqa hod’qt- 
“oe 
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