BOAS] BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 639 
I have forgotten that an expert hunter’s wife does not lie down 35 
with the hunter her husband. | When her husband gets ready, he tells 
his wife | to go bathing in the river near by; and when they arrive 
at the river, the hunter goes ahead of his wife back into the woods, || 
where they lie down and cohabit. After this they come out of the 40 
woods at the mouth of the river, and | both take off their blankets, | 
the hunter and| the hunter’s wife. Then at the same time they step 
into the water, with | the right foot, and they stepinto the water at the 
same time with the || left foot, and they sit down | in the water at the 45 
same time. And both at the same time sprinkle water over th e| right 
side of the body; and after they have sprinkled themselves four times, | 
they also sprinkle the left side of the body; | and finally they wash the 
whole body. After || they have done so, they come out of the water at 50 
the same time, and for a little while they sit on the ground; | and when 
they are dry, the hunter puts on| his blanket and goes away leaving his | 
wife, and the hunter] goes straight tohishouse. He takeshis weapons, | 
puts them into his hunting-canoe, and paddles || away to the place 55 
where he is going to hunt. Then his wife remains sitting on the bank 
of the | river; and not long after her husband has left her, she arises 
slowly | and goes slowly back and | enters her house. She does not go 
Hexoien w!eléwéso laxa égilwaté hini!énoxwaxsrem ts!ndaqa, 35 
yixs k'lésaé kilktlk'a Le‘wis hini!énoxweée la‘wtinrema. Wa, g‘il- 
smésé xwanalidé latwtinrmas laé ixk'!aléda hani!énoxwaxés gr- 
nema qa‘s Jé la‘sta laxa wixs nexwalaé. Wa, gvilfmése laig'aa 
laxa wa, laé gralag'iwatyéda hini!énoxwasés geEnEmaxs laé aLé‘sta 
laxa axle qa‘s kitlemgarlsé qa‘s ‘nexwalax‘idex'da‘xwé. Wi, 40 
gilemésé gwala laé hox‘wtilt!a qa‘s lé lax Ox"siwafyasa wa qa‘s 
‘nemaxidé xenx“idaxés ‘narEnx‘tinatyéda hini!énoxwé LE‘wis 
hin“ !énoxwaxsEmé genEma. Wai, li ‘nemax‘idaxat! t!ép‘stasés 
hétk:!otsidzatyé laxa ‘wapé. Wa, laxaé ‘nemax"idaxat! t!epstasés 
gemxotsidza‘yé laxa ‘wapé. Wa, laxaé ‘nemax‘‘idaxat! k!wa‘sta 45 
laxa ‘wapé. Wa, laxaé ‘nemax"‘idexs laé xds‘itsa ‘wapé laxés 
hétk'!ot!enafyasés Ok!winafyé. Wa, gilfmésé mop!ena xds‘itsa 
swape laq laé mop!Ena xds‘idaxaaxés gemxot!Enafyasés Ok!wina- 
eye. Wa, lawiste giiset!édxés ok!winatyé laxéq. Wa, gil'mésé 
ewala laé ‘nemax‘‘idaxat! lista laxa ‘wapé qa‘s yawas‘idé k!t- 50 
srlsa. Wa, giilfmésé lemy‘tinxida laé ‘nex‘tindéda hinv!éno- 
xwasés ‘npx‘tina‘yé. Wi, li qiastida bisés genemé. Wa, li 
hénakila‘ma hini!énoxwé laxés g'dkwé qa‘s ixédéxés gwélewiitla 
qa‘s mOxsés laxés hanat!aats!€ xwaixwagima. Wa, laemé séx¢wida 
qa‘s li laxés hanat!aasré. Wai, lismé 4em k!wasé genemas laxa 55 
wa. Wa, hét!é la gita laswinemas bas laé k:!és éaltsélaxs laé Lax- 
swrlsa qa‘s k'!ésé yayanaxs laé qi‘nakitlaxs Jaé nicnakwa qa‘s li 
