BOAS] BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 681 
“This is the reason why you were called to come into the house of 
the twins, | that you may make a dance for these children belonging 
to the Salmon, for | we will let our world know about these who came 
from the sea, from the house of Swimmer (the Salmon). || We will 
take these supernatural ones who belong to the Salmon out of this 
house. | Now he shall carry them in his arms.’’ Thus he says, and 
salls the name of the | man who has had twins before, and he also 
‘alls a woman who has had twins, whom he calls | his wife, although 
the | man who has had twin-children may not be her husband. | 
As soon as his speech is ended, the man who has had twin-children | 
goes to where the woman who has had twin-children is seated, | and 
for a short time they act as though they were husband and wife. He 
asks for ochre | and eight tail-feathers of an eagle. | Then the elder 
brother of the (new-born) twin-children || is called by the man who 
has had twin-children before to come and sit down by his side | and 
by the side of the woman who for the time being acts as his wife. | 
When Salmon-Head, the elder brother of the twins, comes, he 
sits | down with them, and they paint themselves with ochre,—the 
three (the man and the woman) | and Salmon-Head, for this is the 
name of the woman’s child || born before she has given birth to twins. | 
As soon as a woman gives birth to twins, | the name of her elder 
child is Salmon-Head; and if the child born before the twin children 
“Yixs hié vélalag il qa gaxés ‘witlaéLela laxa yikwi‘lats!é gokwa 
qa’s wig] kwéxelaxa L!aL!eL!pyadza‘yé ging'indnrma qens wiig'i 
nélatxens ‘nalax yisa gaxs‘aliséx g'ax'‘id la g6kwas mémEyoxwa‘na. 
Wa, la‘mésens lawilsaltsOxwa L!an!EL!pyadza‘yéx ‘na‘niwalakwa. 
Wai, la*mésox q!plelatox,” ‘néx' Leéextédex LégEmasa yikwilayag’dlé 
bregwanrma. “Wii, yu:mésox genEmaxs’’ ‘néx’ Léx*édEx Légemas 
genkmasxa yikwilayag olé ts!edaqa, yixs wax*maé k-!és latwadrsa 
yikwilayag'dlé begwanema, ‘nék’é. 
Wa, gilfmése q!tlbe waldemas laé héx‘ida‘ma yikwilayag:ole 
begwanem q!ap!égalil Le‘wa yikwilayagolé ts!edaqa. Wa, la‘mé 
yawas‘id ha‘yasekogwalila. Wa, la‘mé dak: !alax'da‘xtiq gtigtimsyn- 
ma Lo malgiinalts!aga tstelts!mlk'sa naxsdpfyasa kwékwe. Wai, 
héemisé ‘nolisa yikwitlemé.!av!eL!eyadzé ging ininema. Wa, la‘mé 
Lélalaso‘sa yikwilayag’dlé brgwanem qa g‘axés k!wagvililaxa 
yikwilayag olé begwanrm LE‘wis yawas‘idé genrma. 
Wi, gilemésé g'axe Hex't!atyé yix noliisa L!an!eL!eyadza‘yé k!wa- 
gilitaq. Wa, laxdatxwé gtims‘itsa gigtim‘yemé laxés ytidukwaé 
la Lo: Héx'tlatyé, qaxs hé:maé Légemsa g'alagawa‘yé miyoLemsa 
ts!edaqaxs k:!éssmaé yikwila. Wi, la et!ed bewex'wida. Wa, 
gilfmésé maydlitsa ma‘lokwés yikwitlemé, wii, la héx-‘idazm la 
Légadé nolasés Hex't!latyé, wixé ts!ats!adagnme ‘noliisa yékwi- 
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