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And with the last they shout again, “ Wooyé!” and they | put the 
dish down in front of the Dzawadrénox" and Hixwamis. Then | 
all the house-dishes have been put down, and the young men take 
up the small dishes | and put these one in front of each four of the 
men, | and the larger ones each in front of six men. As soon as || 
they put down all of them, the speaker of the host who is giving the 
viburnum-berry feast stands up and tells them to | start in and 
eat the viburnum-berries; and immediately the | chiefs of each two 
tribes stand up from their seats. They leave their | blankets on the 
ground in their seats, for they leave them there | where they were 
sitting, and they go and sit around the house-dishes || which contain 
the viburnum-berries; and they eat with their spoons, for the food 
has already been given to them; | and the common people also eat 
with their spoons | out of their small dishes; and as soon as they 
have eaten, | the speaker of the host who gives the berry-feast speaks, 
and tells | the members of his numaym to gather in the house and 
to sing the feasting-song. || Then the child of the host stands out in 
front of them; and | when the members of the numaym sing the 
song, his daughter dances; | and when they have sung one- 
half of the song, the guests | shout, ‘“Woosq"!”’ They shout all at 
the same time, ‘‘Woosq"!’’ Then | two men, the nearest relatives of 
the host, take || each one large long-handled ladle and carry it on 
their shoulders, | dancing a little while. After doing so, they go | 
and dip the ladle into the box which has not been touched. As soon 
dzamdlitas lax Dzaiwadménoxwe Lef‘wa Hixwamisé. Wa, lamm 
‘wilgralita lorlqilitaxs laé ‘naxwatma ha‘yalfa kitk-ag‘ilitaxa torl- 
giimé, qa‘s li k'ax'dzamolilzlas laxa maemokwé bébregwanrma 
Loxs q!éq!araéda wadkwaxa Awawé loelgiima. Wi, gil’mésé 
‘wilgalitexs laé Lax‘tlilé elkwiisa tlelst!ayasaxa tlplsé, qa‘s wixéxa 
tlelst!astaxa t!elsé, qa wiigés t!elst!astida. Wa, héx‘idafmésa 
gigegima‘yasa maémaltsemakweé q!wagilila laxés k:!éts!éna‘yé 
‘narnx‘tnélaxés nakrnx‘tina‘yé, yixs &‘maé x‘ixilgéllaq laxés 
kliidzélasdé, qa‘s li klisigrlilaxés loqila t!ét!elsts!ala lorlqili- 
laxs laé ‘yds‘itsés kak-!ets!enaqé, qaxs lafméx'dé ts!ewanaé- 
dzem liq. Wai, lixaéda bébrgtiidat‘yas d6gwaqa ‘yos‘itsés k-ak-n- 
ts!enagé laxés léloqtléda torlgtime. Wai, gil'mésé ‘yds‘ida, laas 
yaq!ng'a‘lé rlkwiisa tlelst!ayasaxa tlelsé. Wi, larm wiixaxés 
‘neememote, qa ql!aplégilileé, qa‘s k!wamélalé denxrla. Wa, 
hé*mis la Llasg‘ilitlats xtmokwasa t!Elst!ayasaxa t!elsé. Wa, g‘il- 
‘mésé denx‘idé ‘ne‘mémotaséxs laé yix‘widé ts!ndaqé xtindx"s. 
Wa, gilfmésé nexsEmalifa yixwixs laé woosq!, ‘nékéda t!elst!a- 
saxa tlelse. Wa, la‘mé ‘nemadzaqwa wodsqwaxa. Wa, hé‘mis la 
dax“idaatsa ma‘lokwé max'mergil LeLevaliisa t!rlsélaxa t!elsaxa 
‘nalnemé awa gilsgilt!exLala tséts@éxia, qa‘s weékiléqéxs laé 
yawasid yrx‘wide. Wa, gilfmésé gwalexs laé qis‘idexda‘x", 
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