764 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL (ETH. ANN. 35 
42 chief of the head tribe, the Mamaléleqila, if the Kwakiutl give a | 
crabapple feast. After this song is ended, the Qwéq'sdt!énox® | 
45 sing their feasting-song; and when || that is done, the Nimkish | sing 
their feasting-song; and when they end their song, | the Lawéts !és sing 
their feasting-song; and when | they are through singing, the Maim- 
tag’ila sing their | feasting-song; and when the songs are ended, they || 
50 take the drum and put it down near the door of the house. | Immedi- 
ately they go and take the house-dishes from outside of the | house, 
and put them down with the head towards the rear of the | house. 
They take one of the crabapple-boxes and pour | the contents into 
55 the house-dish for the Mamaléleqila and Qwéq"sét !énox". || When 
the crabapple-box has been emptied, they put it | out of the house. 
Then the young men take another | box of crabapples and pour them 
into the house-dish for the Nimkish. | Then they put the empty box 
60 out of the | house. The young men come and take another || box of 
crabapples and pour them into the house-dish for the Lawéts és, | 
and they go again and put the empty box out of the house. | Then 
they take another box of crabapples and pour them into the | house- 
dish fer the Maimtag‘ila, and then they put the empty box | out of 
the house. Then they come in again, and take many small dishes, || 
42 g'igima‘yasa mekwétema‘tyéxa Mamaléleqiliixs Kwag'ulaéda tselx"- 
stag‘ilixa tselxywé. Wa, gilfmésé q!tlbé den‘xénatyaséxs laé 
denx‘idéda Qwéq"sdt!énoxwasés k!wéla‘yalayo q!emdema. Wi, 
45 gilfemxaawisé q!tlbé den‘xéna‘yaséxs laé denx‘idéda ‘nemgésasés 
k!wéla‘yala q!emdema. Wi, gil‘emxaawisé q!tlbé den‘xéna‘yaséxs 
laé denx‘idéda Lawéts!ésasés k!wélafyala y!emdema. Wi, g‘ilfem- 
xaawise q!tilbé den‘xénatyaséxs laé denx‘idéda Maimtag:ilisés 
k!wélafyala q!emdema. Wai, giil‘mésé q!tlbé q!mmdrmaséxs laé 
50 ix*étsp‘wéda menats!é, qa‘s li hing-alilem lixa dstililasa g-okwé. 
Wi, héx‘ida‘mésé la a&x‘étse‘wéda loxrlqilité laxa Lidsanffyasa 
gokwée, qa‘s g'axé mex‘alilem gwégtgemala lax ogwiwalilasa 
gokwé. Wii, li &x‘étse‘weda ‘nemsgemé tselx"staats!é, qa‘s li 
gixts!dyo lix tdqitlarasa Mamaléleqila Le‘wa Qwéq"sdt !énoxwé. 
55 Wa, gilfmésé ‘wilgilts!awéda tsrlx"staatsliixs laé hinwildzem 
lax Lldsanffyasa gokwé. Wi, gaxaéda hifyalfa Ax‘édxa ‘nems- 
gemé tsElx"staats!i, qa‘s li gixts!dts lax loqilatasa ‘nemgésé. 
Wii, lixaé hinwilsasa lolapmoté tsElx"staats!@ lax L!fisanffyasa 
gokwe. Wi, gixaéda hityalfa, qa‘s &x‘édéxa ‘nemsgemé 
60 tsElx’staats!i, qa‘s li gtxts!ots lax loqilatasa Lawéts!ésé. 
Wii, laxaé hinwelsaxa lolapmoté lax L!isanifyasa gokwe. Wii, 
laxaé ix‘édxa ‘neEmsgemé tseElx"staats!i, qa‘s lixat! gtixts!ots lax 
loqtilarasa Maimtag‘ila. Wi, laxaé hinwelsaxa lolapmdté lax L!a- 
sanifyasa gOkwe. Wi, gaxé édérexs laé Ax‘édxa torlgiimé 
