BOAS] SOCIAL CUSTOMS 781 
Endogamy.—I’ll talk about Lalelin!a, head chief | of the numaym 
Dzédzeméleqila of the Nak!wax’da‘x". | Now talelit!a had for his 
wife the daughter of his younger brother YaxiEn, | whose name was 
Ha‘méras. The first wife of Lalelit!a was his niece. || Then Lalelix !a 
married again Xwélagétas, the | princess of Hayalk'rn, chief of the 
numaym Sésent !é of the | Gwa‘srla. Then 1alelit!a had two wives. 
His head wife was his niece | Hiim‘énas, and his second wife was 
Xweélagéras. Then | Hi‘métas gave birth to a daughter, and she 
was named 1!aqwag ilayugwa. || Then his second wife gave birth to 
a boy, and | he had the name Séwid. As soon as Séwid was grown 
up, | he married L!aqwagilayugwa, and Séwid and | 1 !aqwag ila- 
yugwa were not married for a long time. L!aqwag'ilayugwa had a 
younger sister | L!alaga. Then 1 !aqwag’ilayugwa married Hélamas, |} 
the eagle of the numaym G'éxsem of the Nak !wax'da‘x". | Then 
Lialaga married Gwales G'éxk'Endzé, head chief of the numaym | 
Sésent !é of the Nak Wwax’dax". And | Hélamas and his wife L !aqwag’ i- 
layugwa had not been married for a long time when she was with 
child, | and her younger sister L!alaga was also with child. And 
L !aqwag’ ilayugwa had been with child for six | months her husband Hé- 
lamas | became ill and after a short time he died. | He left his wife 1 !aq- 
wag ayugwa with child. Then x !aqwag ilayugwa gave birth | to a boy, 
Endogamy.—Hérmren gwagwex's‘alesré aleiin!axa xamage- 
ma‘yé gigimésa ‘nE* ‘mémotasa Dzédzeméleqilasa Nak!wax-da‘x". 
Wa, la‘ ‘lag Lalelin!a gEg‘ades ts!mdaqé xtindkwasés ts!afyé Yaxien- 
xa Légadiis Hiitmétas. Wa, héem g‘ilel genems Lalelin!axés Lolé- 
gas. Wi, latlaé étlede Lalelin ta gEg: adEx‘idrs Xwélagé.es yix 
i ledélas Hayatk-rn, yixa gigima‘yasa ‘nE*mémotasa SésEnt !acyasa 
Gwa‘sEla. Wii, lafmé ma‘ slate Lalelin!a. Wa, la‘mé grqrmalilé Lole- 
gasasé Hiitméras. Wai, lii aléle Xwélagéras. Wii, lac‘mé mayolidé 
Hiitmétasasa ts!ats!adagem. Wa, la‘mé Légades L!aqwag'ilayu- 
gwa. Wa, li mayolidé aléle genemsésa babagiimé. Wii, la‘mé 
Légades Séwide. Wa, giilfmése qlilsq!til'yax‘wida Jaé Sewidé 
grg'adex‘ides L!aqwag'ilayugwa. Wa, kést!a ene geg'adé Séwi- 
diis DE Nea wii, lanm ts!a°yanokwé 1! liqwag’ ilayugwiis 
Liddaga. Wi, li latwadex‘‘id ét!edé L!aqwag’ ilayugwiis Hélamasxa 
kwekwasa ‘nrémémotasa G-éxsemasa Nak!wax'datx". Wa, li 
fafwadexidé Lilalagiis Gwalés Géxk'endzéxa gigima‘yasa ‘nEfmé- 
motasa Sésenx!é yisa Nak!wax'datx". Wa, k- last la g giila hatyasek-alé 
Hélimas LE‘wés gEnEmé pisamaedlnyoone laé bewéx: cwida. Wai, 
laxaé Ogwaqa bewex‘widé ts!a*yise L!alaga. Wa, hé*més alés q!n- 
Liesgemg‘ilaxa ‘mektila bewékwé L!aqwagilayugwa laé yawas‘id 
ts!exq!ex"idé 1aSwtinrmase Helamasé, laé wek:!ex‘ida. Wa, la‘mé 
bewegwilélaxés genemx'dé L!aqwagilayugwa. Wa, li mayolide 
Lliqwagilayugwiisa babagtimé. Wa, la‘mé la Legadéda babagtimas 
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