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by my son ‘nmmdgwis when he took from outside his wife | 1 !aqwag’i- 
layugwa. Then 1 !aqwag'ilayugwa, the princess of | Chief Gwéx'- 
- s@srlasemé®, took as her husband from outside my son | ‘nEmdegwis. 
Now we are all related by marriage to the father of | L!aqwag'i- 
layugwa and to all those to whom marriage presents were given by 
‘nemogwis. Now || i !aqwag'ilayugwa lived in marriage away from 
her house in the house of her husband ‘nemégwis here in | Fort 
Rupert. Now i !aqwagilayugwa is called ‘obtained from far off 
outside | by ‘nemogwis.’’ Only the woman is called “obtained 
from far off outside.” | ‘Obtained from far off outside” is not said 
of ‘nrmogwis when he takes a wife from outside | from another tribe. 
When || L !aqwag'ilayugwa wishes her husband ‘nemégwis to give 
a feast, she says to her | husband, ‘nEmogwis, ‘Let us go to 
your father-in-law | Gweéx'sé‘srlasemé: to get something out of his 
house, so that you may give a feast, for you | have taken me from a 
long way off.” Thusshesays. And immediately they start | to get 
something out of the house, and they go to Qalogwis, for Gwéx’- 
sésElasemé: is the head chief of the || numaym Sésenw!é of the 
Lawéts!és, and Gwéx'sésElasEmé* | can not ayoid giving a mar- 
riage gift of food to his | son-in-law, ‘nemodgwis, because the princess 
of the chief has been taken faraway. | If Gwéx'sé‘srlasemé: should 
not take notice of his princess when she | comes to get something 
out of the house of her father, then Gwéx'sésrlasrmé || and his 
princess would be ridiculed by their tribe the Lawéts!és, and 
Llaqwagilayugwa. Wi, gaxé Llaqwagilayugwa, yix k-!édelasa 
gigimatyé Gwex'sé sclasumesye tafwadext!asen Pincene é ‘nEm06- 
gwisé. Wa, lanu®x" ‘witla la Lawalagala lax ompas L!aqwag ilayu- 
gwa LO* naxweé ts!ots!akwas ‘neEmogwisé. Wii, g'ax'mé hésekwa‘lé 
Llaqwag ilayugwa lax g Okwasés lafwinemé ‘nemogwisé laxg'a Tsa- 
xisek’. Wa, latmé nepades Llaqwag ilayugwas qwésEext 'inems NE- 
mogwisé. Wa, la‘mé léx‘atma tstndage pequlasos qwésExt!a. Wa, 
la k !és qwesextlaxnlase‘we ‘nEMmogwisé qaés laénatyé gre’adExt!a 
laxa dgtixsemakwé lélqwilatatya. Wa, gilfmésé ‘nék-é@ L!aqwag'i- 
layugwa qa k!wélasésés latwiinkEmé ‘nemogwisé laé ‘nék-a laxés 
hi¢winemé ‘nemogwise: “Latwadext!égen; wix'ens lix negtiimpaé 
Gwéx'sé‘srlasematya qens li gdkiné, qa’s k!wéladzemos In‘maaq6s 
qwésext!anEma g’axeEn,”’ enbk: é. Wa, héx-‘idatmésé la Aléxtwidéda 
g@okine qa‘s la ita Qalogwis qaxs hé‘maé xamagemé g‘igimésa 
‘nE‘mémotasa SisEnLatyasa Lawéts!ésé Gwéx'sé‘srlasematyé. Wii, 
li k leas gwéx‘idaasa Gwéx'sé‘sElasema‘yé k‘!és wawalqilaxés ng- 
giimpé ‘neEmogwise qaxs qwésext!anemaax k*!édelasa g'igimatyé 
qo k'léslaxé Gwéx'sé‘splasemafyé q!asplaxés k-!édetaxs laé 
gdkiine lixés Ompé lalaxé aremlatatyOlaxé Gwéx'sé‘srlasema‘yé 
Le‘wis k:lédelasés gokiilote Lawéts!ésé. Wii, la‘mé Légadrx'dé L!a- 
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