788 ETHNOLOGY OF THE KWAKIUTL (ETH. ANN. 25 
Sprecues DerLiverep IN FErAsts 
1 When the chief of the numaym Séni!em invites the | other 
numayms of the Kwag'ul to a feast, then as soon as | all the guests 
come in the speaker of the chief arises and he | turns his face to the 
place where his numaym Sént !nm are sitting next to the || door of the 
feast house. Then the speaker of the chief speaks, | for the speaker 
of the chiefs of the numayms always | first speak to the chiefs of the 
numayms and their names | are called. And this is what (the 
speaker) says to his numaym as he is | speaking: || 
10 ‘Indeed, Chief ‘nemodgwis, indeed Hamisrlal, indeed | M&fnaktl, 
am I not going to talk with gladness to the guests of my | chief, for 
they have all come into this house, into this good house | of my 
chief?” Thus he says, and turns his face to the guests. | Then he 
says: || 
15 “Welcome, Chief Awaxelag’ilis; welcome, Chief K‘imk rqrwéd ;| 
welcome, Chief Ts!mxtéd; welcome, Chief Hiwilktlat; welcome, 
Chief | L!aqwalal; welcome, Chief G'éxk'Enis, come now to | your 
seats, to the seats of your late fathers, and just sit down | in your 
seats, chiefs, which are prepared for you. Now sit down well, 
20 chiefs, || and your people. You do not come here, chiefs, to | feel 
badly in this house of my chief. Now, sing feasting-songs | to tell 
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Sprrcurs DELIVERED IN FEASTS 
1 Gilfem hé vé‘lalé g'igima‘tyasa ‘nE‘mémotasa Séni!emé laxa alo- 
atiq!nsé ‘nalnemématsa Kwag'ulé qa lis k!wéla. Wa, g'ilfmésé 
ewilaéLéda Lé‘lanemé laé yax‘ilité Elkwasa gigima‘yé. Wa, la 
wegemala lax k!lidzélasasés ‘nE‘mémota Sénu!emé lixa max’‘sté- 
litasa t!ex‘iliisa k!wéladzats!@ gokwa. Wa, la yaq!rg'até elkwasa 
gigimatyé qaxs hémenala‘maéda A‘yilkwasa g*ig'egimatyé hé gil 
yaq!ng'a‘ltse;we gig Egimatyases ‘nEemémoté, yixs lalaxtewaé 
LéLEqelax LeLEgemas. Wi, g'afmés waldemséxés ‘nr*mémotaxs 
laé yaq lent !ala:— 
10 “QaiLarpn gigimé ‘nemogwis; qiLaLen Hamiselal; qitaten 
Matnaktl. Estmaéten wigil momelk:!alaltsox Lé‘lanemaxsEn 
gigimatyéx qaoxs g’axae ‘wilaéLa laxwa lax aék' !aakwa g’Okwax- 
sen gigima‘yex,’’ ‘nék'pxs laé gwégemx"‘id laxa Lé‘lanemé. Wai, 
la ‘nek‘a:— 
15 “Gélag'a gigimé Awaxelag‘ilis; gélag’a gigimé K‘imk'eqrwed; 
gélag'a gigime Tslex‘éd; gélag'a gigimé Hiwilktlal; gélag'a 
gigimeé Llaqwalal; gélag'a gigimé Géxk'rnis. Wa, gélag'a laxwa 
k!wayaqos laxox k!wek!wa‘yaxs eAswittaxoxs A‘maqés la k!wastoli- 
jasrfwa gigrgimé. La‘mo aék'laakwa. Wiig'a hélalit laqo g'ig-p- 
20 gimé LE‘wos gigediiqos. Wi, héwéts g'axélos giig'egimé, qa‘s 
éyax'q psalaos laxox g'Okwaxsg'en gigimek’. Wa, wiig'it lak !weélg:a‘t 
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