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our world, chiefs.” Thus speaks the speaker, | and turns his face 
to his numaym and says: | 
“OQ numaym! Now the word of my chief has gone to the floor of 
the house; for || the way we speak in this house of my chief has been 
marked out by our ancestors, for us to do as they say | in the way we 
do in this house of our chief. Now give a | drum to our chiefs that 
they may sing.” Thus he says to the | young men of his numaym. 
At once they take the drum to the rear | of the feasting-house, and 
the three || numayms, the Maamtag‘ila, G’éxsmm, and Lo‘yalatawé, | 
sing one song. As soon as the feasting-song is at an end, | the 
Kikwak!um sing. And when their feasting-song is ended, | the 
Sénu!mm sing. And when their feasting-song is ended, the | Ladlax’- 
s‘pndayo and the Elgtinwé® sing one feasting- ||song. And when 
their song is ended, then there are | four feast songs by the seven | 
numayms of the Kwag'ul when they are invited by another | tribe. 
After they have finished singing, a young man | takes the drum from 
the rear of the feasting-house—some || Indians say instead of k/wéla- 
dzats!é, | k!wélayats!@, and both words are right—and he | puts it 
down inside of the door. Then many | young men prepare the food 
for the guests. And after they have done so, they put the | dishes 
denx‘édrt qa‘s néladsaxrns ‘nalax g‘iebeimé,”’ ‘nékéda relkwixs 
laé gwegemx‘‘id laxés ‘ne*mémoté. Wai, li nék-a: 
“Wa, ‘neemémot la‘mé lag-alilé waldemasmns g‘igimatyéx qaxs 
lemadléx xtilt!alidzemsens g‘alemg‘alisa qens gwek'lalas laxens 
gaxeéx gwaélas laxwa g‘okwaxsg'en g'igimék’. Wi, wiig'ats mr- 
Paiste laxEns gig" pgimatyé qa wiig’és Jeierals ast denx‘eda,’ * nék-éx 
hityalasés Sete te. Wa, gilf*mésé lay&é me‘nat!sé laxa dgwi- 
walilasa k!wéladzats!@ g-dkwa, laé denx*édéda yadux"sEmakwé 
‘nalfnE‘mémasaxa Maimtag‘ila Léfwa Géxsem LE‘wa LO‘yalalawiisa 
‘nEmsgeEmé q!emdEma. Wi, gilfmésé q!tlbé k!wé‘la‘layds laé 
denx‘edéda Kikwak!umé. Wa, gilfmésé q!ilbe® k!wé‘la‘layas lae 
denx‘édéda Seni!nm. Wai, gilfmésé q!tilbé k!wé‘la‘layds laé denx- 
‘edéda Lailax’s‘endayo Lefwa Elgtinwé‘, yisa ‘n—Emsgemé k!wé‘la- 
‘layo q!emdema. Wa, gilémése qlilbé k!we‘laflayas, wi, latmé 
himosgemgowe k!wé‘la‘layo q!emq!emdmmé dEenx‘édaydsa ALEbOs- 
euiore Seu een ee Kwag'ulaxs Lé‘lianpmaasa ogtixsr'makweé 
ela welauaeya. Wi, gilfmésé ‘witla gwat denxelaxs laéda héla 
ixfédxa me‘nats!é laxa ogwiwalilasa k!wé‘ladzats!é g-dkwa,—yixs 
‘nék‘aéda wadkwé bak!uma yixs Léx‘édaaxa k!wéladzats!é g-dkwa, 
k!wélayats!é g-Okwa, wii, li ‘naxwapm neqa laxés waldrmé,—qa‘s 
li hingvalilas laxa iwivelisa t!ex‘fla. Wa, la aaxsiléda q!énemé 
hatyaltaxa hatmizasa k!wele. Wa, gil‘mésé gwata laé k-agemlitn- 
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