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45 before the guests. As soon as all has been put down, || the guests 
begin to eat what has been put before them. And when they have 
half finished | eating, the speaker of the numaym Maimtag‘ila | 
speaks. He also speaks first to his fellow-guests, and he | turns his 
face to his fellow-guests, and the speaker says: | 
“Indeed, Chief Awaxerlag‘ilis; indeed, Chief K'imk rqrwéd; |) 
50 indeed, Chief Ts!mx*éd; indeed, Chief Hiwilkiilal; indeed, | Chief 
L!aqwalat; indeed, Chief G'éxk’Enis; do we not | speak with glad- 
ness to them on account of the way we come into this great house of | 
Chief ‘nmrmogwis?’”’ Thus he says, and turns his face to the door. | 
Then he says: || 
55 “Sit still, great numaym, you Séni!em, and listen | tome. Wel- 
come, Chief ‘nemodgwis; welcome, Chief | Haimesrlal. Indeed, I 
shall say this, Chief Ma*nakil. Oh, welcome, | welcome! you have 
done this well. Keep on, | Chief ‘nmmogwis, look out and do not let 
60 the fire of || your house go out, Chief, on account of your tribe, Chief, 
that we may come | and be happy in your house, Chief. Now we are 
treated with sweet food, | Chief. Walk along the trail of the chief- 
maker, Chief | ‘nemogwis. Thank you, Chief, for your kindness 
to your | people, Chief.’ Thus he says, and turns his face to his 
65 numaym. || And he says, “‘ Let us say this, eae Wa wa!” After | 
lasa lorlq!wé laxa Lé‘lianemé. Wa, ¢ gilfmésé ‘wilg-alita laasé ‘wi‘la 
45 himx*idéda Lé‘lanemaxa Ja kagemalileq. Wa, gilfmésé nexsE- 
gilalita la hafmapaxs laé yaq!ng'a‘la elkwiisa ‘ne‘mémotasa Maim- 
tagila. Wii, laemxaé hé gil yaq!ent!alaso‘’sés k!welwite. Wa, la 
enék- a ‘watwax'sgimi‘lila laxes k!welwiite.Wa, li ‘nek-eda elkwé: -- 
“Qiraten, gigimé Awaxelag‘ilis; qipacen g° gigimé K‘imkEqr- 
50 wed; qiiLaLEn g" igimé Ts!exeed: qiiLaLen g folmé Hawilkilal; qia- 
LEn gigime ilaawralals qiLaLen gigimé G-éxk'Enis; és‘maéLEns 
wig'it momelk: !alaltsox g'axa qens gwaélas laxwa sw ilasex g'0x" sa 
gigimatyé ‘nrmogwisé,” ‘nék'Exs laé gwégemx“‘id laxa t!ex‘ila. 
Wa, la ‘nék'a:— 
“Weégra, selt!édex ‘wilas ‘nr‘mém, yur Séni!em qa‘s hoxélads 
gaxen. Wa, gélag'a gigimé ‘nemogwis. Wa, gélag’a gigimé 
Hameselal, qitag'en waldemirk g'igimé Ma‘naktl. Wa, ‘géla- 
ga. Wa, gélak- as‘0 lax'a ég'Emaxs g'iigimé yixs hémenila‘maaqds 
gigimé ‘nrmogwis q!aq! a‘lala qa k lasésox k° !extalitox Ingwilaxsds 
60 g rokw aqos, gigime qag'as g’ okilotg’os, gigimé qenusx" g°aixé 
8k: leqrla laxos ‘gokwaqos, g° igimeé. Latmenu'x" éx'plasEfwa, gvi- 
gimeé. Wég'a fem qasax lax tlex‘fliisa gigimég ili, gigimé ‘nE- 
mogwis. Wa, géelakas‘la, g'igimé qads ak: ex ‘niqé qagas Biles - 
gos, gigimé,” ‘nékexs laé gwégrmx"‘id laxés ‘nE*mémot. ii, 
65 li ‘nék'a: “Qens ‘néké gvig" pgimé, Wa, wa.” Wai, g'ilfmésé 
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