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he has finished speaking, the speaker of the house arises, and speaks. | 
He says: | 
“Tndeed, true is the speech of the one who is speaking. It is true 
what you said. I take | notice of the meaning of the words of the old 
man to which you refer: || ‘Keep on walking the trail of the chief- 
maker, Chief.’ That | is what my chief, ‘nEmdgwis, is doing. He is 
walking along fast, | for indeed he walks on the road of his grand- 
father Hénak’ !alaso*, | who knew how to invite the great chiefs, who 
knew how to give oil-feasts, who knew | how to break coppers. 
This is the trail followed by my chief, || ‘nemdgwis. This is a hand- 
some chief. That is what I say, numaym | Sénu!mrm. Now, I will 
press down the food eaten by the chiefs invited | by our chief.” 
Thus he says, and turns to the guests. | And he speaks again, and 
says as the | guests finish eating: || 
“Go on, go on, Chief Awaxelag‘ilis; go on, Chief | K‘imk rqrwéd; 
go on, Chief Ts!mxtéd; go on, Chief Hawilktlal; Chief 
Liaqwalat; go on, Chief G'éxk’Enis; go on | with your people, 
chiefs. Now it is well prepared | for what you were invited by my 
chief.”’ Thus he says, and turns to his || numaym, the Sénr!em, and 
says, “Wa, numaym! Now| it has gone to the floor what was 
marked out by our ancestors, what we should say | when we are 
here.” Thus he says. Then it is ended. | 
ewatalit Gq ientlala laé raxctlite Fieen k!wélasé qass ee atts. 
Wa, li nék-a:— 
“Qiira waldemasa yaq!Eent!ala dlasés waldmmdés yixen q!asgpma- 
littse‘wé ‘mek!igélitasa waldrmasa qlilyakwé, yes laaqds ‘nék'a: 
‘wég'a fem qisax lax t!ex‘ilisa g° igimég ilé, gigimé.’ Wa, héemk: 
ewatag En gigimék-, yixg'a cnemopwisek: , yix‘ak: lixés qiisnakila- 
enatyé vine qastifyaax t!exilisés gagpmpé Heénak:!alasn‘wéxa 
Lélelaénoxwé ‘walas gigima‘yaxa Llénagilaénoxwéxa q!rlt!é- 
noxwé. Wa, yo'més t!ex‘ila qaqrséltsg‘in gigimék: laxg'a ‘ne- 
mogwiskk* laxg'ada éx’stok” gigima‘ya, qens ‘nék’é, ‘ne‘mémot 
Séniiem. Wa. la «mésen iets gig pgima‘tyéx Lé‘lanema- 
sens ¢ ireinafyéx,” ‘nék'é. Wa, la gwéegemx" id lixa k!welé, wi, 
li Gdzaqwa yaq 'pg' atta. Wi, li nék-a yixs lad gwal éwitla feemapeds 
k!welé:— 
“Wikas, wikas gigimé Awaxelag‘ilis; wik'as gigime K-im- 
krqewedé; wiik'as gigimé Ts!nxed; wik-as gigimé Hawilktlal; 
wikas gigimé Llaqwalal; wiik'as gigime G-éxkEnes. Wak‘as 
lag'aqd LEfwos gigEndaqos, gig Egimé. ‘Latmé aék:!aakwaxds g°a- 
xélaqos Lé‘lanemsg’En gigimék’,” ‘nék-pxs laé gwégemx"‘id laxés 
‘nefmémota Sént!emé. Wai, li ‘nék‘a: “Wa, ‘ne‘mémot, la‘mée 
lagalita xtlt!alédzemasens g’alemgvalisé qens gwek'lalas laxEns 
geaxéxwaélasa,” ‘nék’é. Wai, larm laba. j 
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