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8a. Hixenteloi, | wish You WOULD DIB RIGHT HERE. Retort to 8. 
Used by men only, particularly men of high rank, in quarrels 
over social matters. 
9. Yagwil lx, LIE DOWN DEAD ON THE FLOOR OF MY HOUSE. 
9a. Yaq!iis 16x, LIE DOWN DEAD ON THE GROUND. Retort to 9. 
Used in a similar way as the preceding. 
10. Yaxstolit lag", LIE DOWN DEAD ON THE FLOOR OF MY HOUSE. 
10a. Yaxwelsnésias qa‘s tn‘lads lixs Ladzaséx, OM, IF YOU WOULD 
DIE ON THE GROUND WHERE YOU ARE STANDING! Retort to 
10. These (10 and 10a) are never used by women, but par- 
ticularly by chiefs. 
11. Wéxentas yaxwels qa‘s teflads liq", I wisi YoU WOULD LIE 
DOWN ON THE GROUND AND DIE HERE. 
lla. Sot telt qa’s q!ilégemilamads lixés waldemos g’axmn, YOU 
SHALL DIE, AND YOUR OWN WORD SHALL KILL YOU FOR WHAT 
you sar. Retort to 11. Used by men. 
12. Wexentas te‘lg‘arlsa laxds LAdzasaqids qa‘s hilax‘tidads k' !ea- 
gwaklsa, I wish YOU WOULD DIE AT THE PLACE WHERE YOU ARE 
STANDING, AND DISAPPEAR. Used in quarrels during potlatch, 
13. Hisk:!4, pre wirH YOUR TEETH IN YOUR HEAD. 
13a. Ladzitmas te‘lna q!aq!axstalanemamilg'EnLot qa‘s halabala- 
eménos tn‘lL, DIE NOW, FOR THE DEATH-DEALING POINT OF MY 
TONGUE WILL KILL YOU QUICKLY. Retort to 13. This is con- 
sidered the worst insult. 
Following are swear-words of the Denax'da‘x” 
14. Qatsemak6L, YOUR HEAD HAS BEEN OUT OFF. 
14a. P!o6qomak6oL, YOU ARE A BODY WITHOUT HEAD. Retort to 14. 
There is one particular swear-word of the Drnax‘da‘x" against 
the Atwaitrla numaym K°!ek' !aénox". 
15. K:!imtemakoL, YOUR FACE HAS BEEN ADZED. This refers to 
the fact that a member of that numaym was killed by the 
Denax'da‘x" by cutting his face with an adz. 
