THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. 75 



SptJluishtka at hdwi, iwi-idsha wt3kasli. Nat a gdiianuapk! naniik 



In theindex-moDtli they linul, take home the lily-seed. We will go there! all 



nat ^na! ndtoks waituapk, wewAlha wdtch, hu'masht nat gi waita w^wal- 



ofu3 carry it! but we will wait one are sore (our) horses, therefore we wait one because 



day, day 



hasht w^tcb ka'mat. Nad gita pi^nuapk p6l6kuantch, ktalowalshu^pka 3 



are sore horses on back. We there will scrape np moth-chrysalids, gather pine-nnts 



nad. Tchatchapglu, li611aksli, tutdnksham, hahaslikem61sham, lol61oisam, 



we. Sweet resin, wiuj^ed pine- blackberri', black cherry, wild gooseberry, 



nuts, 



tsin^;^ain, kla-ads, wdshlalam iwam na'd sta-ila. K6-idsej sht^altk kta'lo. 



sort of w6ka8h, pmnea, squirrels' hnckle- we gather. Of bad taste, foil of resin pine-nats. 



berries (are) 



T%6powatka i-umami wdtch lala-a; gepgapele maklaks kela'wiank, 6 



In the thumb-month at berry-time mares foal; return the ludians having done 



(galheiing), 



at wt^wanuish o-olal6na, at sa i'-unialtka. Bu'nuapka tcha'kele i'wam, 



the f'^'niales dry beniea by fbey ictnrn from beiTy- They will dtiuk red juice of huckle- 



the lire, gathtring. berries, 



tchilalat huu iSvam. Anshat anika sliash i'wam; wi'dsika iianka fwaui. 



boil the berries. You may go and ask them for hackle- retentive some (are) of berries. 



berries; 



Tupeluish aui'k telii'ks, tchakela ii's skai tak; tsakglatka ii's skaitki sta. 9 



To next U)dge I send tule-basket, willow-basket to me to gire in; in the basket tome togiveit filled. 



Pahdpk tchish iwam liiitki ii's lewitchta a, KA-i slieshatui'slitka. 



Dried too buckle- to give to me they did not want. is^ot I intend to sell them, 



berries 



Speluishtka spu'klislitat ksliiwalxa, papia'iia Inldamakikstat. At hu'k 



lu the index-month in the sweat-bouse they dance, inaugurate by the winler-honsc. Now snch a 



feabt man 



kshu'n hiwidshuapk, at hu't hi'wi ; tiinepni na'd sh6pelakuapk. '^Tu'sh 12 



bay will haul home, and that hauls (it) in live (stacks) we will stack (it) up. *' Where 



man in ; 



nil sli6pelakuapk"? ''lapash i'l;^at, ati'sh shui'nshnank i'l;^at; i' tchkash i 



I shall stack it" ? *'in two heap it in a long- (stack) stacking heap it you also yon 



stacks ye, stretching ye! 



nu'sli shatudyuapk mbusant. TJuipni waitash i n's shatudyuapka." 



me must help to-morrow. Four days you mo must help." 



Tat;^6lam hehdt^e tapak. 15 



In the midtiiiger- fall the loaves, 



month 



Gaptchelam shindktishtka ka'na. 



In the ring-finger month it is snow- 



ing. 



G^ptsatka mu ka'na. 



In the mouth of heavily it snows. 

 the small finger 



T%6powatka w^tko^-ush; k^na. 18 



In the thumb-month is frozen the lake; it is snow- 

 ing. 



Speluishtka kto'tsa mu; wdla kshiulgishtat. 



In the index-month it rains much; they in the dance-honse. 



dance 



Tdt;(elam tsu4m liiela Nilaksi Tsuyake'ksni. 



In thn m ritlDger- large kill at Nilaks the Linkville Indians, 



month suckers 



Gdptsglam shiudktishtka uds4ksalsha Kokgtat, ka'shla sa. 21 



In the ring-finger month they take large in Lont Rivi r, (and) get ipos. 



suckers 



