CREMATION OF THE DEAD. 85 



CREMATION OF THE DEAD. 



Obtatnbd from J. C. D. Riddlk in the Modoc Diai-ect. 



fi-ukshikni Mo'dokni tutentipni wait6Ian kgl^ksht vumi'. At Idshi'sht 



The Klamath (and) Modocs on the fifth dav after decease bury. When brineing ont 



Lakes (the bodies) 



la'pi g^na tidsh shutedshnoka. At gdtpamnan kailatat wawAl^a wawaiha 



two go (ahead), well to make (all) ready. Then having arrived on the ground they sit down (and) wait 

 (men) 



kglekApkasli itpano'pkasht. Skentanapkash at itpano'pkasht kshet'liip^ip- 3 



the dead person to be brought. Sewed up for transportation (and) tied trans- 



kash wdtcLtat at tchpinu'tat itpa. Hekshatlekitko k'lez^pkash lupi' watch 



versely on a horse to the burying- tliey Carrying transversely the deceased ahead the horse 



ground bring- 



g^na; k'le;{apkani ndnuk sha-amoksh tapi' galampaga. 



marches; of the deceased all relations behind follow in a file. 



TAnkni maklaks ksli(il;^a k'lekapkash, watch shiuka, ksh^wal at hunk 6 



The ancient Indians labl down the corpse, the horse they killed, deposited then the 



k'lek4pkash anko kedshlakstat, watch hunk tchiii kted^ga, watchSm 



deceased of wood on a pile, the horse then cut up, the horse's 



tchu'leks nanukash k'lekapkash i'dsh^a. Lakiam tpewash vunl'pi hihas- 



flesh all over the corpse .strewed. Chief's by orders fonr 



sudtch^ash loloksh shnuitdmpka. Pipehintan hTelual6yan shnuitdmpka 9 



men the fire were keeping up. On both sides standing by they kept (it) up 



tchu'shak pftchash tchek, tchiii sha k'l(ewi. Lu'luksh shpftcht tchiii t%alam 



constantly, it wont out until, then they quit. The fire being ont then in the midst 



hlkslakshtat hib^na, lukshlksli n^wisht tchi'sh sheke'lke, kaila ke'la-unan 



of the ashes (a hole) they the ashes, the remains also they raked into earth throwing over 



dug. (it), 



tchiii ktd-i Ikappa. Viuni-u'lan n4nuk tchi'shtahx kikantchampele. Ge- 12 



then .stones (they) piled After burial all towards home they marched back single Hav- 



up. file. 



kiipgdp'lin p'na'lam tchi'-ishtat k'lekdpkam tchi'sh shnd^an tchiii nauuk 



ing returned to their settlement, of deceased the lodge burning down then all 



maklaks shemdshla. K'lekdpkam tchfwishtat ktai l^lktcha; k'le;jApkam 



Indi.'ins removed elsewhere. Of deceased on the late dwell- stones they left; of deceased 



ing-place 



shd-amoksh hadaktna geno'ga ktd-i hddSkt nutola'ktcha. 15 



(any) relative by this spot passing a stone on it threw. 



Ha kani tu'ma weweshdltko k'l^%a, pen hiinkglam w^-ash k'l^ka 



If somebody much offspring-having died, again his children after death 



hat6ktok hunk vUmf ; ndnka ati' idshnan hata ktok pen vumi'. 



right there them thev bnried ; some from liringing at this very again they bnried. 



afar (them) ^pot 



