PRESENT MODE OF INHUMATION. 87 



PRESENT MODE OF INHUMATION. 



Given by Minnie Fkoben in the Klamath Lake Dialect. 



Hishuakshash snaw^dshasli gintak k'le'ksht tchi'ii sha hu'nk b6xtka 



Male or female npon liavingdied then they ihimorher) in a coffin 



fsha himkantka waitashtka tlmpka waitolank tchisli. Papkasliti shu'tank 



bury on the same day or one day past also. Of Inmber they are mak- 



ing; 



box, sbnutchlu'ktagiank kayak tadsh talakank B6sbtiuam=sbitko. Pii- 3 



acoffin, planing (it*. not however they are paint- in the American shape. Small 



ing (it) 



pakuak gi'ntak a sba nanuktua il^ota, sbul6tish gintak, kma' tcbi'sb, 



itrinkingcupa thereupon the.y of every kind liury with clothing hereupon, akullcaps too, 



(him). 



yamnasli tclilsb, tAlatoks k4-i. Ha' nen wa'g'n kii'git, watcbatka sba bu'nk 



heads too, but money not. If a wagon is not on on borses they them 



hand, 



enank i'l^tcba. Til'mi sbasba'moks ilks;{e'ni shasb, tumi wdwanuisb 6 



carrying bury. Many relatives to Ibe grave them. many women 



out 



tcbi'sb, bibassiuiksh tcbi'.sb, ka-i tataksni, gasbaktsina sbasb ilks;je'ni. 



too, men also, (but) nu children. follow them to grave. 



Ilksgisb y^pontk tii'nep nadsbgabafit pe'tcb ati gintcigatk. 



The graves are dug five (or) Bix feet deep into the ground 



going. 



Wa'g'n a hi'pi gena ilks;^eni, sbashamoks tcbl'k ki'nsbaksna; bil'd- 9 



The wagon first goes to the grave, relatives herenpoo walk in file; those 



sbatoks atikni gatpa, w4tcbatka gatpa. Ilksbp^e'ni a sba sbnuka ne'p 



who from afar come, on horses come. At the grave they seize by the 



hand 



k'lakapkasb, a tcbiks bu'nk unegank kt^lua kaila il/uk, tanktak tcbiksb 



the deceased, then him lowering fill up the earth to bury simultaneoH»)y also 



(him), 



a bu'nk luatpishbik sbuina. Grakitimnank til'k sba txabimtana gu"bliank 12 



over him for mourning they sing. Forming a circle from it they through the middle passing 



sbnu'ka st^lapksb ne'p, bipi'tal tcbik sba gekampSle; teUsbtoks wudAmatko 



shake (his) right hand, to the first then they return; (his) face is covered 



place 



handkercbipatka : "Tcba sbekug mi'sb nu sbnuka ne'p; tcba at tcbi' m'sb 



by a handkerchief : Now to bid good to yon I shake (seize) hand; now thus to you 



bye 



nu sbdka gen waitasb ; gena mi at buki'sb ! " 15 



I bid fare- this day; gone is your spirit!" 



well 



Titatnatoks flags maklaks ki'utcbna ilkszeni wa'ginat; sbasbAmoksb 



Sometimes flags an Indian sticks up at the grave on the wagon ; the relatives 



Mp ki'mbaks gasbAktcbna, wewanuisb n4sb ki'mbaks, bibasbuaksh tcbi'sb 



in two filet* follow, the women in one tilt-, the males too 



