708 REPORT— 1898. 



Ridicule Sony. 



Yelthgowasu kingung 



Laou wangung, laou shugung 

 Laou iching, laou iching * 



Laou kanga ? laou kanga ? ] 



Yelthgowasu kingun. 



Translation. — Note. — Yelthgowasu is a man's n.ame. 



Yelthgowas sees it, 



He does it, he says it. 



He it is, he it is ; 

 Did he see it 1 did he see it 1 



Yelthgowas saw it. 



Demi Doctor's Song to the Spirit of the North Wind. 



Ada adda di whi silthliga adi gwudakoustloga 

 Dikwun kwul dungalthdagang alskid ada hi hi hi e. 



Ditto to the East Wind. 



Oil, hi a a, oh hi a a ohi a a a a 



Kalke kona kish a a a 

 A skidje a dung a thu kagwalgudied 



Kalke kona kish a a a ho. 



Note. — ' Skidje ' is the daughter of the mist and east wind, but has now 

 become a diver on account of her poverty. She and her father, the east 

 wind, are invoked to cause fair weather and keep off snow and ice. 



* Wind Song. 



Di whiskada gwe he he 

 Di whiskada gwe he he 

 Hangi kwungust, di whiskada agwi. 



Translation of above . 



The wind is whistling to me. 

 The wind is whistling to me, 

 The wind is blowing boisterously in my face. 



Specijnen of Haida Sijntax. 



Itil kwogada daha itil Aunguans, 

 (Us love you our Father great ;) 

 Altsulth heth il istaiang kit uiiga, 

 (Therefore down he sent son his ;) 

 Jesus Christ nung alth etil kaginsh is, 

 (Jesus Christ he our Saviour is ;) 

 Altsulth Jesus itil hagunan kwotalang, 

 (Therefore Jesus us for died.) 



I am indebted to the Rev. Mr. Harrison for information on the Haidas. 



