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8.

U'yatê u'yatê, da'lAñ yA'ta+gadA'ldia'asañ.
Only | only | you | are going to be a yA'ta. 4
U'yatê u'yatê, da'lAñ yA'ta+gadA'ldia'asañ.
Only | only | you | are going to be a yA'ta.

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A tcî'na-i+ lânâ'+ga a'+ñga la xî'-tskûtsga.
His | grandfather's | town | his | he will fill with property seaward.
Dî qê'ndAldigoasî' Lû qî'ñgets nâ'ga-i [a] gut gAn aq!ê'da
You | are of the great people | since | chief's | house | each (near) other | carving
qînskitsgâ'dias.
large toward the east (or seaward).
DalA'ñ yA'ta gadA'ldiasañ.
You | a yA'ta | are going to be.

Only you are going to be a yA'ta.
Only you are going to be a yA'ta.
You will fill up your grandfather's town seaward with property.
Since you are of the great people, your chief's houses will have large carvings seaward.
You are going to be a yA'ta.


Footnotes

9:4 One of high family, who wants for nothing.


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