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(In Tsimshian.)

23. 1

Nô'+ gunatô+ na+ gunatô+ (six times)
Wa+ gîtcî 2 q!ayAm gwa'tAksta nalnîgAn ahô'yûda
down river (?) | near | cry (?)
    wâlsî'mgîgyêt 3 dAmgî+ 4 q!adô+
    noble men
No+ gûnatô'+ na+ gûnatô'+, no+ gûnatô'+ na+ gûnatô'+.


Footnotes

18:1 This and the following song are unintelligible, although a number of words may be recognized.

18:2 Perhaps gîsi ("down river").

18:3 The translation of this word applies only to the latter part of the word, excluding the first three letters.

18:4 DAm indicates future.


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