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29.

DalA'ñ sgu'nxAn gua+ â'hao qîndia'haowus
You | only | ? | here | look about
Tcî'nañ lk!ia'nga A'ñga dalA'n hao ha-iludâ'lL!xa ûya'te
Grandfather's (i.e., Raven peoples')| timbers | yours | you | got all out of woods | the only fit to do
    gadA'ldîgwa'ñ.
highly moving around.
Uyatê' gâ'dAldiañ, uyatê' gâ'dAldiañ, kî'lsLa-i ya'ta
Only | fit | highly moving around, | only | fit | highly moving around, | chief | fit to be
    gâ'dAldiañ.
    highly moving around.

p. 22

Are you the only ones who sit looking about?
You are the only ones fit to get all your grandfather's timbers 1 out of the woods, chiefs highly moving around.
Highly moving around, highly moving around, chiefs highly moving around.


Footnotes

22:1 That is, the Raven peoples' house-timbers. The baby is addressed.


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