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I. Cradle Songs. 12

12.

K!st' gwal'asi, k!st' gwal'asi, w'ga q'dji la

Two if there were, two if there were, their heads I

dagaga'olasi.

would keep.

K!st' gwal'asi, k!st' gwal'asi, w'ga q'dji la

Two if there were, two if there were, their heads I

dagaga'olasi.

would keep.

If there were two (boys), if there were two, I would keep their heads.

If there were two (boys), if there were two, I would keep their heads. 2

Footnotes

12:2
As a mother received property from the parents of the girl her son married, she would have received more if she had had two sons. Mothers who did not make these gifts were laughed at.
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