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I. Cradle Songs. 40

40.

AdA g'+ga nag'ga, adA g'+ga nag'ga, Q!'na

Your father's house in, your father's house in, Cape Q!'na

kun sq!'na-i hao[a] ga ta goalxa'ndies.

sea-gulls eating things are making cries.

Ga dA gdagalg'l uga'.

All these things you are going to move proudly as you sit.

AdA g'+ga nag'ga, adA g'+ga nag'ga, Gl'sAms

Your father's house in, your father's house in, Nass Inlet

kun sq!'na-i hao[a] ga t goalxa'ndies.

sea-gulls eating things are making cries.

Ga dA gdagalg'l uga'.

All these things you are going to move proudly as you sit.

p. 31

In your father's house, in your father's house, Cape Q!'na sea-gulls 1 make cries as they eat.

You are going to bear yourself proudly in the midst of these things.

In your father's house, in your father's house, Nass Inlet sea-gulls make cries as they eat.

You are going to bear yourself proudly in the midst of these things.

Footnotes

31:1
That is, those invited to the potlatch.

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