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I. Cradle Songs. 68
I. Cradle Songs. 68
68.
Gut s'+lgadaga' xA'nhao k'ga kuqda's at (
a
) lA
Each other right after even names aristocratic with he (baby)
kia'gaao gd'g.
call it sitting thought he would.
KlsLa'-i kugw'dala 3 swa'.
Chief while walking hither he said.
'yaa k'nget g'ga liga'n.
Be careful chief's father is going to be!
D'nA ay'a q!o'ldjat x'tga lgA'n dna'.
My child be careful, chief-woman father is going to be my child.
p. 46
He thinks he would use high-sounding names, one after the other, (
to the others of his own family.
) 1
He says the chief comes walking.
Be careful of the future chief's father!
Be careful of my child, the future chief-woman's father
!
Footnotes
45:3
Kugw'dala (
"while walking hither"
) is a low-class word referring to the chief himself.
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