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p. 13

(For Girls.)

13.

GA'nhao dAñ djâ'ada-gadjû'gAñ, dAñ djâ'das, dAñ djâ'das,
For | you | are a woman, you | are a woman, | you | are a woman,
    dAñ djâ'das, dAñ djâ'das.
    you | are a woman, you | are a woman.
GA'nhao dAñ djâ'ada-gadjû'gAñ, dAñ djâ'das, dAñ djâ'das,
For | you | are a woman, you | are a woman, | you | are a woman,
    dAñ djâ'das, dAñ djâ'das.
    you | are a woman, you | are a woman.
Xâ'na qâ'li lk!iä'na-i kîldâ'lL!xaigaiAgAn dAñ djâ'das, dAñ
Skidegate | Inlet | the woods (i.e. timber) | you are going to command | you | are a woman, | you
    djâ'das.
    are a woman.

For this you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman.
For this you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman, you are a woman,
To command the sticks (i.e., house-poles) of Skidegate Inlet, 1 you are a woman, you are a woman.


Footnotes

13:1 The girls of this family often married Skidegate chiefs. So the girl will command when house-poles are to be raised.


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