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47.

Hî hîyaihîya gwa-i kî'lsLa-i hao ahai'ya aya q!ai'gîndalAñ
              Island | chief | this |              was coming
    l gûdA'ñ hao îhî ahaiya
    I thought, but
KîlsLa'-is Lua'-i L!a qêngîndala-i, hî hîyai hîya.
Chief's | canoe, | however, | comes greatly.

I thought the island chief 1 was coming,
But the chief's canoe comes greatly. 2


Footnotes

34:1 The "island chief" probably refers to Raven or another supernatural being.

34:2 That is the canoe of this infant.


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