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Hî hî ha hî, etc.
Lan L!a ku'ngîñañ.
Stop, | however, | crying.
Lan L!a kû'djiû.
Stop, | how-ever, | and sit down.
Lima'n sqâ'lAña-i dA'ñga gu'tgAn kûdA'sdiga,
(Kind of skin) | stowed away | yours | lies in many | caches one after the other.
Î'sîñ qâ'li gut dâ kûxiâ'ñgwa'ñgasañ
Again | inside (of house) | you | will go round.
Lan a 1 sga'-il kîlsLa'-i I qê'gAn. 2
Stop | your | crying, | chief | I | bore.
Hî hî ha hî, etc.

Hî hî ha hî, etc.
But stop crying!
Stop and sit down!
Your limA'n blankets lie stowed away in many storehouses.
Again you will go round inside of the house.
Stop crying, chief I bore!
Hî hî ha hî, etc.


Footnotes

40:1 Equivalent to la.

40:2 The word dîna'ñgAn ("my son") is sometimes substituted for l qê'gAn.


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