270. _Translation._--1. Çi‘, this; betcána, a thing to rise with (as you progress); nilìⁿlel, will make for you. 2. Çi‘, this; ¢a‘naniltyèl¢o, will carry you along anywhere. 3. Beniqo¢ílsinlel, by means of it people will know you; aïbinìgi, for this reason, or purpose; nizè, your neck; ¢ela‘, it hangs (once) around. 4. [¢]a‘yiltsísgo, at any little valley (yiltsis, a little valley); ¢a‘bokògo, at any gully or arroyo (boko‘, arroyo); tse‘na, across; akàn, meal; hyis¢inìle, he sprinkles always across. 5. Tsiⁿ etlol, the root of a tree; akàn, meal; bàçhyis, across it; hyis¢inìle, he sprinkles across; ako, then; hyis¢ilçále, he steps across. 6. Tse‘ elkàgi, on flat rocks; akàn, meal; hyis¢inìle, he sprinkles across. 7. Akoï, then, next; kátso-yisçàn, the great prepared arrow--so says the chanter, but he really refers to the in¢ia‘, or çobolçà, the plumed wand which akáninili carries; aïbinigi, for this purpose; djoçile, he carries it (in the hand); qoi¢igín¢e, from a holy place (¢igin, holy); behoèqoi¢ilsin, by means of it people know him. 271. For free translation, see paragraph 102. 272. PRAYER OF THE PROPHET TO HIS MASK. 1. [¢]a‘andje qahasdsìgo ançèlini, cilìⁿ. 2. Hyininàleni, cilìⁿ. 3. Ayàⁿ¢aⁿ çocisyi‘go¢olèl¢a, cilìⁿ. 4. Caï¢inilìl. 273. _Translation._--1. [¢]a‘andje, at any time to you; qahasdsìgo, when I spoke; ançèlini, always you made or did it, i.e., granted my request or assisted me; cilìⁿ, my domestic animal, my pet. 2. Hyininàleni, you were alive (once); cilìⁿ, my pet. 3. Ayàⁿ¢aⁿ, be sure, take care; ço¢a, negative; cisyi‘go, that I die; ¢olèl, I desire, I beg (the divided negative makes one word of the sentence). 4. Caï¢inilìl, watch thou for me, or over me. 274. For free translation, see paragraph 27. 275. LAST WORDS OF THE PROPHET. 1. Aqalàni, citsíli. 2. Cakaïlçe ye qo¢igín¢e. 3. [¢]a‘çonasi¢ilsèl¢a. 4. [¢]a‘hoelçìgo ¢a‘¢eltcílgo, nagāīga cinàï anìla dsinisínle, 5. [¢]a‘no‘çílgo ayàc in¢i¢alàgo, anilçàni in¢i¢alàgo nagāīga cinàï binibikègola‘ dsinisínle. 276. _Translation._--1. Aqalàni, greeting (farewell, in this case); citsíli, my younger brother. 2. Cakaïlçe, for me they have come; ye, the yays, the gods; qo¢igín¢e, from a holy or supernatural place. 3. (¢a‘, any, on any occasion, etc.; ço¢a, negative; na, again; si¢ilsèl, you will see me); ¢a‘çonasi¢ilsèl¢a, you will never see me again. 4. [¢]a‘hoelçìgo, on any occasion as the rain passes, i.e., whenever it rains; ¢a‘¢eltcílgo, whenever it thunders; nagāīga, in that; cinàï, my elder brother; anìla, is his voice; dsinisínle, you will think so. 5. [¢]a‘no‘çílgo, whenever they (crops) are ripening, i.e., in harvest time; ayàc, small birds; in¢i¢alàgo, of all kinds; anilçàni, grasshoppers; nagāīga, in that, in those; cinàï, my elder brother; binibikègola‘, is his ordering, his design (the trail of his mind); dsinisínle, so you will think. 277. For free translation, see paragraph 79. INDEX