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14 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
te’ éskana u¢aket‘a™ ka*b¢éga"-qti-ma™; ukét‘a® ga” ¢a-oa. 
the oh that you acquire it I earnestly hope; to acquire it desire! 
Fan e ae , JF , / To . Sy} 
Ki ma¢adi wateicka pi ké¢a4a ci pi ka™b¢a. Ki ujan‘ge 
And last winter creek I tothelg. again I I wish. And road 
reach ob. in reach 
ed there the past it 
. , e , if ane, , , 
ma¢adi pf ke¢a” é udgiha pi kab¢a. Ki cé¢u ihe caki 
last winter I thelg. that following I I wish. And yonder pass-_ I will’ 
reach- ob. in its course reach ing by 
edit the past again it that way 
, os , wo . X = i w , ke = Levey) vy 
ti minke, yf ¢ga tédi. Gan’yi wahd ké u¢aket‘a™ ninke’cé 
return there house your to the. And then hides the you who are acquiring them 
to you, ob. 
u LY *n/ 
cakf ka™b¢éga". Ki ¢ikige nikaci’ga udawagib¢a te, ecé 
Treturn I hope. And your friend person T tell them the, you 
thither said 
to you [the persons to whom you said that I should 
= r — ao ° sg Sapo </pw 
¢ank& udwagib¢a ta minke. Ki fe ¢i¢gija na‘a™1 y1jI, gi ¢é- 
the ones I will tell it to them. And word your they hear when, they 
who it 
tell it] 
A oh af , Sea eats . ro Pye / Guyer 
qtia” taité, udwagibda tédihi yi. Ki ui¢ita™ t'a” hégaji éga®, 
shall greatly re- I tell it to them by the when. And work abounds’ very as, 
joice, time ; 
ata” ayig¢icta”. yi, 64a cupi eté ha. Ki ¢icti i¢dug¢e éta* 
when IT finish for my- if, there Ireach may : And youtoo thronghout that 
self you long 
a) pee w / ey 
cka™na ¢andji" ka"b¢éga" waha té. Ca" nitaji ca" ka*b¢éga’, 
you wish youstand I hope hides the. And youdo at any I hope, 
not fail rate 
u¢aketia™qti ka®b¢éga". Edada™- fuga ¢ingé. I uda?’qti 
you acquire them in I hope. What news there is Very good for 
abundance no. me 
| dap) ‘d y rer, , 'g , / la *n/ 
anajit, wicti. Ki céna, kagcéha, widaxu a”ba¢é. Wagqi™ha 
I stand, I too. And enough, my friend, I write to to-day. Paper 
you 
vé wi" ci uq¢é’qtci tia’ ¢aki¢é kat’ b¢a. Na‘a™ ¢aki¢é 
the one again very soon you cause to come T desire. To cause him to 
pl. hither to me hear it 
in. : 
ob. 
/ 
ka” b¢a. 
I wish. 
NOTE. 
14, 8, eta". Used in this connection, but the following is better 
Omaha: Ki. ¢icti aba t(é) i¢atig¢e waha té cka”na ¢anaji® kar’ 
And you day the every (or hides the youwish you stand I 
too throughout) 
eb¢éga" (or, ka™b¢éga"),—(W.). Eta" refers to the time that Fred. 
hope T hope. 
Merrick would have to work for himself before going to the white man: 
‘T hope that you will need the hides that long,” @ ¢., “until I can visit 
you.”—(G., 1889). 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, | received your letter to-day, in the morning of a very 
pleasant day. Iam very giad that I received it to-day. I earnestly 
