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Sinde-xaxa” said:—Kagéha, a“ baté eddda® nikaci®’ea-ma 
D5 ) te) 
My triend, to-day what the people 
waji’ska Ata-ma a™ba¢é awdsi¢éga” wab¢aha® ta minke. Ki 
wise those who to-day as I think of them I will pray to them about And 
excel several things. 
nikaci”g le edad ke icté ga” 
nikaci”ga wi" ¢é¢uta™ one -de edada™ i’teqi ké icta ¢a 
person — one thence he goes when what is hard tor the eye the 
to you me ob. instr, 
. oS rate 29 *n/ af 
anda” da"bé’qti a™¢a™ baha™qti cu¢é. Ki nikaci’’ga pahai’- 
ie has really seen me he really knows about he goes And person — for- 
with it me > te you 
(by request). 
gadi ticka® witécté éga™ ya”ba-maji i™tea"qtci ya“ be tcka® 
= rly deed even one a I did not see just now I see him deed 
. Wane , &n/ , Y air. OTA S. 4 
té. Tibbles 6 Awake. Ki, nikaci" ga-macé, edida® iteqi ké 
the Tibbles him I mean And, O ye people, what hard the 
ob. him. for me 
b tigac ti udi¢ai yi, éskana ¢donize ka"b¢éga" éea", wib¢aha™ 
[!, 
he tells ai oh that you take it I caper ae I pray to you 
to you from him 
cu¢éadé. Eddda™ wéteqi gé fbaha™ji-ma eijai ctéctéwa™, ¢ 
I send it to What are hard the(pl. those who do not they Robrihetand= he 
you. for us in. ob.) know them doubt them ing, 
, ~ , C , LEE , , , f 
wedbaha™i éga" fe té ¢éonize etait. Ki Tiga™¢af aké ticka® 
he knows about Ss word the you will please re- And Grandfather the deed 
us ceive from him. sub. 
wéteqi gé wedbaha™-baji’-qtia’i, ki wakihidai ¢a™ja, égi¢e 
are hard thepl. he does not know at allaboutus, and he oversees us though, behold 
‘or us in. ob. 
vé wéga¢al. Ca™ a®nfija afiga™¢ai éga", a™¢i¢aha™i, nika- 
to he iiehes for Yet we live we wish as, we pray to you, per- 
die as. 
Ys , (iO etch, v , , vl , 
ci”ga udwad¢aya™i-macé. Ki ticka™ ¢e wab¢ita™ ke ya b¢e. 
son ye who aid us. And deed this IT work at to the I go. 
various things 
Ucka" efjai b¢fze pi, ticka® ¢fai bguigaqti b¢ize té pi ha. 
Deed your (pl.) Itake Ihave deed your Itake the Ihave 
reached (pL) (act) reached 
there 
/ le , £ *n/ 
Dega™ Iyiga"¢ai aka i’cte, “Wage ckaxe wika"b¢ai-maji ha,” 
But (or Grandfather the as if, You live as white I do not wish it for 
When so) sub. people you (pl.) 
4 ae 4 pe 16 = Cs {1- sn/ as Fee is 4 7n/ ‘ / ay 
é aka éga*qtia”i. Ki nikaci”ga ¢é¢uta™ ¢é ¢i” a™bade 
he is say- it is just so. And person — hence he who is to-day 
ing it going 
Pa) fe On, ° *n/ . Paes , 5 ° 
agisi¢e. Bétiea wisi¢ai, nikaci”ga Ata-macé. Wad¢acka*-bi 
1 think of All I think of ye persons who are great. That you have made 
him. you, ‘ efforts 
enéga"l ¢i"te, pi wa¢dicka™ ka”a™¢a™ ¢ai wib¢aha™i cu¢éa¢e. 
you think perhaps, anew you make we hope I pray to you (pl.)’ I send it to 
efforts you. 
Na"pewaté said:—Kagcha, nikaci” ga ¢e ata wa¢aha™i-ma 
My triend, person this __ be- those who pray 
yond 
all 
e an o . . , 
awasi¢e a™ba¢é. Ki nikaci”ga ¢e ¢i” é¢skana fe edé yi, 
I think of to-day. And person he who is oh that word what if, 
them going he says 
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