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26 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
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ha. A*¢isi¢é-na™ ca®ca™ qtianl ha. “Ha” am¢ina‘a® tat éda”,’ 
We think of usu- always How we can hear from ? (in so- 
ally him liloguy), 
. . . vy a, . / D ad 
v¢andés ca” catgti a™¢imi ha’. Ca™ nikaci”ga Wakan‘da 
we think always we are A And person God 
wanaha™-macé, b¢uigagti u¢fya"l ka ania gai. fe ¢i¢ija ké 
you who pray about all they help We hope. Word ~~ your the 
different things, you (s.) 
r / fig 8 ae , , eT 
éskana fusictaji ¢fgaxe kaat¢a™¢ai. Ki ¢é¢u nikaci™ ga 
oh that not lying they make we hope. And here Indian 
(regard) you 
uké¢i" amadita™ ju¢atfa” wagaca" né éga™. Judge Dundy é 
common from the (pl.) you hada traveling you So. Judge Dundy he 
body go 
a4 
. , Y , , ey , i yaar pale a (AIO y 
wé¢ig¢a"™ et té Uda™ hégaji éga™ a®¢a™ni¢al ha. EKdihi yi, 
decision his the good very as we take refuge : That being the 
in it case, 
: 3 9 Wie zt aire a Rone fa - 
“Weéuda® jin'ga etéga"™ aha*,” a®¢a™¢ai. Ki ticka™ ké “¢agé 
good for us a little apt ! (in so- we think. And deed the you 
liloquy), speak 
about 
né ké wi'¢akaji té ¢inge’qtia™i. B¢ugagti fepahaqti éga® 
you the you do not the there is none at all. All you know it well as 
went speak truly 
, , , , en , dea ZN v, / , 
né, ¢tja-bajiqtia” etat. Iyiga™¢at ¢inké ¢ija ctéctéwa™, wed- 
you they Race not doubt you Grandfather the st. he " even if, he does 
weut, at all. one doubts 
you 
baha"-baji ha. (fi wedepaha™i éga® GAwadadai. Ki Thiga™¢at 
not know us You you know us as youtalk aboutus. And Grandfather 
ginké wagaq¢a" ea ama iusicta™¢é’qtia”i. Ki Iyfga¢at 
the st, several his the pl. they really caused him to And Grandfather 
one sub. tell a lie. 
in : Ye Se ew, ¥ LS 
dinké, “Nikaci™ ga uké¢i*-ma giuda” qti wadixe,” e¢éga® té hit. 
the st. The Indians See prosperous Ihavemade he hasthought . 
one, them, it 
Gan'yi wegixal ¢a™ja, Editi yi, wegdxa-baji, ¢icé¢a®-na™i 
And then he does it though, by the when, ‘thee do not do it they pullit usu- 
for us time it for us, to pieces ally 
has come 
hither 
, , , ae) , Cpa , fe? 
wagaq¢a" er ama. Ki Tyiga™¢at ¢inké gfuda™ wegdxe-na™i 
servant his the pl. And Grandfather the st. good for hemakes it  usu- 
sub. one one for us ally 
¢a™ja, ididi¢af ama éditi vida" te & ¢izé-nai, ang uig¢a- 
though, agent the pl. by the good the it they  usn- we suffering 
sub. time it take it ally, 
has come 
hither 
/ *n/e WV Cs , , C} wl . 
na™ agi" i ha. Gan'yi Tigat¢at ¢inké wagibaxu ¢édai tédi, 
usu- We are : And then ranataier the st. to write differ- they when, 
ally one ent things to him send off 
td , , Ie 
idatgti at¢i”-bi & gibaxu ¢é¢é-na™i ha i¢adi¢at ama, fusicta® 
very eae that we are it they write they usu- : agent the pl. — they tell 
ittohim sendto ally sub., lies 
him 
w IN ets ore e/g ee . , . , ° 
héga- baji ha. Gan’yi Tyigat¢ai ¢inké tida"qti weedxai ‘ida 
Ae afew : And then Grandfather the st. very good — to do for us he 
one prom- 
ised 
