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te¢a”ja, ca” i¢ddi¢ai ama uda™ wegaxa-bi e¢éga"-na™ téé 
though, yet agent the pl. good that they have he thinks usu- itis 
in the past sub. done for us it ally the 
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ha. Uda" té ¢izéna™i ¢a™ja, ca” pfiiji té-na™ Ahucigai, 
5 Good the they usu- though, yet bad the usu- they persist 
: take it ally ally in (saying) 
, . Tao , , , , Y 
e¢éga"-nati té, Iyigat¢at aka. Ki uda”™ Isiga™¢ai “¢e té 
hethinks usu- the, , Grandfather the sub. And good Grandfather Dra the 
ally isec 
weeixa-baji-na™i éga", ucté ama’ naxide-¢ingé-na"l ha Caa™ 
tty, do not do usu- nee remain the are disobedient usu- . Dakota 
for us ally ones who ally 
, ane x 4 ° x 1f SAS 1 , Pa Ee hey 
ama. Ki gagéga" gé weéteqi gé ITyiga*¢ai na‘a™ in’ga™¢ai 
the pl. And like those the pl hardfor thepl. Grandfather to hear we wish for 
sub. in ob. me in. ob. it him 
. , . , , ioe he) fii = , , 
éga", i¢adi¢at amd baxu a™wa™ci-na™i. I¢adi¢ai ama baxt 
as, agent the pl. towrite weemploy  usu- Grandfather the pl. to write 
sub. them ally. sub. 
a'wa™ci ctéwa™ égi¢e wébaxu- baji-na™i; wébaxu-bi at 
we employ notwith- behold they do not write usu- that they have they 
them standing for us ally; written for us say 
ctéwa™, win'’ka-baji-na™i ha i¢adi¢ai amd. Tyiga™¢al waga- 
notwith- they do not speak —usu- 5 agent the pl. Grandfather serv 
standing, truly ally sub. 
q¢a” eya ama na‘a™ in’gat¢ai éga™, wai"¢ibaxui ha. 
ant his thepl. to hear we wish for as, we write to you 
sub. it him about several 
things 
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Mazi-kide said :—Kag¢ha, ¢é a“”ba gé wagaca™ ne té’ a™ba 
My friend, this the days traveling you the day 
go 
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i¢dugt¢e ¢isi¢é-na’1 ¢ikage amd. A™cte i¢didi wagacangi¢ée 
throughout theythink usn- your the pl. As if his father he causes his own 
(or, every) of you ally triend sub." e to travel 
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égatqtia’i: “Hifa™ ana‘a® etéda®,” eb¢éga” a” ba i¢aug¢e. Hska 
it is just so: How I hear it apt? (in. I think it day throughout Oh that 
soliloquy), (or, every). 
wikage ukét‘a® ka™a*¢a"¢é-na™i. Wada™bai éga™ cu¢é, 
my friend sneceed we hope usu- He saw us as he has 
ally. gone to 
you (by 
request), 
/ , , *n/ , vy % 
Wakan'da wa¢aha™ nikaci”ga-macé, wawfue-macéga", éskana 
God to pray vari- O ye people, lawyer ye who, oh that 
ous prayers to likewise 
u¢éya" ka” at¢a™ ¢ai. Eska inyawa¢é té ukét‘a" ka at¢a™ ¢ai. 
you aid we hope. Ohthat capable ofsus- the he acquires we hope. 
him taining life it 
Ta"wa"-gaxe jinga said :—Kagcha, ca” nikaci” ga-ma wab¢a- 
My triend, infect the people I pray to 
ha" ¢éa¢é fe wirdqtci. Ca” nikaci™ga eddida® wiu¢akiai yi, 
them Isend word just one. And person what you (pl.) speak if, 
away to them about it 
u¢u¢akikie-macé, Wakan’da wai¢aha"-macé edabe, wib¢aha™i 
O ye who speak to one an- God ye who pray various also, I pray to you 
other about it, prayers to him (pl.)  ¢@ 
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